Markandeya Purana — Chapter 57
MkP 57.1
भगवन् ! कथितन्त्वेतज्जम्बूद्वीपं समासतः । यदेतद्भवता प्रोक्तं कर्म नान्यत्र पुण्यदम्
bhagavan ! kathitantvetajjambūdvīpaṃ samāsataḥ / yadetadbhavatā proktaṃ karma nānyatra puṇyadam
(Kraustuki said:) Lord, this Jambūdvīpa has been told (to me) in brief; but as to what you have said — that action bears fruit in merit nowhere else,
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MkP 57.2
पापाय वा महाभाग ! वर्जयित्वा तु भारतम् । इतः स्वर्गश्च मोक्षश्च मध्यञ्चान्तञ्च गम्यते
pāpāya vā mahābhāga ! varjayitvā tu bhāratam / itaḥ svargaśca mokṣaśca madhyañcāntañca gamyate
or in sin, O greatly fortunate one — leaving aside Bhārata: from here heaven is reached, and liberation, and the middle state, and the end.
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MkP 57.3
न खल्वन्यत्र मर्त्यानां भूमौ कर्म विधीयते । तस्माद्विस्तरशो ब्रह्मन् ! ममैतद्भारतं वद
na khalvanyatra martyānāṃ bhūmau karma vidhīyate / tasmādvistaraśo brahman ! mamaitadbhārataṃ vada
Indeed, nowhere else on earth is (ritual) action prescribed for mortals. Therefore, O brahman, tell me of this Bhārata in detail,
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MkP 57.4
ये चास्य भेदा यावन्तो यथावत् स्थितिरेव च । वर्षो ऽयं द्विजशार्दूल ! ये चास्मिन् देशपर्वताः
ye cāsya bhedā yāvanto yathāvat sthitireva ca / varṣo 'yaṃ dvijaśārdūla ! ye cāsmin deśaparvatāḥ
and what its divisions are, and how many, and how exactly it is situated; (tell me too), O tiger among the twice-born, what countries and mountains are in this region.
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MkP 57.5
भारतस्यास्य वर्षस्य नव भेदान्निबोध मे । समुद्रान्तरिता ज्ञेयास्ते त्वगम्याः परस्परम्
bhāratasyāsya varṣasya nava bhedānnibodha me / samudrāntaritā jñeyāste tvagamyāḥ parasparam
(Mārkaṇḍeya said:) Learn from me the nine divisions of this region of Bhārata; they are to be known as separated by the ocean, and inaccessible to one another.
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MkP 57.6
इन्द्रद्वीपः कशेरुमांस्ताम्रवर्णो गभस्तिमान् । नागद्वीपस्तथा सौम्यो गान्धर्वो वारुणस्तथा
indradvīpaḥ kaśerumāṃstāmravarṇo gabhastimān / nāgadvīpastathā saumyo gāndharvo vāruṇastathā
Indradvīpa, Kaśerumān, Tāmravarṇa, Gabhastimān, and Nāgadvīpa, Saumya, Gāndharva, and Vāruṇa;
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MkP 57.7
अयन्तु नवमस्तेषां द्वीपः सागरसंवृतः । योजनानां हसस्त्रं वै द्वीपो ऽयं दक्षिणोत्तरात्
ayantu navamasteṣāṃ dvīpaḥ sāgarasaṃvṛtaḥ / yojanānāṃ hasastraṃ vai dvīpo 'yaṃ dakṣiṇottarāt
but this is the ninth of them, an island encircled by the sea; this island (measures) a thousand yojanas from south to north.
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MkP 57.8
पूर्वे किराता यस्यान्ते पश्चिमे यवनास्तथा । ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रिया वैश्याः शूद्राश्चान्तः स्थिता द्विज
pūrve kirātā yasyānte paścime yavanāstathā / brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyā vaiśyāḥ śūdrāścāntaḥ sthitā dvija
At its eastern edge are the Kirātas, and at the western the Yavanas; within it dwell brahmans, kṣatriyas, vaiśyas and śūdras, O twice-born one,
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MkP 57.9
इज्याध्यायवणिज्याद्यैः कर्मभिः कृतपावनाः । तेषां संव्यवहारश्च एभिः कर्मभिरिष्यते
ijyādhyāyavaṇijyādyaiḥ karmabhiḥ kṛtapāvanāḥ / teṣāṃ saṃvyavahāraśca ebhiḥ karmabhiriṣyate
purified by their works of sacrificing, study, trade and the rest; and their mutual dealings are carried on by means of these works,
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MkP 57.10
स्वर्गापवर्गप्राप्तिश्च पुण्यं पापञ्च वै तदा । महेन्द्रो मलयः सह्यः शुक्तिमानृक्षपर्वतः
svargāpavargaprāptiśca puṇyaṃ pāpañca vai tadā / mahendro malayaḥ sahyaḥ śuktimānṛkṣaparvataḥ
and (thence) the attainment of heaven and of release, and merit and sin as well. Mahendra, Malaya, Sahya, Śuktimān, the Ṛkṣa mountain,
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MkP 57.11
विन्ध्यश्च पारियात्रश्च सप्तैवात्र कुलाचलाः । तेषां सहस्रशश्चान्ये भूधरा ये समीपगाः
vindhyaśca pāriyātraśca saptaivātra kulācalāḥ / teṣāṃ sahasraśaścānye bhūdharā ye samīpagāḥ
Vindhya and Pāriyātra — these seven are the family-mountains here; and besides them there are thousands of other mountains that lie near them,
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MkP 57.12
विस्तारोच्छ्रयिणो रम्या विपुलाश्चात्र सानवः । कोलाहलः सवैभ्राजो मन्दरो दर्दुराचलः
vistārocchrayiṇo ramyā vipulāścātra sānavaḥ / kolāhalaḥ savaibhrājo mandaro dardurācalaḥ
broad and lofty, lovely; and here the ridges are vast: Kolāhala together with Vaibhrāja, Mandara, the Dardura mountain,
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MkP 57.13
वातस्वनो वैद्युतश्च मैनाकः स्वरसस्तथा । तुङ्गप्रस्थो नागगिरी रोचनः पाण्डराचलः
vātasvano vaidyutaśca mainākaḥ svarasastathā / tuṅgaprastho nāgagirī rocanaḥ pāṇḍarācalaḥ
Vātasvana and Vaidyuta, Maināka and Svarasa, Tuṅgaprastha, the two Nāga mountains, Rocana, the Pāṇḍara mountain,
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MkP 57.14
पुष्पो गिरिर्दुर्जयन्तो रैवतोर्ऽबुद एव च । ऋष्यमूकः सगोमन्तः कूटशैलः कृतस्मरः
puṣpo girirdurjayanto raivator'buda eva ca / ṛṣyamūkaḥ sagomantaḥ kūṭaśailaḥ kṛtasmaraḥ
the Puṣpa mountain, Durjayanta, Raivata and Arbuda too, Ṛṣyamūka with Gomanta, Kūṭaśaila, Kṛtasmara,
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MkP 57.15
श्रीपर्वतश्चकोरश्च शतशो ऽन्ये च पर्वताः । तैर्विमिश्रा जनपदा म्लेच्छाश्चार्याश्च भागशः
śrīparvataścakoraśca śataśo 'nye ca parvatāḥ / tairvimiśrā janapadā mlecchāścāryāśca bhāgaśaḥ
Śrīparvata and Cakora, and hundreds of other mountains; mingled with these are the settled lands, both of Mlecchas and of Āryas, region by region.
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MkP 57.16
तैः पीयन्ते सरित्श्रेष्ठा यास्ताः सम्यङ्निबोध मे । गङ्गा सरस्वती सिन्धुश्चन्द्रभागा तथापरा
taiḥ pīyante saritśreṣṭhā yāstāḥ samyaṅnibodha me / gaṅgā sarasvatī sindhuścandrabhāgā tathāparā
By these (peoples) the best of rivers are drunk; hear from me rightly which those are: Gaṅgā, Sarasvatī, Sindhu, and further Candrabhāgā,
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MkP 57.17
यमुना च शतद्रुश्च वितस्तेरावती कुहुः । गोमती धूतपापा च बाहुदा सदृशद्वती
yamunā ca śatadruśca vitasterāvatī kuhuḥ / gomatī dhūtapāpā ca bāhudā sadṛśadvatī
And the Yamunā, and the Śatadru, the Vitastā, the Irāvatī, the Kuhū, the Gomatī, the Dhūtapāpā, the Bāhudā, and the Dṛṣadvatī;
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MkP 57.18
विपाशा देविका रङ्क्षुर्निश्चीरा गण्डकी तथा । कौशिकी चापगा विप्र ! हिमवत्पादनिः सृताः
vipāśā devikā raṅkṣurniścīrā gaṇḍakī tathā / kauśikī cāpagā vipra ! himavatpādaniḥ sṛtāḥ
the Vipāśā, the Devikā, the Raṅkṣu, the Niścīrā, and the Gaṇḍakī, the Kauśikī and the Āpagā — these, O brahmin, flow forth from the foot of the Himālaya.
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MkP 57.19
वेदस्मृतिर्वेदवती वृत्रघ्री सिन्धुरेव च । वेण्वा सानन्दनी चैव सदानीरा मही तथा
vedasmṛtirvedavatī vṛtraghrī sindhureva ca / veṇvā sānandanī caiva sadānīrā mahī tathā
The Vedasmṛti, the Vedavatī, the Vṛtraghnī, and the Sindhu, the Veṇvā, the Sānandanī, and the Sadānīrā, and the Mahī;
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MkP 57.20
पारा चर्मण्वती नूपी विदिशा वेत्रवत्यपि । शिप्रा ह्यवर्णो च तथा पारियात्राश्रयाः स्मृताः
pārā carmaṇvatī nūpī vidiśā vetravatyapi / śiprā hyavarṇo ca tathā pāriyātrāśrayāḥ smṛtāḥ
the Pārā, the Carmaṇvatī, the Nūpī, the Vidiśā, and also the Vetravatī, the Śiprā and the Avarṇā — these are held to have their source in the Pāriyātra (mountain).
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MkP 57.21
शोणो महानदश्चैव नर्मदा सुरथाद्रिजा । मन्दाकिनी दशार्णा च चित्रकूटा तथापरा
śoṇo mahānadaścaiva narmadā surathādrijā / mandākinī daśārṇā ca citrakūṭā tathāparā
The Śoṇa, also called Mahānada, the Narmadā, the Surathā, the Adrijā, the Mandākinī, and the Daśārṇā, and further the Citrakūṭā;
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MkP 57.22
चित्रोत्पला सतमसा करमोदा पिशाचिका । तथान्या पिप्पलिश्रोणिर्विपाशा वञ्जुला नदी
citrotpalā satamasā karamodā piśācikā / tathānyā pippaliśroṇirvipāśā vañjulā nadī
the Citrotpalā, the Tamasā, the Karamodā, the Piśācikā, and another, the Pippaliśroṇi, the Vipāśā, and the river Vañjulā;
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MkP 57.23
सुमेरुजा शुक्तिमती शकुली त्रिदिवाक्रमुः । (विन्ध्य) (स्कन्ध) पादप्रसूता वै तथान्या वेगवाहिनी
sumerujā śuktimatī śakulī tridivākramuḥ / (vindhya) (skandha) pādaprasūtā vai tathānyā vegavāhinī
the Sumerujā, the Śuktimatī, the Śakulī, the Tridivā, the Kramu — these indeed spring from the flanks of the Vindhya — and another, the Vegavāhinī;
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MkP 57.24
शिप्रा पयोष्णी निर्विन्ध्या तापी सनिषधावती । वेण्या वैतरणी चैव सिनीवाली कुमुद्वती
śiprā payoṣṇī nirvindhyā tāpī saniṣadhāvatī / veṇyā vaitaraṇī caiva sinīvālī kumudvatī
the Śiprā, the Payoṣṇī, the Nirvindhyā, the Tāpī together with the Niṣadhāvatī, the Veṇyā, and the Vaitaraṇī, the Sinīvālī, the Kumudvatī;
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MkP 57.25
करतोया महागौरी दुर्गा चान्तः शिरा तथा । (ऋक्ष) (विन्ध्य) पादप्रसूतास्ता नद्यः पुण्यजलाः शुभाः
karatoyā mahāgaurī durgā cāntaḥ śirā tathā / (ṛkṣa) (vindhya) pādaprasūtāstā nadyaḥ puṇyajalāḥ śubhāḥ
the Karatoyā, the Mahāgaurī, the Durgā, and likewise the Antaḥśirā — these rivers, sprung from the flanks of the Ṛkṣa and Vindhya (mountains), are auspicious, with holy waters.
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MkP 57.26
गोदावरी भीमरथा कृष्णा वेण्या तथापरा । तुङ्गभद्रा सुप्रयोगा वाह्या कावेर्यथापगा
godāvarī bhīmarathā kṛṣṇā veṇyā tathāparā / tuṅgabhadrā suprayogā vāhyā kāveryathāpagā
The Godāvarī, the Bhīmarathā, the Kṛṣṇā, and further the Veṇyā, the Tuṅgabhadrā, the Suprayogā, the Vāhyā, and the Kāverī as a river;
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MkP 57.27
(सह्य) (विन्ध्य) पादविनिष्क्रान्ता इत्येताः सरिदुत्तमाः । कृतमाला ताम्रपर्णो पुष्पजा सूत्पलावती
(sahya) (vindhya) pādaviniṣkrāntā ityetāḥ sariduttamāḥ / kṛtamālā tāmraparṇo puṣpajā sūtpalāvatī
these best of rivers have come forth from the flanks of the Sahya and the Vindhya. The Kṛtamālā, the Tāmraparṇī, the Puṣpajā, the Utpalāvatī —
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MkP 57.28
मलयाद्रिसमुद्भूता नद्यः शीतजलास्त्विमाः । पितृसोमर्षिकुल्या च इक्षुका त्रिदिवा च या
malayādrisamudbhūtā nadyaḥ śītajalāstvimāḥ / pitṛsomarṣikulyā ca ikṣukā tridivā ca yā
these rivers, arisen from the Malaya mountain, have cool waters. And the Pitṛsomā, the Ṛṣikulyā, the Ikṣukā, and she who is the Tridivā,
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MkP 57.29
लाङ्गूलिनी वंशकरा महेन्द्रप्रभवाः स्मृताः । ऋषिकुल्या कुमारी च मन्दगा मन्दवाहिनी
lāṅgūlinī vaṃśakarā mahendraprabhavāḥ smṛtāḥ / ṛṣikulyā kumārī ca mandagā mandavāhinī
the Lāṅgūlinī, the Vaṃśakarā — these are held to rise from the Mahendra (mountain). The Ṛṣikulyā, the Kumārī, the Mandagā, the Mandavāhinī,
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MkP 57.30
कृपा पलाशिनी चैव शुक्तिमत्प्रभवाः स्मृताः । सर्वाः पुण्याः सरस्वत्यः सर्वा गङ्गाः समुद्रगाः
kṛpā palāśinī caiva śuktimatprabhavāḥ smṛtāḥ / sarvāḥ puṇyāḥ sarasvatyaḥ sarvā gaṅgāḥ samudragāḥ
the Kṛpā and the Palāśinī — these are held to rise from the Śuktimat. All are holy, all are Sarasvatīs, all are Gaṅgās going to the ocean.
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MkP 57.32
प्रावृट्कालवहाः सन्ति सदाकालवहाश्च याः । मत्स्याश्वकूटाः कुल्याश्च कुन्तलाः काशिकोशलाः
prāvṛṭkālavahāḥ santi sadākālavahāśca yāḥ / matsyāśvakūṭāḥ kulyāśca kuntalāḥ kāśikośalāḥ
There are those that flow in the rainy season and those that flow at all times. The Matsyas, the Aśvakūṭas, the Kulyas, the Kuntalas, the Kāśis and Kosalas,
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MkP 57.33
अथर्वाश्चार्कलिङ्गाश्च मलकाश्च वृकैः सह । मध्यदेश्या जनपदाः प्रायशो ऽमी प्रकीर्तिताः
atharvāścārkaliṅgāśca malakāśca vṛkaiḥ saha / madhyadeśyā janapadāḥ prāyaśo 'mī prakīrtitāḥ
the Atharvas, the Arkaliṅgas, the Malakas along with the Vṛkas — these peoples have for the most part been proclaimed as belonging to the Middle Country.
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MkP 57.34
सह्यस्य चोत्तरे या तु यत्र गोदावरी नदी । पृथिव्यामपि कृतस्त्रायां स प्रदेशो मनोरमः
sahyasya cottare yā tu yatra godāvarī nadī / pṛthivyāmapi kṛtastrāyāṃ sa pradeśo manoramaḥ
And that (region) to the north of the Sahya, where the river Godāvarī is — that region is the most delightful even on the whole earth.
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MkP 57.35
गोवर्धनं पुरं रम्यं भार्गवस्य महात्मनः । वाह्लीका वाटधानाश्च आभीराः कालतोयकाः
govardhanaṃ puraṃ ramyaṃ bhārgavasya mahātmanaḥ / vāhlīkā vāṭadhānāśca ābhīrāḥ kālatoyakāḥ
(There is) Govardhana, the lovely city of the great-souled Bhārgava. The Vāhlīkas, the Vāṭadhānas, the Ābhīras, the Kālatoyakas,
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MkP 57.36
अपरान्ताश्च शूद्राश्च पल्लवाश्चर्मखण्डिकाः । गान्धारा गबलाश्चैव सिन्धुसौवीरमद्रकाः
aparāntāśca śūdrāśca pallavāścarmakhaṇḍikāḥ / gāndhārā gabalāścaiva sindhusauvīramadrakāḥ
the Aparāntas, the Śūdras, the Pallavas, the Carmakhaṇḍikas, the Gāndhāras, and the Gabalas, the Sindhus, Sauvīras and Madrakas,
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MkP 57.37
शतद्रुजाः कलिङ्गाश्च पारदा हालमूषिकाः । माठरा बहुभद्राश्च कैकेया दशमालिकाः
śatadrujāḥ kaliṅgāśca pāradā hālamūṣikāḥ / māṭharā bahubhadrāśca kaikeyā daśamālikāḥ
the Śatadrujas, the Kaliṅgas, the Pāradas, the Hālamūṣikas, the Māṭharas, the Bahubhadras, the Kaikeyas, the Daśamālikas,
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MkP 57.38
क्षत्रियोपनिवेशाश्च वैश्यशूद्रकुलानि च । काम्बोजा दरदाश्चैव वर्वरा हर्षवर्धनाः
kṣatriyopaniveśāśca vaiśyaśūdrakulāni ca / kāmbojā daradāścaiva varvarā harṣavardhanāḥ
and the Kṣatriya settlements, and the families of Vaiśyas and Śūdras, the Kāmbojas and the Daradas, the Varvaras (Barbaras) and the Harṣavardhanas,
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MkP 57.39
चीनाश्चैव तुखाराश्च बहुला बाह्यतोनराः । आत्रेयाश्च भरद्वाजाः पुष्कलाश्च कशेरुकाः
cīnāścaiva tukhārāśca bahulā bāhyatonarāḥ / ātreyāśca bharadvājāḥ puṣkalāśca kaśerukāḥ
and the Cīnas and the Tukhāras, the Bahulas, the Bāhyatonaras, the Ātreyas and the Bharadvājas, the Puṣkalas and the Kaśerukas,
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MkP 57.40
लम्पाकाः शूलकाराश्च चूलिका जागुडैः सह । औषधाश्चानिमद्राश्च किरातानाञ्च जातयः
lampākāḥ śūlakārāśca cūlikā jāguḍaiḥ saha / auṣadhāścānimadrāśca kirātānāñca jātayaḥ
the Lampākas and the Śūlakāras, the Cūlikas together with the Jāguḍas, the Auṣadhas and the Animadras, and the tribes of the Kirātas,
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MkP 57.41
तामसा हंसमार्गाश्च काश्मीरास्तुङ्गनास्तथा । शूलिकाः कुहकाश्चैव ऊर्णा दर्वास्तथैव च
tāmasā haṃsamārgāśca kāśmīrāstuṅganāstathā / śūlikāḥ kuhakāścaiva ūrṇā darvāstathaiva ca
the Tāmasas and the Haṃsamārgas, the Kāśmīras and likewise the Tuṅganas, the Śūlikas and the Kuhakas, the Ūrṇas and the Darvas as well.
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MkP 57.42
एते देशा ह्युदीच्यास्तु प्राच्यान्देशान्निबोध मे । अध्रारका मुदकरा अन्तर्गिर्या बहिर्गिराः
ete deśā hyudīcyāstu prācyāndeśānnibodha me / adhrārakā mudakarā antargiryā bahirgirāḥ
These, then, are the northern countries; learn from me the eastern countries: the Adhrārakas, the Mudakaras, the Antargiryas (dwellers within the mountains), the Bahirgiras (dwellers outside the mountains),
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MkP 57.43
यथा प्रवङ्गा रङ्गेया मानदा मानवर्तिकाः । ब्राह्मोत्तराः प्रविजया भार्गवा ज्ञेयमल्लकाः
yathā pravaṅgā raṅgeyā mānadā mānavartikāḥ / brāhmottarāḥ pravijayā bhārgavā jñeyamallakāḥ
likewise the Pravaṅgas, the Raṅgeyas, the Mānadas, the Mānavartikas, the Brāhmottaras, the Pravijayas, the Bhārgavas, the Jñeyamallakas,
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MkP 57.44
प्राग्ज्योतिषाश्च मद्राश्च विदेहास्ताम्रलिप्तकाः । मल्ला मगधगोमन्ताः प्राच्या जनपदाः स्मृताः
prāgjyotiṣāśca madrāśca videhāstāmraliptakāḥ / mallā magadhagomantāḥ prācyā janapadāḥ smṛtāḥ
and the Prāgjyotiṣas and the Madras, the Videhas, the Tāmraliptakas, the Mallas, the Magadhas and the Gomantas — these are reckoned the eastern peoples.
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MkP 57.45
अथापरे जनपदा दक्षिणापथवासिनः । पुण्ड्राश्च केवलाश्चैव गोलाङ्गूलास्तथैव च
athāpare janapadā dakṣiṇāpathavāsinaḥ / puṇḍrāśca kevalāścaiva golāṅgūlāstathaiva ca
Now other peoples, those dwelling on the southern route: the Puṇḍras and the Kevalas, and likewise the Golāṅgūlas,
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MkP 57.46
शैलूषा मूषिकाश्चैव कुसुमा नामवासकाः । महाराष्ट्रा माहिषका कलिङ्गाश्चैव सर्वशः
śailūṣā mūṣikāścaiva kusumā nāmavāsakāḥ / mahārāṣṭrā māhiṣakā kaliṅgāścaiva sarvaśaḥ
the Śailūṣas and the Mūṣikas, the Kusumas, the Nāmavāsakas, the Mahārāṣṭras, the Māhiṣakas, and the Kaliṅgas in all their divisions,
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MkP 57.47
आभीराः सह वैशिक्या आढक्याः शबराश्च ये । पुलिन्दा विन्ध्यमौलेया वैदर्भा दण्डकैः सह
ābhīrāḥ saha vaiśikyā āḍhakyāḥ śabarāśca ye / pulindā vindhyamauleyā vaidarbhā daṇḍakaiḥ saha
the Ābhīras together with the Vaiśikyas, the Āḍhakyas and those who are the Śabaras, the Pulindas, the Vindhyamauleyas, the Vaidarbhas together with the Daṇḍakas,
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MkP 57.48
पौरिका मौलिकाश्चैव अश्मका भोगवर्धनाः । नैषिकाः कुन्तला अन्धा उदिभदा वनदारकाः
paurikā maulikāścaiva aśmakā bhogavardhanāḥ / naiṣikāḥ kuntalā andhā udibhadā vanadārakāḥ
the Paurikas and the Maulikas, the Aśmakas, the Bhogavardhanas, the Naiṣikas, the Kuntalas, the Andhas (Andhras), the Udibhadas, the Vanadārakas.
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MkP 57.49
दाक्षिणात्यास्त्वमी देशा अपरान्तान् निबोध मे । सूर्पारकाः कालिबला दुर्गाश्चानीकटैः सह
dākṣiṇātyāstvamī deśā aparāntān nibodha me / sūrpārakāḥ kālibalā durgāścānīkaṭaiḥ saha
These are the southern countries; learn from me those of the western borders: the Sūrpārakas, the Kālibalas, the Durgas together with the Anīkaṭas,
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MkP 57.50
पुलिन्दाश्च सुमीनाश्च रूपपाः स्वापदैः सह । तथा कुरुमिनश्चैव सर्वे चैव कठाक्षराः
pulindāśca sumīnāśca rūpapāḥ svāpadaiḥ saha / tathā kuruminaścaiva sarve caiva kaṭhākṣarāḥ
and the Pulindas and the Sumīnas, the Rūpapas together with the Svāpadas, and likewise the Kurumins, and all the Kaṭhākṣaras,
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MkP 57.51
नासिक्यावाश्च ये चान्ये ये चैवोत्तरनर्मदाः । भीरुकच्छाः समाहेयाः सह सारस्वतैरपि
nāsikyāvāśca ye cānye ye caivottaranarmadāḥ / bhīrukacchāḥ samāheyāḥ saha sārasvatairapi
and the Nāsikyāvas and the others, and those on the northern Narmadā, the Bhīrukacchas, the Samāheyas, together also with the Sārasvatas,
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MkP 57.52
काश्मीराश्च सुराष्ट्राश्च अवन्त्याश्चार्बुदैः सह । इत्येते ह्यपरान्ताश्च शृणु विन्ध्यनिवासिनः
kāśmīrāśca surāṣṭrāśca avantyāścārbudaiḥ saha / ityete hyaparāntāśca śṛṇu vindhyanivāsinaḥ
and the Kāśmīras and the Surāṣṭras, and the Avantyas together with the Ārbudas — these, then, are the western borderlands; hear (now) of those dwelling in the Vindhyas.
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MkP 57.53
सरजाश्च करूषाश्च केरलाश्चोत्कलैः सह । उत्तमर्णा दशार्णाश्च भोज्याः किष्किन्धकैः सह
sarajāśca karūṣāśca keralāścotkalaiḥ saha / uttamarṇā daśārṇāśca bhojyāḥ kiṣkindhakaiḥ saha
The Sarajas and the Karūṣas, the Keralas together with the Utkalas, the Uttamarṇas and the Daśārṇas, the Bhojyas together with the Kiṣkindhakas,
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MkP 57.54
तोशलाः कोशलाश्चैव त्रैपुरा वैदिशास्तथा । तुम्बुरास्तुम्बुलाश्चैव पटवो नैषधेः सह
tośalāḥ kośalāścaiva traipurā vaidiśāstathā / tumburāstumbulāścaiva paṭavo naiṣadheḥ saha
the Tośalas and the Kośalas, the Traipuras and likewise the Vaidiśas, the Tumburas and the Tumbulas, the Paṭavas together with the Naiṣadhas,
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MkP 57.55
अन्नजास्तुष्टिकाराश्च वीरहोत्रा ह्यवन्तयः । एते जनपदाः सर्वे विन्ध्यपृष्ठनिवासिनः
annajāstuṣṭikārāśca vīrahotrā hyavantayaḥ / ete janapadāḥ sarve vindhyapṛṣṭhanivāsinaḥ
the Annajas and the Tuṣṭikāras, the Vīrahotras and indeed the Avantis — all these peoples dwell on the back (slopes) of the Vindhya.
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MkP 57.56
अतो देशान् प्रवक्ष्यामि पर्वताश्रयिणश्च ये । नीहारा हंसमार्गाश्च कुरवो गुर्गणाः खसाः
ato deśān pravakṣyāmi parvatāśrayiṇaśca ye / nīhārā haṃsamārgāśca kuravo gurgaṇāḥ khasāḥ
Next I shall declare the countries, and those that rest upon the mountains: the Nīhāras and the Haṃsamārgas, the Kurus, the Gurgaṇas, the Khasas,
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MkP 57.57
कुन्तप्रावरणाश्चैव ऊर्णा दार्वाः सकृत्रकाः । त्रिगर्ता गालवाश्चैव किरातास्तामसैः सह
kuntaprāvaraṇāścaiva ūrṇā dārvāḥ sakṛtrakāḥ / trigartā gālavāścaiva kirātāstāmasaiḥ saha
and the Kuntaprāvaraṇas, the Ūrṇas, the Dārvas, the Sakṛtrakas, the Trigartas and the Gālavas, the Kirātas together with the Tāmasas.
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MkP 57.58
कृतत्रेतादिकश्चात्र चतुर्युगकृतो विधिः । एतत्तु भारतं वर्षं चतुः संस्थानसंस्थितम्
kṛtatretādikaścātra caturyugakṛto vidhiḥ / etattu bhārataṃ varṣaṃ catuḥ saṃsthānasaṃsthitam
And here the ordinance made up of the four ages—Kṛta, Tretā and the rest—(obtains); and this land of Bharata is set out with a fourfold configuration.
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MkP 57.59
दक्षिणापरतो ह्यस्य पूर्वेण च महोदधिः । हिमवानुत्तरेणास्य कार्मुकस्य यथा गुणः
dakṣiṇāparato hyasya pūrveṇa ca mahodadhiḥ / himavānuttareṇāsya kārmukasya yathā guṇaḥ
For to the south and west of it, and to the east as well, is the great ocean; and the Himālaya (lies) to its north, like the string of a bow.
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MkP 57.60
तदेतद् भारतं वर्षं सर्वबीजं द्विजोत्तम । ब्रह्मत्वममरेशत्वं देवत्वं मरुतस्तथा
tadetad bhārataṃ varṣaṃ sarvabījaṃ dvijottama / brahmatvamamareśatvaṃ devatvaṃ marutastathā
This land of Bharata, best of the twice-born, is the seed of everything: Brahmā-hood, lordship over the immortals, godhood, and likewise (the state of) the Maruts,
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MkP 57.61
मृगपश्वप्सरोयोनिस्तद्वत् सर्वे सरीसृपाः । स्थावराणाञ्च सर्वेषामितो ब्रह्मन् ! शुभाशुभैः
mṛgapaśvapsaroyonistadvat sarve sarīsṛpāḥ / sthāvarāṇāñca sarveṣāmito brahman ! śubhāśubhaiḥ
and the source of birth as deer, cattle and apsarases, and likewise of all creeping things and of all immobile beings—from here, brahman, by good and bad (deeds)
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MkP 57.62
प्रयाति कर्मभूर्ब्रह्मन् ! नान्या लोकेषु विद्यते । देवानामपि विप्रर्षे ! सदा एष मनोरथः
prayāti karmabhūrbrahman ! nānyā lokeṣu vidyate / devānāmapi viprarṣe ! sadā eṣa manorathaḥ
one proceeds (to them): it is the land of works, brahman; no other such (land) exists among the worlds. Even the gods, O brahman seer, always have this wish:
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MkP 57.63
अपि मानुष्यमाप्स्यामो देवत्वात् प्रच्युताः क्षितौ । मनुष्यः कुरुते तत्तु यन्न शक्यं सुरासुरैः
api mānuṣyamāpsyāmo devatvāt pracyutāḥ kṣitau / manuṣyaḥ kurute tattu yanna śakyaṃ surāsuraiḥ
"May we, fallen from godhood, attain human birth on earth!" For a human being does what gods and demons cannot do.
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MkP 57.64
तत्कर्मनिगडग्रस्तैः स्वकर्मख्यापनोत्सुकः । न किञ्चित् क्रियते कर्म सुखलेशोपबृंहितैः
tatkarmanigaḍagrastaiḥ svakarmakhyāpanotsukaḥ / na kiñcit kriyate karma sukhaleśopabṛṃhitaiḥ
But by those gripped by the fetters of that karma, (each one) eager to advertise his own deeds, no (real) work is done, puffed up as they are by a scrap of pleasure.
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