Padma Purana — Svarga Khanda — Chapter 9
PdP 3 9.1
सूत उवाच-। उत्तरेषु च भो विप्रा द्वीपेषु श्रूयते कथा । एवं तत्र महाभागा ब्रुवतस्तन्निबोधत
sūta uvāca-| uttareṣu ca bho viprā dvīpeṣu śrūyate kathā | evaṃ tatra mahābhāgā bruvatastannibodhata
Sūta said: And of the continents further north, O brahmins, an account is heard; thus, O greatly fortunate ones, learn it from me as I speak.
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PdP 3 9.2
घृततोयः समुद्रोथ दधिमंडोदकोपरः । सुरोदसागरश्चैव तथान्यो दुग्धसागरः
ghṛtatoyaḥ samudrotha dadhimaṃḍodakoparaḥ | surodasāgaraścaiva tathānyo dugdhasāgaraḥ
Then there is the ocean of ghee-water, and next the one whose water is the cream of curds, and the ocean of liquor, and likewise another, the ocean of milk.
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PdP 3 9.3
परस्परेण द्विगुणाः सर्वे द्वीपा द्विजर्षभाः । पर्वताश्च महाप्राज्ञाः समुद्रैः परिवारिताः
paraspareṇa dviguṇāḥ sarve dvīpā dvijarṣabhāḥ | parvatāśca mahāprājñāḥ samudraiḥ parivāritāḥ
All the continents, O bulls among the twice-born, are each double the other, and the mountains too, O greatly wise ones, are surrounded by the oceans.
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PdP 3 9.4
गौरस्तु मध्यमे द्वीपे गिरिर्मनःशिलो महान् । पर्वतः पश्चिमे कृष्णो नारायणसखो द्विजाः
gaurastu madhyame dvīpe girirmanaḥśilo mahān | parvataḥ paścime kṛṣṇo nārāyaṇasakho dvijāḥ
In the middle continent is the great mountain Gaura, made of realgar; in the west is the mountain Kṛṣṇa, the friend of Nārāyaṇa, O brahmins.
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PdP 3 9.5
तत्र रत्नानि दिव्यानि स्वयं रक्षति केशवः । प्रसन्नश्चाभवत्तत्र प्रजानां व्यदधात्सुखम्
tatra ratnāni divyāni svayaṃ rakṣati keśavaḥ | prasannaścābhavattatra prajānāṃ vyadadhātsukham
There Keśava himself guards the divine jewels; and being gracious there, he bestowed happiness on the creatures.
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PdP 3 9.6
शरद्वीपे कुशस्तंबो मध्ये जनपदस्य ह । संपूज्यते शाल्मलिश्च द्वीपे शाल्मलिके द्विजाः
śaradvīpe kuśastaṃbo madhye janapadasya ha | saṃpūjyate śālmaliśca dvīpe śālmalike dvijāḥ
In Śaradvīpa a clump of kuśa grass, in the middle of the region, is worshipped; and in the continent Śālmalika, the śālmali tree, O brahmins.
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PdP 3 9.7
क्रौंचद्वीपे महाक्रौंचो गिरी रत्नचयाकरः । संपूज्यते भो विप्रेंद्राश्चातुर्वर्ण्येन नित्यदा
krauṃcadvīpe mahākrauṃco girī ratnacayākaraḥ | saṃpūjyate bho vipreṃdrāścāturvarṇyena nityadā
In Krauñcadvīpa the mountain Mahākrauñca, a mine of heaps of jewels, is worshipped constantly, O chief brahmins, by the four classes.
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PdP 3 9.8
गोमंतः पर्वतो विप्राः सुमहान्सर्वधातुकः । यत्र नित्यं निवसति श्रीमान्कमललोचनः
gomaṃtaḥ parvato viprāḥ sumahānsarvadhātukaḥ | yatra nityaṃ nivasati śrīmānkamalalocanaḥ
The mountain Gomanta, O brahmins, is very great, containing all minerals, where the glorious lotus-eyed one dwells always,
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PdP 3 9.9
मोक्षिभिः संगतो नित्यं प्रभुर्नारायणोहरिः । कुशद्वीपे तु विप्रेंद्राः पर्वतो विद्रुमैश्चितः
mokṣibhiḥ saṃgato nityaṃ prabhurnārāyaṇohariḥ | kuśadvīpe tu vipreṃdrāḥ parvato vidrumaiścitaḥ
the lord Nārāyaṇa Hari, ever united with those seeking release. But in Kuśadvīpa, O chief brahmins, there is a mountain studded with corals,
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PdP 3 9.10
सुनामा च सुदुर्धर्षो द्वितीयो हेमपर्वतः । द्युतिमान्नाम विप्रेंद्रास्तृतीयः कुमुदो गिरिः
sunāmā ca sudurdharṣo dvitīyo hemaparvataḥ | dyutimānnāma vipreṃdrāstṛtīyaḥ kumudo giriḥ
named Sunāman and very hard to assail; the second is the golden mountain named Dyutimān, O chief brahmins; the third is Mount Kumuda.
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PdP 3 9.11
चतुर्थः पुष्पवान्नाम पंचमस्तु कुशेशयः । षष्टो हरिगिरिर्नाम षडेते पर्वतोत्तमाः
caturthaḥ puṣpavānnāma paṃcamastu kuśeśayaḥ | ṣaṣṭo harigirirnāma ṣaḍete parvatottamāḥ
The fourth is named Puṣpavān, and the fifth is Kuśeśaya; the sixth is named Harigiri — these are the six foremost mountains.
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PdP 3 9.12
तेषामंतरविष्कंभो द्विगुणः प्रविभागशः । औद्भिदं प्रथमं वर्षं द्वितीयं रेणुमंडलम्
teṣāmaṃtaraviṣkaṃbho dviguṇaḥ pravibhāgaśaḥ | audbhidaṃ prathamaṃ varṣaṃ dvitīyaṃ reṇumaṃḍalam
The intervening breadth between them is, section by section, double (the preceding one). The first region (varṣa) is Audbhida, the second Reṇumaṇḍala.
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PdP 3 9.13
तृतीयं सुरथं नाम चतुर्थं लंबनं स्मृतम् । धृतिमत्पंचमं वर्षं षष्ठं वर्षं प्रभाकरम्
tṛtīyaṃ surathaṃ nāma caturthaṃ laṃbanaṃ smṛtam | dhṛtimatpaṃcamaṃ varṣaṃ ṣaṣṭhaṃ varṣaṃ prabhākaram
The third is named Suratha, the fourth is known as Lambana; the fifth region is Dhṛtimat, the sixth region Prabhākara.
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PdP 3 9.14
सप्तमं कापिलं वर्षं सप्तैते वर्षलंबकाः । एतेषु देवगंधर्वाः प्रजाश्च मुदिता द्विजाः । विहरंति रमंते च न तेषु म्रियते जनः
saptamaṃ kāpilaṃ varṣaṃ saptaite varṣalaṃbakāḥ | eteṣu devagaṃdharvāḥ prajāśca muditā dvijāḥ | viharaṃti ramaṃte ca na teṣu mriyate janaḥ
The seventh region is Kāpila — these are the seven region-divisions. In them the gods, gandharvas and creatures, O twice-born, delighted, roam about and take pleasure, and no person dies there.
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PdP 3 9.15
न तेषु दस्यवः संति म्लेच्छजात्योऽपि वा द्विजाः । गौरप्रायो जनः सर्वः सुकुमारश्च सत्तमाः
na teṣu dasyavaḥ saṃti mlecchajātyo'pi vā dvijāḥ | gauraprāyo janaḥ sarvaḥ sukumāraśca sattamāḥ
There are no bandits in them, nor any barbarian castes, O twice-born; all the people are mostly fair-skinned and delicate, O best of the good.
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PdP 3 9.16
अवशिष्टेषु सर्वेषु वक्ष्यामि द्विजपुंगवाः । यथा श्रुतं महाप्राज्ञा वर्ण्यते शृणुत द्विजाः
avaśiṣṭeṣu sarveṣu vakṣyāmi dvijapuṃgavāḥ | yathā śrutaṃ mahāprājñā varṇyate śṛṇuta dvijāḥ
I shall speak of all the remaining (islands), O bulls among the twice-born; as it has been heard, O greatly wise ones, so it is described — listen, O twice-born.
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PdP 3 9.17
क्रौंचद्वीपे महाभागाः क्रौंचो नाम महागिरिः । क्रौंचात्परो वामनको वामनादंधकारकः
krauṃcadvīpe mahābhāgāḥ krauṃco nāma mahāgiriḥ | krauṃcātparo vāmanako vāmanādaṃdhakārakaḥ
On Krauñcadvīpa, O greatly fortunate ones, there is a great mountain named Krauñca; beyond Krauñca is Vāmanaka, and beyond Vāmana, Andhakāraka.
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PdP 3 9.18
अंधकारात्परो विप्रा मैनाकः पर्वतोत्तमः । मैनाकात्परतो विप्रा गोविंदो गिरिरुत्तमः
aṃdhakārātparo viprā mainākaḥ parvatottamaḥ | mainākātparato viprā goviṃdo giriruttamaḥ
Beyond Andhakāra, O brahmins, is Maināka, best of mountains; and beyond Maināka, O brahmins, is Govinda, the excellent mountain.
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PdP 3 9.19
गोविंदात्परतश्चैव पुंडरीको महागिरिः । पुंडरीकात्परश्चापि प्रोच्यते दुंदुभिस्वनः
goviṃdātparataścaiva puṃḍarīko mahāgiriḥ | puṃḍarīkātparaścāpi procyate duṃdubhisvanaḥ
And beyond Govinda is the great mountain Puṇḍarīka; and beyond Puṇḍarīka is said to be Dundubhisvana.
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PdP 3 9.20
पुरस्ताद्द्विगुणस्तेषां विष्कंभो मुनिपुंगवाः । देशांस्तत्र प्रवक्ष्यामि तन्मे निगदतः शृणु
purastāddviguṇasteṣāṃ viṣkaṃbho munipuṃgavāḥ | deśāṃstatra pravakṣyāmi tanme nigadataḥ śṛṇu
Each in front (of the preceding) their breadth is double, O bulls among sages. I shall now declare the regions there; hear that from me as I recite it.
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PdP 3 9.21
क्रौंचस्य कुशलो देशो वामनस्य मनोनुगः । मनोनुगात्परो देश उष्णो नाम तपोधनाः
krauṃcasya kuśalo deśo vāmanasya manonugaḥ | manonugātparo deśa uṣṇo nāma tapodhanāḥ
Krauñca's region is Kuśala, Vāmana's is Manonuga; beyond Manonuga is the region named Uṣṇa, O you rich in austerity.
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PdP 3 9.22
उष्णात्परः प्रावरकः प्रावरादंधकारकः । अंधकारकदेशात्तु मुनिदेशः परः स्मृतः
uṣṇātparaḥ prāvarakaḥ prāvarādaṃdhakārakaḥ | aṃdhakārakadeśāttu munideśaḥ paraḥ smṛtaḥ
Beyond Uṣṇa is Prāvaraka, and beyond Prāvara, Andhakāraka; and beyond the Andhakāraka region, the Muni region is held to be.
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PdP 3 9.23
मुनिदेशात्परश्चैव प्रोच्यते दुंदुभिस्वनः । सिद्धचारणसंकीर्णो गौरः प्रायोजनः स्मृतः
munideśātparaścaiva procyate duṃdubhisvanaḥ | siddhacāraṇasaṃkīrṇo gauraḥ prāyojanaḥ smṛtaḥ
And beyond the Muni region is said to be Dundubhisvana; thronged with siddhas and cāraṇas, its people are said to be mostly fair.
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PdP 3 9.24
एते देशाः समाख्याता देवगंधर्वसेविताः । पुष्करे पुष्करो नाम पर्वतो मणिरत्नवान्
ete deśāḥ samākhyātā devagaṃdharvasevitāḥ | puṣkare puṣkaro nāma parvato maṇiratnavān
These regions have been declared, frequented by gods and gandharvas. On Puṣkara there is a mountain named Puṣkara, rich in gems and jewels.
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PdP 3 9.25
तत्र नित्यं प्रसरति स्वयं देवः प्रजापतिः । पर्युपासंति तं नित्यं देवाः सर्वे महर्षयः
tatra nityaṃ prasarati svayaṃ devaḥ prajāpatiḥ | paryupāsaṃti taṃ nityaṃ devāḥ sarve maharṣayaḥ
There the god Prajāpati himself constantly moves about; all the gods and great seers constantly attend upon him.
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PdP 3 9.26
वाग्भिर्मनोनुकूलाभिः पूजयंति द्विजोत्तमाः । जंबूद्वीपात्प्रवर्त्तन्ते रत्नानि विविधानि च
vāgbhirmanonukūlābhiḥ pūjayaṃti dvijottamāḥ | jaṃbūdvīpātpravarttante ratnāni vividhāni ca
With words agreeable to the mind the best of the twice-born honour (him). From Jambūdvīpa proceed jewels of many kinds.
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PdP 3 9.27
द्वीपेषु तेषु सर्वेषु प्रजानां मुनिसत्तमाः । विप्राणां ब्रह्मचर्येण सत्येन च दमेन च
dvīpeṣu teṣu sarveṣu prajānāṃ munisattamāḥ | viprāṇāṃ brahmacaryeṇa satyena ca damena ca
In all those islands, O best of sages, for the creatures, for the brahmins, through chastity, through truth and through self-restraint —
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PdP 3 9.28
आरोग्यायुष्प्रमाणाभ्यां द्विगुणं द्विगुणं ततः । एते जनपदा विप्रा द्वीपेषु तेषु सत्तमाः
ārogyāyuṣpramāṇābhyāṃ dviguṇaṃ dviguṇaṃ tataḥ | ete janapadā viprā dvīpeṣu teṣu sattamāḥ
— in health and in measure of lifespan (it becomes) double and double thereafter. These, O brahmins, are the settled lands in those islands, O best of the good.
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PdP 3 9.29
उक्ता जनपदा येषु धर्मश्चैकः प्रवर्त्तते । ईश्वरो दंडमुद्यम्य स्वयमेव प्रजापतिः
uktā janapadā yeṣu dharmaścaikaḥ pravarttate | īśvaro daṃḍamudyamya svayameva prajāpatiḥ
The countries have been named in which one single dharma prevails; the Lord, Prajāpati himself, raising the rod (of punishment) —
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PdP 3 9.30
द्वीपानेतान्मुनिवरा रक्षंस्तिष्ठति सर्वदा । स राजा स शिवो विप्राः स पिता स पितामहः
dvīpānetānmunivarā rakṣaṃstiṣṭhati sarvadā | sa rājā sa śivo viprāḥ sa pitā sa pitāmahaḥ
— stands guarding these islands always, O best of sages. He is the king, he is Śiva, O brahmins; he is the father, he is the grandfather.
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PdP 3 9.31
गोपायति द्विजश्रेष्ठाः प्रजाः स द्विजपंडिताः । भोजनं चात्र विप्रेंद्राः प्रजाः स्वयमुपस्थितम्
gopāyati dvijaśreṣṭhāḥ prajāḥ sa dvijapaṃḍitāḥ | bhojanaṃ cātra vipreṃdrāḥ prajāḥ svayamupasthitam
He guards the subjects, O best of the twice-born, O brahmin scholars; and there, O chiefs of brahmins, food presents itself to the subjects of its own accord.
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PdP 3 9.32
सिद्धमेव महाभागा भुंजते तद्धि नित्यदा । ततः परं महाशैलो दृश्यते लोकसंस्थितिः
siddhameva mahābhāgā bhuṃjate taddhi nityadā | tataḥ paraṃ mahāśailo dṛśyate lokasaṃsthitiḥ
They eat it, O greatly blessed ones, already prepared, and that always. Beyond that a great mountain is seen, the support of the world.
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PdP 3 9.33
चतुरस्रो महाप्राज्ञः सर्वतः परिमंडलः । तत्र तिष्ठंति विप्रेंद्राश्चत्वारो लोकसंमताः
caturasro mahāprājñaḥ sarvataḥ parimaṃḍalaḥ | tatra tiṣṭhaṃti vipreṃdrāścatvāro lokasaṃmatāḥ
Four-cornered, O greatly wise ones, and rounded on every side; there, O chiefs of brahmins, stand four (beings) honoured by the world.
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PdP 3 9.34
दिग्गजा हि मुनिश्रेष्ठा वामनैरावतां जनाः । सुप्रतीकस्तथा विप्राः प्रभिन्नकरटामुखाः
diggajā hi muniśreṣṭhā vāmanairāvatāṃ janāḥ | supratīkastathā viprāḥ prabhinnakaraṭāmukhāḥ
For they are the elephants of the quarters, O best of sages — the people (call them) Vāmana and Airāvata, and Supratīka, O brahmins — with their temples and faces streaming (with rut).
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PdP 3 9.35
तस्याहं परिमाणं न संख्यातुमिहमुत्सहे । असंख्यातः सुनित्यं हि तिर्यगूर्द्ध्वमधस्तथा
tasyāhaṃ parimāṇaṃ na saṃkhyātumihamutsahe | asaṃkhyātaḥ sunityaṃ hi tiryagūrddhvamadhastathā
I am not able here to reckon its measure; it is truly beyond counting, sideways, above, and below as well.
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PdP 3 9.36
तत्र वै वायवो वांति दिग्भ्यः सर्वाभ्य एव च । असंबंधा मुनिश्रेष्ठास्तान्निगृह्णंति ते द्विजाः
tatra vai vāyavo vāṃti digbhyaḥ sarvābhya eva ca | asaṃbaṃdhā muniśreṣṭhāstānnigṛhṇaṃti te dvijāḥ
There indeed winds blow, from all the directions; unconnected (with one another), O best of sages, those twice-born ones hold them back.
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PdP 3 9.37
पुष्करैः पद्मसंकाशैर्विकर्षंति महाप्रभैः । शतधा पुनरेवाशु ते तान्मुंचंति नित्यशः
puṣkaraiḥ padmasaṃkāśairvikarṣaṃti mahāprabhaiḥ | śatadhā punarevāśu te tānmuṃcaṃti nityaśaḥ
With their trunks, resembling lotuses, greatly radiant, they draw (them) in; and again, swiftly, they release them a hundredfold, constantly.
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PdP 3 9.38
श्वसद्भिर्मुखनासाभ्यां दिग्गजैरिव मारुताः । आगच्छंति द्विजश्रेष्ठास्तत्र तिष्ठंति वै प्रजाः
śvasadbhirmukhanāsābhyāṃ diggajairiva mārutāḥ | āgacchaṃti dvijaśreṣṭhāstatra tiṣṭhaṃti vai prajāḥ
The winds come as though from the elephants of the quarters breathing out through mouth and nostrils, O best of the twice-born; there indeed the creatures dwell.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
PdP 3 9.39
यथोद्दिष्टं मया प्रोक्तं सनिर्माणमिदं जगत् । श्रुत्वेदं पृथिवीमानं पुण्यदं च मनोनुगम्
yathoddiṣṭaṃ mayā proktaṃ sanirmāṇamidaṃ jagat | śrutvedaṃ pṛthivīmānaṃ puṇyadaṃ ca manonugam
As it was set forth, this world together with its formation has been declared by me; hearing this measure of the earth, which bestows merit and pleases the mind,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 9.40
श्रीमांस्तरति विप्रेंद्राः सिद्धार्थः साधुसंमतः । आयुर्बलं च कीर्त्तिश्च तस्य तेजश्च वर्द्धते
śrīmāṃstarati vipreṃdrāḥ siddhārthaḥ sādhusaṃmataḥ | āyurbalaṃ ca kīrttiśca tasya tejaśca varddhate
a man of fortune crosses over, O chiefs of brahmins, his aims accomplished, esteemed by the good; and his lifespan, strength, fame, and splendour increase.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
PdP 3 9.41
यः शृणोति समाख्यातुं पर्वणीदं धृतव्रतः । प्रीयंते पितरस्तस्य तथैव च पितामहाः
yaḥ śṛṇoti samākhyātuṃ parvaṇīdaṃ dhṛtavrataḥ | prīyaṃte pitarastasya tathaiva ca pitāmahāḥ
He who, holding to his vow, hears this recited at the parvan (day) — his fathers are pleased, and likewise his grandfathers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition