Matsya Purana — Chapter 114
MtP 114.1
यदिदं भारतं वर्षं यस्मिन् स्वायम्भुवादयः चतुर्दशैव मनवः प्रजासर्गं ससर्जिरे
yadidaṃ bhārataṃ varṣaṃ yasmin svāyambhuvādayaḥ caturdaśaiva manavaḥ prajāsargaṃ sasarjire
This Bhārata region, in which the fourteen Manus beginning with Svāyambhuva brought forth the creation of creatures —
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MtP 114.2
एतद् वेदितुम् इच्छामः सकाशात्तव सुव्रत उत्तरश्रवणं भूयः प्रब्रूहि वदतां वर
etad veditum icchāmaḥ sakāśāttava suvrata uttaraśravaṇaṃ bhūyaḥ prabrūhi vadatāṃ vara
This we wish to learn from you, O you of good vows; tell us again the northern account, O best of speakers.
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MtP 114.3
एतच्छ्रुत्वा ऋषीणां तु प्राब्रवील्लौमहर्षणिः पौराणिकस्तदा सूत ऋषीणां भावितात्मनाम्
etacchrutvā ṛṣīṇāṃ tu prābravīllaumaharṣaṇiḥ paurāṇikastadā sūta ṛṣīṇāṃ bhāvitātmanām
Hearing this from the sages, Laumaharṣaṇi, the Sūta versed in the Purāṇas, then spoke to the sages of disciplined souls.
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MtP 114.4
बुद्ध्या विचार्य बहुधा विमृश्य च पुनः पुनः तेभ्यस्तु कथयामास उत्तरश्रवणं तदा
buddhyā vicārya bahudhā vimṛśya ca punaḥ punaḥ tebhyastu kathayāmāsa uttaraśravaṇaṃ tadā
Having considered it with his intellect in many ways and reflected again and again, he then related to them the northern account.
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MtP 114.5
अथाहं वर्णयिष्यामि वर्षे ऽस्मिन्भारते प्रजाः भरणात्प्रजनाच्चैव मनुर्भरत उच्यते
athāhaṃ varṇayiṣyāmi varṣe 'sminbhārate prajāḥ bharaṇātprajanāccaiva manurbharata ucyate
"Now I shall describe the creatures in this Bhārata region. From supporting (bharaṇa) and from begetting (prajana), Manu is called Bharata."
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MtP 114.6
निरुक्तवचनैश्चैव वर्षं तद्भारतं स्मृतम् यतः स्वर्गश्च मोक्षश्च मध्यमश्चापि हि स्मृतः
niruktavacanaiścaiva varṣaṃ tadbhārataṃ smṛtam yataḥ svargaśca mokṣaśca madhyamaścāpi hi smṛtaḥ
And by etymological explanations that region is remembered as "Bhārata"; for from it heaven, and liberation, and also the middle state are said (to be won).
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MtP 114.7
न खल्वन्यत्र मर्त्यानां भूमौ कर्मविधिः स्मृतः भारतस्यास्य वर्षस्य नव भेदान्निबोधत
na khalvanyatra martyānāṃ bhūmau karmavidhiḥ smṛtaḥ bhāratasyāsya varṣasya nava bhedānnibodhata
Nowhere else on earth, indeed, is the prescribed course of (ritual) action laid down for mortals. Learn now the nine divisions of this land of Bhārata.
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MtP 114.8
इन्द्रद्वीपः कशेरुश्च ताम्रपर्णो गभस्तिमान् नागद्वीपस्तथा सौम्यो गन्धर्वस्त्वथ वारुणः
indradvīpaḥ kaśeruśca tāmraparṇo gabhastimān nāgadvīpastathā saumyo gandharvastvatha vāruṇaḥ
Indradvīpa, Kaśeru, Tāmraparṇa, Gabhastimān, likewise Nāgadvīpa, Saumya, Gandharva, and then Vāruṇa;
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MtP 114.9
अयं तु नवमस्तेषां द्वीपः सागरसंवृतः योजनानां सहस्रं तु द्वीपो ऽयं दक्षिणोत्तरः
ayaṃ tu navamasteṣāṃ dvīpaḥ sāgarasaṃvṛtaḥ yojanānāṃ sahasraṃ tu dvīpo 'yaṃ dakṣiṇottaraḥ
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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MtP 114.10
आयतस्तु कुमारीतो गङ्गायाः प्रवहावधिः तिर्यगूर्ध्वं तु विस्तीर्णः सहस्राणि दशैव तु
āyatastu kumārīto gaṅgāyāḥ pravahāvadhiḥ tiryagūrdhvaṃ tu vistīrṇaḥ sahasrāṇi daśaiva tu
It stretches from Kumārī (in the south) as far as the source of the Gaṅgā; but across and upward it is extended a full ten thousand (yojanas).
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MtP 114.11
द्वीपो ह्युपनिविष्टो ऽयं म्लेच्छैरन्तेषु सर्वशः यवनाश्च किराताश्च तस्यान्ते पूर्वपश्चिमे
dvīpo hyupaniviṣṭo 'yaṃ mlecchairanteṣu sarvaśaḥ yavanāśca kirātāśca tasyānte pūrvapaścime
This island is settled all around at its borders by barbarians (mleccha); Yavanas and Kirātas are at its eastern and western ends.
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MtP 114.12
ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रिया वैश्या मध्ये शूद्राश्च भागशः इज्यायुतवणिज्यादि वर्तयन्तो व्यवस्थिताः
brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyā vaiśyā madhye śūdrāśca bhāgaśaḥ ijyāyutavaṇijyādi vartayanto vyavasthitāḥ
In the middle, brahmins, kṣatriyas, vaiśyas and śūdras are established each in their portions, living by sacrificing, warfare, trade and the rest.
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MtP 114.13
तेषां स व्यवहारो ऽयं वर्तनं तु परस्परम् धर्मार्थकामसंयुक्तो वर्णानां तु स्वकर्मसु
teṣāṃ sa vyavahāro 'yaṃ vartanaṃ tu parasparam dharmārthakāmasaṃyukto varṇānāṃ tu svakarmasu
Theirs is this dealing, this manner of living with one another, joined with dharma, artha and kāma, according to the classes' own proper duties.
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MtP 114.14
संकल्पपञ्चमानां तु आश्रमाणां यथाविधि इह स्वर्गापवर्गार्थं प्रवृत्तिरिह मानुषे
saṃkalpapañcamānāṃ tu āśramāṇāṃ yathāvidhi iha svargāpavargārthaṃ pravṛttiriha mānuṣe
And of the stages of life, with saṃkalpa as the fifth, according to rule: here in the human (world) activity is for the sake of heaven and final release.
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MtP 114.15
यस्त्वयं मानवो द्वीपस् तिर्यग्यामः प्रकीर्तितः य एनं जयते कृत्स्नं स सम्राडिति कीर्तितः
yastvayaṃ mānavo dvīpas tiryagyāmaḥ prakīrtitaḥ ya enaṃ jayate kṛtsnaṃ sa samrāḍiti kīrtitaḥ
This human island, which has been declared to extend crosswise — he who conquers the whole of it is called "samrāṭ" (sovereign).
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MtP 114.16
अयं लोकस्तु वै सम्राड् अन्तरिक्षजितां स्मृतः स्वराडसौ स्मृतो लोकः पुनर्वक्ष्यामि विस्तरात्
ayaṃ lokastu vai samrāḍ antarikṣajitāṃ smṛtaḥ svarāḍasau smṛto lokaḥ punarvakṣyāmi vistarāt
This world, indeed, is called "samrāṭ"; that (other) world is remembered as "svarāṭ," belonging to those who have conquered the mid-air region. I shall speak of it again at length.
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MtP 114.17
सप्त चास्मिन्महावर्षे विश्रुताः कुलपर्वताः महेन्द्रो मलयः सह्यः शुक्तिमानृक्षवानपि
sapta cāsminmahāvarṣe viśrutāḥ kulaparvatāḥ mahendro malayaḥ sahyaḥ śuktimānṛkṣavānapi
In this great land seven mountain ranges are renowned as the "family mountains": Mahendra, Malaya, Sahya, Śuktimān, and Ṛkṣavān,
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MtP 114.18
विन्ध्यश्च पारियात्रश्च इत्येते कुलपर्वताः तेषां सहस्रशश्चान्ये पर्वतास्तु समीपतः
vindhyaśca pāriyātraśca ityete kulaparvatāḥ teṣāṃ sahasraśaścānye parvatāstu samīpataḥ
and Vindhya and Pāriyātra — these are the family mountains; and near them are thousands of other mountains,
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MtP 114.19
अभिज्ञातास्ततश्चान्ये विपुलाश्चित्रसानवः अन्ये तेभ्यः परिज्ञाता ह्रस्वा ह्रस्वोपजीविनः
abhijñātāstataścānye vipulāścitrasānavaḥ anye tebhyaḥ parijñātā hrasvā hrasvopajīvinaḥ
and besides these others are known, broad and with variegated ridges; and others still smaller than these are known, small and supporting small (populations).
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MtP 114.20
तैर्विमिश्रा जानपदा आर्या म्लेच्छाश्च सर्वतः पिबन्ति बहुला नद्यो गङ्गा सिन्धुः सरस्वती
tairvimiśrā jānapadā āryā mlecchāśca sarvataḥ pibanti bahulā nadyo gaṅgā sindhuḥ sarasvatī
Mingled among them are the country-dwellers, Āryas and mlecchas everywhere; they drink from many rivers — the Gaṅgā, the Sindhu, the Sarasvatī,
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MtP 114.21
शतद्रुश्चन्द्रभागा च यमुना सरयूस्तथा ऐरावती वितस्ता च विशाला देविका कुहूः
śatadruścandrabhāgā ca yamunā sarayūstathā airāvatī vitastā ca viśālā devikā kuhūḥ
the Śatadru, the Candrabhāgā, the Yamunā, and likewise the Sarayū, the Airāvatī, the Vitastā, the Viśālā, the Devikā, the Kuhū,
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MtP 114.22
गोमती धौतपापा च बाहुदा च दृषद्वती कौशिकी तु तृतीया च निश्चला गण्डकी तथा
gomatī dhautapāpā ca bāhudā ca dṛṣadvatī kauśikī tu tṛtīyā ca niścalā gaṇḍakī tathā
the Gomatī, the Dhautapāpā, the Bāhudā, the Dṛṣadvatī, the Kauśikī as the third, the Niścalā, and likewise the Gaṇḍakī,
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MtP 114.23
इक्षुर्लौहितम् इत्येता हिमवत्पार्श्वनिःसृताः वेदस्मृतिर् वेत्रवती वृत्रघ्नी सिन्धुरेव च पर्णाशा नर्मदा चैव कावेरी महती तथा
ikṣurlauhitam ityetā himavatpārśvaniḥsṛtāḥ vedasmṛtir vetravatī vṛtraghnī sindhureva ca parṇāśā narmadā caiva kāverī mahatī tathā
the Ikṣu and the Lauhita — these flow forth from the flank of Himavat. The Vedasmṛti, the Vetravatī, the Vṛtraghnī, and the Sindhu, the Parṇāśā, the Narmadā, the Kāverī, and likewise the Mahatī,
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MtP 114.24
पारा च धन्वतीरूपा विदुषा वेणुमत्यपि शिप्रा ह्यवन्ती कुन्ती च पारियात्राश्रिताः स्मृताः
pārā ca dhanvatīrūpā viduṣā veṇumatyapi śiprā hyavantī kuntī ca pāriyātrāśritāḥ smṛtāḥ
and the Pārā, the Dhanvatī, the Rūpā, the Viduṣā, and also the Veṇumatī, the Śiprā, the Avantī and the Kuntī — these are remembered as resting on the Pāriyātra.
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MtP 114.25
शोणो महानदश्चैव नन्दना सुकृशा क्षमा मन्दाकिनी दशार्णा च चित्रकूटा तथैव च तमसा पिप्पली श्येनी तथा चित्रोत्पलापि च
śoṇo mahānadaścaiva nandanā sukṛśā kṣamā mandākinī daśārṇā ca citrakūṭā tathaiva ca tamasā pippalī śyenī tathā citrotpalāpi ca
The Śoṇa, which is also called Mahānada, the Nandanā, the Sukṛśā, the Kṣamā, the Mandākinī, the Daśārṇā, and likewise the Citrakūṭā, the Tamasā, the Pippalī, the Śyenī, and also the Citrotpalā,
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MtP 114.26
विमला चञ्चला चैव तथा च धूतवाहिनी शुक्तिमन्ती शुनी लज्जा मुकुटा ह्रादिकापि च ऋष्यवन्तप्रसूतास् ता नद्यो ऽमलजलाः शुभाः
vimalā cañcalā caiva tathā ca dhūtavāhinī śuktimantī śunī lajjā mukuṭā hrādikāpi ca ṛṣyavantaprasūtās tā nadyo 'malajalāḥ śubhāḥ
Vimalā and Cañcalā, and also Dhūtavāhinī, Śuktimantī, Śunī, Lajjā, Mukuṭā and Hrādikā too — these rivers, of clear water and auspicious, rise from (Mount) Ṛṣyavanta.
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MtP 114.27
तापी पयोष्णी निर्विन्ध्या क्षिप्रा च ऋषभा नदी वेणा वैतरणी चैव विश्वमाला कुमुद्वती
tāpī payoṣṇī nirvindhyā kṣiprā ca ṛṣabhā nadī veṇā vaitaraṇī caiva viśvamālā kumudvatī
Tāpī, Payoṣṇī, Nirvindhyā, and Kṣiprā, the river Ṛṣabhā, Veṇā and Vaitaraṇī, Viśvamālā, Kumudvatī,
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MtP 114.28
तोया चैव महागौरी दुर्गमा तु शिला तथा विन्ध्यपादप्रसूतास् ताः सर्वाः शीतजलाः शुभाः
toyā caiva mahāgaurī durgamā tu śilā tathā vindhyapādaprasūtās tāḥ sarvāḥ śītajalāḥ śubhāḥ
and Toyā, Mahāgaurī, and Durgamā, and Śilā as well — all these, of cool water and auspicious, rise from the foot of the Vindhya.
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MtP 114.29
गोदावरी भीमरथी कृष्णवेणी च वञ्जुला तुङ्गभद्रा सुप्रयोगा वाह्या कावेरी चैव तु दक्षिणापथनद्यस्ताः सह्यपादाद्विनिःसृताः
godāvarī bhīmarathī kṛṣṇaveṇī ca vañjulā tuṅgabhadrā suprayogā vāhyā kāverī caiva tu dakṣiṇāpathanadyastāḥ sahyapādādviniḥsṛtāḥ
Godāvarī, Bhīmarathī, Kṛṣṇaveṇī and Vañjulā, Tuṅgabhadrā, Suprayogā, Vāhyā and Kāverī — these are the rivers of the southern region, issuing from the foot of the Sahya.
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MtP 114.30
कृतमाला ताम्रपर्णी पुष्पजा ह्युत्पलावती मलयप्रसूता नद्यस् ताः सर्वाः शीतजलाः शुभाः
kṛtamālā tāmraparṇī puṣpajā hyutpalāvatī malayaprasūtā nadyas tāḥ sarvāḥ śītajalāḥ śubhāḥ
Kṛtamālā, Tāmraparṇī, Puṣpajā, and Utpalāvatī — these rivers rising from the Malaya are all of cool water and auspicious.
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MtP 114.31
त्रिभागा ऋषिकुल्या च इक्षुदा त्रिदिवाचला ताम्रपर्णी तथा मूली शरवा विमला तथा महेन्द्रतनयाः सर्वाः प्रख्याताः शुभगामिनीः
tribhāgā ṛṣikulyā ca ikṣudā tridivācalā tāmraparṇī tathā mūlī śaravā vimalā tathā mahendratanayāḥ sarvāḥ prakhyātāḥ śubhagāminīḥ
Tribhāgā and Ṛṣikulyā, Ikṣudā, Tridivācalā, Tāmraparṇī and Mūlī, Śaravā and Vimalā — all these daughters of Mahendra are renowned, flowing auspiciously.
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MtP 114.32
काशिका सुकुमारी च मन्दगा मन्दवाहिनी कृपा च पाशिनी चैव शुक्तिमन्तात्मजास् तु ताः
kāśikā sukumārī ca mandagā mandavāhinī kṛpā ca pāśinī caiva śuktimantātmajās tu tāḥ
Kāśikā and Sukumārī, Mandagā, Mandavāhinī, Kṛpā and Pāśinī — these are the daughters of Śuktimant.
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MtP 114.33
सर्वाः पुण्यजलाः पुण्याः सर्वगाश्च समुद्रगाः विश्वस्य मातरः सर्वाः सर्वपापहराः शुभाः
sarvāḥ puṇyajalāḥ puṇyāḥ sarvagāśca samudragāḥ viśvasya mātaraḥ sarvāḥ sarvapāpaharāḥ śubhāḥ
All (of them) have holy water and are holy, all-flowing and going to the sea; all are the mothers of the world, auspicious, removers of every sin.
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MtP 114.34
तासां नद्युपनद्यश्च शतशो ऽथ सहस्रशः तास्विमे कुरुपाञ्चालाः शाल्वाश्चैव सजाङ्गलाः
tāsāṃ nadyupanadyaśca śataśo 'tha sahasraśaḥ tāsvime kurupāñcālāḥ śālvāścaiva sajāṅgalāḥ
Their rivers and tributaries are by the hundreds and by the thousands; upon them (dwell) these Kurus and Pāñcālas, and the Śālvas together with the Jāṅgalas.
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MtP 114.35
शूरसेना भद्रकारा बाह्याः सहपटच्चराः मत्स्याः किराताः कुल्याश्च कुन्तलाः काशिकोशलाः
śūrasenā bhadrakārā bāhyāḥ sahapaṭaccarāḥ matsyāḥ kirātāḥ kulyāśca kuntalāḥ kāśikośalāḥ
The Śūrasenas, Bhadrakāras, Bāhyas along with the Paṭaccaras, the Matsyas, Kirātas, Kulyas, Kuntalas, Kāśis and Kośalas,
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MtP 114.36
आवन्ताश्च कलिङ्गाश्च मूकाश्चैवान्धकैः सह मध्यदेशा जनपदाः प्रायशः परिकीर्तिताः
āvantāśca kaliṅgāśca mūkāścaivāndhakaiḥ saha madhyadeśā janapadāḥ prāyaśaḥ parikīrtitāḥ
the Āvantas and the Kaliṅgas, and the Mūkas together with the Andhakas — (these) peoples of the middle region have been for the most part enumerated.
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MtP 114.37
सह्यस्यानन्तरे चैते तत्र गोदावरी नदी पृथिव्यामपि कृत्स्नायां स प्रदेशो मनोरमः
sahyasyānantare caite tatra godāvarī nadī pṛthivyāmapi kṛtsnāyāṃ sa pradeśo manoramaḥ
And these are next to the Sahya, where the river Godāvarī is; that region is the most delightful in the whole earth.
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MtP 114.38
यत्र गोवर्धनो नाम मन्दरो गन्धमादनः रामप्रियार्थं स्वर्गीया वृक्षा दिव्यास्तथौषधीः
yatra govardhano nāma mandaro gandhamādanaḥ rāmapriyārthaṃ svargīyā vṛkṣā divyāstathauṣadhīḥ
There is (the mountain) named Govardhana, (and) Mandara, (and) Gandhamādana; for Rāma's pleasure heavenly trees and divine herbs
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MtP 114.39
भरद्वाजेन मुनिना प्रियार्थमवतारिताः ततः पुष्पवरो देशस् तेन जज्ञे मनोरमः
bharadvājena muninā priyārthamavatāritāḥ tataḥ puṣpavaro deśas tena jajñe manoramaḥ
were brought down by the sage Bharadvāja for (his) pleasure; hence that region became rich in flowers and delightful.
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MtP 114.40
वाह्लीका वाटधानाश्च आभीराः कालतोयकाः पुरंध्राश्चैव शूद्राश्च पल्लवाश् चात्तखण्डिकाः
vāhlīkā vāṭadhānāśca ābhīrāḥ kālatoyakāḥ puraṃdhrāścaiva śūdrāśca pallavāś cāttakhaṇḍikāḥ
The Vāhlīkas and Vāṭadhānas, the Ābhīras, Kālatoyakas, the Puraṃdhras and Śūdras, the Pallavas and Attakhaṇḍikas,
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MtP 114.41
गान्धारा यवनाश्चैव सिन्धुसौवीरमद्रकाः शका द्रुह्याः पुलिन्दाश्च पारदाहारमूर्तिकाः
gāndhārā yavanāścaiva sindhusauvīramadrakāḥ śakā druhyāḥ pulindāśca pāradāhāramūrtikāḥ
the Gāndhāras and the Yavanas, the Sindhus, Sauvīras and Madrakas, the Śakas, Druhyas and Pulindas, the Pāradas, Hāramūrtikas,
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MtP 114.42
रामठाः कण्टकाराश्च कैकेया दशनामकाः क्षत्रियोपनिवेश्याश्च वैश्याः शूद्रकुलानि च
rāmaṭhāḥ kaṇṭakārāśca kaikeyā daśanāmakāḥ kṣatriyopaniveśyāśca vaiśyāḥ śūdrakulāni ca
the Rāmaṭhas and Kaṇṭakāras, the Kaikeyas of ten names, and those settled by the Kṣatriyas, the Vaiśyas and the Śūdra clans,
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MtP 114.43
अत्रयो ऽथ भरद्वाजाः प्रस्थलाः सदसेरकाः लम्पकास् तलगानाश्च सैनिकाः सह जाङ्गलैः एते देशा उदीच्यास्तु प्राच्यान्देशान्निबोधत
atrayo 'tha bharadvājāḥ prasthalāḥ sadaserakāḥ lampakās talagānāśca sainikāḥ saha jāṅgalaiḥ ete deśā udīcyāstu prācyāndeśānnibodhata
the Atris and then the Bharadvājas, the Prasthalas, Sadaserakas, the Lampakas and Talagānas, the Sainikas together with the Jāṅgalas — these are the northern countries; now learn of the eastern countries.
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MtP 114.44
अङ्गा वङ्गा मद्गुरका अन्तर्गिरिबहिर्गिरी ततः प्लवंगमातंगा यमका मल्लवर्णकाः सुह्मोत्तराः प्रविजया मार्गवा गेयमालवाः
aṅgā vaṅgā madgurakā antargiribahirgirī tataḥ plavaṃgamātaṃgā yamakā mallavarṇakāḥ suhmottarāḥ pravijayā mārgavā geyamālavāḥ
The Aṅgas, Vaṅgas, Madgurakas, the inner-mountain and outer-mountain (peoples), then the Plavaṃgas, Mātaṃgas, Yamakas, Mallavarṇakas, the northern Suhmas, the Pravijayas, Mārgavas, Geyamālavas,
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MtP 114.45
प्राग्ज्योतिषाश्च पुण्ड्राश्च विदेहास्ताम्रलिप्तकाः शाल्वमागधगोनर्दाः प्राच्या जनपदाः स्मृताः
prāgjyotiṣāśca puṇḍrāśca videhāstāmraliptakāḥ śālvamāgadhagonardāḥ prācyā janapadāḥ smṛtāḥ
and the Prāgjyotiṣas and Puṇḍras, the Videhas, Tāmraliptakas, the Śālvas, Māgadhas and Gonardas — (these) are held to be the eastern peoples.
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MtP 114.46
तेषां परे जनपदा दक्षिणापथवासिनः पाण्ड्याश्च केरलाश्चैव चोलाः कुल्यास्तथैव च
teṣāṃ pare janapadā dakṣiṇāpathavāsinaḥ pāṇḍyāśca keralāścaiva colāḥ kulyāstathaiva ca
Beyond those are the peoples who dwell on the southern route: the Pāṇḍyas, the Keralas, the Colas, and likewise the Kulyas,
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MtP 114.47
सेतुकाः सूतिकाश्चैव कुपथां वाजिवासिकाः नवराष्ट्रा माहिषिकाः कलिङ्गाश्चैव सर्वशः
setukāḥ sūtikāścaiva kupathāṃ vājivāsikāḥ navarāṣṭrā māhiṣikāḥ kaliṅgāścaiva sarvaśaḥ
the Setukas and the Sūtikas, the Kupathas, the Vājivāsikas, the Navarāṣṭras, the Māhiṣikas, and the Kaliṅgas altogether,
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MtP 114.48
कारूषाश्च सहैषीका आटव्याः शबरास्तथा पुलिन्दा विन्ध्यपुषिका वैदर्भा दण्डकैः सह
kārūṣāśca sahaiṣīkā āṭavyāḥ śabarāstathā pulindā vindhyapuṣikā vaidarbhā daṇḍakaiḥ saha
the Kārūṣas together with the Aiṣīkas, the Āṭavyas and likewise the Śabaras, the Pulindas, the Vindhyapuṣikas, the Vaidarbhas along with the Daṇḍakas,
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MtP 114.49
कुलीयाश्च सिरालाश्च रूपसास् तापसैः सह तथा तैत्तिरिकाश्चैव सर्वे कारस्करास्तथा
kulīyāśca sirālāśca rūpasās tāpasaiḥ saha tathā taittirikāścaiva sarve kāraskarāstathā
the Kulīyas and the Sirālas, the Rūpasas together with the Tāpasas, and likewise the Taittirikas, and all the Kāraskaras,
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MtP 114.50
वासिक्याश्चैव ये चान्ये ये चैवान्तरनर्मदाः भारुकच्छाः समाहेयाः सह सारस्वतैस्तथा
vāsikyāścaiva ye cānye ye caivāntaranarmadāḥ bhārukacchāḥ samāheyāḥ saha sārasvataistathā
and the Vāsikyas and the others, and those who dwell between the Narmadā (rivers), the Bhārukacchas, the Samāheyas, and along with them the Sārasvatas,
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MtP 114.51
काच्छीकाश्चैव सौराष्ट्रा आनर्ता अर्बुदैः सह इत्येते अपरान्तास्तु शृणु ये विन्ध्यवासिनः
kācchīkāścaiva saurāṣṭrā ānartā arbudaiḥ saha ityete aparāntāstu śṛṇu ye vindhyavāsinaḥ
the Kācchīkas and the Saurāṣṭras, the Ānartas together with the Arbudas — these are the western frontier peoples; now hear those who dwell in the Vindhyas.
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MtP 114.52
मालवाश्च करूषाश्च मेकलाश्चोत्कलैः सह औण्ड्रा माषा दशार्णाश्च भोजाः किष्किन्धकैः सह
mālavāśca karūṣāśca mekalāścotkalaiḥ saha auṇḍrā māṣā daśārṇāśca bhojāḥ kiṣkindhakaiḥ saha
The Mālavas and the Karūṣas, the Mekalas together with the Utkalas, the Auṇḍras, the Māṣas, the Daśārṇas, the Bhojas along with the Kiṣkindhakas,
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MtP 114.53
स्तोशलाः कोसलाश्चैव त्रैपुरा वैदिशास्तथा तुमुरास् तुम्बराश्चैव पद्गमा नैषधैः सह
stośalāḥ kosalāścaiva traipurā vaidiśāstathā tumurās tumbarāścaiva padgamā naiṣadhaiḥ saha
the Stośalas and the Kosalas, the Traipuras and likewise the Vaidiśas, the Tumuras and the Tumbaras, the Padgamas together with the Naiṣadhas,
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MtP 114.54
अरूपाः शौण्डिकेराश्च वीतिहोत्रा अवन्तयः एते जनपदाः ख्याता विन्ध्यपृष्ठनिवासिनः
arūpāḥ śauṇḍikerāśca vītihotrā avantayaḥ ete janapadāḥ khyātā vindhyapṛṣṭhanivāsinaḥ
the Arūpas and the Śauṇḍikeras, the Vītihotras, the Avantis — these peoples are declared to be dwellers on the back of the Vindhya.
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MtP 114.55
अतो देशान्प्रवक्ष्यामि पर्वताश्रयिणश्च ये निराहाराः सर्वगाश्च कुपथा अपथास्तथा
ato deśānpravakṣyāmi parvatāśrayiṇaśca ye nirāhārāḥ sarvagāśca kupathā apathāstathā
Next I shall relate the regions, and those (peoples) who dwell in the mountains: the Nirāhāras, the Sarvagas, the Kupathas and likewise the Apathas,
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MtP 114.56
कुथप्रावरणाश्चैव ऊर्णादवाः समुद्गकाः त्रिगर्ता मण्डलाश्चैव किराताश्चामरैः सह
kuthaprāvaraṇāścaiva ūrṇādavāḥ samudgakāḥ trigartā maṇḍalāścaiva kirātāścāmaraiḥ saha
and the Kuthaprāvaraṇas, the Ūrṇādavas, the Samudgakas, the Trigartas and the Maṇḍalas, and the Kirātas along with the Amaras.
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MtP 114.57
चत्वारि भारते वर्षे युगानि मुनयो ऽब्रुवन् कृतं त्रेता द्वापरं च कलिश्चेति चतुर्युगम् तेषां निसर्गं वक्ष्यामि उपरिष्टाच्च कृत्स्नशः
catvāri bhārate varṣe yugāni munayo 'bruvan kṛtaṃ tretā dvāparaṃ ca kaliśceti caturyugam teṣāṃ nisargaṃ vakṣyāmi upariṣṭācca kṛtsnaśaḥ
The sages have said that in the land of Bharata there are four ages: Kṛta, Tretā, Dvāpara, and Kali — that is the set of four ages. I shall relate their coming forth further on, in full.
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MtP 114.58
एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु ऋषय उत्तरं पुनरेव ते शुश्रूषवस्तमूचुस्ते प्रकामं लौमहर्षणिम्
etacchrutvā tu ṛṣaya uttaraṃ punareva te śuśrūṣavastamūcuste prakāmaṃ laumaharṣaṇim
Having heard this, the sages, eager to hear more, spoke again to the son of Lomaharṣaṇa according to their desire:
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MtP 114.59
यच्च किम्पुरुषं वर्षं हरिवर्षं तथैव च आचक्ष्व नो यथातत्त्वं कीर्तितं भारतं त्वया
yacca kimpuruṣaṃ varṣaṃ harivarṣaṃ tathaiva ca ācakṣva no yathātattvaṃ kīrtitaṃ bhārataṃ tvayā
"Tell us, as it truly is, of the Kimpuruṣa region and likewise the Harivarṣa; the Bhārata (region) has been described by you."
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MtP 114.60
जम्बूखण्डस्य विस्तारं तथान्येषां विदांवर द्वीपानां वासिनां तेषां वृक्षाणां प्रब्रवीहि नः
jambūkhaṇḍasya vistāraṃ tathānyeṣāṃ vidāṃvara dvīpānāṃ vāsināṃ teṣāṃ vṛkṣāṇāṃ prabravīhi naḥ
"Tell us, best of the knowing ones, the extent of the Jambū continent-portion and likewise of the other continents, of their inhabitants and their trees."
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MtP 114.61
पृष्टस्त्वेवं तदा विप्रैर् यथाप्रश्नं विशेषतः उवाच ऋषिभिर्दृष्टं पुराणाभिमतं तथा
pṛṣṭastvevaṃ tadā viprair yathāpraśnaṃ viśeṣataḥ uvāca ṛṣibhirdṛṣṭaṃ purāṇābhimataṃ tathā
Thus questioned then by the brahmins, he spoke in detail in accordance with the question, (telling) what was seen by the sages and what is held (as authoritative) in the ancient lore.
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MtP 114.62
शुश्रूषवस्तु यद्विप्राः शुश्रूषध्वमतन्द्रिताः जम्बूवर्षः किम्पुरुषः सुमहानन्दनोपमः
śuśrūṣavastu yadviprāḥ śuśrūṣadhvamatandritāḥ jambūvarṣaḥ kimpuruṣaḥ sumahānandanopamaḥ
"Since you wish to hear, O brahmins, listen without slackness: the Kimpuruṣa is a region of the Jambū (continent), very great, like the Nandana grove.
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MtP 114.63
दश वर्षसहस्राणि स्थितिः किम्पुरुषे स्मृता जायन्ते मानवास्तत्र सुतप्तकनकप्रभाः
daśa varṣasahasrāṇi sthitiḥ kimpuruṣe smṛtā jāyante mānavāstatra sutaptakanakaprabhāḥ
In Kimpuruṣa the lifespan is held to be ten thousand years; the men born there have the sheen of well-refined gold.
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MtP 114.64
वर्षे किम्पुरुषे पुण्ये प्लक्षो मधुवहः स्मृतः तस्य किम्पुरुषाः सर्वे पिबन्तो रसमुत्तमम्
varṣe kimpuruṣe puṇye plakṣo madhuvahaḥ smṛtaḥ tasya kimpuruṣāḥ sarve pibanto rasamuttamam
In the holy Kimpuruṣa region the plakṣa tree is said to be honey-bearing; all the Kimpuruṣas drink its excellent juice,
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MtP 114.65
अनामया ह्यशोकाश्च नित्यं मुदितमानसाः सुवर्णवर्णाश्च नराः स्त्रियश्चाप्सरसः स्मृताः
anāmayā hyaśokāśca nityaṃ muditamānasāḥ suvarṇavarṇāśca narāḥ striyaścāpsarasaḥ smṛtāḥ
free from disease and free from sorrow, their minds ever delighted; the men are golden-hued, and their women are said to be apsarases.
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MtP 114.66
ततः परं किम्पुरुषाद् धरिवर्षं प्रचक्षते महारजतसंकाशा जायन्ते यत्र मानवाः
tataḥ paraṃ kimpuruṣād dharivarṣaṃ pracakṣate mahārajatasaṃkāśā jāyante yatra mānavāḥ
Beyond Kimpuruṣa they declare Harivarṣa, where men are born with the look of fine silver (mahārajata, i.e. gold).
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MtP 114.67
देवलोकच्युताः सर्वे बहुरूपाश्च सर्वशः हरिवर्षे नराः सर्वे पिबन्तीक्षुरसं शुभम्
devalokacyutāḥ sarve bahurūpāśca sarvaśaḥ harivarṣe narāḥ sarve pibantīkṣurasaṃ śubham
All (of them) have fallen from the world of the gods, and (are) of many forms in every way; in Harivarṣa all the men drink the auspicious juice of sugarcane.
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MtP 114.68
न जरा बाधते तत्र तेन जीवन्ति ते चिरम् एकादश सहस्राणि तेषामायुः प्रकीर्तितम्
na jarā bādhate tatra tena jīvanti te ciram ekādaśa sahasrāṇi teṣāmāyuḥ prakīrtitam
Old age does not afflict (them) there, and by that they live long; eleven thousand (years) is declared to be their lifespan.
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MtP 114.69
मध्यमं तन्मया प्रोक्तं नाम्ना वर्षमिलावृतम् न तत्र सूर्यस्तपति न च जानन्ति मानवाः
madhyamaṃ tanmayā proktaṃ nāmnā varṣamilāvṛtam na tatra sūryastapati na ca jānanti mānavāḥ
That middle region has been described by me, the region named Ilāvṛta; there the sun does not burn, and the people do not know (heat/it).
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MtP 114.70
चन्द्रसूर्यौ सनक्षत्राव् अप्रकाशाविलावृते पद्मप्रभाः पद्मवर्णाः पद्मपत्त्रनिभेक्षणाः
candrasūryau sanakṣatrāv aprakāśāvilāvṛte padmaprabhāḥ padmavarṇāḥ padmapattranibhekṣaṇāḥ
The moon and the sun together with the stars give no light in Ilāvṛta; (the people there are) lotus-bright, lotus-coloured, with eyes like lotus petals,
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MtP 114.71
पद्मगन्धाश्च जायन्ते तत्र सर्वे च मानवाः जम्बूफलरसाहारा अनिष्पन्दाः सुगन्धिनः
padmagandhāśca jāyante tatra sarve ca mānavāḥ jambūphalarasāhārā aniṣpandāḥ sugandhinaḥ
and lotus-scented — all the people born there — feeding on the juice of the jambū fruit, motionless (unagitated), and sweet-smelling.
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MtP 114.72
देवलोकच्युताः सर्वे महारजतवाससः त्रयोदश सहस्राणि वर्षाणां ते नरोत्तमाः
devalokacyutāḥ sarve mahārajatavāsasaḥ trayodaśa sahasrāṇi varṣāṇāṃ te narottamāḥ
All (are) fallen from the world of the gods, clothed in fine gold; those best of men (live) thirteen thousand years,
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MtP 114.73
आयुष्प्रमाणं जीवन्ति ये तु वर्ष इलावृते मेरोस्तु दक्षिणे पार्श्वे निषधस्योत्तरेण वा
āyuṣpramāṇaṃ jīvanti ye tu varṣa ilāvṛte merostu dakṣiṇe pārśve niṣadhasyottareṇa vā
— such is the measure of the life they live, those who (dwell) in the region Ilāvṛta, on the southern flank of Meru, or to the north of Niṣadha.
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MtP 114.74
सुदर्शनो नाम महाञ् जम्बूवृक्षः सनातनः नित्यपुष्पफलोपेतः सिद्धचारणसेवितः
sudarśano nāma mahāñ jambūvṛkṣaḥ sanātanaḥ nityapuṣpaphalopetaḥ siddhacāraṇasevitaḥ
There is a great, everlasting jambū tree named Sudarśana, always endowed with flowers and fruit, frequented by Siddhas and Cāraṇas.
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MtP 114.75
तस्य नाम्ना समाख्यातो जम्बूद्वीपो वनस्पतेः योजनानां सहस्रं च शतधा च महान्पुनः
tasya nāmnā samākhyāto jambūdvīpo vanaspateḥ yojanānāṃ sahasraṃ ca śatadhā ca mahānpunaḥ
By the name of that lord of the forest, Jambūdvīpa is named; and great again (is it,) a thousand yojanas a hundredfold.
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MtP 114.76
उत्सेधो वृक्षराजस्य दिवम् आवृत्य तिष्ठति तस्य जम्बूफलरसो नदी भूत्वा प्रसर्पति
utsedho vṛkṣarājasya divam āvṛtya tiṣṭhati tasya jambūphalaraso nadī bhūtvā prasarpati
The height of that king of trees stands covering the sky; the juice of its jambū fruit, becoming a river, flows forth.
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MtP 114.77
मेरुं प्रदक्षिणं कृत्वा जम्बूमूलगता पुनः तं पिबन्ति सदा हृष्टा जम्बूरसमिलावृते
meruṃ pradakṣiṇaṃ kṛtvā jambūmūlagatā punaḥ taṃ pibanti sadā hṛṣṭā jambūrasamilāvṛte
Having circled Meru to the right, it goes again to the root of the jambū; in Ilāvṛta (the people) always drink that jambū juice, delighted.
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MtP 114.78
जम्बूफलरसं पीत्वा न जरा बाधते ऽपि तान् न क्षुधा न क्लमो वापि न दुःखं च तथाविधम्
jambūphalarasaṃ pītvā na jarā bādhate 'pi tān na kṣudhā na klamo vāpi na duḥkhaṃ ca tathāvidham
Having drunk the juice of the jambū fruit, old age does not afflict them, nor hunger, nor weariness, nor any suffering of that kind.
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MtP 114.79
तत्र जाम्बूनदं नाम कनकं देवभूषणम् इन्द्रगोपकसंकाशं जायते भासुरं च यत्
tatra jāmbūnadaṃ nāma kanakaṃ devabhūṣaṇam indragopakasaṃkāśaṃ jāyate bhāsuraṃ ca yat
There is born gold called jāmbūnada, an ornament of the gods, resembling the indragopaka insect, and it is radiant.
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MtP 114.80
सर्वेषां वर्षवृक्षाणां शुभः फलरसस्तु सः स्कन्नं तु काञ्चनं शुभ्रं जायते देवभूषणम्
sarveṣāṃ varṣavṛkṣāṇāṃ śubhaḥ phalarasastu saḥ skannaṃ tu kāñcanaṃ śubhraṃ jāyate devabhūṣaṇam
That auspicious fruit-juice of all the trees of the region — when it has flowed out (and congealed), it becomes bright gold, an ornament of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 114.81
तेषां मूत्रं पुरीषं वा दिक्ष्वष्टासु च सर्वशः ईश्वरानुग्रहाद्भूमिर् मृतांश्च ग्रसते तु तान्
teṣāṃ mūtraṃ purīṣaṃ vā dikṣvaṣṭāsu ca sarvaśaḥ īśvarānugrahādbhūmir mṛtāṃśca grasate tu tān
Their urine and excrement, in the eight directions and everywhere — by the grace of the Lord the earth swallows (them), and swallows them too when they are dead.
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MtP 114.82
रक्षःपिशाचा यक्षाश्च सर्वे हैमवतास्तु ते हेमकूटे तु विज्ञेया गन्धर्वाः साप्सरोगणाः
rakṣaḥpiśācā yakṣāśca sarve haimavatāstu te hemakūṭe tu vijñeyā gandharvāḥ sāpsarogaṇāḥ
The rākṣasas, piśācas and yakṣas — all those belong to Himavat; but on Hemakūṭa are to be known the gandharvas together with the hosts of apsarases.
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MtP 114.83
सर्वे नागा निषेवन्ते शेषवासुकितक्षकाः महामेरौ त्रयस्त्रिंशत् क्रीडन्ते यज्ञियाः शुभाः
sarve nāgā niṣevante śeṣavāsukitakṣakāḥ mahāmerau trayastriṃśat krīḍante yajñiyāḥ śubhāḥ
All the nāgas — Śeṣa, Vāsuki and Takṣaka — dwell (there); on the great Meru the thirty-three auspicious ones worthy of sacrifice play.
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MtP 114.84
नीलवैडूर्ययुक्ते ऽस्मिन् सिद्धा ब्रह्मर्षयो ऽवसन् दैत्यानां दानवानां च श्वेतः पर्वत उच्यते
nīlavaiḍūryayukte 'smin siddhā brahmarṣayo 'vasan daityānāṃ dānavānāṃ ca śvetaḥ parvata ucyate
On this (mountain) endowed with sapphire and beryl the Siddhas and Brahman-seers dwelt; and the White mountain (Śveta) is said (to belong) to the Daityas and Dānavas.
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MtP 114.85
शृङ्गवान् पर्वतश्रेष्ठः पितॄणां प्रतिसंचरः इत्येतानि मयोक्तानि नववर्षाणि भारते
śṛṅgavān parvataśreṣṭhaḥ pitṝṇāṃ pratisaṃcaraḥ ityetāni mayoktāni navavarṣāṇi bhārate
Śṛṅgavān, best of mountains, is the resort of the ancestors. These nine regions have thus been described by me in the Bhārata (account).
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MtP 114.86
भूतैरपि निविष्टानि गतिमन्ति ध्रुवाणि च तेषां वृद्धिर्बहुविधा दृश्यते देवमानुषैः अशक्या परिसंख्यातुं श्रद्धेया च बुभूषता
bhūtairapi niviṣṭāni gatimanti dhruvāṇi ca teṣāṃ vṛddhirbahuvidhā dṛśyate devamānuṣaiḥ aśakyā parisaṃkhyātuṃ śraddheyā ca bubhūṣatā
(These regions) are settled by beings too, both the moving and the fixed; their increase is seen by gods and men to be of many kinds, impossible to count in full, and to be taken on trust by one who would prosper.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain