Padma Purana — Svarga Khanda — Chapter 8
PdP 3 8.1
ऋषय ऊचुः-। जंबूखंडस्त्वया प्रोक्तो यथावदिह सत्तमः । विष्कंभस्य च प्रब्रूहि परिमाणं हि तत्त्वतः
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ-| jaṃbūkhaṃḍastvayā prokto yathāvadiha sattamaḥ | viṣkaṃbhasya ca prabrūhi parimāṇaṃ hi tattvataḥ
The sages said: The Jambū continent has been declared by you here just as it is, O best one. Tell (us) also, truly, the measure of its breadth.
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PdP 3 8.2
समुद्रस्य प्रमाणं च सम्यगच्छिद्र दर्शनः । शाकद्वीपं च नो ब्रूहि कुशद्वीपं च धार्मिकम्
samudrasya pramāṇaṃ ca samyagacchidra darśanaḥ | śākadvīpaṃ ca no brūhi kuśadvīpaṃ ca dhārmikam
And the measure of the ocean, exactly, O you of flawless vision; and tell us of Śāka continent and of righteous Kuśa continent,
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PdP 3 8.3
शाल्मलं चैव तत्त्वेन क्रौंचद्वीपं तथैव च । सूत उवाच-। विप्राः सुबहवो द्वीपाः यैरिदं संततं जगत् । सप्तद्वीपान्प्रवक्ष्यामि शृणुध्वं द्विजपुंगवाः
śālmalaṃ caiva tattvena krauṃcadvīpaṃ tathaiva ca | sūta uvāca-| viprāḥ subahavo dvīpāḥ yairidaṃ saṃtataṃ jagat | saptadvīpānpravakṣyāmi śṛṇudhvaṃ dvijapuṃgavāḥ
and truly of Śālmala, and likewise of Krauñca continent. Sūta said: O brahmins, the continents are very many, by which this world is continuously (spread out); I shall declare the seven continents — listen, O bulls among the twice-born.
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PdP 3 8.4
अष्टादशसहस्राणि योजनानि द्विजोत्तमाः । षट्शतानि च पूर्णानि विष्कंभो जंबुपर्वतः
aṣṭādaśasahasrāṇi yojanāni dvijottamāḥ | ṣaṭśatāni ca pūrṇāni viṣkaṃbho jaṃbuparvataḥ
Eighteen thousand yojanas, O best of the twice-born, and a full six hundred, is the breadth (of the region of) the Jambū mountain.
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PdP 3 8.5
लवणस्य समुद्रस्य विष्कंभो द्विगुणः स्मृतः । नानाजनपदाकीर्णो मणिविद्रुमचित्रितः
lavaṇasya samudrasya viṣkaṃbho dviguṇaḥ smṛtaḥ | nānājanapadākīrṇo maṇividrumacitritaḥ
The breadth of the salt ocean is held to be twice that; it is strewn with various settlements and variegated with gems and coral,
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PdP 3 8.6
नैकधातुविचित्रैश्च पर्वतैरुपशोभितः । सिद्धचारणसंकीर्णैः सागरः परिमंडलः
naikadhātuvicitraiśca parvatairupaśobhitaḥ | siddhacāraṇasaṃkīrṇaiḥ sāgaraḥ parimaṃḍalaḥ
and adorned with mountains variegated with many minerals; the ocean, thronged with Siddhas and Cāraṇas, is circular in form.
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PdP 3 8.7
शाकद्वीपं च वक्ष्यामि यथावदिह सत्तमाः । शृणुताद्य यथान्यायं ब्रुवतो मम धार्मिकाः
śākadvīpaṃ ca vakṣyāmi yathāvadiha sattamāḥ | śṛṇutādya yathānyāyaṃ bruvato mama dhārmikāḥ
And I shall describe Śāka continent here just as it is, O best of the good; listen now, in due order, as I speak, O righteous ones.
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PdP 3 8.8
जंबुद्वीपप्रमाणेन द्विगुणः स द्विजर्षभाः । विष्कंभेन महाभागाः सागरोऽपि विभागशः
jaṃbudvīpapramāṇena dviguṇaḥ sa dvijarṣabhāḥ | viṣkaṃbhena mahābhāgāḥ sāgaro'pi vibhāgaśaḥ
By the measure of Jambū continent it is double, O bulls among the twice-born, in breadth, O greatly fortunate ones; and the ocean too, portion by portion.
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PdP 3 8.9
क्षीरोदो मुनिशार्दूला येन संपरिवारितः । तत्र पुण्याजनपदास्तत्र न म्रियते जनः
kṣīrodo muniśārdūlā yena saṃparivāritaḥ | tatra puṇyājanapadāstatra na mriyate janaḥ
The Milk-ocean, O tigers among sages, is that by which it is entirely surrounded. There the settlements are holy; there people do not die.
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PdP 3 8.10
कुत एव हि दुर्भिक्षं क्षमा तेजोयुता हि ते । शाकद्वीपस्य संक्षेपो यथावन्मुनिसत्तमाः । उक्त एष महाभागाः किमन्यत्कथयामि वः
kuta eva hi durbhikṣaṃ kṣamā tejoyutā hi te | śākadvīpasya saṃkṣepo yathāvanmunisattamāḥ | ukta eṣa mahābhāgāḥ kimanyatkathayāmi vaḥ
How indeed could there be famine? For those (lands) are patient and full of vigour. Thus, O best of sages, the summary of Śākadvīpa has been duly told; what else, O greatly fortunate ones, shall I tell you?
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PdP 3 8.11
ऋषय ऊचुः-। शाकद्वीपस्य संक्षेपो यथावदिह धार्मिक । उक्तस्त्वया महाप्राज्ञ विस्तरं ब्रूहि तत्त्वतः
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ-| śākadvīpasya saṃkṣepo yathāvadiha dhārmika | uktastvayā mahāprājña vistaraṃ brūhi tattvataḥ
The sages said: O righteous one, the summary of Śākadvīpa has here been duly told by you, O greatly wise one; now tell (it) at length, as it truly is.
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PdP 3 8.12
सूत उवाच-। तथैव पर्वता विप्राः सप्तात्र मणिपर्वताः । रत्नाकरास्तथा नद्यस्तेषां नामानि वर्णये
sūta uvāca-| tathaiva parvatā viprāḥ saptātra maṇiparvatāḥ | ratnākarāstathā nadyasteṣāṃ nāmāni varṇaye
Sūta said: Likewise, O brahmins, there are seven mountains there, mountains of jewels, and mines of gems, and rivers too; I shall describe their names.
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PdP 3 8.13
अतीवगुणवत्सर्वं तत्त्वं पृच्छथ धार्मिकाः । देवर्षिगंधर्वयुतः प्रथमो मेरुरुच्यते
atīvaguṇavatsarvaṃ tattvaṃ pṛcchatha dhārmikāḥ | devarṣigaṃdharvayutaḥ prathamo merurucyate
You ask, O righteous ones, about the whole truth, which is exceedingly full of merit. The first is called Meru, frequented by gods, sages and gandharvas.
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PdP 3 8.14
प्रागायतो महाभागा मलयोनाम पर्वतः । ततो मेघाः प्रवर्त्तंते प्रभवंति च सर्वशः
prāgāyato mahābhāgā malayonāma parvataḥ | tato meghāḥ pravarttaṃte prabhavaṃti ca sarvaśaḥ
O greatly fortunate ones, the mountain named Malaya stretches eastward; from it the clouds set forth and arise on all sides.
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PdP 3 8.15
ततः परेण मुनयो जलधारो महागिरिः । ततो नित्यमुपादत्ते वासवः परमं जलम्
tataḥ pareṇa munayo jaladhāro mahāgiriḥ | tato nityamupādatte vāsavaḥ paramaṃ jalam
Beyond that, O sages, is the great mountain Jaladhāra; from it Vāsava (Indra) constantly takes up the finest water.
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PdP 3 8.16
ततो वर्षं प्रभवति वर्षाकाले द्विजोत्तमाः । उच्चैर्गिरी रैवतको यत्र नित्यं प्रतिष्ठितम्
tato varṣaṃ prabhavati varṣākāle dvijottamāḥ | uccairgirī raivatako yatra nityaṃ pratiṣṭhitam
From that the rain arises in the rainy season, O best of the twice-born. There is the lofty mountain Raivataka, where (that) is eternally established.
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PdP 3 8.17
रेवती दिवि नक्षत्रं पितामहकृतो विधिः । उत्तरेण तु विप्रेंद्राः श्यामो नाम महागिरिः
revatī divi nakṣatraṃ pitāmahakṛto vidhiḥ | uttareṇa tu vipreṃdrāḥ śyāmo nāma mahāgiriḥ
Revatī is the constellation in the sky — this arrangement was made by the Grandfather (Brahmā). To the north, O chief of brahmins, is the great mountain named Śyāma.
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PdP 3 8.18
नवमेघप्रभः प्रांशुः श्रीमानुज्ज्वलविग्रहः । यतः श्यामत्वमापन्नाः प्रजा मुदितमानसाः
navameghaprabhaḥ prāṃśuḥ śrīmānujjvalavigrahaḥ | yataḥ śyāmatvamāpannāḥ prajā muditamānasāḥ
It is tall, with the sheen of a fresh cloud, splendid, of gleaming form, from which the people, glad in mind, have attained darkness (of complexion).
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PdP 3 8.19
ऋषय ऊचुः-। सुमहान्संशयोऽस्माकं प्राप्तोयं सूत यत्त्वया । प्रजाः कथं सूत सम्यक्संप्राप्ताः श्यामतामिह
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ-| sumahānsaṃśayo'smākaṃ prāptoyaṃ sūta yattvayā | prajāḥ kathaṃ sūta samyaksaṃprāptāḥ śyāmatāmiha
The sages said: A very great doubt has come upon us, Sūta, from what (you said): how, Sūta, did the people here properly come to have a dark complexion?
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PdP 3 8.20
सूत उवाच-। सर्वेष्वेव महाप्राज्ञा द्वीपेषु मुनिपुंगवाः । गौरः कृष्णश्च पतगस्तयोर्वर्णांतरे द्विजाः
sūta uvāca-| sarveṣveva mahāprājñā dvīpeṣu munipuṃgavāḥ | gauraḥ kṛṣṇaśca patagastayorvarṇāṃtare dvijāḥ
Sūta said: In all the continents indeed, O greatly wise bulls among sages, the bird (?) is white and black, and (the people) are of a colour between those two, O twice-born.
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PdP 3 8.21
श्यामो यस्मात्प्रवृत्तो वै तस्मात्श्यामगिरिः स्मृतः । ततः परं मुनिश्रेष्ठा दुर्गशैलो महोदयः
śyāmo yasmātpravṛtto vai tasmātśyāmagiriḥ smṛtaḥ | tataḥ paraṃ muniśreṣṭhā durgaśailo mahodayaḥ
Since darkness proceeded (from it), it is therefore known as Śyāmagiri. Beyond that, O best of sages, is Durgaśaila of great height.
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PdP 3 8.22
केशरी केशरयुतो यतो वातः प्रवर्त्तते । तेषां योजनविष्कंभो द्विगुणः प्रविभागशः
keśarī keśarayuto yato vātaḥ pravarttate | teṣāṃ yojanaviṣkaṃbho dviguṇaḥ pravibhāgaśaḥ
(Then) Keśarī, furnished with filaments, from which the wind arises. Their extent in yojanas is, division by division, twice (that of the preceding).
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PdP 3 8.23
वर्षाणि तेषु विप्रेंद्राः संप्रोक्तानि मनीषिभिः । महामेरुर्महाकाशो जलदः कुमुदोत्तरम्
varṣāṇi teṣu vipreṃdrāḥ saṃproktāni manīṣibhiḥ | mahāmerurmahākāśo jaladaḥ kumudottaram
The regions (varṣas) in them have been declared by the wise, O chiefs of brahmins: Mahāmeru, Mahākāśa, Jalada, Kumudottara,
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PdP 3 8.24
जलधारो महाप्राज्ञः सुकुमार इति स्मृतः । रेवतस्य तु कौमारः श्यामश्च मणिकांचनः
jaladhāro mahāprājñaḥ sukumāra iti smṛtaḥ | revatasya tu kaumāraḥ śyāmaśca maṇikāṃcanaḥ
Jaladhāra, Mahāprājña, and the one known as Sukumāra; and Revata's is Kaumāra, and Śyāma's is Maṇikāñcana.
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PdP 3 8.25
केशरस्याथ मौदाकी परेण तु महान्पुमान् । परिवार्य्यं तु विप्रेंद्रा दैर्घ्यं ह्रस्वत्वमेव च
keśarasyātha maudākī pareṇa tu mahānpumān | parivāryyaṃ tu vipreṃdrā dairghyaṃ hrasvatvameva ca
And Keśara's is Maudākī, and beyond it the great Puman. But the encircling, O chiefs of brahmins, and the length and the shortness—
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PdP 3 8.26
जंबूद्वीपेन संख्यातस्तस्य मध्ये महाद्रुमः । शाको नाम महाप्राज्ञाः प्रजास्तस्य सहानुगाः
jaṃbūdvīpena saṃkhyātastasya madhye mahādrumaḥ | śāko nāma mahāprājñāḥ prajāstasya sahānugāḥ
—are reckoned as with Jambūdvīpa. In its middle is a great tree named Śāka, O greatly wise ones; the people there are its dependants.
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PdP 3 8.27
तत्र पुण्या जनपदाः पूज्यते तत्र शंकरः । तत्र गच्छंति सिद्धाश्च चारणा दैवतानि च
tatra puṇyā janapadāḥ pūjyate tatra śaṃkaraḥ | tatra gacchaṃti siddhāśca cāraṇā daivatāni ca
There the regions are holy; there Śaṃkara is worshipped; there the Siddhas, the Cāraṇas and the deities go.
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PdP 3 8.28
धार्मिकाश्च प्रजाः सर्वाः चत्वारो गतमत्सराः । वर्णाः स्वकर्मनिरता न च स्तेनोऽत्र दृश्यते
dhārmikāśca prajāḥ sarvāḥ catvāro gatamatsarāḥ | varṇāḥ svakarmaniratā na ca steno'tra dṛśyate
And all the people are righteous, the four classes free of envy, devoted to their own duties, and no thief is seen there.
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PdP 3 8.29
दीर्घायुषो महाप्राज्ञा जरामृत्युविवर्जिताः । प्रजास्तत्र विवर्द्धंते वर्षास्विव समुद्रगाः
dīrghāyuṣo mahāprājñā jarāmṛtyuvivarjitāḥ | prajāstatra vivarddhaṃte varṣāsviva samudragāḥ
Long-lived, O greatly wise ones, free from old age and death, the people there increase like the rivers running to the sea in the rains.
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PdP 3 8.30
नद्यः पुण्यजलास्तत्र गंगा च बहुधा गता । सुकुमारी कुमारी च शीता शीतोदका तथा
nadyaḥ puṇyajalāstatra gaṃgā ca bahudhā gatā | sukumārī kumārī ca śītā śītodakā tathā
There the rivers have holy waters, and the Gaṅgā flows there in many branches: Sukumārī and Kumārī, Śītā and likewise Śītodakā.
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PdP 3 8.31
महानदी च भो विप्रास्तथा मणिजला नदी । इक्षुवर्द्धनिका चैव नदी मुनिवराः स्मृताः
mahānadī ca bho viprāstathā maṇijalā nadī | ikṣuvarddhanikā caiva nadī munivarāḥ smṛtāḥ
And Mahānadī, O brahmins, and likewise the river Maṇijalā, and Ikṣuvardhanikā—these rivers are recorded, O best of sages.
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PdP 3 8.32
ततः प्रवृत्ताः पुण्योदा नद्यः परमशोभनाः । सहस्राणां शतान्येव यतो वर्षति वासवः
tataḥ pravṛttāḥ puṇyodā nadyaḥ paramaśobhanāḥ | sahasrāṇāṃ śatānyeva yato varṣati vāsavaḥ
From there flow forth exceedingly beautiful rivers with holy waters, hundreds of thousands of them, since Vāsava (Indra) rains there.
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PdP 3 8.33
न तासां नामधेयानि परिस्मर्तुं तथैव च । शक्यंते परिसंख्यातुं पुण्यास्ता हि सरिद्वराः
na tāsāṃ nāmadheyāni parismartuṃ tathaiva ca | śakyaṃte parisaṃkhyātuṃ puṇyāstā hi saridvarāḥ
Their names cannot be recalled, nor likewise can they be counted up; for those best of rivers are holy.
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PdP 3 8.34
ततः पुण्या जनपदाश्चत्वारो लोकविश्रुताः । मृगाश्च मशकाश्चैव मानसा मल्लकास्तथा
tataḥ puṇyā janapadāścatvāro lokaviśrutāḥ | mṛgāśca maśakāścaiva mānasā mallakāstathā
Then there are four holy regions, renowned in the world: the Mṛgas and the Maśakas, the Mānasas and likewise the Mallakas.
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PdP 3 8.35
मृगाश्च ब्रह्मभूयिष्ठाः स्वकर्मनिरता द्विजाः । मशकेषु तु राजन्या धार्मिकाः सर्वकामदाः
mṛgāśca brahmabhūyiṣṭhāḥ svakarmaniratā dvijāḥ | maśakeṣu tu rājanyā dhārmikāḥ sarvakāmadāḥ
The Mṛgas consist mostly of brahmins, twice-born devoted to their own duties; but among the Maśakas are kṣatriyas, righteous, granting all desires.
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PdP 3 8.36
मानसाश्च महाभागा वैश्यधर्मोपजीविनः । सर्वकामसमायुक्ताः शूरा धर्मार्थनिश्चिताः
mānasāśca mahābhāgā vaiśyadharmopajīvinaḥ | sarvakāmasamāyuktāḥ śūrā dharmārthaniścitāḥ
And the Mānasas, greatly fortunate, live by the duty of vaiśyas; endowed with all objects of desire, they are heroic and resolved upon dharma and wealth.
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PdP 3 8.37
शूद्रास्तु मल्लका नित्यं पुरुषा धर्मशीलिनः । न तत्र राजा विप्रेंद्रा न दंडो न च दंडिकाः
śūdrāstu mallakā nityaṃ puruṣā dharmaśīlinaḥ | na tatra rājā vipreṃdrā na daṃḍo na ca daṃḍikāḥ
But the Mallakas are always śūdras, men of righteous conduct. There, O chief brahmins, there is no king, no punishment, and no punishers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 8.38
स्वधर्मेणैव धर्मज्ञास्ते रक्षंति परस्परम् । एतावदेव शक्यं तु तत्र द्वीपे प्रभाषितुम्
svadharmeṇaiva dharmajñāste rakṣaṃti parasparam | etāvadeva śakyaṃ tu tatra dvīpe prabhāṣitum
Knowing dharma, they protect one another by their own dharma alone. Only this much can be said about that continent.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 8.39
एतदेव च श्रोतव्यं शाकद्वीपे महौजसि
etadeva ca śrotavyaṃ śākadvīpe mahaujasi
And just this much is to be heard concerning the mighty Śākadvīpa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition