Matsya Purana — Chapter 122
MtP 122.1
शाकद्वीपस्य वक्ष्यामि यथावदिह निश्चयम् कथ्यमानं निबोध त्वं शाकं द्वीपं द्विजोत्तमाः
śākadvīpasya vakṣyāmi yathāvadiha niścayam kathyamānaṃ nibodha tvaṃ śākaṃ dvīpaṃ dvijottamāḥ
I shall state here duly the settled account of Śāka-island; understand it as it is told, the island Śāka, O best of the twice-born.
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MtP 122.2
जम्बूद्वीपस्य विस्ताराद् द्विगुणस्तस्य विस्तरः विस्तारात्त्रिगुणश्चापि परिणाहः समन्ततः
jambūdvīpasya vistārād dviguṇastasya vistaraḥ vistārāttriguṇaścāpi pariṇāhaḥ samantataḥ
Its extent is twice the extent of Jambū-island, and its circumference all around is three times its extent.
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MtP 122.3
तेनावृतः समुद्रो ऽयं द्वीपेन लवणोदधिः तत्र पुण्या जनपदाश् चिराच्च म्रियते जनः
tenāvṛtaḥ samudro 'yaṃ dvīpena lavaṇodadhiḥ tatra puṇyā janapadāś cirācca mriyate janaḥ
By that island is this salt-water sea surrounded. There the settlements are holy, and people die (only) after a long time.
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MtP 122.4
कुत एव च दुर्भिक्षं क्षमातेजोयुतेष्विह तत्रापि पर्वताः शुभ्राः सप्तैव मणिभूषिताः
kuta eva ca durbhikṣaṃ kṣamātejoyuteṣviha tatrāpi parvatāḥ śubhrāḥ saptaiva maṇibhūṣitāḥ
And how could there be famine here among (people) endowed with patience and vigour? There too are seven bright mountains adorned with gems.
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MtP 122.5
शाकद्वीपादिषु त्वेषु सप्त सप्त नगास् त्रिषु ऋज्वायताः प्रतिदिशं निविष्टा वर्षपर्वताः
śākadvīpādiṣu tveṣu sapta sapta nagās triṣu ṛjvāyatāḥ pratidiśaṃ niviṣṭā varṣaparvatāḥ
But in these—Śākadvīpa and the rest—there are seven mountains each in the three (continents), straight and extended, set out in every direction: the boundary-mountains of the varṣas.
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MtP 122.6
रत्नाकरादिनामानः सानुमन्तो महाचिताः समोदिताः प्रतिदिशं द्वीपविस्तारमानतः
ratnākarādināmānaḥ sānumanto mahācitāḥ samoditāḥ pratidiśaṃ dvīpavistāramānataḥ
They bear the names Ratnākara and so on, provided with peaks, greatly massive, risen up equally in every direction, according to the measure of the continent's extent.
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MtP 122.7
उभयत्रावगाढौ च लवणक्षीरसागरौ शाकद्वीपे तु वक्ष्यामि सप्त दिव्यान्महाचलान्
ubhayatrāvagāḍhau ca lavaṇakṣīrasāgarau śākadvīpe tu vakṣyāmi sapta divyānmahācalān
And on both sides they are sunk into the salt ocean and the ocean of milk. But in Śākadvīpa I shall tell of seven divine great mountains.
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MtP 122.8
देवर्षिगन्धर्वयुतः प्रथमो मेरुरुच्यते प्रागायतः स सौवर्ण उदयो नाम पर्वतः
devarṣigandharvayutaḥ prathamo merurucyate prāgāyataḥ sa sauvarṇa udayo nāma parvataḥ
The first, frequented by gods, sages and gandharvas, is called Meru; extending eastward, made of gold, that mountain is named Udaya.
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MtP 122.9
तत्र मेघास्तु वृष्ट्यर्थं प्रभवन्त्यपयान्ति च तस्यापरेण सुमहाञ् जलधारो महागिरिः
tatra meghāstu vṛṣṭyarthaṃ prabhavantyapayānti ca tasyāpareṇa sumahāñ jaladhāro mahāgiriḥ
There the clouds arise for the sake of rain and depart again. West of it is the very great mountain Jaladhāra.
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MtP 122.10
स वै चन्द्रः समाख्यातः सर्वौषधिसमन्वितः तस्मान्नित्यमुपादत्ते वासवः परमं जलम्
sa vai candraḥ samākhyātaḥ sarvauṣadhisamanvitaḥ tasmānnityamupādatte vāsavaḥ paramaṃ jalam
That indeed is called Candra, furnished with all healing herbs; from it Vāsava perpetually draws up the finest water.
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MtP 122.11
नारदो नाम चैवोक्तो दुर्गशैलो महाचितः तत्राचलौ समुत्पन्नौ पूर्वं नारदपर्वतौ
nārado nāma caivokto durgaśailo mahācitaḥ tatrācalau samutpannau pūrvaṃ nāradaparvatau
And there is one called Nārada, a rugged rock, greatly massive; there the two immovable ones, Nārada and Parvata, were born of old.
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MtP 122.12
तस्यापरेण सुमहाञ् श्यामो नाम महागिरिः यत्र श्यामत्वमापन्नाः प्रजाः पूर्वमिमाः किल
tasyāpareṇa sumahāñ śyāmo nāma mahāgiriḥ yatra śyāmatvamāpannāḥ prajāḥ pūrvamimāḥ kila
West of it is the very great mountain named Śyāma, where, they say, these creatures formerly took on blackness.
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MtP 122.13
स एव दुन्दुभिर्नाम श्यामपर्वतसंनिभः शब्दमृत्युः पुरा तस्मिन् दुन्दुभिस्ताडितः सुरैः
sa eva dundubhirnāma śyāmaparvatasaṃnibhaḥ śabdamṛtyuḥ purā tasmin dundubhistāḍitaḥ suraiḥ
That same one is named Dundubhi, resembling the Śyāma mountain; death (came) by sound, when formerly the drum was beaten upon it by the gods.
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MtP 122.14
रत्नमालान्तरमयः शाल्मलश्चान्तरालकृत् तस्यापरेण रजतो महानस्तो गिरिः स्मृतः
ratnamālāntaramayaḥ śālmalaścāntarālakṛt tasyāpareṇa rajato mahānasto giriḥ smṛtaḥ
Consisting of the interior of Ratnamālā, and the śālmala tree makes the intervening space; west of it that great mountain is remembered as Rajata (silver).
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MtP 122.15
स वै सोमक इत्युक्तो देवैर्यत्रामृतं पुरा संभृतं च हृतं चैव मातुरर्थे गरुत्मता
sa vai somaka ityukto devairyatrāmṛtaṃ purā saṃbhṛtaṃ ca hṛtaṃ caiva māturarthe garutmatā
That indeed is called Somaka by the gods, where formerly the nectar was gathered together, and was carried off by Garutmān for his mother's sake.
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MtP 122.16
तस्यापरे चाम्बिकेयः सुमनाश्चैव स स्मृतः हिरण्याक्षो वराहेण तस्मिञ्छैले निषूदितः
tasyāpare cāmbikeyaḥ sumanāścaiva sa smṛtaḥ hiraṇyākṣo varāheṇa tasmiñchaile niṣūditaḥ
West of it is Āmbikeya, and it is also remembered as Sumanas; on that mountain Hiraṇyākṣa was struck down by the Boar.
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MtP 122.17
आम्बिकेयात्परो रम्यः सर्वौषधिनिषेवितः विभ्राजस्तु समाख्यातः स्फाटिकस्तु महान्गिरिः
āmbikeyātparo ramyaḥ sarvauṣadhiniṣevitaḥ vibhrājastu samākhyātaḥ sphāṭikastu mahāngiriḥ
Beyond Āmbikeya is a delightful (mountain) resorted to by all herbs, called Vibhrāja, a great mountain made of crystal.
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MtP 122.18
यस्माद्विभ्राजते वह्निर् विभ्राजस्तेन स स्मृतः सैवेह केशवेत्युक्तो यतो वायुः प्रवाति च
yasmādvibhrājate vahnir vibhrājastena sa smṛtaḥ saiveha keśavetyukto yato vāyuḥ pravāti ca
Since fire shines forth (vibhrājate) from it, it is therefore called Vibhrāja; that same one is here called Keśava, and from it the wind blows forth.
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MtP 122.19
तेषां वर्षाणि वक्ष्यामि पर्वतानां द्विजोत्तमाः शृणुध्वं नामतस्तानि यथावदनुपूर्वशः
teṣāṃ varṣāṇi vakṣyāmi parvatānāṃ dvijottamāḥ śṛṇudhvaṃ nāmatastāni yathāvadanupūrvaśaḥ
I shall tell of the varṣas of those mountains, O best of the twice-born; hear them by name, duly and in order.
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MtP 122.20
द्विनामान्येव वर्षाणि यथैव गिरयस्तथा उदयस्योदयं वर्षं जलधारेति विश्रुतम्
dvināmānyeva varṣāṇi yathaiva girayastathā udayasyodayaṃ varṣaṃ jaladhāreti viśrutam
The varṣas have two names each, just as the mountains do. The varṣa of Udaya is Udaya, and it is known as Jaladhārā.
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MtP 122.21
नाम्ना गतभयं नाम वर्षं तत्प्रथमं स्मृतम् द्वितीयं जलधारस्य सुकुमारमिति स्मृतम्
nāmnā gatabhayaṃ nāma varṣaṃ tatprathamaṃ smṛtam dvitīyaṃ jaladhārasya sukumāramiti smṛtam
By name it is called Gatabhaya; that is remembered as the first varṣa. The second, that of Jaladhāra, is remembered as Sukumāra.
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MtP 122.22
तदेव शैशिरं नाम वर्षं तत्परिकीर्तितम् नारदस्य च कौमारं तदेव च सुखोदयम्
tadeva śaiśiraṃ nāma varṣaṃ tatparikīrtitam nāradasya ca kaumāraṃ tadeva ca sukhodayam
That same varṣa is proclaimed by the name Śaiśira; and that of Nārada is Kaumāra, and that same is Sukhodaya.
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MtP 122.23
श्यामपर्वतवर्षं तद् अनीचकम् इति स्मृतम् आनन्दकमिति प्रोक्तं तदेव मुनिभिः शुभम्
śyāmaparvatavarṣaṃ tad anīcakam iti smṛtam ānandakamiti proktaṃ tadeva munibhiḥ śubham
That varṣa of the Śyāma mountain is remembered as Anīcaka; that same auspicious one is called Ānandaka by the sages.
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MtP 122.24
सोमकस्य शुभं वर्षं विज्ञेयं कुसुमोत्करम् तदेवासितम् इत्युक्तं वर्षं सोमकसंज्ञितम्
somakasya śubhaṃ varṣaṃ vijñeyaṃ kusumotkaram tadevāsitam ityuktaṃ varṣaṃ somakasaṃjñitam
The auspicious varṣa of Somaka is to be known as Kusumotkara; that same varṣa named after Somaka is called Asita.
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MtP 122.25
आम्बिकेयस्य मैनाकं क्षेमकं चैव तत्कृतम् केसरः पर्वतस्यापि महाद्रुममिति स्मृतम् तदेव धवमित्युक्तं वर्षं विभ्राजसंज्ञितम्
āmbikeyasya mainākaṃ kṣemakaṃ caiva tatkṛtam kesaraḥ parvatasyāpi mahādrumamiti smṛtam tadeva dhavamityuktaṃ varṣaṃ vibhrājasaṃjñitam
Of Āmbikeya (are) Maināka and Kṣemaka, made by it; the Kesara of the mountain too is remembered as Mahādruma; that same is called Dhava, the varṣa named Vibhrāja.
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MtP 122.26
द्वीपस्य परिणाहं च ह्रस्वदीर्घत्वमेव च जम्बूद्वीपेन संख्यातं तस्य मध्ये वनस्पतिः
dvīpasya pariṇāhaṃ ca hrasvadīrghatvameva ca jambūdvīpena saṃkhyātaṃ tasya madhye vanaspatiḥ
The circumference of the island, and its breadth and length, are reckoned (as equal) to Jambūdvīpa; in its middle (stands) a great tree.
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MtP 122.27
शाको नाम महावृक्षः प्रजास्तस्य महानुगाः एतेषु देवगन्धर्वाः सिद्धाश्च सह चारणैः
śāko nāma mahāvṛkṣaḥ prajāstasya mahānugāḥ eteṣu devagandharvāḥ siddhāśca saha cāraṇaiḥ
A great tree named Śāka; its offshoots (branches) are huge. Among these (regions) gods and gandharvas, and siddhas together with cāraṇas,
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MtP 122.28
विहरन्ति रमन्ते च दृश्यमानाश्च तैः सह तत्र पुण्या जनपदाश् चातुर्वर्ण्यसमन्विताः
viharanti ramante ca dṛśyamānāśca taiḥ saha tatra puṇyā janapadāś cāturvarṇyasamanvitāḥ
roam and take their pleasure, and are seen together with them; there (are) holy inhabited regions, provided with the four classes.
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MtP 122.29
तेषु नद्यश्च सप्तैव प्रतिवर्षं समुद्रगाः द्विनाम्ना चैव ताः सर्वा गङ्गाः सप्तविधाः स्मृताः
teṣu nadyaśca saptaiva prativarṣaṃ samudragāḥ dvināmnā caiva tāḥ sarvā gaṅgāḥ saptavidhāḥ smṛtāḥ
In them there are seven rivers that go to the ocean, one in each varṣa; and all of them have two names, and are remembered as the seven Gaṅgās.
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MtP 122.30
प्रथमा सुकुमारीति गङ्गा शिवजला शुभा मुनितप्ता च नाम्नैषा नदी सम्परिकीर्तिता
prathamā sukumārīti gaṅgā śivajalā śubhā munitaptā ca nāmnaiṣā nadī samparikīrtitā
The first is Sukumārī, an auspicious Gaṅgā with wholesome water; and by (its other) name this river is proclaimed Munitaptā.
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MtP 122.31
सुकुमारी तपःसिद्धा द्वितीया नामतः सती नन्दा च पावनी चैव तृतीया परिकीर्तिता
sukumārī tapaḥsiddhā dvitīyā nāmataḥ satī nandā ca pāvanī caiva tṛtīyā parikīrtitā
Sukumārī (and) Tapaḥsiddhā — such is the second by name, truly; and Nandā and Pāvanī is proclaimed the third.
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MtP 122.32
शिबिका च चतुर्थी स्याद् द्विविधा च पुनः स्मृता इक्षुश्च पञ्चमी ज्ञेया तथैव च पुनः कुहूः
śibikā ca caturthī syād dvividhā ca punaḥ smṛtā ikṣuśca pañcamī jñeyā tathaiva ca punaḥ kuhūḥ
And Śibikā would be the fourth, and it is again remembered as twofold (in name); and Ikṣu is to be known as the fifth, and likewise again Kuhū.
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MtP 122.33
वेणुका चामृता चैव षष्ठी सम्परिकीर्तिता सुकृता च गभस्ती च सप्तमी परिकीर्तिता
veṇukā cāmṛtā caiva ṣaṣṭhī samparikīrtitā sukṛtā ca gabhastī ca saptamī parikīrtitā
And Veṇukā and Amṛtā is proclaimed the sixth; and Sukṛtā and Gabhastī is proclaimed the seventh.
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MtP 122.34
एताः सप्त महाभागाः प्रतिवर्षं शिवोदकाः भावयन्ति जनं सर्वं शाकद्वीपनिवासिनम्
etāḥ sapta mahābhāgāḥ prativarṣaṃ śivodakāḥ bhāvayanti janaṃ sarvaṃ śākadvīpanivāsinam
These seven, greatly blessed, with wholesome waters, one in each varṣa, sustain all the people dwelling in Śākadvīpa.
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MtP 122.35
अभिगच्छन्ति ताश्चान्या नदा नद्यः सरांसि च बहूदकपरिस्रावा यतो वर्षति वासवः
abhigacchanti tāścānyā nadā nadyaḥ sarāṃsi ca bahūdakaparisrāvā yato varṣati vāsavaḥ
And other streams and rivers and lakes flow into them, running with abundant water, since Vāsava (Indra) rains there.
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MtP 122.36
तासां तु नामधेयानि परिमाणं तथैव च न शक्यं परिसंख्यातुं पुण्यास्ताः सरिदुत्तमाः
tāsāṃ tu nāmadheyāni parimāṇaṃ tathaiva ca na śakyaṃ parisaṃkhyātuṃ puṇyāstāḥ sariduttamāḥ
But their names and their extent it is not possible to enumerate; holy are those best of rivers.
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MtP 122.37
ताः पिबन्ति सदा हृष्टा नदीर्जनपदास्तु ते एते शान्तभयाः प्रोक्ताः प्रमोदा ये च वै शिवाः
tāḥ pibanti sadā hṛṣṭā nadīrjanapadāstu te ete śāntabhayāḥ proktāḥ pramodā ye ca vai śivāḥ
Those inhabitants drink from those rivers, always delighted. These (peoples) are called Śāntabhayas, and those who are Pramodas and Śivas,
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MtP 122.38
आनन्दाश्च सुखाश्चैव क्षेमकाश्च नवैः सह वर्णाश्रमाचारयुता देशास्ते सप्त विश्रुताः
ānandāśca sukhāścaiva kṣemakāśca navaiḥ saha varṇāśramācārayutā deśāste sapta viśrutāḥ
and Ānandas and Sukhas and Kṣemakas, together with the Navas; those seven regions are famed, endowed with the observances of class and stage of life.
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MtP 122.39
आरोग्या बलिनश्चैव सर्वे मरणवर्जिताः अवसर्पिणी न तेष्वस्ति तथैवोत्सर्पिणी पुनः
ārogyā balinaścaiva sarve maraṇavarjitāḥ avasarpiṇī na teṣvasti tathaivotsarpiṇī punaḥ
All (there) are healthy and strong and free from death; there is no decline among them, nor likewise any increase.
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MtP 122.40
न तत्रास्ति युगावस्था चतुर्युगकृता क्वचित् त्रेतायुगसमः कालस् तथा तत्र प्रवर्तते
na tatrāsti yugāvasthā caturyugakṛtā kvacit tretāyugasamaḥ kālas tathā tatra pravartate
There is no condition of the ages there, made by the four yugas, anywhere; a time equal to the Tretā yuga prevails there.
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MtP 122.41
शाकद्वीपादिषु ज्ञेयं पञ्चस्वेतेषु सर्वशः देशस्य तु विचारेण कालः स्वाभाविकः स्मृतः
śākadvīpādiṣu jñeyaṃ pañcasveteṣu sarvaśaḥ deśasya tu vicāreṇa kālaḥ svābhāvikaḥ smṛtaḥ
This is to be understood throughout in these five, beginning with Śākadvīpa; but by consideration of the region, the time is held to be natural (to it).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 122.42
न तेषु संकरः कश्चिद् वर्णाश्रमकृतः क्वचित् धर्मस्य चाव्यभीचाराद् एकान्तसुखिनः प्रजाः
na teṣu saṃkaraḥ kaścid varṇāśramakṛtaḥ kvacit dharmasya cāvyabhīcārād ekāntasukhinaḥ prajāḥ
Among them there is nowhere any confusion of class and stage of life; and because of their not straying from dharma, the people are wholly happy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 122.43
न तेषु माया लोभो वा ईर्ष्यासूया भयं कुतः विपर्ययो न तेष्वस्ति तद्वै स्वाभाविकं स्मृतम्
na teṣu māyā lobho vā īrṣyāsūyā bhayaṃ kutaḥ viparyayo na teṣvasti tadvai svābhāvikaṃ smṛtam
Among them there is no deceit or greed, no envy or malice — whence fear? There is no reversal among them; that indeed is held to be natural (there).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 122.44
कालो नैव च तेष्वस्ति न दण्डो न च दाण्डिकः स्वधर्मेण च धर्मज्ञास् ते रक्षन्ति परस्परम्
kālo naiva ca teṣvasti na daṇḍo na ca dāṇḍikaḥ svadharmeṇa ca dharmajñās te rakṣanti parasparam
And there is no (destructive) time among them, no punishment and no punisher; knowing dharma, they protect one another by their own dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 122.45
परिमण्डलस्तु सुमहान् द्वीपो वै कुशसंज्ञकः नदीजलैः परिवृतः पर्वतश्चाभ्रसंनिभैः
parimaṇḍalastu sumahān dvīpo vai kuśasaṃjñakaḥ nadījalaiḥ parivṛtaḥ parvataścābhrasaṃnibhaiḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
MtP 122.46
सर्वधातुविचित्रैश्च मणिविद्रुमभूषितैः अन्यैश्च विविधाकारै रम्यैर्जनपदैस्तथा
sarvadhātuvicitraiśca maṇividrumabhūṣitaiḥ anyaiśca vividhākārai ramyairjanapadaistathā
(and by mountains) variegated with every kind of ore, adorned with gems and coral, and by others of manifold shapes, and likewise by pleasant inhabited regions,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 122.47
वृक्षैः पुष्पफलोपेतैः सर्वतो धनधान्यवान् नित्यं पुष्पफलोपेतः सर्वरत्नसमावृतः
vṛkṣaiḥ puṣpaphalopetaiḥ sarvato dhanadhānyavān nityaṃ puṣpaphalopetaḥ sarvaratnasamāvṛtaḥ
(It is) rich in wealth and grain, with trees bearing flowers and fruit on every side; (it is) always supplied with flowers and fruit, and encompassed by jewels of every kind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 122.48
आवृतः पशुभिः सर्वैर् ग्राम्यारण्यैश्च सर्वशः आनुपूर्व्यात्समासेन कुशद्वीपं निबोधत
āvṛtaḥ paśubhiḥ sarvair grāmyāraṇyaiśca sarvaśaḥ ānupūrvyātsamāsena kuśadvīpaṃ nibodhata
Encompassed on all sides by animals of every kind, both village and wild — now learn of Kuśadvīpa, in due order and in brief.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 122.49
अथ तृतीयं वक्ष्यामि कुशद्वीपं च कृत्स्नशः कुशद्वीपेन क्षीरोदः सर्वतः परिवारितः
atha tṛtīyaṃ vakṣyāmi kuśadvīpaṃ ca kṛtsnaśaḥ kuśadvīpena kṣīrodaḥ sarvataḥ parivāritaḥ
Now I shall describe the third, Kuśadvīpa, in full: by Kuśadvīpa the Ocean of Milk is encircled on every side.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 122.50
शाकद्वीपस्य विस्ताराद् द्विगुणेन समन्वितः तत्रापि पर्वताः सप्त विज्ञेया रत्नयोनयः
śākadvīpasya vistārād dviguṇena samanvitaḥ tatrāpi parvatāḥ sapta vijñeyā ratnayonayaḥ
It is endowed with twice the extent of Śākadvīpa. There too seven mountains are to be known, sources of jewels.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 122.51
रत्नाकरास्तथा नद्यस् तेषां नामानि मे शृणु द्विनामानश्च ते सर्वे शाकद्वीपे यथा तथा
ratnākarāstathā nadyas teṣāṃ nāmāni me śṛṇu dvināmānaśca te sarve śākadvīpe yathā tathā
(There are) likewise mines of jewels and rivers; hear from me their names. And they all have two names, just as (is the case) in Śākadvīpa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 122.52
प्रथमः सूर्यसंकाशः कुमुदो नाम पर्वतः विद्रुमोच्चय इत्युक्तः स एव च महीधरः
prathamaḥ sūryasaṃkāśaḥ kumudo nāma parvataḥ vidrumoccaya ityuktaḥ sa eva ca mahīdharaḥ
The first mountain, resembling the sun, is named Kumuda; that same mountain-bearer is also called Vidrumoccaya ('heap of coral').
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 122.53
सर्वधातुमयैः शृङ्गैः शिलाजालसमन्वितैः द्वितीयः पर्वतस्तत्र उन्नतो नाम विश्रुतः
sarvadhātumayaiḥ śṛṅgaiḥ śilājālasamanvitaiḥ dvitīyaḥ parvatastatra unnato nāma viśrutaḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
MtP 122.54
हेमपर्वत इत्युक्तः स एव च महीधरः हरितालमयैः शृङ्गैर् द्वीपमावृत्य सर्वशः
hemaparvata ityuktaḥ sa eva ca mahīdharaḥ haritālamayaiḥ śṛṅgair dvīpamāvṛtya sarvaśaḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
MtP 122.55
बलाहकस्तृतीयस्तु जात्यञ्जनमयो गिरिः द्युतिमान्नामतः प्रोक्तः स एव च महीधरः
balāhakastṛtīyastu jātyañjanamayo giriḥ dyutimānnāmataḥ proktaḥ sa eva ca mahīdharaḥ
The third is Balāhaka, a mountain made of genuine collyrium; that same mountain is also called Dyutimān by name.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 122.56
चतुर्थः पर्वतो द्रोणो यत्रौषध्यो महागिरौ विशल्यकरणी चैव मृतसंजीवनी तथा
caturthaḥ parvato droṇo yatrauṣadhyo mahāgirau viśalyakaraṇī caiva mṛtasaṃjīvanī tathā
The fourth mountain is Droṇa, where on that great mountain (grow) the healing herbs — Viśalyakaraṇī (the extractor of arrows) and Mṛtasaṃjīvanī (the reviver of the dead).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 122.57
पुष्पवान्नाम सैवोक्तः पर्वतः सुमहाचितः कङ्कस्तु पञ्चमस्तेषां पर्वतो नाम सारवान्
puṣpavānnāma saivoktaḥ parvataḥ sumahācitaḥ kaṅkastu pañcamasteṣāṃ parvato nāma sāravān
That same mountain is also called Puṣpavān, the greatly heaped(-up) one; and the fifth of them is Kaṅka, a mountain named Sāravān.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 122.58
कुशेशय इति प्रोक्तः पुनः स पृथिवीधरः दिव्यपुष्पफलोपेतो दिव्यविरुत्समन्वितः
kuśeśaya iti proktaḥ punaḥ sa pṛthivīdharaḥ divyapuṣpaphalopeto divyavirutsamanvitaḥ
That mountain, again, is called Kuśeśaya, that bearer of the earth, furnished with divine flowers and fruits and provided with divine plants.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 122.59
षष्ठस्तु पर्वतस्तत्र महिषो मेघसंनिभः स एव तु पुनः प्रोक्तो हरिरित्यभिविश्रुतः
ṣaṣṭhastu parvatastatra mahiṣo meghasaṃnibhaḥ sa eva tu punaḥ prokto harirityabhiviśrutaḥ
The sixth mountain there is Mahiṣa, resembling a cloud; that very same one is again called and widely known as Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 122.60
तस्मिन्सो ऽग्निर्निवसति महिषो नाम यो ऽप्सुजः सप्तमः पर्वतस्तत्र ककुद्मान्स हि भाषते
tasminso 'gnirnivasati mahiṣo nāma yo 'psujaḥ saptamaḥ parvatastatra kakudmānsa hi bhāṣate
In it dwells that fire named Mahiṣa which is born of the waters; the seventh mountain there is Kakudmān — so it is said.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 122.61
मन्दरः सैव विज्ञेयः सर्वधातुमयः शुभः मन्द इत्येष यो धातुर् अपामर्थे प्रकाशकः
mandaraḥ saiva vijñeyaḥ sarvadhātumayaḥ śubhaḥ manda ityeṣa yo dhātur apāmarthe prakāśakaḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
MtP 122.62
अपां विदारणाच्चैव मन्दरः स निगद्यते तत्र रत्नान्यनेकानि स्वयं रक्षति वासवः
apāṃ vidāraṇāccaiva mandaraḥ sa nigadyate tatra ratnānyanekāni svayaṃ rakṣati vāsavaḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
MtP 122.63
प्रजापतिमुपादाय प्रजाभ्यो विदधत्स्वयम् तेषामन्तरविष्कम्भो द्विगुणः समुदाहृतः
prajāpatimupādāya prajābhyo vidadhatsvayam teṣāmantaraviṣkambho dviguṇaḥ samudāhṛtaḥ
Beginning with Prajāpati, he himself distributes (them) to the creatures. The intervening span between them is declared to be twice (as great).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 122.64
इत्येते पर्वताः सप्त कुशद्वीपे प्रभाषिताः तेषां वर्षाणि वक्ष्यामि सप्तैव तु विभागशः
ityete parvatāḥ sapta kuśadvīpe prabhāṣitāḥ teṣāṃ varṣāṇi vakṣyāmi saptaiva tu vibhāgaśaḥ
These, then, are the seven mountains described in Kuśadvīpa. I shall now tell of their regions, seven in all, division by division.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 122.65
कुमुदस्य स्मृतः श्वेत उन्नतश्चेव स स्मृतः उन्नतस्य तु विज्ञेयं वर्षं लोहितसंज्ञकम्
kumudasya smṛtaḥ śveta unnataśceva sa smṛtaḥ unnatasya tu vijñeyaṃ varṣaṃ lohitasaṃjñakam
Of Kumuda (the region) is called Śveta, and it is also called Unnata; and of Unnata the region is to be known as the one named Lohita.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 122.66
वेणुमण्डलकं चैव तथैव परिकीर्तितम् बलाहकस्य जीमूतः स्वैरथाकारमित्यपि
veṇumaṇḍalakaṃ caiva tathaiva parikīrtitam balāhakasya jīmūtaḥ svairathākāramityapi
And likewise (a region) named Veṇumaṇḍalaka is proclaimed. Of Balāhaka (the region is) Jīmūta, and also Svairathākāra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 122.67
द्रोणस्य हरिकं नाम लवणं च पुनः स्मृतम् कङ्कस्यापि ककुन् नाम धृतिमच्चैव तत्स्मृतम्
droṇasya harikaṃ nāma lavaṇaṃ ca punaḥ smṛtam kaṅkasyāpi kakun nāma dhṛtimaccaiva tatsmṛtam
Of Droṇa (the region is) named Harika, and it is also called Lavaṇa. Of Kaṅka too (the region is) named Kakud, and it is also called Dhṛtimat.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 122.68
महिषं महिषस्यापि पुनश्चापि प्रभाकरम् ककुद्मिनस्तु तद्वर्षं कपिलं नाम विश्रुतम्
mahiṣaṃ mahiṣasyāpi punaścāpi prabhākaram kakudminastu tadvarṣaṃ kapilaṃ nāma viśrutam
Of Mahiṣa too (the region is) Mahiṣa, and again also Prabhākara; and of Kakudmin that region is renowned by the name Kapila.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 122.69
एतान्यपि विशिष्टानि सप्त सप्त पृथक्पृथक् वर्षाणि पर्वताश्चैव नदीस्तेषु निबोधत
etānyapi viśiṣṭāni sapta sapta pṛthakpṛthak varṣāṇi parvatāścaiva nadīsteṣu nibodhata
These too are the distinguished regions, seven and seven separately, and the mountains; now learn of the rivers in them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 122.70
तत्रापि नद्यः सप्तैव प्रतिवर्षं हि ताः स्मृताः द्विनामवत्यस्ताः सर्वाः सर्वाः पुण्यजलाः स्मृताः
tatrāpi nadyaḥ saptaiva prativarṣaṃ hi tāḥ smṛtāḥ dvināmavatyastāḥ sarvāḥ sarvāḥ puṇyajalāḥ smṛtāḥ
There too the rivers are just seven, one for each region, so they are said to be; all of them have two names, and all are said to have holy water.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 122.71
धूतपापा नदी नाम योनिश्चैव पुनः स्मृता सीता द्वितीया विज्ञेया सा चैव हि निशा स्मृता
dhūtapāpā nadī nāma yoniścaiva punaḥ smṛtā sītā dvitīyā vijñeyā sā caiva hi niśā smṛtā
There is a river named Dhūtapāpā, which is also called Yoni; the second is to be known as Sītā, and she too is called Niśā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 122.72
पवित्रा तृतीया विज्ञेया वितृष्णापि च या पुनः चतुर्थी ह्लादिनीत्युक्ता चन्द्रभा इति च स्मृता
pavitrā tṛtīyā vijñeyā vitṛṣṇāpi ca yā punaḥ caturthī hlādinītyuktā candrabhā iti ca smṛtā
The third is to be known as Pavitrā, which is again also Vitṛṣṇā; the fourth is called Hlādinī, and is also called Candrabhā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 122.73
विद्युच्च पञ्चमी प्रोक्ता शुक्ला चैव विभाव्यते पुण्ड्रा षष्ठी तु विज्ञेया पुनश्चैव विभावरी
vidyucca pañcamī proktā śuklā caiva vibhāvyate puṇḍrā ṣaṣṭhī tu vijñeyā punaścaiva vibhāvarī
And the fifth is declared to be Vidyut, and she is also spoken of as Śuklā; the sixth is to be known as Puṇḍrā, and again also as Vibhāvarī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 122.74
महती सप्तमी प्रोक्ता पुनश्चैषा धृतिः स्मृता अन्यास्ताभ्यो ऽपि संजाताः शतशो ऽथ सहस्रशः
mahatī saptamī proktā punaścaiṣā dhṛtiḥ smṛtā anyāstābhyo 'pi saṃjātāḥ śataśo 'tha sahasraśaḥ
The seventh is declared to be Mahatī, and she is again called Dhṛti; and from these others too are born, by hundreds and by thousands.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 122.75
अभिगच्छन्ति ता नद्यो यतो वर्षति वासवः इत्येष संनिवेशो वः कुशद्वीपस्य वर्णितः
abhigacchanti tā nadyo yato varṣati vāsavaḥ ityeṣa saṃniveśo vaḥ kuśadvīpasya varṇitaḥ
Those rivers flow toward where Vāsava (Indra) rains. Thus this arrangement of Kuśadvīpa has been described to you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 122.76
शाकद्वीपेन विस्तारः प्रोक्तस्तस्य सनातनः कुशद्वीपः समुद्रेण घृतमण्डोदकेन च
śākadvīpena vistāraḥ proktastasya sanātanaḥ kuśadvīpaḥ samudreṇa ghṛtamaṇḍodakena ca
Its everlasting extent is declared (to be equal) to Śākadvīpa; and Kuśadvīpa (is surrounded) by the ocean whose water is clarified-butter cream.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 122.77
सर्वतः सुमहान्द्वीपश् चन्द्रवत्परिवेष्टितः विस्तारान्मण्डलाच्चैव क्षीरोदाद्द्विगुणो मतः
sarvataḥ sumahāndvīpaś candravatpariveṣṭitaḥ vistārānmaṇḍalāccaiva kṣīrodāddviguṇo mataḥ
On all sides the very great island is encircled (by it) like the moon; in extent and in circumference it is held to be double the Kṣīroda (milk ocean).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 122.78
ततः परं प्रवक्ष्यामि क्रौञ्चद्वीपं यथा तथा कुशद्वीपस्य विस्ताराद् द्विगुणस्तस्य विस्तरः
tataḥ paraṃ pravakṣyāmi krauñcadvīpaṃ yathā tathā kuśadvīpasya vistārād dviguṇastasya vistaraḥ
Next after that I shall describe Krauñcadvīpa as it is: its extent is double the extent of Kuśadvīpa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 122.79
घृतोदकः समुद्रो वै क्रौञ्चद्वीपेन संवृतः चक्रनेमिप्रमाणेन वृतो वृत्तेन सर्वशः
ghṛtodakaḥ samudro vai krauñcadvīpena saṃvṛtaḥ cakranemipramāṇena vṛto vṛttena sarvaśaḥ
The ocean of clarified butter is indeed enclosed by Krauñcadvīpa, encompassed all around by a circle of the measure of a chariot-wheel's rim.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 122.80
तस्मिन्द्वीपे नगाः श्रेष्ठा देवनो गिरिरुच्यते देवनात्परतश्चापि गोविन्दो नाम पर्वतः
tasmindvīpe nagāḥ śreṣṭhā devano girirucyate devanātparataścāpi govindo nāma parvataḥ
On that island are the foremost mountains: one is called the mountain Devana; and beyond Devana is the mountain named Govinda.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 122.81
गोविन्दात्परतश्चापि क्रौञ्चस्तु प्रथमो गिरिः क्रौञ्चात्परे पावनकः पावनादन्धकारकः
govindātparataścāpi krauñcastu prathamo giriḥ krauñcātpare pāvanakaḥ pāvanādandhakārakaḥ
And beyond Govinda is Krauñca, the first mountain; beyond Krauñca is Pāvanaka, and beyond Pāvana is Andhakāraka.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 122.82
अन्धकारात्परे चापि देवावृन् नाम पर्वतः देवावृतः परेणापि पुण्डरीको महान्गिरिः
andhakārātpare cāpi devāvṛn nāma parvataḥ devāvṛtaḥ pareṇāpi puṇḍarīko mahāngiriḥ
And beyond Andhakāra is the mountain named Devāvṛt; and beyond Devāvṛt is the great mountain Puṇḍarīka.
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MtP 122.83
एते रत्नमयाः सप्त क्रौञ्चद्वीपस्य पर्वताः परस्परस्य द्विगुणो विष्कम्भो वर्षपर्वतः
ete ratnamayāḥ sapta krauñcadvīpasya parvatāḥ parasparasya dviguṇo viṣkambho varṣaparvataḥ
These seven, made of jewels, are the mountains of Krauñcadvīpa; each successive region-mountain is double the other in breadth.
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MtP 122.84
वर्षाणि तस्य वक्ष्यामि नामतस्तु निबोधत क्रौञ्चस्य कुशलो देशो वामनस्य मनोनुगः
varṣāṇi tasya vakṣyāmi nāmatastu nibodhata krauñcasya kuśalo deśo vāmanasya manonugaḥ
I shall tell its regions; learn them by name. Of Krauñca the country is Kuśala, of Vāmana it is Manonuga.
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MtP 122.85
मनोनुगात्परे चोष्णास् तृतीयो ऽपि स उच्यते उष्णात्परे पावनकः पावनादन्धकारकः
manonugātpare coṣṇās tṛtīyo 'pi sa ucyate uṣṇātpare pāvanakaḥ pāvanādandhakārakaḥ
Beyond Manonuga are the Uṣṇas, and that is called the third; beyond Uṣṇa is Pāvanaka, and beyond Pāvana, Andhakāraka.
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MtP 122.86
अन्धकारकदेशात्तु मुनिदेशस्तथा परः मुनिदेशात्परे चापि प्रोच्यते दुन्दुभिस्वनः
andhakārakadeśāttu munideśastathā paraḥ munideśātpare cāpi procyate dundubhisvanaḥ
And beyond the region Andhakāraka is likewise the next, Munideśa; and beyond Munideśa the one called Dundubhisvana is proclaimed.
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MtP 122.87
सिद्धचारणसंकीर्णो गौरप्रायः शुचिर्जनः श्रुतास्तत्रैव नद्यस्तु प्रतिवर्षं गताः शुभाः
siddhacāraṇasaṃkīrṇo gauraprāyaḥ śucirjanaḥ śrutāstatraiva nadyastu prativarṣaṃ gatāḥ śubhāḥ
(It is) crowded with Siddhas and Cāraṇas; the people are mostly fair-complexioned and pure. Auspicious rivers are heard of there, running through each region.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 122.88
गौरी कुमुद्वती चैव संध्या रात्रिर्मनोजवा ख्याती च पुण्डरीका च गङ्गा सप्तविधा स्मृता
gaurī kumudvatī caiva saṃdhyā rātrirmanojavā khyātī ca puṇḍarīkā ca gaṅgā saptavidhā smṛtā
Gaurī, Kumudvatī, Saṃdhyā, Rātri, Manojavā, Khyātī and Puṇḍarīkā: the Gaṅgā is remembered as sevenfold.
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MtP 122.89
तासां सहस्रशश्चान्या नद्यः पार्श्वसमीपगाः अभिगच्छन्ति ता नद्यो बहुलाश्च बहूदकाः
tāsāṃ sahasraśaścānyā nadyaḥ pārśvasamīpagāḥ abhigacchanti tā nadyo bahulāśca bahūdakāḥ
And besides these there are other rivers by the thousands, running near their sides; those rivers, many and full of water, flow into (them).
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MtP 122.90
तेषां निसर्गो देशानाम् आनुपूर्व्येण सर्वशः न शक्यो विस्तराद्वक्तुम् अपि वर्षशतैरपि
teṣāṃ nisargo deśānām ānupūrvyeṇa sarvaśaḥ na śakyo vistarādvaktum api varṣaśatairapi
The natural condition of those regions, in order and in full, cannot be told in detail even in hundreds of years,
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MtP 122.91
सर्गो यश्च प्रजानां तु संहारो यश्च तेषु वै अत ऊर्ध्वं प्रवक्ष्यामि शाल्मलस्य निबोधत
sargo yaśca prajānāṃ tu saṃhāro yaśca teṣu vai ata ūrdhvaṃ pravakṣyāmi śālmalasya nibodhata
nor the creation of the creatures and their destruction therein. Next, above this, I shall declare (the account) of Śālmala: learn of it.
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MtP 122.92
शाल्मलो द्विगुणो द्वीपः क्रौञ्चद्वीपस्य विस्तरात् परिवार्य समुद्रं तु दधिमण्डोदकं स्थितः
śālmalo dviguṇo dvīpaḥ krauñcadvīpasya vistarāt parivārya samudraṃ tu dadhimaṇḍodakaṃ sthitaḥ
The island Śālmala is twice Krauñca island in extent, and it stands encircling the ocean whose water is whey (dadhimaṇḍa).
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MtP 122.93
तत्र पुण्या जनपदाश् चिराच्च म्रियते जनः कुत एव तु दुर्भिक्षं क्षमातेजोयुता हि ते
tatra puṇyā janapadāś cirācca mriyate janaḥ kuta eva tu durbhikṣaṃ kṣamātejoyutā hi te
There the districts are holy, and people die only after a long time; how then could there be famine? For they are endowed with forbearance and vigour.
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MtP 122.94
प्रथमः सूर्यसंकाशः सुमना नाम पर्वतः पीतस्तु मध्यमश्चासीत् ततः कुम्भमयो गिरिः
prathamaḥ sūryasaṃkāśaḥ sumanā nāma parvataḥ pītastu madhyamaścāsīt tataḥ kumbhamayo giriḥ
The first mountain, resembling the sun, is named Sumanas; the middle one was yellow, and then (there is) a mountain made of Kumbha (?).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 122.95
नाम्ना सर्वसुखो नाम दिव्यौषधिसमन्वितः तृतीयश्चैव सौवर्णो भृङ्गपत्त्रनिभो गिरिः
nāmnā sarvasukho nāma divyauṣadhisamanvitaḥ tṛtīyaścaiva sauvarṇo bhṛṅgapattranibho giriḥ
By name it is called Sarvasukha, provided with divine herbs; and the third is the golden mountain resembling a bee's wing.
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MtP 122.96
सुमहान्रोहितो नाम दिव्यो गिरिवरो हि सः सुमनाः कुशलो देशः सुखोदर्कः सुखोदयः
sumahānrohito nāma divyo girivaro hi saḥ sumanāḥ kuśalo deśaḥ sukhodarkaḥ sukhodayaḥ
Very great is that one named Rohita, indeed a divine best of mountains. Sumanas is a prosperous region, of happy outcome and happy rise.
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MtP 122.97
रोहितो यस्तृतीयस्तु रोहिणो नाम विश्रुतः तत्र रत्नान्यनेकानि स्वयं रक्षति वासवः
rohito yastṛtīyastu rohiṇo nāma viśrutaḥ tatra ratnānyanekāni svayaṃ rakṣati vāsavaḥ
And Rohita, which is the third, is famed by the name Rohiṇa; there Vāsava himself guards many jewels,
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MtP 122.98
प्रजापतिमुपादाय प्रसन्नो विदधत्स्वयम् न तत्र मेघा वर्षन्ति शीतोष्णं च न तद्विधम्
prajāpatimupādāya prasanno vidadhatsvayam na tatra meghā varṣanti śītoṣṇaṃ ca na tadvidham
beginning with Prajāpati, gracious, himself ordaining (them). There the clouds do not rain, nor is there cold and heat of that sort.
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MtP 122.99
वर्णाश्रमाणां वार्त्ता वा त्रिषु द्वीपेषु विद्यते न ग्रहो न च चन्द्रो ऽस्ति ईर्ष्यासूया भयं तथा
varṇāśramāṇāṃ vārttā vā triṣu dvīpeṣu vidyate na graho na ca candro 'sti īrṣyāsūyā bhayaṃ tathā
Nor is there any talk of classes and stages of life in the three islands; there is no planet, nor is there a moon, nor envy, spite, or fear.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
MtP 122.100
उद्भिदान्युदकान्यत्र गिरिप्रस्रवणानि च भोजनं षड्रसं तत्र तेषां स्वयमुपस्थितम्
udbhidānyudakānyatra giriprasravaṇāni ca bhojanaṃ ṣaḍrasaṃ tatra teṣāṃ svayamupasthitam
Here the waters spring from the ground, and there are mountain streams; there food of the six flavours presents itself to them of its own accord.
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MtP 122.101
अधमोत्तमं न तेष्वस्ति न लोभो न परिग्रहः आरोग्यबलवन्तश्च एकान्तसुखिनो नराः
adhamottamaṃ na teṣvasti na lobho na parigrahaḥ ārogyabalavantaśca ekāntasukhino narāḥ
Among them there is no low and high, no greed, no acquisition; the men are healthy and strong, and happy in complete solitude.
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MtP 122.102
त्रिंशद्वर्षसहस्राणि मानसीं सिद्धिमास्थिताः सुखमायुश्च रूपं च धर्मैश्वर्यं तथैव च
triṃśadvarṣasahasrāṇi mānasīṃ siddhimāsthitāḥ sukhamāyuśca rūpaṃ ca dharmaiśvaryaṃ tathaiva ca
For thirty thousand years they abide in mental accomplishment: happiness, long life, beauty, and likewise mastery of dharma —
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MtP 122.103
शाल्मलान्तेषु विज्ञेयं द्वीपेषु त्रिषु सर्वतः व्याख्यातः शाल्मलान्तानां द्वीपानां तु विधिः शुभः
śālmalānteṣu vijñeyaṃ dvīpeṣu triṣu sarvataḥ vyākhyātaḥ śālmalāntānāṃ dvīpānāṃ tu vidhiḥ śubhaḥ
this is to be understood everywhere in the three islands ending with Śālmala. Thus the auspicious ordering of the islands ending with Śālmala has been explained.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
MtP 122.104
परिमण्डलस्तु द्वीपस्य चक्रवत्परिवेष्टितः सुरोदेन समुद्रेण द्विगुणेन समन्वितः
parimaṇḍalastu dvīpasya cakravatpariveṣṭitaḥ surodena samudreṇa dviguṇena samanvitaḥ
The circumference of the island is encircled like a wheel, and it is attended by the ocean of liquor (Suroda), twice as large.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain