Markandeya Purana — Chapter 55
MkP 55.1
शैलेषु मन्दाराद्येषु चतुर्ष्वपि द्विजोत्तम । वाननि यानि चत्वारि सरांसि च निबोध मे
śaileṣu mandārādyeṣu caturṣvapi dvijottama / vānani yāni catvāri sarāṃsi ca nibodha me
On the four mountains beginning with Mandāra, O best of the twice-born, learn from me the four groves and the lakes.
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MkP 55.2
पूर्वं चैत्ररथं नाम दक्षिणे नन्दनं वनम् । वैभ्राजं पश्चिमे शैले सावित्रं चोत्तराचले
pūrvaṃ caitrarathaṃ nāma dakṣiṇe nandanaṃ vanam / vaibhrājaṃ paścime śaile sāvitraṃ cottarācale
In the east the grove named Caitraratha, in the south the Nandana grove, on the western mountain the Vaibhrāja, and on the northern hill the Sāvitra.
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MkP 55.3
अरुणोदं सरः पूर्वं मानसं दक्षिणे तथा । शीतोदं पश्चिमे मेरोर्महाभद्रं तथोत्तरे
aruṇodaṃ saraḥ pūrvaṃ mānasaṃ dakṣiṇe tathā / śītodaṃ paścime merormahābhadraṃ tathottare
The lake Aruṇoda in the east, and Mānasa in the south, Śītoda in the west of Meru, and Mahābhadra in the north.
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MkP 55.4
शीतार्तश्चक्रमुञ्जश्च कुलीरो ऽथ सुकङ्कवान् । मणिशैलो ऽथ वृषवान् महानीलो भवाचलः
śītārtaścakramuñjaśca kulīro 'tha sukaṅkavān / maṇiśailo 'tha vṛṣavān mahānīlo bhavācalaḥ
Śītārta and Cakramuñja, then Kulīra, Sukaṅkavān, Maṇiśaila, then Vṛṣavān, Mahānīla, Bhavācala,
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MkP 55.5
सूबिन्दुर्मन्दरो वेणुस्तामसो निषधस्तथा । देवशैलश्च पूर्वेण मन्दरस्य महाचलः
sūbindurmandaro veṇustāmaso niṣadhastathā / devaśailaśca pūrveṇa mandarasya mahācalaḥ
Sūbindu, Mandara, Veṇu, Tāmasa, and Niṣadha, and Devaśaila — (these are) the great mountains to the east of Mandara.
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MkP 55.6
त्रिकटशिखराद्रिश्च कलिङ्गो ऽथ पतङ्गकः । रुचकः सानुमांश्चाद्रिस्ताम्रको ऽथ विशाखवान्
trikaṭaśikharādriśca kaliṅgo 'tha pataṅgakaḥ / rucakaḥ sānumāṃścādristāmrako 'tha viśākhavān
And Trikaṭa, Mount Śikhara, Kaliṅga, then Pataṅgaka, Rucaka, Mount Sānumat, Tāmraka, and Viśākhavat.
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MkP 55.7
श्वेतोदरः समूलश्च वसुधारश्च रत्नवान् । एकशृङ्गो महाशैलो राजशालः पिपाठकः
śvetodaraḥ samūlaśca vasudhāraśca ratnavān / ekaśṛṅgo mahāśailo rājaśālaḥ pipāṭhakaḥ
Śvetodara, Samūla, Vasudhāra, Ratnavat, Ekaśṛṅga, Mahāśaila, Rājaśāla, Pipāṭhaka.
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MkP 55.8
पञ्चशैलो ऽथ कैलासो हिमवांश्चाचलोत्तमः । इत्येते दक्षिणे पार्श्वे मेरोः प्रोक्ता महाचलाः
pañcaśailo 'tha kailāso himavāṃścācalottamaḥ / ityete dakṣiṇe pārśve meroḥ proktā mahācalāḥ
Then Pañcaśaila, Kailāsa, and Himavat, the best of mountains — these are declared to be the great mountains on the southern side of Meru.
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MkP 55.9
सुरक्षः शिशिराक्षश्च वैदुर्यः कपिलस्तथा । पिञ्जरो ऽथ महाभद्रः सुरसः पिङ्गलो मधुः
surakṣaḥ śiśirākṣaśca vaiduryaḥ kapilastathā / piñjaro 'tha mahābhadraḥ surasaḥ piṅgalo madhuḥ
Surakṣa, Śiśirākṣa, Vaidurya, and Kapila, Piñjara, then Mahābhadra, Surasa, Piṅgala, Madhu.
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MkP 55.10
अञ्जनः कुक्कुटः कृष्णः पाण्डरश्चालोत्तमः । सहस्रशिखरश्चाद्रिः पारियात्रः सशृङ्गवान्
añjanaḥ kukkuṭaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ pāṇḍaraścālottamaḥ / sahasraśikharaścādriḥ pāriyātraḥ saśṛṅgavān
Añjana, Kukkuṭa, Kṛṣṇa, and Pāṇḍara the best of mountains, and Mount Sahasraśikhara, Pāriyātra together with Śṛṅgavat.
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MkP 55.11
पश्चिमेन तथा मेरोर्विस्कम्भात् पश्चिमाद्वहिः । एते ऽचलाः समाख्याताः शृणुष्वन्यांस्तथोत्तरान्
paścimena tathā merorviskambhāt paścimādvahiḥ / ete 'calāḥ samākhyātāḥ śṛṇuṣvanyāṃstathottarān
Thus, to the west of Meru, outside its western extension, these mountains have been enumerated; now hear the others, those to the north.
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MkP 55.12
शङ्खकूटो ऽथ वृषभो हंसनाभस्तथाचलः । कपिलेन्द्रस्तथा शैलः सानुमान् नील एव च
śaṅkhakūṭo 'tha vṛṣabho haṃsanābhastathācalaḥ / kapilendrastathā śailaḥ sānumān nīla eva ca
Śaṅkhakūṭa, then Vṛṣabha, and Mount Haṃsanābha, and Kapilendra, and the mountains Sānumat and Nīla.
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MkP 55.13
स्वर्णशृङ्गी शातशृङ्गी पुष्पको मेघपर्वतः । विरजाक्षो वराहाद्रिर्मयूरो जारुधिस्तथा
svarṇaśṛṅgī śātaśṛṅgī puṣpako meghaparvataḥ / virajākṣo varāhādrirmayūro jārudhistathā
Svarṇaśṛṅgī, Śātaśṛṅgī, Puṣpaka, Mount Megha, Virajākṣa, Mount Varāha, Mayūra, and Jārudhi.
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MkP 55.14
इत्येते कथिता ब्रह्मन् ! मेरोरुत्तरतो नगाः । एतेषां पर्वतानान्तु द्रौण्यो ऽतीव मनोहराः
ityete kathitā brahman ! meroruttarato nagāḥ / eteṣāṃ parvatānāntu drauṇyo 'tīva manoharāḥ
These, O brahman, are the mountains declared to lie north of Meru. And the valleys of these mountains are exceedingly delightful,
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MkP 55.15
वनैरमलपानीयैः सरोभिरुपशोभिताः । तासु पुण्यकृतां जन्म मनुष्याणां द्विजोत्तम
vanairamalapānīyaiḥ sarobhirupaśobhitāḥ / tāsu puṇyakṛtāṃ janma manuṣyāṇāṃ dvijottama
adorned with forests, with clear waters, and with lakes; in them, O best of the twice-born, is the birth of men who have done meritorious deeds.
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MkP 55.16
एते भौमा द्विजश्रेष्ठ ! स्वर्गाः स्वर्गगुणाधिकाः । न तासु पुण्यपापानामपूर्वाणामुपार्जनम्
ete bhaumā dvijaśreṣṭha ! svargāḥ svargaguṇādhikāḥ / na tāsu puṇyapāpānāmapūrvāṇāmupārjanam
These, O best of the twice-born, are earthly heavens, exceeding heaven in their qualities; in them there is no acquiring of new merit or demerit,
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MkP 55.17
पुण्योपभोगा एवोक्ता देवानामपि तास्वपि । शीतान्ताद्येषु चैतषु शैलेषु द्विजसत्तम
puṇyopabhogā evoktā devānāmapi tāsvapi / śītāntādyeṣu caitaṣu śaileṣu dvijasattama
only the enjoyment of merit is said (to occur) there, even for the gods. And on these mountains beginning with Śītānta, O most excellent of the twice-born,
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MkP 55.18
विद्याधराणां यक्षाणां किन्नरोरगरक्षसाम् । देवानाञ्च महावासा गन्धर्वाणां च शोभनाः
vidyādharāṇāṃ yakṣāṇāṃ kinnaroragarakṣasām / devānāñca mahāvāsā gandharvāṇāṃ ca śobhanāḥ
there are the great and beautiful dwellings of the Vidyādharas, the Yakṣas, the Kinnaras, the serpents and the Rākṣasas, and of the gods and the Gandharvas,
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MkP 55.19
महापुण्या मनोज्ञैश्च सदैवोपवनैर्युताः । सरांसि च मनोज्ञानि सर्वर्तुसुखदो ऽनिलः
mahāpuṇyā manojñaiśca sadaivopavanairyutāḥ / sarāṃsi ca manojñāni sarvartusukhado 'nilaḥ
greatly holy, and always furnished with pleasing groves; and (there are) pleasing lakes, and the wind gives comfort in every season.
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MkP 55.20
न चैतेषु मनुष्याणां वैमनस्यानि कुत्रचित् । तदेवं पार्थिवं पद्मं चतुष्पत्रं मयोदितम्
na caiteṣu manuṣyāṇāṃ vaimanasyāni kutracit / tadevaṃ pārthivaṃ padmaṃ catuṣpatraṃ mayoditam
And in these (places) men have no distress anywhere. Thus has this earthly lotus with four petals been described by me.
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MkP 55.21
भद्राश्चभारताद्यानि पत्राण्यस्य चतुर्दिशम् । भारतं नाम यद्वर्षं दक्षिणेन मयोदितम्
bhadrāścabhāratādyāni patrāṇyasya caturdiśam / bhārataṃ nāma yadvarṣaṃ dakṣiṇena mayoditam
Bhadrāśva, Bhārata and the rest are its petals in the four directions. The region named Bhārata, which I have described as being to the south —
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MkP 55.22
तत् कर्मभूमिर्नान्यत्र संप्राप्तिः पुण्यपापयोः । एतत् प्रधानं विज्ञेयं यत्र सर्वं प्रतिष्ठितम्
tat karmabhūmirnānyatra saṃprāptiḥ puṇyapāpayoḥ / etat pradhānaṃ vijñeyaṃ yatra sarvaṃ pratiṣṭhitam
that is the land of (ritual) action; nowhere else is there the accruing of merit and demerit. This is to be known as the principal (region), in which everything is established.
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MkP 55.23
तस्मात् स्वर्गापवर्गौ च मानुष्यनारकावपि । तिर्यक्त्वमथवाप्यन्यत् नरः प्राप्नोति वै द्विज
tasmāt svargāpavargau ca mānuṣyanārakāvapi / tiryaktvamathavāpyanyat naraḥ prāpnoti vai dvija
Therefore, O twice-born one, from it a man attains heaven and release, and human and hellish states too, or the state of an animal, or anything else.
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