Matsya Purana — Chapter 121
MtP 121.1
तस्याश्रमस्योत्तरतस् त्रिपुरारिनिषेवितः नानारत्नमयैः शृङ्गैः कल्पद्रुमसमन्वितैः
tasyāśramasyottaratas tripurāriniṣevitaḥ nānāratnamayaiḥ śṛṅgaiḥ kalpadrumasamanvitaiḥ
To the north of that hermitage, frequented by the foe of Tripura, with peaks made of various jewels and furnished with wish-granting trees,
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MtP 121.2
मध्ये हिमवतः पृष्ठे कैलासो नाम पर्वतः तस्मिन्निवसति श्रीमान् कुबेरः सह गुह्यकैः
madhye himavataḥ pṛṣṭhe kailāso nāma parvataḥ tasminnivasati śrīmān kuberaḥ saha guhyakaiḥ
in the middle, on the back of Himavat, is the mountain named Kailāsa; there dwells the illustrious Kubera together with the guhyakas.
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MtP 121.3
अप्सरो ऽनुगुप्तो राजा मोदते ह्यलकाधिपः कैलासपादसम्भूतं पुण्यं शीतजलं शुभम्
apsaro 'nugupto rājā modate hyalakādhipaḥ kailāsapādasambhūtaṃ puṇyaṃ śītajalaṃ śubham
Guarded by (or attended by) apsarases, the king, lord of Alakā, takes his delight. Arisen at the foot of Kailāsa is a holy, auspicious lake of cool water,
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MtP 121.4
मन्दोदकं नाम सरः पयस्तु दधिसंनिभम् तस्मात् प्रवहते दिव्या नदी मन्दाकिनी शुभा
mandodakaṃ nāma saraḥ payastu dadhisaṃnibham tasmāt pravahate divyā nadī mandākinī śubhā
the lake named Mandodaka, whose water resembles curds; from it flows the divine, auspicious river Mandākinī.
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MtP 121.5
दिव्यं च नन्दनं तत्र तस्यास्तीरे महद्वनम् प्रागुत्तरेण कैलासाद् दिव्यं सौगन्धिकं गिरिम्
divyaṃ ca nandanaṃ tatra tasyāstīre mahadvanam prāguttareṇa kailāsād divyaṃ saugandhikaṃ girim
And there on its bank is the divine Nandana, a great forest; to the northeast of Kailāsa (is) the divine Saugandhika mountain.
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MtP 121.6
सर्वधातुमयं दिव्यं सुवेलं पर्वतं प्रति चन्द्रप्रभो नाम गिरिः यः शुभ्रो रत्नसंनिभः
sarvadhātumayaṃ divyaṃ suvelaṃ parvataṃ prati candraprabho nāma giriḥ yaḥ śubhro ratnasaṃnibhaḥ
Toward the divine Suvela mountain, made of all minerals, (there) is a mountain named Candraprabha, which is white and like a jewel.
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MtP 121.7
तत्समीपे सरो दिव्यम् अच्छोदं नाम विश्रुतम् तस्मात्प्रभवते दिव्या नदी ह्यच्छोदका शुभा
tatsamīpe saro divyam acchodaṃ nāma viśrutam tasmātprabhavate divyā nadī hyacchodakā śubhā
Near it is a divine lake, widely known as Acchoda; from it rises a divine river, Acchodakā, fair and clear-watered.
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MtP 121.8
तस्यास्तीरे वनं दिव्यं महच्चैत्ररथं शुभम् तस्मिन्गिरौ निवसति मणिभद्रः सहानुगः
tasyāstīre vanaṃ divyaṃ mahaccaitrarathaṃ śubham tasmingirau nivasati maṇibhadraḥ sahānugaḥ
On its bank is a divine, great and lovely forest, Caitraratha; on that mountain dwells Maṇibhadra with his retinue,
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MtP 121.9
यक्षसेनापतिः क्रूरो गुह्यकैः परिवारितः पुण्या मन्दाकिनी नाम नदी ह्यच्छोदका शुभा
yakṣasenāpatiḥ krūro guhyakaiḥ parivāritaḥ puṇyā mandākinī nāma nadī hyacchodakā śubhā
the fierce commander of the yakṣa host, surrounded by Guhyakas. (There is) the holy river named Mandākinī, fair and clear-watered.
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MtP 121.10
महीमण्डलमध्ये तु प्रविष्टे तु महोदधिम् कैलासदक्षिणे प्राच्यां शिवं सर्वौषधिं गिरिम्
mahīmaṇḍalamadhye tu praviṣṭe tu mahodadhim kailāsadakṣiṇe prācyāṃ śivaṃ sarvauṣadhiṃ girim
In the middle of the circle of the earth, where (it) has entered the great ocean, to the south of Kailāsa and eastward, (lies) the auspicious mountain bearing all herbs;
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MtP 121.11
मनःशिलामयं दिव्यं सुवेलं पर्वतं प्रति लोहितो हेमशृङ्गस्तु गिरिः सूर्यप्रभो महान्
manaḥśilāmayaṃ divyaṃ suvelaṃ parvataṃ prati lohito hemaśṛṅgastu giriḥ sūryaprabho mahān
and toward the mountain Suvela, made of divine realgar, (stands) Lohita, the great mountain with golden peaks, radiant as the sun.
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MtP 121.12
तस्य पादे महद्दिव्यं लोहितं सुमहत्सरः तस्मात्प्रभवते पुण्यो लौहित्यश्च नदो महान्
tasya pāde mahaddivyaṃ lohitaṃ sumahatsaraḥ tasmātprabhavate puṇyo lauhityaśca nado mahān
At its foot is a very great, divine, red lake; from it rises the holy and mighty river Lauhitya.
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MtP 121.13
दिव्यारण्यं विशोकं च तस्य तीरे महद्वनम् तस्मिन्गिरौ निवसति यक्षो मणिधरो वशी
divyāraṇyaṃ viśokaṃ ca tasya tīre mahadvanam tasmingirau nivasati yakṣo maṇidharo vaśī
On its bank is the divine grove Viśoka, a great forest; on that mountain dwells the self-controlled yakṣa Maṇidhara,
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MtP 121.14
सौम्यैः सुधार्मिकैश्चैव गुह्यकैः परिवारितः कैलासात्पश्चिमोदीच्यां ककुद्मानौषधीगिरिः
saumyaiḥ sudhārmikaiścaiva guhyakaiḥ parivāritaḥ kailāsātpaścimodīcyāṃ kakudmānauṣadhīgiriḥ
surrounded by gentle and very righteous Guhyakas. To the northwest of Kailāsa is Kakudmān, the mountain of herbs.
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MtP 121.15
ककुद्मति च रुद्रस्य उत्पत्तिश्च ककुद्मिनः तदञ्जनं त्रैककुदं शैलं त्रिककुदं प्रति
kakudmati ca rudrasya utpattiśca kakudminaḥ tadañjanaṃ traikakudaṃ śailaṃ trikakudaṃ prati
And on Kakudmān is the origin of Rudra as Kakudmin; that (mountain) Trikakud yields the collyrium called traikakuda.
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MtP 121.16
सर्वधातुमयस्तत्र सुमहान्वैद्युतो गिरिः तस्य पादे महद्दिव्यं मानसं सिद्धसेवितम्
sarvadhātumayastatra sumahānvaidyuto giriḥ tasya pāde mahaddivyaṃ mānasaṃ siddhasevitam
There is the very great mountain Vaidyuta, made of every mineral; at its foot is the great divine lake Mānasa, frequented by the Siddhas.
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MtP 121.17
तस्मात्प्रभवते पुण्या सरयूर्लोकपावनी यस्यास्तीरे वनं दिव्यं वैभ्राजं नाम विश्रुतम्
tasmātprabhavate puṇyā sarayūrlokapāvanī yasyāstīre vanaṃ divyaṃ vaibhrājaṃ nāma viśrutam
From it rises the holy Sarayū, purifier of the world; on its bank is a divine forest widely known as Vaibhrāja.
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MtP 121.18
कुबेरानुचरस्तस्मिन् प्रहेतितनयो वशी ब्रह्मधाता निवसति राक्षसो ऽनन्तविक्रमः
kuberānucarastasmin prahetitanayo vaśī brahmadhātā nivasati rākṣaso 'nantavikramaḥ
There dwells Kuberā's follower, the self-controlled son of Praheti, the rākṣasa Brahmadhātā of boundless valour.
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MtP 121.19
कैलासात्पश्चिमामाशां दिव्यः सर्वौषधिगिरिः वरुणः पर्वतश्रेष्ठो रुक्मधातुविभूषितः
kailāsātpaścimāmāśāṃ divyaḥ sarvauṣadhigiriḥ varuṇaḥ parvataśreṣṭho rukmadhātuvibhūṣitaḥ
To the western quarter from Kailāsa (is) the divine mountain of all herbs, Varuṇa, best of mountains, adorned with gold ore,
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MtP 121.20
भवस्य दयितः श्रीमान् पर्वतो हैमसंनिभः शातकौम्भमयैर्दिव्यैः शिलाजालैः समाचितः
bhavasya dayitaḥ śrīmān parvato haimasaṃnibhaḥ śātakaumbhamayairdivyaiḥ śilājālaiḥ samācitaḥ
a splendid mountain dear to Bhava, resembling gold, covered over with divine masses of rock made of gold from the Śatakumbha,
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MtP 121.21
शतसङ्ख्यैस् तापनीयैः शृङ्गैर्दिवमिवोल्लिखन् शृङ्गवान्सुमहादिव्यो दुर्गः शैलो महाचितः
śatasaṅkhyais tāpanīyaiḥ śṛṅgairdivamivollikhan śṛṅgavānsumahādivyo durgaḥ śailo mahācitaḥ
as if scratching the sky with a hundred peaks of refined gold — Śṛṅgavān, exceedingly great and divine, a hard-to-climb mountain, thickly heaped (with peaks).
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MtP 121.22
तस्मिन्गिरौ निवसति गिरिशो धूम्रलोहितः तस्य पादात्प्रभवति शैलोदं नाम तत्सरः
tasmingirau nivasati giriśo dhūmralohitaḥ tasya pādātprabhavati śailodaṃ nāma tatsaraḥ
On that mountain dwells Giriśa, smoke-red in hue; from its foot rises that lake named Śailoda.
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MtP 121.23
तस्मात्प्रभवते पुण्या नदी शैलोदका शुभा सा चक्षुसी तयोर्मध्ये प्रविष्टा पश्चिमोदधिम्
tasmātprabhavate puṇyā nadī śailodakā śubhā sā cakṣusī tayormadhye praviṣṭā paścimodadhim
From it rises the holy, fair river Śailodakā; she and the Cakṣus, between those two, (the land lies); (she) has entered the western ocean.
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MtP 121.24
अस्त्युत्तरेण कैलासाच् छिवः सर्वौषधो गिरिः गौरं तु पर्वतश्रेष्ठं हरितालमयं प्रति
astyuttareṇa kailāsāc chivaḥ sarvauṣadho giriḥ gauraṃ tu parvataśreṣṭhaṃ haritālamayaṃ prati
To the north of Kailāsa is the auspicious mountain of all herbs; and toward it (lies) Gaura, best of mountains, made of yellow orpiment.
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MtP 121.25
हिरण्यशृङ्गः सुमहादिव्यौषधिमयो गिरिः तस्य पादे महद्दिव्यं सरः काञ्चनवालुकम्
hiraṇyaśṛṅgaḥ sumahādivyauṣadhimayo giriḥ tasya pāde mahaddivyaṃ saraḥ kāñcanavālukam
Hiraṇyaśṛṅga is a very great mountain made of divine herbs; at its foot is a great divine lake with golden sands,
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MtP 121.26
रम्यं बिन्दुसरो नाम यत्र राजा भगीरथः गङ्गार्थे स तु राजर्षिर् उवास बहुलाः समाः
ramyaṃ bindusaro nāma yatra rājā bhagīrathaḥ gaṅgārthe sa tu rājarṣir uvāsa bahulāḥ samāḥ
the lovely one named Bindusaras, where King Bhagīratha, that royal sage, dwelt for many years for the sake of the Ganges,
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MtP 121.27
दिवं यास्यन्तु मे पूर्वे गङ्गातोयाप्लुतास्थिकाः तत्र त्रिपथगा देवी प्रथमं तु प्रतिष्ठिता
divaṃ yāsyantu me pūrve gaṅgātoyāplutāsthikāḥ tatra tripathagā devī prathamaṃ tu pratiṣṭhitā
"Let my forefathers, their bones bathed in the water of the Gaṅgā, go to heaven." It was there that the goddess who goes by three paths was first established.
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MtP 121.28
सोमपादात्प्रसूता सा सप्तधा प्रविभज्यते यूपा मणिमयास्तत्र विमानाश्च हिरण्मयाः
somapādātprasūtā sā saptadhā pravibhajyate yūpā maṇimayāstatra vimānāśca hiraṇmayāḥ
Sprung from the foot of Soma, she is divided in seven ways; there (are) sacrificial posts made of jewels, and palaces made of gold.
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MtP 121.29
तत्रेष्ट्वा क्रतुभिः सिद्धः शक्रः सुरगणैः सह दिव्यश्छायापथस् तत्र नक्षत्राणां तु मण्डलम्
tatreṣṭvā kratubhiḥ siddhaḥ śakraḥ suragaṇaiḥ saha divyaśchāyāpathas tatra nakṣatrāṇāṃ tu maṇḍalam
Having sacrificed there with rites, Śakra attained perfection together with the hosts of gods; there is the heavenly shadow-path (the Milky Way) and the circle of the constellations.
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MtP 121.30
दृश्यते भासुरा रात्रौ देवी त्रिपथगा तु सा अन्तरिक्षं दिवं चैव भावयित्वा भुवं गता
dṛśyate bhāsurā rātrau devī tripathagā tu sā antarikṣaṃ divaṃ caiva bhāvayitvā bhuvaṃ gatā
That goddess who goes by three paths is seen shining at night; having permeated the mid-air and heaven, she went to the earth.
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MtP 121.31
भवोत्तमाङ्गे पतिता संरुद्धा योगमायया तस्या ये बिन्दवः केचित् क्रुद्धायाः पतिता भुवि
bhavottamāṅge patitā saṃruddhā yogamāyayā tasyā ye bindavaḥ kecit kruddhāyāḥ patitā bhuvi
She fell upon the head of Bhava and was held back by (his) power of yoga; whatever drops of hers, as she raged, fell upon the earth—
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MtP 121.32
कृतं तु तैर्बहुसरस् ततो बिन्दुसरः स्मृतम् ततस्तस्या निरुद्धाया भवेन सहसा रुषा
kṛtaṃ tu tairbahusaras tato bindusaraḥ smṛtam tatastasyā niruddhāyā bhavena sahasā ruṣā
by those a great lake was made; from that it is known as Bindusaras. Then, of her who was suddenly held back in anger by Bhava—
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MtP 121.33
ज्ञात्वा तस्या ह्यभिप्रायं क्रूरं देव्याश्चिकीर्षितम् भित्त्वा विशामि पातालं स्रोतसा गृह्य शंकरम्
jñātvā tasyā hyabhiprāyaṃ krūraṃ devyāścikīrṣitam bhittvā viśāmi pātālaṃ srotasā gṛhya śaṃkaram
having come to know her purpose, the cruel thing the goddess wished to do: "Breaking through, I shall enter Pātāla, seizing Śaṃkara with my current"—
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MtP 121.34
अथावलेपं तं ज्ञात्वा तस्याः क्रुद्धस्तु शंकरः तिरोभावयितुं बुद्धिर् आसीदङ्गेषु तां नदीम्
athāvalepaṃ taṃ jñātvā tasyāḥ kruddhastu śaṃkaraḥ tirobhāvayituṃ buddhir āsīdaṅgeṣu tāṃ nadīm
then Śaṃkara, knowing that arrogance of hers, became angry, and his mind was set on making that river vanish within his limbs.
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MtP 121.35
एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु दृष्ट्वा राजानमग्रतः धमनीसंततं क्षीणं क्षुधाव्याकुलितेन्द्रियम्
etasminneva kāle tu dṛṣṭvā rājānamagrataḥ dhamanīsaṃtataṃ kṣīṇaṃ kṣudhāvyākulitendriyam
But at that very moment, seeing before (him) the king, his veins standing out, wasted away, his senses disordered by hunger,
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MtP 121.36
अनेन तोषितश्चाहं नद्यर्थे पूर्वमेव तु बुद्ध्वाऽस्य वरदानं तु ततः कोपं न्ययच्छत
anena toṣitaścāhaṃ nadyarthe pūrvameva tu buddhvā'sya varadānaṃ tu tataḥ kopaṃ nyayacchata
(and thinking) "I was gratified by him before, for the sake of the river," and recalling his own granting of the boon, he then held back his anger.
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MtP 121.37
ब्रह्मणो वचनं श्रुत्वा यदुक्तं धारयन्नदीम् ततो विसर्जयामास संरुद्धां स्वेन तेजसा
brahmaṇo vacanaṃ śrutvā yaduktaṃ dhārayannadīm tato visarjayāmāsa saṃruddhāṃ svena tejasā
Hearing the words of Brahmā, which were spoken (to him) as he was holding the river, he then let go of her who had been checked by his own fiery power—
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MtP 121.38
नदीं भगीरथस्यार्थे तपसोग्रेण तोषितः ततो विसर्जयामास सप्त स्रोतांसि गङ्गया
nadīṃ bhagīrathasyārthe tapasogreṇa toṣitaḥ tato visarjayāmāsa sapta srotāṃsi gaṅgayā
the river, for the sake of Bhagīratha, being gratified by (his) fierce austerity; then he released seven streams along with the Gaṅgā.
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MtP 121.39
त्रीणि प्राचीमभिमुखं प्रतीचीं त्रीण्यथैव तु स्रोतांसि त्रिपथायास्तु प्रत्यपद्यन्त सप्तधा
trīṇi prācīmabhimukhaṃ pratīcīṃ trīṇyathaiva tu srotāṃsi tripathāyāstu pratyapadyanta saptadhā
Three facing eastward and three likewise westward: thus the streams of the three-pathed one came forth in seven ways.
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MtP 121.40
नलिनी ह्लादिनी चैव पावनी चैव प्राच्यगा सीता चक्षुश्च सिन्धुश्च तिस्रस्ता वै प्रतीच्यगाः
nalinī hlādinī caiva pāvanī caiva prācyagā sītā cakṣuśca sindhuśca tisrastā vai pratīcyagāḥ
Nalinī, Hlādinī and Pāvanī go eastward; Sītā, Cakṣu and Sindhu—those three go westward.
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MtP 121.41
सप्तमी त्वनुगा तासां दक्षिणेन भगीरथम् तस्माद्भागीरथी सा वै प्रविष्टा दक्षिणोदधिम्
saptamī tvanugā tāsāṃ dakṣiṇena bhagīratham tasmādbhāgīrathī sā vai praviṣṭā dakṣiṇodadhim
But the seventh followed after them, southward, behind Bhagīratha; therefore she, the Bhāgīrathī, entered the southern ocean.
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MtP 121.42
सप्त चैताः प्लावयन्ति वर्षं तु हिमसाह्वयम् प्रसूताः सप्त नद्यस्तु शुभा बिन्दुसरोद्भवाः
sapta caitāḥ plāvayanti varṣaṃ tu himasāhvayam prasūtāḥ sapta nadyastu śubhā bindusarodbhavāḥ
And these seven flood the region named after Himavat; the seven auspicious rivers came forth, arising from Bindusaras.
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MtP 121.43
तान्देशान्प्लावयन्ति स्म म्लेच्छप्रायांश्च सर्वशः सशैलान्कुकुरान्रौध्रान् बर्बरान्यवनान्खसान्
tāndeśānplāvayanti sma mlecchaprāyāṃśca sarvaśaḥ saśailānkukurānraudhrān barbarānyavanānkhasān
They flooded those lands, mostly of barbarians, on every side: together with the Śailas, the Kukuras, the Raudhras, the Barbaras, the Yavanas and the Khasas;
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MtP 121.44
पुलिकांश्च कुलत्थांश्च अङ्गलोक्यान्वरांश्च यान् कृत्वा द्विधा हिमवन्तं प्रविष्टा दक्षिणोदधिम्
pulikāṃśca kulatthāṃśca aṅgalokyānvarāṃśca yān kṛtvā dvidhā himavantaṃ praviṣṭā dakṣiṇodadhim
and the Pulikas and the Kulatthas and the Aṅgalokyas and whatever others there were—having made the Himavat twofold, (she) entered the southern ocean.
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MtP 121.45
अथ वीरमरूंश्चैव कालिकांश्चैव शूलिकान् तुकरान्बर्बराकारान् पह्लवान्पारदाञ्छकान्
atha vīramarūṃścaiva kālikāṃścaiva śūlikān tukarānbarbarākārān pahlavānpāradāñchakān
Then the Vīramarus and the Kālikas and the Śūlikas, the Tukhāras, those of barbarian form, the Pahlavas, the Pāradas, the Śakas—
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MtP 121.46
एताञ्जनपदांश्चक्षुः प्लावयित्वोदधिं गता दरदोर्जगुडांश्चैव गान्धारानौरसान्कुहून्
etāñjanapadāṃścakṣuḥ plāvayitvodadhiṃ gatā daradorjaguḍāṃścaiva gāndhārānaurasānkuhūn
having flooded these peoples, the Cakṣu went to the ocean; and the Daradas, the Urjaguḍas, the Gāndhāras, the Aurasas, the Kuhūs—
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MtP 121.47
शिवपौरानिन्द्रमरून् वसतीन्समतेजसम् सैन्धवानुर्वसान्बर्बान् कुपथान्भीमरोमकान्
śivapaurānindramarūn vasatīnsamatejasam saindhavānurvasānbarbān kupathānbhīmaromakān
(and) the Śivapauras, the Indramarus, the Vasatis, Samatejas, the Saindhavas, the Urvasas, the Barbas, the Kupathas, the fearsome Romakas,
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MtP 121.48
शुनामुखांश्चोर्दमरून् सिन्धुरेतान्निषेवते गन्धर्वान्किन्नरान्यक्षान् रक्षोविद्याधरोरगान्
śunāmukhāṃścordamarūn sindhuretānniṣevate gandharvānkinnarānyakṣān rakṣovidyādharoragān
and the Śunāmukhas and the Ūrdamarus — these the Sindhu frequents — (and) the Gandharvas, Kinnaras, Yakṣas, Rākṣasas, Vidyādharas and Uragas,
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MtP 121.49
कलापग्रामकांश्चैव तथा किम्पुरुषान्नरान् किरातांश्च पुलिन्दांश्च कुरून्वै भारतानपि
kalāpagrāmakāṃścaiva tathā kimpuruṣānnarān kirātāṃśca pulindāṃśca kurūnvai bhāratānapi
and the Kalāpagrāmakas, and likewise the Kimpuruṣa men, and the Kirātas and the Pulindas, and indeed the Kurus and the Bhāratas too,
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MtP 121.50
पाञ्चालान्कौशिकान्मत्स्यान् मागधाङ्गांस्तथैव च ब्रह्मोत्तरांश्च वङ्गांश्च ताम्रलिप्तांस्तथैव च
pāñcālānkauśikānmatsyān māgadhāṅgāṃstathaiva ca brahmottarāṃśca vaṅgāṃśca tāmraliptāṃstathaiva ca
the Pāñcālas, the Kauśikas, the Matsyas, the Māgadhas and Aṅgas as well, and the Brahmottaras and the Vaṅgas, and likewise the Tāmraliptas —
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MtP 121.51
एताञ्जनपदानार्यान् गङ्गा भावयते शुभा ततः प्रतिहता विन्ध्ये प्रविष्टा दक्षिणोदधिम्
etāñjanapadānāryān gaṅgā bhāvayate śubhā tataḥ pratihatā vindhye praviṣṭā dakṣiṇodadhim
these Āryan regions the auspicious Gaṅgā nourishes; then, checked at the Vindhya, she entered the southern ocean.
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MtP 121.52
ततस्तु ह्लादिनी पुण्या प्राचीनाभिमुखी ययौ प्लावयन्त्युपकांश्चैव निषादानपि सर्वशः
tatastu hlādinī puṇyā prācīnābhimukhī yayau plāvayantyupakāṃścaiva niṣādānapi sarvaśaḥ
Then the holy Hlādinī went facing eastward, flooding the Upakas and the Niṣādas too on every side,
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MtP 121.53
धीवरानृषिकांश्चैव तथा नलिमुखानपि केकरानेककर्णांश्च किरातानपि चैव हि
dhīvarānṛṣikāṃścaiva tathā nalimukhānapi kekarānekakarṇāṃśca kirātānapi caiva hi
the Dhīvaras and the Ṛṣikas, and likewise the Nalimukhas, the Kekaras and the Ekakarṇas, and the Kirātas as well,
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MtP 121.54
कालञ्जरान्विकर्णांश्च कुशिकान्स्वर्गभौमकान् सा मण्डले समुद्रस्य तीरे भूत्वा तु सर्वशः
kālañjarānvikarṇāṃśca kuśikānsvargabhaumakān sā maṇḍale samudrasya tīre bhūtvā tu sarvaśaḥ
the Kālañjaras and the Vikarṇas, the Kuśikas and the Svargabhaumakas; and she, having spread out entirely on the ocean's shore in a circle...
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MtP 121.55
ततस्तु नलिनी चापि प्राचीमेव दिशं ययौ कुपथान्प्लावयन्ती सा इन्द्रद्युम्नसरांस्यपि
tatastu nalinī cāpi prācīmeva diśaṃ yayau kupathānplāvayantī sā indradyumnasarāṃsyapi
Then the Nalinī too went straight toward the eastern quarter, flooding the Kupathas and also the lakes of Indradyumna,
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MtP 121.56
तथा खरपथान्देशान् वेत्रशङ्कुपथानपि मध्येनोज्जानकमरून् कुथप्रावरणान्ययौ
tathā kharapathāndeśān vetraśaṅkupathānapi madhyenojjānakamarūn kuthaprāvaraṇānyayau
and likewise the Kharapatha lands and the Vetraśaṅkupathas; she went through the midst of the Ujjānakamarus and the Kuthaprāvaraṇas,
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MtP 121.57
इन्द्रद्वीपसमीपे तु प्रविष्टा लवणोदधिम् ततस्तु पावनी प्रायात् प्राचीमाशां जवेन तु
indradvīpasamīpe tu praviṣṭā lavaṇodadhim tatastu pāvanī prāyāt prācīmāśāṃ javena tu
and near Indradvīpa she entered the salt ocean. Then the Pāvanī set out swiftly for the eastern region,
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MtP 121.58
तोमरान्प्लावयती च हंसमार्गान्समूहकान् पूर्वान्देशांश्च सेवन्ती भित्त्वा सा बहुधा गिरिम् कर्णप्रावरणान्प्राप्य गता साश्वमुखानपि
tomarānplāvayatī ca haṃsamārgānsamūhakān pūrvāndeśāṃśca sevantī bhittvā sā bahudhā girim karṇaprāvaraṇānprāpya gatā sāśvamukhānapi
flooding the Tomaras, the Haṃsamārgas and the Samūhakas; and frequenting the eastern lands, having split the mountain in many places, she reached the Karṇaprāvaraṇas and went to the Aśvamukhas as well,
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MtP 121.59
सिक्त्वा पर्वतमेरुं सा गत्वा विद्याधरानपि शैमिमण्डलकोष्ठं तु सा प्रविष्टा महत्सरः
siktvā parvatameruṃ sā gatvā vidyādharānapi śaimimaṇḍalakoṣṭhaṃ tu sā praviṣṭā mahatsaraḥ
and having watered Mount Meru and gone to the Vidyādharas too, she entered the great lake Śaimimaṇḍalakoṣṭha.
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MtP 121.60
तासां नद्युपनद्यो ऽन्याः शतशो ऽथ सहस्रशः उपगच्छन्ति ता नद्यो यतो वर्षति वासवः
tāsāṃ nadyupanadyo 'nyāḥ śataśo 'tha sahasraśaḥ upagacchanti tā nadyo yato varṣati vāsavaḥ
Other rivers and tributaries of theirs, by hundreds and by thousands, come up to them — those rivers (flow) wherever Vāsava rains.
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MtP 121.61
तीरे वंशौकसारायाः सुरभिर्नाम तद्वनम् हिरण्यशृङ्गो वसति विद्वान्कौबेरको वशी
tīre vaṃśaukasārāyāḥ surabhirnāma tadvanam hiraṇyaśṛṅgo vasati vidvānkauberako vaśī
On the bank of the Vaṃśaukasārā is that forest named Surabhi; there dwells Hiraṇyaśṛṅga, the learned, self-controlled son of Kubera,
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MtP 121.62
यज्ञादपेतः सुमहान् अमितौजाः सुविक्रमः तत्रागस्त्यैः परिवृता विद्वभिर्द्ब्रह्मराक्षसैः
yajñādapetaḥ sumahān amitaujāḥ suvikramaḥ tatrāgastyaiḥ parivṛtā vidvabhirdbrahmarākṣasaiḥ
turned away from sacrifice, very great, of measureless might, of great valour; there (he is) surrounded by learned brahma-rākṣasas of Agastya's line.
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MtP 121.63
कुबेरानुचरा ह्येते चत्वारस्तत्समाश्रिताः एवमेव तु विज्ञेया सिद्धिः पर्वतवासिनाम्
kuberānucarā hyete catvārastatsamāśritāḥ evameva tu vijñeyā siddhiḥ parvatavāsinām
For these four, attendants of Kubera, have taken refuge with him. Just in this way is the attainment of the mountain-dwellers to be understood,
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MtP 121.64
परस्परेण द्विगुणा धर्मतः कामतो ऽर्थतः हेमकूटस्य पृष्ठे तु सर्पाणां तत्सरः स्मृतम्
paraspareṇa dviguṇā dharmataḥ kāmato 'rthataḥ hemakūṭasya pṛṣṭhe tu sarpāṇāṃ tatsaraḥ smṛtam
doubled one over the other in respect of dharma, of pleasure, of wealth. On the back of Hemakūṭa that lake of the serpents is recorded.
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MtP 121.65
सरस्वती प्रभवति तस्माज्ज्योतिष्मती तु या अवगाढे ह्युभयतः समुद्रौ पूर्वपश्चिमौ
sarasvatī prabhavati tasmājjyotiṣmatī tu yā avagāḍhe hyubhayataḥ samudrau pūrvapaścimau
From it arises the Sarasvatī, which is Jyotiṣmatī; for on both sides the two oceans, eastern and western, are sunk deep.
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MtP 121.66
सरो विष्णुपदं नाम निषधे पर्वतोत्तमे यस्मादग्रे प्रभवति गन्धर्वानुकुले च ते
saro viṣṇupadaṃ nāma niṣadhe parvatottame yasmādagre prabhavati gandharvānukule ca te
There is a lake named Viṣṇupada on Niṣadha, best of mountains, from whose forefront (a river) flows forth, and they are on the slope of the Gandharvas.
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MtP 121.67
मेरोः पार्श्वात्प्रभवति ह्रदश्चन्द्रप्रभो महान् जम्बूश्चैव नदी पुण्या यस्यां जाम्बूनदं स्मृतम्
meroḥ pārśvātprabhavati hradaścandraprabho mahān jambūścaiva nadī puṇyā yasyāṃ jāmbūnadaṃ smṛtam
From Meru's flank arises a great lake, Candraprabha, and the holy river Jambū, in which the gold called jāmbūnada is (found).
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MtP 121.68
पयोदस्तु ह्रदो नीलः स शुभ्रः पुण्डरीकवान् पुण्डरीकात्पयोदाच्च तस्माद् द्वे सम्प्रसूयताम्
payodastu hrado nīlaḥ sa śubhraḥ puṇḍarīkavān puṇḍarīkātpayodācca tasmād dve samprasūyatām
Payoda is a lake, and Nīla; that bright one abounds in white lotuses. From Puṇḍarīka and from Payoda two (rivers) are brought forth.
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MtP 121.69
सरसस्तु सरस्त्वेतत् स्मृतमुत्तरमानसम् मृग्या च मृगकान्ता च तस्माद् द्वे सम्प्रसूयताम्
sarasastu sarastvetat smṛtamuttaramānasam mṛgyā ca mṛgakāntā ca tasmād dve samprasūyatām
But this lake of the lake is known as Uttaramānasa; and Mṛgī and Mṛgakāntā, two (rivers), are brought forth from it.
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MtP 121.70
ह्रदाः कुरुषु विख्याताः पद्ममीनकुलाकुलाः नाम्ना ते वै जया नाम द्वादशोदधिसंनिभाः
hradāḥ kuruṣu vikhyātāḥ padmamīnakulākulāḥ nāmnā te vai jayā nāma dvādaśodadhisaṃnibhāḥ
Among the Kurus there are famed lakes, thronged with lotuses and shoals of fish; they are twelve, named Jayā, and resemble oceans.
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MtP 121.71
तेभ्यः शान्ती च मध्वी च द्वे नद्यौ सम्प्रसूयताम् किम्पुरुषाद्यानि यान्यष्टौ तेषु देवो न वर्षति
tebhyaḥ śāntī ca madhvī ca dve nadyau samprasūyatām kimpuruṣādyāni yānyaṣṭau teṣu devo na varṣati
From them two rivers, Śāntī and Madhvī, are brought forth. In those eight (regions) beginning with Kimpuruṣa the god does not rain.
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MtP 121.72
उद्भिदान्युदकान्यत्र प्रवहन्ति सरिद्वराः बलाहकश्च ऋषभो चक्रो मैनाक एव च
udbhidānyudakānyatra pravahanti saridvarāḥ balāhakaśca ṛṣabho cakro maināka eva ca
There the waters spring up from the ground, (and) the finest rivers flow: Balāhaka, and Ṛṣabha, Cakra, and Maināka too.
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MtP 121.73
विनिविष्टाः प्रतिदिशं निमग्ना लवणाम्बुधिम् चन्द्रकान्तस्तथा द्रोणः सुमहांश्च शिलोच्चयः
viniviṣṭāḥ pratidiśaṃ nimagnā lavaṇāmbudhim candrakāntastathā droṇaḥ sumahāṃśca śiloccayaḥ
Set down in each direction, sunk into the salt ocean, (are) Candrakānta and Droṇa and a very great heap of rock.
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MtP 121.74
उद्गायता उदीच्यां तु अवगाढा महोदधिम् चक्रो बधिरकश्चैव तथा नारदपर्वतः
udgāyatā udīcyāṃ tu avagāḍhā mahodadhim cakro badhirakaścaiva tathā nāradaparvataḥ
Udgāyata, in the north, plunged into the great ocean; and Cakra and Badhiraka, and likewise the Nārada mountain.
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MtP 121.75
प्रतीचीमायतास्ते वै प्रतिष्ठास्ते महोदधिम् जीमूतो द्रावणश्चैव मैनाकश्चन्द्रपर्वतः
pratīcīmāyatāste vai pratiṣṭhāste mahodadhim jīmūto drāvaṇaścaiva mainākaścandraparvataḥ
They stretch westward, and they rest upon the great ocean: Jīmūta and Drāvaṇa, Maināka, (and) Candraparvata.
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MtP 121.76
आयतास्ते महाशैलाः समुद्रं दक्षिणं प्रति चक्रमैनाकयोर्मध्ये दिवि सन् दक्षिणापथे
āyatāste mahāśailāḥ samudraṃ dakṣiṇaṃ prati cakramainākayormadhye divi san dakṣiṇāpathe
Those great mountains stretch toward the southern sea; between Cakra and Maināka, standing in the sky, in the southern region.
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MtP 121.77
तत्र संवर्तको नाम सो ऽग्निः पिबति तज्जलम् अग्निः समुद्रवासस्तु और्वो ऽसौ वडवामुखः
tatra saṃvartako nāma so 'gniḥ pibati tajjalam agniḥ samudravāsastu aurvo 'sau vaḍavāmukhaḥ
There that fire named Saṃvartaka drinks that water; the fire whose dwelling is the ocean, that Aurva, the mare-mouthed one.
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MtP 121.78
इत्येते पर्वताविष्टाश् चत्वारो लवणोदधिम् छिद्यमानेषु पक्षेषु पुरा इन्द्रस्य वै भयात्
ityete parvatāviṣṭāś catvāro lavaṇodadhim chidyamāneṣu pakṣeṣu purā indrasya vai bhayāt
Thus these four (mountains) entered the salt ocean, long ago, out of fear of Indra, when their wings were being cut off.
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MtP 121.79
तेषां तु दृश्यते चन्द्रे शुक्ले कृष्णे समाप्लुतिः ते भारतस्य वर्षस्य भेदा येन प्रकीर्तिताः
teṣāṃ tu dṛśyate candre śukle kṛṣṇe samāplutiḥ te bhāratasya varṣasya bhedā yena prakīrtitāḥ
Their submergence is seen in the moon, in the bright and the dark (fortnight). They are the divisions of the land of Bhārata, by which (these) have been proclaimed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 121.80
इहोदितस्य दृश्यन्ते अन्ये त्वन्यत्र चोदिताः उत्तरोत्तरमेतेषां वर्षम् उद्रिच्यते गुणैः
ihoditasya dṛśyante anye tvanyatra coditāḥ uttarottarameteṣāṃ varṣam udricyate guṇaiḥ
Some of what has been described here are seen, and others are mentioned elsewhere; of these, each successive land excels in good qualities.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 121.81
आरोग्यायुःप्रमाणाभ्यां धर्मतः कामतो ऽर्थतः समन्वितानि भूतानि तेषु वर्षेषु भागशः
ārogyāyuḥpramāṇābhyāṃ dharmataḥ kāmato 'rthataḥ samanvitāni bhūtāni teṣu varṣeṣu bhāgaśaḥ
In health and in length of life, in dharma, in pleasure, and in wealth the beings in those lands are endowed, each in its measure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 121.82
वसन्ति नानाजातीनि तेषु सर्वेषु तानि वै इत्येतद्धारयद्विश्वं पृथ्वी जगदिदं स्थिता
vasanti nānājātīni teṣu sarveṣu tāni vai ityetaddhārayadviśvaṃ pṛthvī jagadidaṃ sthitā
Those (beings) of various kinds dwell in all of them; thus this earth stands, bearing the whole world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain