Matsya Purana — Chapter 113
MtP 113.1
कति द्वीपाः समुद्रा वा पर्वता वा कति प्रभो कियन्ति चैव वर्षाणि तेषु नद्यश्च काः स्मृताः
kati dvīpāḥ samudrā vā parvatā vā kati prabho kiyanti caiva varṣāṇi teṣu nadyaśca kāḥ smṛtāḥ
How many are the continents, or the oceans, or the mountains, O lord? And how many are the regions (varṣas) in them, and which rivers are recorded (there)?
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MtP 113.2
महाभूमिप्रमाणं च लोकालोकस्तथैव च पर्याप्तिं परिमाणं च गतिश्चन्द्रार्कयोस्तथा
mahābhūmipramāṇaṃ ca lokālokastathaiva ca paryāptiṃ parimāṇaṃ ca gatiścandrārkayostathā
And the measure of the great earth, and likewise Lokāloka, and the extent and the dimension, and likewise the course of the moon and the sun —
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MtP 113.3
एतद्ब्रवीहि नः सर्वं विस्तरेण यथार्थवित् त्वदुक्तमेतत्सकलं श्रोतुमिच्छामहे वयम्
etadbravīhi naḥ sarvaṃ vistareṇa yathārthavit tvaduktametatsakalaṃ śrotumicchāmahe vayam
Tell us all this in detail, as one who knows the truth; we wish to hear all of this told by you.
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MtP 113.4
द्वीपभेदसहस्राणि सप्त चान्तर्गतानि च न शक्यन्ते क्रमेणेह वक्तुं वै सकलं जगत्
dvīpabhedasahasrāṇi sapta cāntargatāni ca na śakyante krameṇeha vaktuṃ vai sakalaṃ jagat
There are thousands of divisions of continents, and seven (principal ones) with those contained within them; the whole world cannot be told here in due order.
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MtP 113.5
सप्तैव तु प्रवक्ष्यामि चन्द्रादित्यग्रहैः सह तेषां मनुष्यतर्केण प्रमाणानि प्रचक्षते
saptaiva tu pravakṣyāmi candrādityagrahaiḥ saha teṣāṃ manuṣyatarkeṇa pramāṇāni pracakṣate
But I shall declare just the seven, together with the moon, the sun and the planets; their measures are set forth by human reasoning.
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MtP 113.6
अचिन्त्याः खलु ये भावास् तांस्तु तर्केण साधयेत् प्रकृतिभ्यः परं यच्च तदचिन्त्यस्य लक्षणम्
acintyāḥ khalu ye bhāvās tāṃstu tarkeṇa sādhayet prakṛtibhyaḥ paraṃ yacca tadacintyasya lakṣaṇam
Those existents that are indeed unthinkable — should one establish them by reasoning? And that which is beyond the primary constituents (prakṛtis), that is the mark of the unthinkable.
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MtP 113.7
सप्त वर्षाणि वक्ष्यामि जम्बूद्वीपं यथाविधम् विस्तरं मण्डलं यच्च योजनैस्तान्निबोधत
sapta varṣāṇi vakṣyāmi jambūdvīpaṃ yathāvidham vistaraṃ maṇḍalaṃ yacca yojanaistānnibodhata
I shall declare the seven continental regions (varṣas), and Jambūdvīpa as it is; learn from me its extent and its circumference in yojanas.
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MtP 113.8
योजनानां सहस्राणि शतं द्वीपस्य विस्तरः नानाजनपदाकीर्णं पुरैश्च विविधैः शुभैः
yojanānāṃ sahasrāṇi śataṃ dvīpasya vistaraḥ nānājanapadākīrṇaṃ puraiśca vividhaiḥ śubhaiḥ
The breadth of the continent is a hundred thousand yojanas; it is strewn with various inhabited lands and with manifold fair cities,
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MtP 113.9
सिद्धचारणसंकीर्णं पर्वतैरुपशोभितम् सर्वधातुपिनद्धैस्तैः शिलाजालसमुद्गतैः
siddhacāraṇasaṃkīrṇaṃ parvatairupaśobhitam sarvadhātupinaddhaistaiḥ śilājālasamudgataiḥ
crowded with Siddhas and Cāraṇas, adorned with mountains — those (mountains) packed with every kind of mineral ore and rising up in masses of rock,
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MtP 113.10
पर्वतप्रभवाभिश्च नदीभिस्तु समन्ततः प्रागायता महापार्श्वाः षडिमे वर्षपर्वताः
parvataprabhavābhiśca nadībhistu samantataḥ prāgāyatā mahāpārśvāḥ ṣaḍime varṣaparvatāḥ
and (adorned) on all sides with rivers that have their origin in the mountains. These six boundary-mountains of the varṣas extend eastward and have vast flanks,
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MtP 113.11
अवगाह्य ह्युभयतः समुद्रौ पूर्वपश्चिमौ हिमप्रायश्च हिमवान् हेमकूटश्च हेमवान्
avagāhya hyubhayataḥ samudrau pūrvapaścimau himaprāyaśca himavān hemakūṭaśca hemavān
plunging on both sides into the two oceans, eastern and western: the Himavān, mostly snow, and the Hemakūṭa, rich in gold,
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MtP 113.12
सर्वतः सुमुखश्चापि निषधः पर्वतो महान् चातुर्वर्ण्यस्तु सौवर्णो मेरुश्चोल्बमयः स्मृतः चतुर्विंशत्सहस्राणि विस्तीर्णः स चतुर्दिशम्
sarvataḥ sumukhaścāpi niṣadhaḥ parvato mahān cāturvarṇyastu sauvarṇo meruścolbamayaḥ smṛtaḥ caturviṃśatsahasrāṇi vistīrṇaḥ sa caturdiśam
and the great mountain Niṣadha, fair-faced on every side. Meru is of four colours, made of gold, and is said to be membranous (in origin); it is twenty-four thousand (yojanas) broad on its four sides.
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MtP 113.13
वृत्ताकृतिप्रमाणश्च चतुरस्रः समाहितः नानावर्णैः समः पार्श्वैः प्रजापतिगुणान्वितः
vṛttākṛtipramāṇaśca caturasraḥ samāhitaḥ nānāvarṇaiḥ samaḥ pārśvaiḥ prajāpatiguṇānvitaḥ
In shape and measure it is round, yet it is set as a four-cornered (square); it is even in its flanks, which are of various colours, and endowed with the qualities of Prajāpati.
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MtP 113.14
नाभीबन्धनसम्भूतो ब्रह्मणो ऽव्यक्तजन्मनः पूर्वतः श्वेतवर्णस्तु ब्राह्मण्यं तस्य तेन वै
nābhībandhanasambhūto brahmaṇo 'vyaktajanmanaḥ pūrvataḥ śvetavarṇastu brāhmaṇyaṃ tasya tena vai
It arose from the navel-knot of Brahmā, whose birth is unmanifest. On the east it is white in colour; by that, brahminhood belongs to it.
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MtP 113.15
पीतश्च दक्षिणेनासौ तेन वैश्यत्वमिष्येत भृङ्गिपत्त्रीनभश् चैव पश्चिमेन समन्वितः तेनास्य शूद्रता सिद्धा मेरोर् नामार्थकर्मतः
pītaśca dakṣiṇenāsau tena vaiśyatvamiṣyeta bhṛṅgipattrīnabhaś caiva paścimena samanvitaḥ tenāsya śūdratā siddhā meror nāmārthakarmataḥ
On the south it is yellow; by that, vaiśya-hood is held to be its. On the west it is furnished with (the hue of) the bhṛṅgī leaf and the sky (dark blue); by that its śūdra-hood is established — thus of Meru, in name, meaning and function.
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MtP 113.16
पार्श्वमुत्तरतस्तस्य रक्तवर्णं स्वभावतः तेनास्य क्षत्रभावः स्याद् इति वर्णाः प्रकीर्तिताः
pārśvamuttaratastasya raktavarṇaṃ svabhāvataḥ tenāsya kṣatrabhāvaḥ syād iti varṇāḥ prakīrtitāḥ
Its flank on the north is red in colour by nature; by that its kṣatriya character would be. Thus the colours have been declared.
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MtP 113.17
नीलश्च वैडूर्यमयः श्वेतः पीतो हिरण्मयः मयूरबर्हवर्णश्च शातकौम्भः स शृङ्गवान्
nīlaśca vaiḍūryamayaḥ śvetaḥ pīto hiraṇmayaḥ mayūrabarhavarṇaśca śātakaumbhaḥ sa śṛṅgavān
And Nīla is made of beryl; Śveta is yellow and golden; and Śṛṅgavān is of the colour of a peacock's tail-feather and made of gold.
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MtP 113.18
एते पर्वतराजानः सिद्धचारणसेविताः तेषामन्तरविष्कम्भो नवसाहस्रमुच्यते
ete parvatarājānaḥ siddhacāraṇasevitāḥ teṣāmantaraviṣkambho navasāhasramucyate
These are the kings of mountains, frequented by Siddhas and Cāraṇas; the span between them is said to be nine thousand (yojanas).
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MtP 113.19
मध्ये त्विलावृतं नाम महामेरोः समन्ततः चतुर्विंशत्सहस्राणि विस्तीर्णो योजनैः समः
madhye tvilāvṛtaṃ nāma mahāmeroḥ samantataḥ caturviṃśatsahasrāṇi vistīrṇo yojanaiḥ samaḥ
In the middle, all around the great Meru, is (the region) named Ilāvṛta, twenty-four thousand yojanas broad and uniform.
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MtP 113.20
मध्ये तस्य महामेरुर् विधूम इव पावकः वेद्यर्धं दक्षिणं मेरोर् उत्तरार्धं तथोत्तरम्
madhye tasya mahāmerur vidhūma iva pāvakaḥ vedyardhaṃ dakṣiṇaṃ meror uttarārdhaṃ tathottaram
In its midst is the great Meru, like a fire without smoke. The southern half of Meru is the (southern) half of the altar, and the northern likewise the northern.
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MtP 113.21
वर्षाणि यानि सप्तात्र तेषां वै वर्षपर्वताः द्वे द्वे सहस्रे विस्तीर्णा योजनैर्दक्षिणोत्तरम्
varṣāṇi yāni saptātra teṣāṃ vai varṣaparvatāḥ dve dve sahasre vistīrṇā yojanairdakṣiṇottaram
The regions (varṣas) here are seven; the boundary-mountains of these are each two thousand yojanas broad from south to north.
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MtP 113.22
जम्बूद्वीपस्य विस्तारस् तेषामायाम उच्यते नीलश्च निषधश्चैव तेषां हीनाश्च ये परे
jambūdvīpasya vistāras teṣāmāyāma ucyate nīlaśca niṣadhaścaiva teṣāṃ hīnāśca ye pare
The breadth of Jambūdvīpa is said to be their length — (this holds of) Nīla and Niṣadha; and the others are less than these.
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MtP 113.23
श्वेतश्च हेमकूटश्च हिमवाञ्छृङ्गवांश्च यः जम्बूद्वीपप्रमाणेण ऋषभः परिकीर्त्यते
śvetaśca hemakūṭaśca himavāñchṛṅgavāṃśca yaḥ jambūdvīpapramāṇeṇa ṛṣabhaḥ parikīrtyate
Śveta, Hemakūṭa, Himavān, and the one called Śṛṅgavān: Ṛṣabha is reckoned as of the measure of Jambūdvīpa.
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MtP 113.24
तस्माद्द्वादशभागेन हेमकूटो ऽपि हीयते हिमवान्विंशभागेन तस्मादेव प्रहीयते अष्टाशीतिसहस्राणि हेमकूटो महागिरिः
tasmāddvādaśabhāgena hemakūṭo 'pi hīyate himavānviṃśabhāgena tasmādeva prahīyate aṣṭāśītisahasrāṇi hemakūṭo mahāgiriḥ
Hemakūṭa too falls short of that by a twelfth part, and Himavān falls short of that same by a twentieth part; Hemakūṭa the great mountain is eighty-eight thousand (yojanas).
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MtP 113.25
अशीतिर्हिमवाञ्छैल आयतः पूर्वपश्चिमे द्वीपस्य मण्डलीभावाद् ध्रासवृद्धी प्रकीर्तिते
aśītirhimavāñchaila āyataḥ pūrvapaścime dvīpasya maṇḍalībhāvād dhrāsavṛddhī prakīrtite
The Himavat mountain is eighty (thousand yojanas), extended east and west; because of the circular shape of the continent, the decrease and increase (in length) are declared.
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MtP 113.26
वर्षाणां पर्वतानां च यथाभेदं तथोत्तरम् तेषां मध्ये जनपदास् तानि वर्षाणि सप्त वै
varṣāṇāṃ parvatānāṃ ca yathābhedaṃ tathottaram teṣāṃ madhye janapadās tāni varṣāṇi sapta vai
As is the division of the regions (varṣas), so also of the mountains, one after the other northward; in the midst of them are the inhabited lands, and those regions are seven.
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MtP 113.27
प्रपातविषमैस्तैस्तु पर्वतैरावृतानि तु सप्त तानि नदीभेदैर् अगम्यानि परस्परम्
prapātaviṣamaistaistu parvatairāvṛtāni tu sapta tāni nadībhedair agamyāni parasparam
Those seven are enclosed by those mountains, rugged with precipices, and are inaccessible to one another because of the divisions made by rivers.
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MtP 113.28
वसन्ति तेषु सत्त्वानि नानाजातीनि सर्वशः इमं हैमवतं वर्षं भारतं नाम विश्रुतम्
vasanti teṣu sattvāni nānājātīni sarvaśaḥ imaṃ haimavataṃ varṣaṃ bhārataṃ nāma viśrutam
In them dwell creatures of many kinds everywhere. This Himalayan region is famed by the name Bhārata.
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MtP 113.29
हेमकूटं परं तस्मान् नाम्ना किम्पुरुषं स्मृतम् हेमकूटाच्च निषधं हरिवर्षं तदुच्यते
hemakūṭaṃ paraṃ tasmān nāmnā kimpuruṣaṃ smṛtam hemakūṭācca niṣadhaṃ harivarṣaṃ taducyate
Beyond that (lies) Hemakūṭa, known by the name Kimpuruṣa; and from Hemakūṭa to the Niṣadha—that is called Harivarṣa.
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MtP 113.30
हरिवर्षात्परं चापि मेरोस्तु तदिलावृतम् इलावृतात्परं नीलं रम्यकं नाम विश्रुतम्
harivarṣātparaṃ cāpi merostu tadilāvṛtam ilāvṛtātparaṃ nīlaṃ ramyakaṃ nāma viśrutam
And beyond Harivarṣa is that Ilāvṛta of Meru; beyond Ilāvṛta (up to) the Nīla is the one famed by the name Ramyaka.
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MtP 113.31
रम्यकादपरं श्वेतं विश्रुतं तद्धिरण्यकम् हिरण्यकात्परं चैव शृङ्गशाकंकुरं स्मृतम्
ramyakādaparaṃ śvetaṃ viśrutaṃ taddhiraṇyakam hiraṇyakātparaṃ caiva śṛṅgaśākaṃkuraṃ smṛtam
Beyond Ramyaka is the Śveta (region), which is known as Hiraṇyaka; and beyond Hiraṇyaka is the one called Śṛṅgaśākaṃkura.
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MtP 113.32
धनुःसंस्थे तु विज्ञेये देवर्षे दक्षिणोत्तरे दीर्घाणि तस्य चत्वारि मध्यमं तदिलावृतम्
dhanuḥsaṃsthe tu vijñeye devarṣe dakṣiṇottare dīrghāṇi tasya catvāri madhyamaṃ tadilāvṛtam
But the two, southern and northern, are to be known as bow-shaped, O divine sage; four of its (regions) are long, and the middle one is that Ilāvṛta.
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MtP 113.33
पूर्वतो निषधस्येदं वेद्यर्धं दक्षिणं स्मृतम् परं त्विलावृतं पश्चाद् वेद्यर्धं तु तदुत्तरम्
pūrvato niṣadhasyedaṃ vedyardhaṃ dakṣiṇaṃ smṛtam paraṃ tvilāvṛtaṃ paścād vedyardhaṃ tu taduttaram
East of the Niṣadha this is reckoned the southern half-altar; but beyond Ilāvṛta, to the west, that is the northern half-altar.
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MtP 113.34
तयोर्मध्ये तु विज्ञेयो मेरुर्यत्र त्विलावृतम् दक्षिणेन तु नीलस्य निषधस्योत्तरेण तु
tayormadhye tu vijñeyo meruryatra tvilāvṛtam dakṣiṇena tu nīlasya niṣadhasyottareṇa tu
In the middle of those two Meru is to be known, where Ilāvṛta is; and to the south of the Nīla and to the north of the Niṣadha,
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MtP 113.35
उदगायतो महाशैलो माल्यवान्नाम पर्वतः द्वात्रिंशता सहस्रेण प्रतीच्यां सागरानुगः
udagāyato mahāśailo mālyavānnāma parvataḥ dvātriṃśatā sahasreṇa pratīcyāṃ sāgarānugaḥ
there runs northward the great mountain named Mālyavat, extending thirty-two thousand (yojanas), reaching the ocean in the west.
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MtP 113.36
माल्यवान्वै सहस्रैक आ नीलनिषधायतः द्वात्रिंशत्त्वेवमप्युक्तः पर्वतो गन्धमादनः
mālyavānvai sahasraika ā nīlaniṣadhāyataḥ dvātriṃśattvevamapyuktaḥ parvato gandhamādanaḥ
Mālyavat is one thousand (in breadth), extending as far as the Nīla and the Niṣadha; the mountain Gandhamādana too is said to be thirty-two thousand in the same way.
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MtP 113.37
परिमण्डलयोर्मध्ये मेरुः कनकपर्वतः चातुर्वर्ण्यसमो वर्णैश् चतुरस्रः समुच्छ्रितः
parimaṇḍalayormadhye meruḥ kanakaparvataḥ cāturvarṇyasamo varṇaiś caturasraḥ samucchritaḥ
In the middle of the two circular (ranges) is Meru, the golden mountain, matching the four classes in its colours, four-cornered and lofty.
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MtP 113.38
नानावर्णः स पार्श्वेषु पूर्वान्ते श्वेत उच्यते पीतं तु दक्षिणं तस्य भृङ्गिपत्त्रनिभं परम् उत्तरं तस्य रक्तं वै इति वर्णसमन्वितः
nānāvarṇaḥ sa pārśveṣu pūrvānte śveta ucyate pītaṃ tu dakṣiṇaṃ tasya bhṛṅgipattranibhaṃ param uttaraṃ tasya raktaṃ vai iti varṇasamanvitaḥ
It is of various colours on its sides: at the eastern end it is said to be white, its southern (side) yellow, the further one like a bhṛṅgi leaf, and its northern one red—thus it is endowed with colours.
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MtP 113.39
मेरुस्तु शुशुभे दिव्यो राजवत्स तु वेष्टितः आदित्यतरुणाभासो विधूम इव पावकः
merustu śuśubhe divyo rājavatsa tu veṣṭitaḥ ādityataruṇābhāso vidhūma iva pāvakaḥ
And Meru, divine, shone forth, encircled as with a royal (canopy), O son; having the lustre of the young sun, like a smokeless fire.
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MtP 113.40
योजनानां सहस्राणि चतुराशीतिसूच्छ्रितः प्रविष्टः षोडशाधस्ताद् अष्टाविंशतिविस्तृतः
yojanānāṃ sahasrāṇi caturāśītisūcchritaḥ praviṣṭaḥ ṣoḍaśādhastād aṣṭāviṃśativistṛtaḥ
It rises eighty-four thousand yojanas high, and is sunk sixteen (thousand) below, and is twenty-eight (thousand) broad.
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MtP 113.41
विस्तराद्द्विगुणश्चास्य परीणाहः समन्ततः स पर्वतो महादिव्यो दिव्यौषधिसमन्वितः
vistarāddviguṇaścāsya parīṇāhaḥ samantataḥ sa parvato mahādivyo divyauṣadhisamanvitaḥ
And its circumference all around is twice its breadth. That mountain is greatly divine, furnished with divine herbs.
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MtP 113.42
भुवनैरावृतः सर्वैर् जातरूपपरिष्कृतैः तत्र देवगणाश्चैव गन्धर्वासुरराक्षसाः शैलराजे प्रमोदन्ते सर्वतो ऽप्सरसां गणैः
bhuvanairāvṛtaḥ sarvair jātarūpapariṣkṛtaiḥ tatra devagaṇāścaiva gandharvāsurarākṣasāḥ śailarāje pramodante sarvato 'psarasāṃ gaṇaiḥ
It is surrounded by all the worlds (or dwellings), adorned with gold. There the hosts of gods, and gandharvas, asuras and rākṣasas, rejoice on that king of mountains everywhere with troops of apsarases.
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MtP 113.43
स तु मेरुः परिवृतो भुवनैर्भूतभावनैः यस्येमे चतुरो देशा नानापार्श्वेषु संस्थिताः
sa tu meruḥ parivṛto bhuvanairbhūtabhāvanaiḥ yasyeme caturo deśā nānāpārśveṣu saṃsthitāḥ
That Meru is surrounded by worlds that nourish beings, and these four regions of it are situated on its various sides:
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MtP 113.44
भद्राश्वं भारतं चैव केतुमालं च पश्चिमे उत्तराश्चैव कुरवः कृतपुण्यप्रतिश्रयाः
bhadrāśvaṃ bhārataṃ caiva ketumālaṃ ca paścime uttarāścaiva kuravaḥ kṛtapuṇyapratiśrayāḥ
Bhadrāśva and Bhārata, and Ketumāla in the west, and the northern Kurus, the refuge of those who have done meritorious deeds.
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MtP 113.45
विष्कम्भपर्वतास्तद्वन् मन्दरो गन्धमादनः विपुलश्च सुपार्श्वश्च सर्वरत्नविभूषिताः
viṣkambhaparvatāstadvan mandaro gandhamādanaḥ vipulaśca supārśvaśca sarvaratnavibhūṣitāḥ
Likewise the buttress mountains: Mandara, Gandhamādana, Vipula and Supārśva, adorned with every kind of jewel.
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MtP 113.46
अरुणोदं मानसं च सितोदं भद्रसंज्ञितम् तेषामुपरि चत्वारि सरांसि च वनानि च
aruṇodaṃ mānasaṃ ca sitodaṃ bhadrasaṃjñitam teṣāmupari catvāri sarāṃsi ca vanāni ca
Aruṇoda, Mānasa, Sitoda and the one named Bhadra — upon them (i.e. on those mountains) are four lakes and (four) forests.
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MtP 113.47
तथा भद्रकदम्बस्तु पर्वते गन्धमादने जम्बूवृक्षस्तथाश्वत्थो विपुले ऽथ वटः परम्
tathā bhadrakadambastu parvate gandhamādane jambūvṛkṣastathāśvattho vipule 'tha vaṭaḥ param
And so the auspicious kadamba (stands) on Mount Gandhamādana, the jambū tree (on Mandara), the aśvattha (on Supārśva), and on Vipula the banyan besides.
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MtP 113.48
गन्धमादनपार्श्वे तु पश्चिमे ऽमरगण्डिकः द्वात्रिंशच्च सहस्राणि योजनैः सर्वतः समः
gandhamādanapārśve tu paścime 'maragaṇḍikaḥ dvātriṃśacca sahasrāṇi yojanaiḥ sarvataḥ samaḥ
But on the western flank of Gandhamādana is Amaragaṇḍika, thirty-two thousand yojanas, level on all sides.
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MtP 113.49
तत्र ते शुभकर्माणः केतुमालाः परिश्रुताः तत्र कालानलाः सर्वे महासत्त्वा महाबलाः
tatra te śubhakarmāṇaḥ ketumālāḥ pariśrutāḥ tatra kālānalāḥ sarve mahāsattvā mahābalāḥ
There those of auspicious deeds, the Ketumālas, are renowned; there they are all black as fire (kālānala), of great strength and great might.
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MtP 113.50
स्त्रियश् चोत्पलवर्णाभाः सुन्दर्यः प्रियदर्शनाः तत्र दिव्यो महावृक्षः पनसः पत्त्रभासुरः
striyaś cotpalavarṇābhāḥ sundaryaḥ priyadarśanāḥ tatra divyo mahāvṛkṣaḥ panasaḥ pattrabhāsuraḥ
And the women are of the colour of the blue lotus, beautiful, lovely to look at; there is a divine great tree, the panasa (breadfruit), with shining leaves.
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MtP 113.51
तस्य पीत्वा फलरसं संजीवन्ति समायुतम् तस्य माल्यवतः पार्श्वे पूर्वे पूर्वा तु गण्डिका द्वात्रिंशच्च सहस्राणि तत्रापि शतमुच्यते
tasya pītvā phalarasaṃ saṃjīvanti samāyutam tasya mālyavataḥ pārśve pūrve pūrvā tu gaṇḍikā dvātriṃśacca sahasrāṇi tatrāpi śatamucyate
Having drunk the juice of its fruit they live on for a full (long span). On the eastern flank of that Mālyavat is the eastern gaṇḍikā; there too thirty-two thousand and a hundred are spoken of.
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MtP 113.52
भद्राश्वस्तत्र विज्ञेयो नित्यं मुदितमानसः भद्रमालवनं तत्र कालाम्रश्च महाद्रुमः
bhadrāśvastatra vijñeyo nityaṃ muditamānasaḥ bhadramālavanaṃ tatra kālāmraśca mahādrumaḥ
There Bhadrāśva is to be known, ever glad in mind; there is the Bhadramāla forest and the great tree Kālāmra.
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MtP 113.53
तत्र ते पुरुषाः श्वेता महासत्त्वा महाबलाः स्त्रियः कुमुदवर्णाभाः सुन्दर्यः प्रियदर्शनाः
tatra te puruṣāḥ śvetā mahāsattvā mahābalāḥ striyaḥ kumudavarṇābhāḥ sundaryaḥ priyadarśanāḥ
There those men are white, of great substance and great strength; the women have the colour of the white water-lily, beautiful, lovely to look at,
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MtP 113.54
चन्द्रप्रभाश् चन्द्रवर्णाः पूर्णचन्द्रनिभाननाः चन्द्रशीतलगात्राश्च स्त्रियो ह्युत्पलगन्धिकाः
candraprabhāś candravarṇāḥ pūrṇacandranibhānanāḥ candraśītalagātrāśca striyo hyutpalagandhikāḥ
with the radiance of the moon, moon-coloured, their faces like the full moon; and the women's limbs are cool as the moon and they smell of the blue lotus.
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MtP 113.55
दशवर्षसहस्राणि आयुस्तेषामनामयम् कालाम्रस्य रसं पीत्वा ते सर्वे स्थिरयौवनाः
daśavarṣasahasrāṇi āyusteṣāmanāmayam kālāmrasya rasaṃ pītvā te sarve sthirayauvanāḥ
Their lifespan is ten thousand years, free of illness; having drunk the juice of the Kālāmra they all keep a steady youth.
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MtP 113.56
इत्युक्तवानृषीन्ब्रह्मा वर्षाणि च निसर्गतः पूर्वं ममानुग्रहकृद् भूयः किं वर्णयामि वः
ityuktavānṛṣīnbrahmā varṣāṇi ca nisargataḥ pūrvaṃ mamānugrahakṛd bhūyaḥ kiṃ varṇayāmi vaḥ
Thus Brahmā spoke to the sages of the regions (varṣas) and of (their) nature: "Formerly the one who did me a favour — what more shall I describe to you?"
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MtP 113.57
एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचस्ते तु ऋषयः संशितव्रताः जातकौतूहलाः सर्वे प्रत्यूचुस्ते मुदान्विताः
etacchrutvā vacaste tu ṛṣayaḥ saṃśitavratāḥ jātakautūhalāḥ sarve pratyūcuste mudānvitāḥ
Having heard that speech of his, the sages of strict vows, all of them with curiosity aroused, replied to him, filled with delight:
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MtP 113.58
पूर्वापरौ समाख्यातौ यौ देशौ तौ त्वया मुने उत्तराणां च वर्षाणां पर्वतानां च सर्वशः
pūrvāparau samākhyātau yau deśau tau tvayā mune uttarāṇāṃ ca varṣāṇāṃ parvatānāṃ ca sarvaśaḥ
"The two regions, eastern and western, have been fully described by you, O sage; but of the northern varṣas and of the mountains, completely —
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MtP 113.59
आख्याहि नो यथातथ्यं ये च पर्वतवासिनः एवमुक्तस्तु ऋषिभिस् तेभ्यस्त्वाख्यातवान्पुनः
ākhyāhi no yathātathyaṃ ye ca parvatavāsinaḥ evamuktastu ṛṣibhis tebhyastvākhyātavānpunaḥ
tell us as it truly is, and who dwell on the mountains." Thus addressed by the sages, he told them again:
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MtP 113.60
शृणुध्वं यानि वर्षाणि पूर्वोक्तानि च वै मया दक्षिणेन तु नीलस्य निषधस्योत्तरेण तु
śṛṇudhvaṃ yāni varṣāṇi pūrvoktāni ca vai mayā dakṣiṇena tu nīlasya niṣadhasyottareṇa tu
"Hear which are the varṣas already spoken of by me: to the south of Nīla and to the north of Niṣadha
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MtP 113.61
वर्षं रमणकं नाम जायन्ते यत्र वै प्रजाः रतिप्रधाना विमला जायन्ते यत्र मानवाः शुक्लाभिजनसम्पन्नाः सर्वे ते प्रियदर्शनाः
varṣaṃ ramaṇakaṃ nāma jāyante yatra vai prajāḥ ratipradhānā vimalā jāyante yatra mānavāḥ śuklābhijanasampannāḥ sarve te priyadarśanāḥ
is the varṣa named Ramaṇaka, where indeed creatures are born; there men are born devoted to pleasure and spotless, all of them endowed with pure birth and lovely to look at.
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MtP 113.62
तत्रापि च महावृक्षो न्यग्रोधो रोहिणो महान् तस्यापि ते फलरसं पिबन्तो वर्तयन्ति हि
tatrāpi ca mahāvṛkṣo nyagrodho rohiṇo mahān tasyāpi te phalarasaṃ pibanto vartayanti hi
There too is a great tree, a huge banyan, the Rohiṇa; drinking the juice of its fruit they sustain themselves.
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MtP 113.63
दशवर्षसहस्राणि दशवर्षशतानि च जीवन्ति ते महाभागाः सदा हृष्टा नरोत्तमाः
daśavarṣasahasrāṇi daśavarṣaśatāni ca jīvanti te mahābhāgāḥ sadā hṛṣṭā narottamāḥ
Those greatly fortunate best of men live ten thousand years and a thousand years more, always joyful.
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MtP 113.64
उत्तरेण तु श्वेतस्य पार्श्वे शृङ्गस्य दक्षिणे वर्षं हिरण्वतं नाम यत्र हैरण्वती नदी
uttareṇa tu śvetasya pārśve śṛṅgasya dakṣiṇe varṣaṃ hiraṇvataṃ nāma yatra hairaṇvatī nadī
But north of Śveta, on the southern flank of Śṛṅga(vat), is the varṣa named Hiraṇvata, where the river Hairaṇvatī is.
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MtP 113.65
महाबला महासत्त्वा नित्यं मुदितमानसाः शुक्लाभिजनसम्पन्नाः सर्वे च प्रियदर्शनाः
mahābalā mahāsattvā nityaṃ muditamānasāḥ śuklābhijanasampannāḥ sarve ca priyadarśanāḥ
(They are) of great strength, of great vigour, always cheerful in mind, endowed with pure birth, and all of them pleasing to look at.
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MtP 113.66
एकादश सहस्राणि वर्षाणां ते नरोत्तमाः आयुष्प्रमाणं जीवन्ति शतानि दश पञ्च च
ekādaśa sahasrāṇi varṣāṇāṃ te narottamāḥ āyuṣpramāṇaṃ jīvanti śatāni daśa pañca ca
Those best of men live to a life-span of eleven thousand years, and ten hundred and five (more).
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MtP 113.67
तस्मिन्वर्षे महावृक्षो लकुचः पत्त्रसंश्रयः तस्य पीत्वा फलरसं तत्र जीवन्ति मानवाः
tasminvarṣe mahāvṛkṣo lakucaḥ pattrasaṃśrayaḥ tasya pītvā phalarasaṃ tatra jīvanti mānavāḥ
In that region there is a great tree, the lakuca, thick with leaves; drinking the juice of its fruit, the people there live.
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MtP 113.68
शृङ्गसाह्वस्य शृङ्गाणि त्रीणि तानि महान्ति वै एकं मणियुतं तत्र एकं तु कनकान्वितम् सर्वरत्नमयं चैकं भुवनैरुपशोभितम्
śṛṅgasāhvasya śṛṅgāṇi trīṇi tāni mahānti vai ekaṃ maṇiyutaṃ tatra ekaṃ tu kanakānvitam sarvaratnamayaṃ caikaṃ bhuvanairupaśobhitam
The peaks of (the mountain) named Śṛṅgin are three, and they are indeed great: one there is set with gems, one is furnished with gold, and one is made of all jewels and adorned with dwellings.
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MtP 113.69
उत्तरे चास्य शृङ्गस्य समुद्रान्ते च दक्षिणे कुरवस्तत्र तद्वर्यं पुण्यं सिद्धनिषेवितम्
uttare cāsya śṛṅgasya samudrānte ca dakṣiṇe kuravastatra tadvaryaṃ puṇyaṃ siddhaniṣevitam
North of this peak and south of the ocean's edge are the Kurus there; that region is excellent, holy, frequented by the Siddhas.
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MtP 113.70
तत्र वृक्षा मधुफला दिव्यामृतमयापगाः वस्त्राणि ते प्रसूयन्ते फलैश्चाभरणानि च
tatra vṛkṣā madhuphalā divyāmṛtamayāpagāḥ vastrāṇi te prasūyante phalaiścābharaṇāni ca
There the trees have honey-sweet fruit, and the rivers are made of divine nectar; those (trees) bring forth garments and, along with their fruits, ornaments too.
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MtP 113.71
सर्वकामप्रदातारः केचिद्वृक्षा मनोरमाः अपरे क्षीरिणो नाम वृक्षास्तत्र मनोरमाः ये रक्षन्ति सदा क्षीरं षड्रसं चामृतोपमम्
sarvakāmapradātāraḥ kecidvṛkṣā manoramāḥ apare kṣīriṇo nāma vṛkṣāstatra manoramāḥ ye rakṣanti sadā kṣīraṃ ṣaḍrasaṃ cāmṛtopamam
Some delightful trees are givers of all one desires; other delightful trees there, called the milk-bearers, always hold milk of six flavours, like nectar.
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MtP 113.72
सर्वा मणिमयी भूमिः सूक्ष्मा काञ्चनवालुका सर्वत्र सुखसंस्पर्शा निःशब्दाः पवनाः शुभाः
sarvā maṇimayī bhūmiḥ sūkṣmā kāñcanavālukā sarvatra sukhasaṃsparśā niḥśabdāḥ pavanāḥ śubhāḥ
The whole ground is made of gems, with fine golden sand; everywhere it is pleasant to the touch, and the auspicious winds are soundless.
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MtP 113.73
देवलोकच्युतास्तत्र जायन्ते मानवाः शुभाः शुक्लाभिजनसम्पन्नाः सर्वे ते स्थिरयौवनाः
devalokacyutāstatra jāyante mānavāḥ śubhāḥ śuklābhijanasampannāḥ sarve te sthirayauvanāḥ
There, fallen from the world of the gods, auspicious human beings are born, endowed with pure birth, all of them with unfading youth.
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MtP 113.74
मिथुनानि प्रजायन्ते स्त्रियश्चाप्सरसोपमाः तेषां ते क्षीरिणां क्षीरं पिबन्ति ह्यमृतोपमम्
mithunāni prajāyante striyaścāpsarasopamāḥ teṣāṃ te kṣīriṇāṃ kṣīraṃ pibanti hyamṛtopamam
They are born as couples, and the women are like apsarases; they drink the nectar-like milk of those milk-bearing (trees).
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MtP 113.75
एकाहाज्जायते युग्मं समं चैव विवर्धते समं रूपं च शीलं च समं चैव म्रियन्ति वै
ekāhājjāyate yugmaṃ samaṃ caiva vivardhate samaṃ rūpaṃ ca śīlaṃ ca samaṃ caiva mriyanti vai
In a single day a pair is born, and they grow up alike; their beauty and character are alike, and they die alike too.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 113.76
एकैकमनुरक्ताश्च चक्रवाकमिव ध्रुवम् अनामया ह्यशोकाश्च नित्यं मुदितमानसाः
ekaikamanuraktāśca cakravākamiva dhruvam anāmayā hyaśokāśca nityaṃ muditamānasāḥ
And they are attached to one another, constantly, like the cakravāka bird; free from disease and free from sorrow, always cheerful in mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 113.77
दश वर्षसहस्राणि दश वर्षशतानि च जीवन्ति च महासत्त्वा न चान्या स्त्री प्रवर्तते
daśa varṣasahasrāṇi daśa varṣaśatāni ca jīvanti ca mahāsattvā na cānyā strī pravartate
Those great-natured ones live ten thousand years and ten hundred years, and no other woman is resorted to.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 113.78
एवमेव निसर्गो वै वर्षाणां भारते युगे दृष्टः परमधर्मज्ञाः किं भूयः कथयामि वः
evameva nisargo vai varṣāṇāṃ bhārate yuge dṛṣṭaḥ paramadharmajñāḥ kiṃ bhūyaḥ kathayāmi vaḥ
Just so, O supreme knowers of dharma, has the natural condition of the regions been observed in the Bhārata age; what more shall I tell you?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 113.79
आख्यातास्त्वेवमृषयः सूतपुत्रेण धीमता उत्तरश्रवणे भूयः पप्रच्छुः सूतनन्दनम्
ākhyātāstvevamṛṣayaḥ sūtaputreṇa dhīmatā uttaraśravaṇe bhūyaḥ papracchuḥ sūtanandanam
Thus were the sages addressed by the wise son of the Sūta; concerning the northern account they again questioned the Sūta's son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain