Padma Purana — Svarga Khanda — Chapter 4
PdP 3 4.1
ऋषय ऊचुः-। मेरोरथोत्तरं पश्चात्पूर्वमाचक्ष्व सूततः । निखिलेन महाबुद्ध माल्यवंतं च पर्वतम्
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ-| merorathottaraṃ paścātpūrvamācakṣva sūtataḥ | nikhilena mahābuddha mālyavaṃtaṃ ca parvatam
The sages said: Tell (us), O Sūta, of Meru's north, then its west and east, in full, O greatly wise one, and of the Mālyavat mountain.
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PdP 3 4.2
सूत उवाच-। दक्षिणेन तु नीलस्य मेरोः पार्श्वे तथोत्तरे । उत्तराः कुरवो विप्राः पुण्याः सिद्धनिषेविताः
sūta uvāca-| dakṣiṇena tu nīlasya meroḥ pārśve tathottare | uttarāḥ kuravo viprāḥ puṇyāḥ siddhaniṣevitāḥ
Sūta said: To the south of Nīla and on the northern side of Meru are the Uttarakurus, O brahmins, holy and frequented by the siddhas.
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PdP 3 4.3
तत्र वृक्षा मधुफला नित्यपुष्पफलोपगाः । पुष्पाणि च सुगंधीनि रसवंति फलानि च
tatra vṛkṣā madhuphalā nityapuṣpaphalopagāḥ | puṣpāṇi ca sugaṃdhīni rasavaṃti phalāni ca
There the trees have honey-sweet fruit and bear flowers and fruit perpetually; the flowers are fragrant and the fruits full of juice.
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PdP 3 4.4
सर्वकामफलास्तत्र केचिद्वृत्या द्विजोत्तमाः । अपरे क्षीरिणो नाम वृक्षास्तत्र द्विजोत्तमाः
sarvakāmaphalāstatra kecidvṛtyā dvijottamāḥ | apare kṣīriṇo nāma vṛkṣāstatra dvijottamāḥ
There some (trees), O best of the twice-born, yield fruit fulfilling every wish, for sustenance; others there, O best of the twice-born, are trees called the milk-bearers.
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PdP 3 4.5
प्रक्षरंति सदा क्षीरं तत्र सर्वेऽमृतोपमम् । वस्त्राणि च प्रसूयंते फलेष्वाभरणानि च
prakṣaraṃti sadā kṣīraṃ tatra sarve'mṛtopamam | vastrāṇi ca prasūyaṃte phaleṣvābharaṇāni ca
They all constantly stream forth milk there, like nectar; and garments are produced, and ornaments, upon their fruits.
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PdP 3 4.6
सर्वा मणिमयी भूमिः सूक्ष्मकांचनवालुका । सर्वर्तुसुखसंस्पर्शा निष्फलाश्च तपोधनाः
sarvā maṇimayī bhūmiḥ sūkṣmakāṃcanavālukā | sarvartusukhasaṃsparśā niṣphalāśca tapodhanāḥ
The whole ground is made of gems, with fine golden sand, pleasant to the touch in every season, and free of... , O you whose wealth is austerity.
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PdP 3 4.7
देवलोकच्युताः सर्वे जायंते तत्र मानवाः । शुक्लाभिजनसंपन्नाः सर्वसुप्रियदर्शनाः
devalokacyutāḥ sarve jāyaṃte tatra mānavāḥ | śuklābhijanasaṃpannāḥ sarvasupriyadarśanāḥ
All the people born there have fallen from the world of the gods; they are endowed with pure birth and all are fair to look upon.
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PdP 3 4.8
मिथुनानि च जायंते स्त्रियश्चाप्सरसोपमाः । तेषां ते क्षीरिणां क्षीरं पिबंत्यमृतसंनिभम्
mithunāni ca jāyaṃte striyaścāpsarasopamāḥ | teṣāṃ te kṣīriṇāṃ kṣīraṃ pibaṃtyamṛtasaṃnibham
They are born as couples, and the women resemble apsarases; they drink the milk, like nectar, of those milk-bearing trees.
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PdP 3 4.9
मिथुनं जायते काले समंताच्च प्रवर्द्धते । तुल्यरूपगुणोपेतं समवेशं तथैव च
mithunaṃ jāyate kāle samaṃtācca pravarddhate | tulyarūpaguṇopetaṃ samaveśaṃ tathaiva ca
A couple is born in due time and grows up together on all sides, matched in form and qualities and likewise in attire.
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PdP 3 4.10
एकमेवानुरूपं च चक्रवाकसमं द्विजाः । निरामयाश्च ते लोका नित्यं मुदितमानसाः
ekamevānurūpaṃ ca cakravākasamaṃ dvijāḥ | nirāmayāśca te lokā nityaṃ muditamānasāḥ
They are a single well-matched pair, O twice-born, like the cakravāka birds; and those people are free from disease, their minds ever glad.
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PdP 3 4.11
दशवर्षसहस्राणि दशवर्षशतानि च । जीवंति ते महाभागा न चान्योन्यं जहत्युत
daśavarṣasahasrāṇi daśavarṣaśatāni ca | jīvaṃti te mahābhāgā na cānyonyaṃ jahatyuta
For ten thousand years and ten hundred years those greatly fortunate ones live, and they do not abandon one another.
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PdP 3 4.12
भारुंडा नाम शकुनास्तीक्ष्णतुंडा महाबलाः । तान्निर्हरंतीहमृतान्दरीषु प्रक्षिपंति च
bhāruṃḍā nāma śakunāstīkṣṇatuṃḍā mahābalāḥ | tānnirharaṃtīhamṛtāndarīṣu prakṣipaṃti ca
There are birds called Bhāruṇḍas, sharp-beaked and very strong; they carry off the dead here and cast them into mountain caves.
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PdP 3 4.13
उत्तराःकुरवो विप्रा व्याख्यातास्ते समासतः । मेरुपार्श्वमहं पूर्वं प्रवक्ष्यामि यथातथम्
uttarāḥkuravo viprā vyākhyātāste samāsataḥ | merupārśvamahaṃ pūrvaṃ pravakṣyāmi yathātatham
The Uttarakurus, O brahmins, have been described to you in brief; now I shall relate, as it truly is, the eastern side of Meru.
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PdP 3 4.14
तस्य मूर्द्धाभिषेकस्तु भद्राश्वस्य तपोधनाः । भद्रशालवनं यत्र कालाम्राश्च महाद्रुमाः
tasya mūrddhābhiṣekastu bhadrāśvasya tapodhanāḥ | bhadraśālavanaṃ yatra kālāmrāśca mahādrumāḥ
The head-consecration of that Bhadrāśva is there, O you whose wealth is austerity, where the Bhadraśāla wood is, and the great trees, the Kālāmras.
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PdP 3 4.15
कालाम्रास्तु महाभागा नित्यंपुष्पफलाः शुभाः । द्रुमाश्च योजनोत्सेधाः सिद्धचारणसेविताः
kālāmrāstu mahābhāgā nityaṃpuṣpaphalāḥ śubhāḥ | drumāśca yojanotsedhāḥ siddhacāraṇasevitāḥ
The black mangoes are greatly blessed, auspicious, ever bearing flowers and fruit; and the trees are a yojana in height, frequented by Siddhas and Cāraṇas.
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PdP 3 4.16
तत्र ते पुरुषाः श्वेतास्तेजोयुक्तमहाबलाः । स्त्रियः कुमुदवर्णाश्च सुंदर्यः प्रियदर्शनाः
tatra te puruṣāḥ śvetāstejoyuktamahābalāḥ | striyaḥ kumudavarṇāśca suṃdaryaḥ priyadarśanāḥ
There the men are white, endowed with radiance and of great strength; and the women are of the colour of white water-lilies, beautiful and lovely to look upon.
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PdP 3 4.17
चंद्रवर्णाश्चतुर्वर्णाः पूर्णचंद्रनिभाननाः । चंद्रशीतलगात्राश्च नृत्यगीतविशारदाः
caṃdravarṇāścaturvarṇāḥ pūrṇacaṃdranibhānanāḥ | caṃdraśītalagātrāśca nṛtyagītaviśāradāḥ
They are moon-coloured, of the four classes, with faces like the full moon, with limbs cool as the moon, and skilled in dance and song.
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PdP 3 4.18
दशवर्षसहस्राणि तत्रायुर्द्विजसत्तमाः । कालाम्ररसपीतास्ते नित्यं संस्थितयौवनाः
daśavarṣasahasrāṇi tatrāyurdvijasattamāḥ | kālāmrarasapītāste nityaṃ saṃsthitayauvanāḥ
There the lifespan is ten thousand years, O best of the twice-born; drinking the juice of the black mangoes, they remain ever fixed in youth.
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PdP 3 4.19
दक्षिणेन तु नीलस्य निषधस्योत्तरेण तु । सुदर्शनो नाम महान्जंबूवृक्षः सनातनः
dakṣiṇena tu nīlasya niṣadhasyottareṇa tu | sudarśano nāma mahānjaṃbūvṛkṣaḥ sanātanaḥ
To the south of Nīla and to the north of Niṣadha there is a great, eternal jambū tree named Sudarśana.
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PdP 3 4.20
सर्वकामफलः पुण्यः सिद्धचारणसेवितः । तस्य नाम्ना समाख्यातो जंबूद्वीपः सनातनः
sarvakāmaphalaḥ puṇyaḥ siddhacāraṇasevitaḥ | tasya nāmnā samākhyāto jaṃbūdvīpaḥ sanātanaḥ
It bears as fruit all that one desires, it is holy, frequented by Siddhas and Cāraṇas; by its name the eternal Jambūdvīpa is designated.
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PdP 3 4.21
योजनानां सहस्रं च शतं च द्विजसत्तमाः । तथा माल्यवतः शृंगे पूर्वे पूर्वानुगांतकाः
yojanānāṃ sahasraṃ ca śataṃ ca dvijasattamāḥ | tathā mālyavataḥ śṛṃge pūrve pūrvānugāṃtakāḥ
A thousand yojanas and a hundred, O best of the twice-born; and likewise on the eastern peak of Mālyavat (dwell) those who follow the ancients.
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PdP 3 4.22
योजनानां सहस्राणि पंचाशन्माल्यवान्द्विजाः । महारजतसंकाशा जायंते तत्र मानवाः
yojanānāṃ sahasrāṇi paṃcāśanmālyavāndvijāḥ | mahārajatasaṃkāśā jāyaṃte tatra mānavāḥ
Mālyavat (measures) fifty thousand yojanas, O twice-born; the men born there have the sheen of pure gold.
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PdP 3 4.23
ब्रह्मलोकच्युताः सर्वे सर्वे च ब्रह्मवादिनः । तपस्तप्यंति ते दिव्यं भवंति ह्यूर्ध्वरेतसः
brahmalokacyutāḥ sarve sarve ca brahmavādinaḥ | tapastapyaṃti te divyaṃ bhavaṃti hyūrdhvaretasaḥ
All of them have fallen from the world of Brahmā, and all of them are expounders of Brahman; they practise divine austerity and become ones whose seed is drawn upward.
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PdP 3 4.24
रक्षणार्थं तु भूतानां प्रविशंति दिवाकरम् । षष्टिस्तानि सहस्राणि षष्टिरेव शतानि च
rakṣaṇārthaṃ tu bhūtānāṃ praviśaṃti divākaram | ṣaṣṭistāni sahasrāṇi ṣaṣṭireva śatāni ca
For the protection of beings they enter the sun; they are sixty thousand and sixty hundred (in number).
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PdP 3 4.25
अरुणस्याग्रतो यांति परिवार्य दिवाकरम् । षष्टिवर्षसहस्राणि षष्टिरेव शतानि च
aruṇasyāgrato yāṃti parivārya divākaram | ṣaṣṭivarṣasahasrāṇi ṣaṣṭireva śatāni ca
They go before Aruṇa, surrounding the sun, for sixty thousand years and sixty hundred (more).
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PdP 3 4.26
आदित्यतापतप्तास्ते विशंति शशिमंडलम्
ādityatāpataptāste viśaṃti śaśimaṃḍalam
Scorched by the sun's heat, they enter the orb of the moon.
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