Shiva Purana — Uma Samhita — Chapter 18
SiP 5 18.1
सनत्कुमार उवाच ।। वक्ष्येऽहं भारतं वर्षं हिमाद्रेश्चैव दक्षिणे ।। उत्तरे तु समुद्रस्य भारती यत्र संसृतिः
sanatkumāra uvāca || vakṣye'haṃ bhārataṃ varṣaṃ himādreścaiva dakṣiṇe || uttare tu samudrasya bhāratī yatra saṃsṛtiḥ
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SiP 5 18.2
नवयोजनसाहस्रो विस्तारोऽस्य महामुने ।। स्वर्गापवर्गयोः कर्मभूमिरेषा स्मृता बुधैः
navayojanasāhasro vistāro'sya mahāmune || svargāpavargayoḥ karmabhūmireṣā smṛtā budhaiḥ
Its extent is nine thousand yojanas, O great sage; this is held by the wise to be the land of works (leading) to heaven and to release.
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SiP 5 18.3
यतस्संप्राप्यते पुंभिस्स्वर्गो नरक एव च ।। भारतस्यापि वर्षस्य नव भेदान्ब्रवीमि ते
yatassaṃprāpyate puṃbhissvargo naraka eva ca || bhāratasyāpi varṣasya nava bhedānbravīmi te
For it is from here that men attain heaven and hell alike. I shall tell you the nine divisions of the land of Bhārata as well.
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SiP 5 18.4
इंद्रद्युम्नः कसेरुश्च ताम्रवर्णो गभस्तिमान् ।। नागद्वीपस्तथा सौम्यो गन्धर्वस्त्वथ वारुणः
iṃdradyumnaḥ kaseruśca tāmravarṇo gabhastimān || nāgadvīpastathā saumyo gandharvastvatha vāruṇaḥ
Indradyumna, Kaseru, Tāmravarṇa, Gabhastimān, Nāgadvīpa, and likewise Saumya, Gandharva, and then Vāruṇa.
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SiP 5 18.5
अयं तु नवमस्तेषां द्वीपस्सागरसंभृतः ।। योजनानां सहस्रं तु द्वीपोऽयं दक्षिणोत्तरः नर्मदा सुरसाद्याश्च सप्तान्याश्च सहस्रशः।। विंध्योद्भवा महानद्यस्सर्वपापहराश्शुभाः अवाप्य मानुष्यमयं कदाचिद्विहृत्य शंभोः परमात्मरूपे ।। फलानि सर्वाणि तु कर्मजानि यास्याम्यहं तत्तनुतां हि तस्य विप्रक्षत्रियवैश्यास्ते शूद्राश्च मुनिसत्तम ।।। कल्पवृक्षसमानस्तु तन्मध्ये सुमहातरुः तथैव देवगन्धर्वा यक्षाः किंपुरुषादयः ।। वर्णास्तत्रैव चत्वारो निजानुष्ठानतत्पराः गौरी कुमुद्वती चैव सन्ध्या रात्रिर्मनोजवा ।। शांतिश्च पुंडरीका च याः पिबन्ति पयश्शुभम् द्विगुणेन महावर्षस्तत्र ख्यातोऽत्र मानसः।। योजनानां सहस्राणि पंचैवोर्ध्वसमुच्छ्रितः स्थालीस्थमग्निसंयोगादधःस्थं मुनिसत्तमः ।। तथेन्दुवृद्धौ सलिलमूर्द्ध्वगं भवति ध्रुवम्
ayaṃ tu navamasteṣāṃ dvīpassāgarasaṃbhṛtaḥ || yojanānāṃ sahasraṃ tu dvīpo'yaṃ dakṣiṇottaraḥ narmadā surasādyāśca saptānyāśca sahasraśaḥ|| viṃdhyodbhavā mahānadyassarvapāpaharāśśubhāḥ avāpya mānuṣyamayaṃ kadācidvihṛtya śaṃbhoḥ paramātmarūpe || phalāni sarvāṇi tu karmajāni yāsyāmyahaṃ tattanutāṃ hi tasya viprakṣatriyavaiśyāste śūdrāśca munisattama ||| kalpavṛkṣasamānastu tanmadhye sumahātaruḥ tathaiva devagandharvā yakṣāḥ kiṃpuruṣādayaḥ || varṇāstatraiva catvāro nijānuṣṭhānatatparāḥ gaurī kumudvatī caiva sandhyā rātrirmanojavā || śāṃtiśca puṃḍarīkā ca yāḥ pibanti payaśśubham dviguṇena mahāvarṣastatra khyāto'tra mānasaḥ|| yojanānāṃ sahasrāṇi paṃcaivordhvasamucchritaḥ sthālīsthamagnisaṃyogādadhaḥsthaṃ munisattamaḥ || tathenduvṛddhau salilamūrddhvagaṃ bhavati dhruvam
But this is the ninth of them, an island encompassed by the ocean; a thousand yojanas (in extent) is this island from south to north. The Narmadā, the Surasā and the rest — seven, and others by the thousand — great rivers arising from the Vindhya, auspicious, carriers-away of all sin. Having obtained human birth, and having at some time sported in the supreme-Self form of Śambhu, (leaving) all the fruits that are born of action, I shall indeed go to that subtle state of his. Brahmins, kshatriyas, vaiśyas and śūdras (dwell) there, O best of sages. In its midst is a very great tree, equal to the wish-granting tree; and likewise gods, gandharvas, yakṣas, kiṃpuruṣas and the rest. There indeed are the four classes, each intent on its own observance: Gaurī and Kumudvatī, Sandhyā, Rātri, Manojavā, Śānti and Puṇḍarīkā — these drink the auspicious water. There the great rainfall is twofold, and here the Mānasa (lake) is renowned. It rises upward five thousand yojanas. Just as, from the conjunction of fire placed beneath, (water) standing in a pot (rises), O best of sages, so at the waxing of the moon the water certainly moves upward.
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SiP 5 18.6
पूर्वे किराता यस्य स्युर्दक्षिणे यवनाः स्थिताः ।। पश्चिमे च तथा ज्ञेया उत्तरे हि तपस्विनः
pūrve kirātā yasya syurdakṣiṇe yavanāḥ sthitāḥ || paścime ca tathā jñeyā uttare hi tapasvinaḥ
On its eastern (side) would be the Kirātas, and in the south the Yavanas are settled; in the west likewise (they) are to be known, and in the north indeed the ascetics.
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SiP 5 18.7
ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रिया वैश्या मध्ये शूद्राश्च भूयशः।। इज्या युद्धपणा सेवा वर्तयन्तो व्यवस्थिताः
brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyā vaiśyā madhye śūdrāśca bhūyaśaḥ|| ijyā yuddhapaṇā sevā vartayanto vyavasthitāḥ
In the middle (region) are brahmins, kshatriyas, vaishyas, and shudras in great numbers, established there, subsisting by sacrifice, warfare, trade, and service (respectively).
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SiP 5 18.8
महेंद्रो मलयस्सह्यः सुदामा चर्क्षपर्वतः।। विंध्यश्च पारियात्रश्च सप्तात्र कुलपर्वताः
maheṃdro malayassahyaḥ sudāmā carkṣaparvataḥ|| viṃdhyaśca pāriyātraśca saptātra kulaparvatāḥ
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SiP 5 18.9
वेदस्मृतिपुराणाद्याः पारियात्रोद्भवा मुने।। सर्वपापहरा ज्ञेया दर्शनात्स्पर्शनादपि
vedasmṛtipurāṇādyāḥ pāriyātrodbhavā mune|| sarvapāpaharā jñeyā darśanātsparśanādapi
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SiP 5 18.11
गोदावरी भीमरथी तापीप्रमुखनिम्नगाः।। गिरेर्विनिर्गता ऋक्षात्सद्यः पापभयापहाः
godāvarī bhīmarathī tāpīpramukhanimnagāḥ|| girervinirgatā ṛkṣātsadyaḥ pāpabhayāpahāḥ
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SiP 5 18.12
सह्यपादोद्भवा नद्यः कृष्णावेण्यादिकास्तथा ।। कृतमाला ताम्रपर्णी प्रमुखा मलयोद्भवाः
sahyapādodbhavā nadyaḥ kṛṣṇāveṇyādikāstathā || kṛtamālā tāmraparṇī pramukhā malayodbhavāḥ
The rivers arising at the foot of the Sahya (mountain) are the Kṛṣṇā, Veṇyā and the rest; likewise the Kṛtamālā, Tāmraparṇī and others arise from the Malaya (mountain).
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SiP 5 18.13
त्रियामा चर्षिकुल्याद्या महेन्द्रप्रभवा स्मृताः ।। ऋषिकुल्या कुमार्य्याद्याः शुक्तिमत्पादसंभवाः
triyāmā carṣikulyādyā mahendraprabhavā smṛtāḥ || ṛṣikulyā kumāryyādyāḥ śuktimatpādasaṃbhavāḥ
The Triyāmā, the Ṛṣikulyā and the rest are recorded as rising from the Mahendra (range); the Ṛṣikulyā, the Kumārī and the others arise from the slopes of Śuktimat.
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SiP 5 18.14
नानाजनपदास्तेषु मंडलेषु वसन्ति वै ।। आसां पिबंति पानीयं सरत्सु विविधेषु च
nānājanapadāsteṣu maṃḍaleṣu vasanti vai || āsāṃ pibaṃti pānīyaṃ saratsu vividheṣu ca
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SiP 5 18.15
चत्वारि भारते वर्षे युगान्यासन्महामुने ।। कृतादीनि न चान्येषु द्वीपेषु प्रभवंति हि
catvāri bhārate varṣe yugānyāsanmahāmune || kṛtādīni na cānyeṣu dvīpeṣu prabhavaṃti hi
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SiP 5 18.16
दानानि चात्र दीयंते सुकृतैश्चात्र याज्ञिकैः ।। तपस्तपंति यतयः परलोकार्थमादरात्
dānāni cātra dīyaṃte sukṛtaiścātra yājñikaiḥ || tapastapaṃti yatayaḥ paralokārthamādarāt
And here gifts are given, and here (sacrifices are performed) by sacrificers with good works; and ascetics practice austerities zealously for the sake of the other world.
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SiP 5 18.17
यतो हि कर्मभूरेषा जम्बूद्वीपे महामुने ।। अत्रापि भारतं श्रेष्ठमतोऽन्या भोगभूमयः
yato hi karmabhūreṣā jambūdvīpe mahāmune || atrāpi bhārataṃ śreṣṭhamato'nyā bhogabhūmayaḥ
For this, in Jambūdvīpa, is the land of action, O great sage; and within it Bhārata is the best — the others, apart from this, are lands of enjoyment.
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SiP 5 18.18
कदाचिल्लभते मर्त्यस्सहस्रैर्मुनिसत्तम ।। अत्र जन्मसहस्राणां मानुष्यं पुण्यसंचयैः
kadācillabhate martyassahasrairmunisattama || atra janmasahasrāṇāṃ mānuṣyaṃ puṇyasaṃcayaiḥ
Only now and then, O best of sages, does a mortal obtain — by the thousands of accumulated merits of thousands of births — human birth here.
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SiP 5 18.19
स्वर्गापवर्गास्पदमार्गभूते धन्यास्तु ते भारतभूमिभागे ।। गायंति देवाः किल गीतकानि भवंति भूयः पुरुषास्सुरास्ते
svargāpavargāspadamārgabhūte dhanyāstu te bhāratabhūmibhāge || gāyaṃti devāḥ kila gītakāni bhavaṃti bhūyaḥ puruṣāssurāste
Blessed indeed are those (who dwell) in that portion of the land of Bharata, which is the road to the seat of heaven and of liberation. The gods, they say, sing songs (of it): "Those men become gods again."
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SiP 5 18.21
आप्स्यंति धन्याः खलु ते मनुष्याः सुखैर्युताः कर्मणि सन्निविष्टाः ।। जनुर्हि येषां खलु भारतेऽस्ति ते स्वर्गमोक्षोभयलाभवन्तः
āpsyaṃti dhanyāḥ khalu te manuṣyāḥ sukhairyutāḥ karmaṇi sanniviṣṭāḥ || janurhi yeṣāṃ khalu bhārate'sti te svargamokṣobhayalābhavantaḥ
Those fortunate men will surely obtain (it), joined with pleasures, being engaged in (right) action; those indeed whose birth is in Bhārata—they gain both heaven and liberation.
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SiP 5 18.22
लक्षयोजनविस्तारस्समस्तपरिमण्डलः ।। जम्बूद्वीपो मया ख्यातः क्षारोदधिसुसंवृतः
lakṣayojanavistārassamastaparimaṇḍalaḥ || jambūdvīpo mayā khyātaḥ kṣārodadhisusaṃvṛtaḥ
A hundred thousand yojanas in extent, wholly circular—thus has Jambūdvīpa been described by me, well encompassed by the ocean of salt.
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SiP 5 18.23
संवेष्ट्य क्षारमुदधिं शतसाहस्रसम्मितम् ।। ततो हि द्विगुणो ब्रह्मन्प्लक्षद्वीपः प्रकीर्तितः
saṃveṣṭya kṣāramudadhiṃ śatasāhasrasammitam || tato hi dviguṇo brahmanplakṣadvīpaḥ prakīrtitaḥ
Encircling the salt ocean, which measures a hundred thousand (yojanas), twice as large as that, O brahmin, Plakṣadvīpa is declared to be.
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SiP 5 18.24
गोमंतश्चैव चन्द्रश्च नारदो दर्दुरस्तथा ।। सोमकस्सुमनाश्शैलो वैभ्राजश्चैव सत्तमः
gomaṃtaścaiva candraśca nārado dardurastathā || somakassumanāśśailo vaibhrājaścaiva sattamaḥ
Gomanta, and Candra, Nārada, and likewise Dardura, Somaka, the mountain Sumanas, and Vaibhrāja the best (of them) —
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SiP 5 18.25
वर्षाचलेषु रम्येषु सहितास्सततं प्रजाः ।। वसंति देवगंधर्वा वर्षेष्वेतेषु नित्यशः
varṣācaleṣu ramyeṣu sahitāssatataṃ prajāḥ || vasaṃti devagaṃdharvā varṣeṣveteṣu nityaśaḥ
In the pleasant mountains of the (seven) regions the peoples dwell together always; gods and gandharvas dwell perpetually in these regions.
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SiP 5 18.26
नाधयो व्याधयो वापि जनानां तत्र कुत्रचित् ।। दश वर्षसहस्राणि तत्र जीवंति मानवाः
nādhayo vyādhayo vāpi janānāṃ tatra kutracit || daśa varṣasahasrāṇi tatra jīvaṃti mānavāḥ
There are no mental afflictions nor bodily diseases anywhere for the people there; men live there ten thousand years.
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SiP 5 18.27
अनुतप्ता शिखी चैव पापघ्नी त्रिदिवा कृपा ।। अमृता सुकृता चैव सप्तैवात्र च निम्नगाः
anutaptā śikhī caiva pāpaghnī tridivā kṛpā || amṛtā sukṛtā caiva saptaivātra ca nimnagāḥ
Anutaptā and Śikhī, Pāpaghnī, Tridivā, Kṛpā, Amṛtā and Sukṛtā—these are the seven rivers there.
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SiP 5 18.28
क्षुद्रनद्यस्तथा शैलास्तत्र संति सहस्रशः ।। ताः पिबंति सुसंहृष्टा नदीर्जनपदास्तु ते
kṣudranadyastathā śailāstatra saṃti sahasraśaḥ || tāḥ pibaṃti susaṃhṛṣṭā nadīrjanapadāstu te
Small rivers too, and mountains, are there by the thousands; and those inhabitants, greatly delighted, drink (the water of) those rivers.
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SiP 5 18.29
न तत्रापि युगावस्था यथास्थानेषु सप्तसु ।। त्रेतायुगसमः कालस्सर्वदैव महामुने
na tatrāpi yugāvasthā yathāsthāneṣu saptasu || tretāyugasamaḥ kālassarvadaiva mahāmune
There too, in those seven regions, there is no succession of the yugas; the time is always just like the Tretā age, O great sage.
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SiP 5 18.31
प्लक्षस्तन्नामसंज्ञो वै प्लक्षद्वीपो द्विजोत्तम ।। इज्यते तत्र भगवाञ्छंकरो लोकशंकरः
plakṣastannāmasaṃjño vai plakṣadvīpo dvijottama || ijyate tatra bhagavāñchaṃkaro lokaśaṃkaraḥ
The plakṣa tree bears that name, (whence) Plakṣadvīpa, O best of the twice-born; there the Lord Śaṃkara, the benefactor of the world, is worshipped.
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SiP 5 18.32
हरिश्च भगवान्ब्रह्मा यन्त्रैर्मन्त्रैश्च वैदिकैः।। संक्षेपेण तथा भूयश्शाल्मलिं त्वं निशामय
hariśca bhagavānbrahmā yantrairmantraiśca vaidikaiḥ|| saṃkṣepeṇa tathā bhūyaśśālmaliṃ tvaṃ niśāmaya
And Hari and the Lord Brahmā, with (sacrificial) contrivances and Vedic mantras. Now further hear from me, in brief, of Śālmali.
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SiP 5 18.33
सप्तवर्षाणि तत्रैव तेषां नामानि मे शृणु ।। श्वेतोऽथ हरितश्चैव जीमूतो रोहितस्तथा
saptavarṣāṇi tatraiva teṣāṃ nāmāni me śṛṇu || śveto'tha haritaścaiva jīmūto rohitastathā
There too are seven regions; hear from me their names: Śveta, then Harita, and Jīmūta, and likewise Rohita,
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SiP 5 18.34
वैकलो मानसश्चैव सुप्रभस्सप्तमो मुने ।। शाल्मलेन तु वृक्षेण द्वीपः शाल्मलिसंज्ञकः
vaikalo mānasaścaiva suprabhassaptamo mune || śālmalena tu vṛkṣeṇa dvīpaḥ śālmalisaṃjñakaḥ
Vaikala, and Mānasa, and Suprabha the seventh, O sage. From the śālmali tree the island is named Śālmali.
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SiP 5 18.35
द्विगुणेन समुद्रेण सततं संवृतः स्थितः ।। वर्षाभिव्यंजका नद्यस्तासां नामानि मे शृणु
dviguṇena samudreṇa satataṃ saṃvṛtaḥ sthitaḥ || varṣābhivyaṃjakā nadyastāsāṃ nāmāni me śṛṇu
It stands ever encompassed by an ocean twice (its size). The rivers that mark out the regions—hear their names from me.
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SiP 5 18.36
शुक्ला रक्ता हिरण्या च चन्द्रा शुभ्रा विमोचना ।। निवृत्तिः सप्तमी तासां पुण्यतोया सुशीतलाः
śuklā raktā hiraṇyā ca candrā śubhrā vimocanā || nivṛttiḥ saptamī tāsāṃ puṇyatoyā suśītalāḥ
Śuklā, Raktā, and Hiraṇyā, Candrā, Śubhrā, Vimocanā, and Nivṛtti the seventh of them—with holy water and very cool.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 5 18.37
सप्तैव तानि वर्षाणि चतुर्वर्णायुतानि च ।। भगवन्तं सदा शंभुं यजंते विविधैर्मखैः
saptaiva tāni varṣāṇi caturvarṇāyutāni ca || bhagavantaṃ sadā śaṃbhuṃ yajaṃte vividhairmakhaiḥ
Those regions are seven, and (they have) the four classes in myriads; with various sacrifices they always worship the Lord Śambhu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 5 18.38
देवानां तत्र सान्निध्यमतीव सुमनोरमे ।। एष द्वीपस्समुद्रेण सुरोदेन समावृतः
devānāṃ tatra sānnidhyamatīva sumanorame || eṣa dvīpassamudreṇa surodena samāvṛtaḥ
There, in that exceedingly delightful (place), is the presence of the gods; this island is surrounded on all sides by the ocean of liquor.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 5 18.39
द्विगुणेन कुशद्वीपः समंताद्बाह्यतः स्थितः ।। वसंति तत्र दैतेया मनुजैस्सह दानवाः
dviguṇena kuśadvīpaḥ samaṃtādbāhyataḥ sthitaḥ || vasaṃti tatra daiteyā manujaissaha dānavāḥ
Kuśadvīpa, twice as large, stands outside it all around; there dwell the Daiteyas and Dānavas together with men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 5 18.41
तत्रैव च कुशद्वीपे ब्रह्माणं च जनार्द्दनम् ।। यजंति च तथेशानं सर्वकामफलप्रदम्
tatraiva ca kuśadvīpe brahmāṇaṃ ca janārddanam || yajaṃti ca tatheśānaṃ sarvakāmaphalapradam
And there in Kuśadvīpa they worship Brahmā and Janārdana, and likewise Īśāna, the giver of the fruit of all desires.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 5 18.42
कुशेशयो हरिश्चैव द्युतिमान्पुष्पवांस्तथा ।। मणिद्रुमो हेमशैलस्सप्तमो मन्दराचलः
kuśeśayo hariścaiva dyutimānpuṣpavāṃstathā || maṇidrumo hemaśailassaptamo mandarācalaḥ
Kuśeśaya, and Hari, Dyutimān, and Puṣpavān, Maṇidruma, Hemaśaila, and the seventh, Mount Mandara (are the mountains there).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 5 18.43
नद्यश्च सप्त तासां तु नामानि शृणु तत्त्वतः ।। धूतपापा शिवा चैव पवित्रा संमितिस्तथा
nadyaśca sapta tāsāṃ tu nāmāni śṛṇu tattvataḥ || dhūtapāpā śivā caiva pavitrā saṃmitistathā
— tr. refused: cyber
SiP 5 18.44
विद्या दंभा मही चान्या सर्वपापहरास्त्विमाः ।। अन्यास्सहस्रशस्संति शुभापो हेमवालुकाः
vidyā daṃbhā mahī cānyā sarvapāpaharāstvimāḥ || anyāssahasraśassaṃti śubhāpo hemavālukāḥ
Vidyā, Dambhā, and Mahī as the other — these (rivers) carry away all sins. Others exist by the thousands, with auspicious waters and golden sands.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 5 18.45
कुशद्वीपे कुशस्तम्बो घृतोदेन समावृतः ।। क्रौञ्चद्वीपो महाभाग श्रूयतां चापरो महान्
kuśadvīpe kuśastambo ghṛtodena samāvṛtaḥ || krauñcadvīpo mahābhāga śrūyatāṃ cāparo mahān
In Kuśadvīpa (there is) a clump of kuśa grass, encircled by the sea of ghee. O greatly blessed one, let (the account of) another, the great Krauñcadvīpa, now be heard.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 5 18.46
द्विगुणेन समुद्रेण दधिमंडेन चावृतः ।। वर्षाचला महाबुद्धे तेषां नामानि मे शृणु
dviguṇena samudreṇa dadhimaṃḍena cāvṛtaḥ || varṣācalā mahābuddhe teṣāṃ nāmāni me śṛṇu
(Krauñcadvīpa) is encircled by an ocean twice (its own size), (an ocean) of whey; (it has) the mountains that divide its regions — hear from me their names, O greatly wise one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 5 18.47
क्रौञ्चश्च वामनश्चैव तृतीयश्चांधकारकः ।। दिवावृतिर्मनश्चैव पुण्डरीकश्च दुन्दुभिः
krauñcaśca vāmanaścaiva tṛtīyaścāṃdhakārakaḥ || divāvṛtirmanaścaiva puṇḍarīkaśca dundubhiḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
SiP 5 18.48
निवसंति निरातंका वर्षशैलेषु तेषु वै ।। सर्वसौवर्णरम्येषु सुहृद्देवगणैः प्रजाः
nivasaṃti nirātaṃkā varṣaśaileṣu teṣu vai || sarvasauvarṇaramyeṣu suhṛddevagaṇaiḥ prajāḥ
On those rain-mountains, all golden and delightful, the people dwell free from fear, in friendship with the hosts of gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 5 18.49
ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्त्रिया वैश्याश्शूद्राश्चानुक्रमोदिताः ।। संति तत्र महानद्यस्सप्तान्यास्तु सहस्रशः
brāhmaṇāḥ kṣattriyā vaiśyāśśūdrāścānukramoditāḥ || saṃti tatra mahānadyassaptānyāstu sahasraśaḥ
(There are) brahmins, kshatriyas, vaishyas and shudras, named in due order; there are there seven great rivers, and others by the thousands.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 5 18.51
भगवान्पूज्यते तत्र योगरुद्रस्वरूपवान् ।। दधिमण्डोदकश्चापि शाकद्वीपेन संवृतः
bhagavānpūjyate tatra yogarudrasvarūpavān || dadhimaṇḍodakaścāpi śākadvīpena saṃvṛtaḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
SiP 5 18.52
द्विगुणेनाद्रयस्सप्त तेषां नामानि मे शृणु।। पूर्वे तत्रोदयगिरिर्जलधारः परे यतः
dviguṇenādrayassapta teṣāṃ nāmāni me śṛṇu|| pūrve tatrodayagirirjaladhāraḥ pare yataḥ
(and it is encircled) by (an ocean) twice as large; there are seven mountains there — hear their names from me: in the east is Udayagiri, and beyond it Jaladhāra, from which (the waters come)
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 5 18.53
पृष्ठतोऽस्तगिरिश्चैव ह्यविकेशश्च केसरी ।। शाकस्तत्र महावृक्षस्सिद्धगंधर्वसेवितः
pṛṣṭhato'stagiriścaiva hyavikeśaśca kesarī || śākastatra mahāvṛkṣassiddhagaṃdharvasevitaḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
SiP 5 18.54
तत्र पुण्या जनपदाश्चातुर्वर्ण्यसमन्विताः ।। नद्यश्चात्र महापुण्यास्सर्वपापभयापहाः
tatra puṇyā janapadāścāturvarṇyasamanvitāḥ || nadyaścātra mahāpuṇyāssarvapāpabhayāpahāḥ
There (are) holy inhabited regions provided with the four classes; and there (are) rivers of great holiness, which take away all sins and fears.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 5 18.55
सुकुमारी कुमारी च नलिनी वेणुका तथा ।। इक्षुश्च रेणुका चैव गभस्तिस्सप्तमी तथा
sukumārī kumārī ca nalinī veṇukā tathā || ikṣuśca reṇukā caiva gabhastissaptamī tathā
— tr. refused: cyber
SiP 5 18.56
अन्यास्सहस्रशस्तत्र क्षुद्रनद्यो महामुने ।। महीधरास्तथा संति शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः
anyāssahasraśastatra kṣudranadyo mahāmune || mahīdharāstathā saṃti śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
SiP 5 18.57
धर्महानिर्न तेष्वस्ति स्वर्गादागत्य मानवाः ।। वर्षेषु तेषु पृथिवीं विहरन्ति परस्परम्
dharmahānirna teṣvasti svargādāgatya mānavāḥ || varṣeṣu teṣu pṛthivīṃ viharanti parasparam
There is no lapse of dharma among them; men, having come from heaven, roam the earth together with one another in those regions (varṣas).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 5 18.58
शाकद्वीपे तु वै सूर्य्यः प्रीत्या जनपदैस्सदा ।। यथोक्तैरिज्यते सम्यक्कर्मभिर्नियतात्मभिः
śākadvīpe tu vai sūryyaḥ prītyā janapadaissadā || yathoktairijyate samyakkarmabhirniyatātmabhiḥ
But on Śākadvīpa the Sun is always worshipped duly, with love, by the people of restrained selves, with the rites as prescribed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 5 18.59
क्षीरोदेनावृतस्सोऽपि द्विगुणेन समंततः ।। क्षीराब्धिस्सर्वतो व्यास पुष्कराख्येन संवृतः
kṣīrodenāvṛtasso'pi dviguṇena samaṃtataḥ || kṣīrābdhissarvato vyāsa puṣkarākhyena saṃvṛtaḥ
That (island) too is surrounded on every side by the Ocean of Milk, which is twice (its extent); and the Milk-sea, O Vyāsa, is enclosed all around by (the continent) called Puṣkara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 5 18.61
तानि चैव तु लक्षाणि सर्वतो वलयाकृति।। पुष्करद्वीपवलयो मध्येन विभजंति च
tāni caiva tu lakṣāṇi sarvato valayākṛti|| puṣkaradvīpavalayo madhyena vibhajaṃti ca
And those (many) hundreds of thousands (of leagues) are ring-shaped on all sides; and they divide the ring of Puṣkara island through the middle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 5 18.62
तेनैव वलया कारा द्वीपवर्षसमाकृतिः।। दशवर्षसहस्राणि तत्र जीवंति मानवाः
tenaiva valayā kārā dvīpavarṣasamākṛtiḥ|| daśavarṣasahasrāṇi tatra jīvaṃti mānavāḥ
By that very (ring) it is ring-shaped, its form matching that of the island-continent's region. There men live ten thousand years.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 5 18.63
निरामया वीतशोका रागद्वेषविवर्जिताः।। अधर्मो न मतस्तेषां न बंधवधकौ मुने
nirāmayā vītaśokā rāgadveṣavivarjitāḥ|| adharmo na matasteṣāṃ na baṃdhavadhakau mune
(They are) free of disease, without sorrow, devoid of passion and hatred; unrighteousness is not known among them, nor bondage and killing, O sage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 5 18.64
सत्यानृते न तस्यास्तां सदैव वसतिस्सदा ।। तुल्यवेषास्तु मनुजा हेमवर्णैकरूपिणः
satyānṛte na tasyāstāṃ sadaiva vasatissadā || tulyaveṣāstu manujā hemavarṇaikarūpiṇaḥ
Truth and falsehood did not exist there; (their) dwelling was always perpetual. The men were of like garb, golden in colour, of a single form.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 5 18.65
वर्षश्चायं तु कालेय भौम स्वर्गोपमो मतः ।। सर्वस्य सुखदः काले जरारोगविवर्जितः
varṣaścāyaṃ tu kāleya bhauma svargopamo mataḥ || sarvasya sukhadaḥ kāle jarārogavivarjitaḥ
And this region, O Kāleya, though it belongs to the earth, is held to be like heaven: it gives happiness to all in due season, and is free from old age and disease.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 5 18.66
पुष्करे धातकीखण्डे महावीते महामुने ।।। न्यग्रोधं पुष्करद्वीपे ब्रह्मणः स्थानमुत्तमम्
puṣkare dhātakīkhaṇḍe mahāvīte mahāmune ||| nyagrodhaṃ puṣkaradvīpe brahmaṇaḥ sthānamuttamam
In Puṣkara, in Dhātakīkhaṇḍa, in Mahāvīta, O great sage — (there is) the banyan tree; on Puṣkara island (is) the supreme abode of Brahmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 5 18.67
तस्मिन्निवसते ब्रह्मा पूज्यमानस्सुरासुरैः।। स्वादूदकेनांबुधिना पुष्करः परिवेष्टितः।।
tasminnivasate brahmā pūjyamānassurāsuraiḥ|| svādūdakenāṃbudhinā puṣkaraḥ pariveṣṭitaḥ||
There dwells Brahmā, worshipped by gods and asuras. Puṣkara is encircled by the ocean of sweet water.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 5 18.68
एवं द्वीपास्समुद्रैस्तु सप्त सप्तभिरावृताः ।। द्वीपाश्चैव समुद्राश्च समाना द्विगुणैः परैः
evaṃ dvīpāssamudraistu sapta saptabhirāvṛtāḥ || dvīpāścaiva samudrāśca samānā dviguṇaiḥ paraiḥ
Thus the seven islands are enclosed by the seven oceans; and the islands and the oceans correspond, each further one being double (the preceding).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 5 18.69
उक्तातिरिक्तता तेषां समुद्रेषु समानि वै ।। पयांसि सर्वदाऽल्पत्वं जायते न कदाचन
uktātiriktatā teṣāṃ samudreṣu samāni vai || payāṃsi sarvadā'lpatvaṃ jāyate na kadācana
Such is the stated excess of them; the waters in the oceans are always equal, and no diminution ever arises.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 5 18.71
उदयास्तमनेत्विंदोर्वर्द्धंत्यापो ह्रसन्ति च ।। अतो न्यूनातिरिक्ताश्च पक्षयोः शुक्लकृष्णयोः
udayāstamanetviṃdorvarddhaṃtyāpo hrasanti ca || ato nyūnātiriktāśca pakṣayoḥ śuklakṛṣṇayoḥ
But at the rising and setting of the moon the waters increase and decrease; hence they are deficient or in excess in the bright and dark fortnights.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 5 18.72
अपां वृद्धिक्षयौ दृष्टौ शतशस्तु दशोत्तरम्।। समुद्राणां मुनिश्रेष्ठो सर्वेषां कथितं तव
apāṃ vṛddhikṣayau dṛṣṭau śataśastu daśottaram|| samudrāṇāṃ muniśreṣṭho sarveṣāṃ kathitaṃ tava
The increase and decrease of the waters are observed by hundreds, with ten more; O best of sages, (this) has been told to you concerning all the oceans.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 5 18.73
भोजनं पुष्करद्वीपे प्रजास्सर्वाः सदैव हि ।। खंडस्य कुर्वते विप्र तत्र स्वयमुपस्थितम्
bhojanaṃ puṣkaradvīpe prajāssarvāḥ sadaiva hi || khaṃḍasya kurvate vipra tatra svayamupasthitam
On Puṣkara island all the creatures always make their food of sugar-candy, O brahmin, which presents itself there of its own accord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 5 18.74
स्वांगदो यस्य पुरतो नास्ति लोकस्य संस्थितिः।। द्विगुणा हिरण्मयी भूमिस्सर्वजंतुविवर्जिता
svāṃgado yasya purato nāsti lokasya saṃsthitiḥ|| dviguṇā hiraṇmayī bhūmissarvajaṃtuvivarjitā
Beyond which there is no established world; twice as large (is) the golden ground, devoid of every living creature.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 5 18.75
लोकालोकस्ततश्शैलस्सहस्राण्यचलो हि सः।। उच्छ्रयेण हि तावंति योजनायुतविस्तृतः
lokālokastataśśailassahasrāṇyacalo hi saḥ|| ucchrayeṇa hi tāvaṃti yojanāyutavistṛtaḥ
Then (comes) the mountain Lokāloka; it is indeed immovable, thousands (of yojanas) in height, and ten thousand yojanas in breadth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SiP 5 18.76
तमश्चांडकटाहेन सेयमुर्वी महामुने ।। पंचाशत्कोटिविस्तारा सद्वीपा समहीधरा
tamaścāṃḍakaṭāhena seyamurvī mahāmune || paṃcāśatkoṭivistārā sadvīpā samahīdharā
And darkness, with the shell of the egg (encloses it): this earth, O great sage, fifty crores in extent, together with its islands and its mountains,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SiP 5 18.77
आधारभूता सर्वेषां सर्वभूतगुणाधिका।। सेयं धात्री च कालेय सर्वेषां जगतामिला
ādhārabhūtā sarveṣāṃ sarvabhūtaguṇādhikā|| seyaṃ dhātrī ca kāleya sarveṣāṃ jagatāmilā
being the support of all, surpassing all beings in qualities — she is Dhātrī, O Kāleya, the ground of all the worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition