Vayu Purana — Purvardha — Chapter 33
VaP 1 33.1
।।सूत उवाच।। मन्वन्तरेषु सर्वेषु अतीतानागतेष्विह। तुल्याभिमानिनः सर्वे जायन्ते नामरूपतः
||sūta uvāca|| manvantareṣu sarveṣu atītānāgateṣviha| tulyābhimāninaḥ sarve jāyante nāmarūpataḥ
Sūta said: In all the Manu-periods here, past and future, all (the beings) are born bearing the same designations by name and form.
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VaP 1 33.2
देवाश्च विविधा ये च तस्मिन् मन्वन्तरेऽधिपाः। ऋषयो मानवाश्चैव सर्वे तुल्याभिमानिनः
devāśca vividhā ye ca tasmin manvantare'dhipāḥ| ṛṣayo mānavāścaiva sarve tulyābhimāninaḥ
And the various gods who are the rulers in that Manu-period, and the seers and the descendants of Manu — all bear the same designations.
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VaP 1 33.3
महर्षिसर्गः प्रोक्तो वै वंशं स्वायम्भुवस्य तु। विस्तरेणानुपूर्व्या च कीर्त्त्यमानं निबोधत
maharṣisargaḥ prokto vai vaṃśaṃ svāyambhuvasya tu| vistareṇānupūrvyā ca kīrttyamānaṃ nibodhata
The creation of the great seers has been declared; now learn the lineage of Svāyambhuva (Manu) as it is being recounted at length and in due order.
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VaP 1 33.4
मनोः स्वायम्भुवस्यासन् दश पौत्रास्तु तत्समाः. यैरियं पृथिवी सर्वा सप्तद्वीपसमन्विता
manoḥ svāyambhuvasyāsan daśa pautrāstu tatsamāḥ. yairiyaṃ pṛthivī sarvā saptadvīpasamanvitā
Svāyambhuva Manu had ten grandsons equal to himself, by whom this whole earth, together with its seven continents,
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VaP 1 33.5
ससमुद्राकरवती प्रतिवर्षन्निवेशिता। स्वायम्भुवेऽन्तरे पूर्वमाद्ये त्रेतायुगे तदा
sasamudrākaravatī prativarṣanniveśitā| svāyambhuve'ntare pūrvamādye tretāyuge tadā
with its oceans and mines, was settled continent by continent, formerly, in the Svāyambhuva interval, in the first Tretā age.
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VaP 1 33.6
प्रियव्रतस्य पुत्रैस्तैः पौत्रैः स्वायम्भुवस्य तु। प्रजासर्गतपोयोगैस्तैरियं विनिवेशिता
priyavratasya putraistaiḥ pautraiḥ svāyambhuvasya tu| prajāsargatapoyogaistairiyaṃ viniveśitā
By those sons of Priyavrata, the grandsons of Svāyambhuva, this (earth) was settled through the begetting of offspring, through austerity and through yoga.
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VaP 1 33.7
प्रियव्रतात् प्रजावन्तः वीरात् कन्या व्यजायत। कन्या सा तु महाभागा कर्द्दमस्य प्रजापतेः
priyavratāt prajāvantaḥ vīrāt kanyā vyajāyata| kanyā sā tu mahābhāgā karddamasya prajāpateḥ
From Priyavrata there were offspring; from Vīra a daughter was born; and that highly fortunate maiden (was the daughter) of Kardama Prajāpati.
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VaP 1 33.8
कन्ये द्वे शतपुत्रांश्च सम्राट् कुक्षिश्च ते उभे। तर्योर्वै भ्रातरः शूराः प्रजापतिसमा दश
kanye dve śataputrāṃśca samrāṭ kukṣiśca te ubhe| taryorvai bhrātaraḥ śūrāḥ prajāpatisamā daśa
Two daughters and a hundred sons — Samrāṭ and Kukṣi, both of them; their brothers were ten heroes, equal to Prajāpati.
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VaP 1 33.9
अग्नीध्रश्चवपुष्मांश्च मेधा मेधातिथिर्विभुः। ज्योतिष्मान् द्युतिमान् हव्यः सवनः सर्व एव च
agnīdhraścavapuṣmāṃśca medhā medhātithirvibhuḥ| jyotiṣmān dyutimān havyaḥ savanaḥ sarva eva ca
Agnīdhra, Vapuṣmat, Medhā, Medhātithi, Vibhu, Jyotiṣmat, Dyutimat, Havya, Savana, and Sarva.
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VaP 1 33.10
प्रियव्रतोऽभिषिच्यैतान् सप्त सप्तसु पार्थिवान्। द्वीपेषु तेषु धर्मेण द्वीपांस्तांश्च निबोधत
priyavrato'bhiṣicyaitān sapta saptasu pārthivān| dvīpeṣu teṣu dharmeṇa dvīpāṃstāṃśca nibodhata
Priyavrata consecrated seven of these as kings over the seven continents, in accordance with dharma; and learn (the names of) those continents.
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VaP 1 33.11
जम्बूद्वीपेश्वरं चक्रे अग्नीध्रन्तु महाबलम्। प्लक्षद्वीपेश्वरश्चापि तेन मेधातिथिः कृतः
jambūdvīpeśvaraṃ cakre agnīdhrantu mahābalam| plakṣadvīpeśvaraścāpi tena medhātithiḥ kṛtaḥ
He made the mighty Agnīdhra lord of Jambūdvīpa; and Medhātithi was made by him lord of Plakṣadvīpa.
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VaP 1 33.12
शाल्मलौ तु वपुष्मन्तं राजानमभिषिक्तवान्। ज्योतिष्मन्तं कुशद्वीपे राजानं कृतवान् प्रभुः
śālmalau tu vapuṣmantaṃ rājānamabhiṣiktavān| jyotiṣmantaṃ kuśadvīpe rājānaṃ kṛtavān prabhuḥ
He consecrated Vapuṣmat as king over Śālmala; and the lord made Jyotiṣmat king in Kuśadvīpa.
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VaP 1 33.13
द्युतिमन्तञ्च राजानं क्रौज्चद्वीपे समादिशत्। शाकद्वीपेश्वरञ्चापि हव्यञ्चक्रे प्रियव्रतः
dyutimantañca rājānaṃ kraujcadvīpe samādiśat| śākadvīpeśvarañcāpi havyañcakre priyavrataḥ
And he appointed Dyutimat as king in Krauñcadvīpa; and Priyavrata made Havya lord of Śākadvīpa.
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VaP 1 33.14
पुष्कराधिपतिञ्चापि सवनं कृतवान् प्रभुः। पुष्करे सवनस्यापि महावीतः सुतोऽभवत्। धातकिश्चैव द्वावेतौ पुत्रौ पुत्रवतां वरो
puṣkarādhipatiñcāpi savanaṃ kṛtavān prabhuḥ| puṣkare savanasyāpi mahāvītaḥ suto'bhavat| dhātakiścaiva dvāvetau putrau putravatāṃ varo
And the lord made Savana ruler of Puṣkara. In Puṣkara, Savana too had a son, Mahāvīta, and also Dhātaki—these two were the sons of that best of those blessed with sons.
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VaP 1 33.15
महावीतं स्मृतं वर्षं तस्य नाम्ना महात्मनः। नाम्ना तु धातकेश्चापि धातकीखण्ड उच्यते
mahāvītaṃ smṛtaṃ varṣaṃ tasya nāmnā mahātmanaḥ| nāmnā tu dhātakeścāpi dhātakīkhaṇḍa ucyate
The region (varṣa) called Mahāvīta is named after that great-souled one; and by the name of Dhātaki it is called Dhātakīkhaṇḍa.
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VaP 1 33.16
हव्यो व्यजनयत् पुत्रान् शाकद्वीपेश्वरान् प्रभुः। जलदञ्च कुमारञ्च सुकुमारं मणीचकम्। वसुमोदं सुमोदाकं सप्तमञ्च महाद्रुमम्
havyo vyajanayat putrān śākadvīpeśvarān prabhuḥ| jaladañca kumārañca sukumāraṃ maṇīcakam| vasumodaṃ sumodākaṃ saptamañca mahādrumam
Lord Havya begot sons who were rulers of Śākadvīpa: Jalada, Kumāra, Sukumāra, Maṇīcaka, Vasumoda, Sumodāka, and the seventh, Mahādruma.
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VaP 1 33.17
जलदं जलदस्याथ वर्षं प्रथममुच्यते। कुमारस्य च कौमारं द्वितीयं परिकीर्तितम्
jaladaṃ jaladasyātha varṣaṃ prathamamucyate| kumārasya ca kaumāraṃ dvitīyaṃ parikīrtitam
Now Jalada's region is called the first, Jalada; and Kumāra's, Kaumāra, is proclaimed the second.
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VaP 1 33.18
सुकुमारं तृतीयन्तु सुकुमारस्य कीर्तितम्। मणीचकस्य चतुर्थं मणीचकमिहोच्यते
sukumāraṃ tṛtīyantu sukumārasya kīrtitam| maṇīcakasya caturthaṃ maṇīcakamihocyate
The third, Sukumāra, is declared to be Sukumāra's; the fourth, Maṇīcaka, is here said to be Maṇīcaka's.
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VaP 1 33.19
वसुमोदस्य वै वर्षं पञ्चमं वसुमोदकम्। मोदाकस्य तु मोदाकं वर्षं षष्ठं प्रकीर्तितम्
vasumodasya vai varṣaṃ pañcamaṃ vasumodakam| modākasya tu modākaṃ varṣaṃ ṣaṣṭhaṃ prakīrtitam
Vasumoda's region is the fifth, Vasumodaka; and Modāka's region, Modāka, is proclaimed the sixth.
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VaP 1 33.20
महाद्रुमस्य नाम्ना तु सप्तमन्तु महाद्रुमम्। एषान्तु मानभिस्तानि सप्तवर्षाणि तत्र वै
mahādrumasya nāmnā tu saptamantu mahādrumam| eṣāntu mānabhistāni saptavarṣāṇi tatra vai
And by Mahādruma's name the seventh is Mahādruma. These are the seven regions there, with their measures.
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VaP 1 33.21
क्रौञ्चद्वीपेश्वरस्यापि पुत्रा द्युतिमतस्तु वै। कुशलो मनुगश्चोष्णः पीवरश्चान्धकारकः। मुनिश्च दुन्दुभिश्चैव सुता द्युतिमतस्तु वै
krauñcadvīpeśvarasyāpi putrā dyutimatastu vai| kuśalo manugaścoṣṇaḥ pīvaraścāndhakārakaḥ| muniśca dundubhiścaiva sutā dyutimatastu vai
And the sons of Dyutimat, lord of Krauñcadvīpa, (were): Kuśala, Manuga, Uṣṇa, Pīvara, Andhakāraka, Muni, and Dundubhi—these were Dyutimat's sons.
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VaP 1 33.22
तेषां स्वनामभिर्द्देशाः क्रौञ्चद्वीपाश्रयाः शुभाः। उष्णस्योष्णः स्मृतो देशः पीवरस्यापि पीवरः
teṣāṃ svanāmabhirddeśāḥ krauñcadvīpāśrayāḥ śubhāḥ| uṣṇasyoṣṇaḥ smṛto deśaḥ pīvarasyāpi pīvaraḥ
Their fair territories, situated in Krauñcadvīpa, (are named) by their own names: Uṣṇa's territory is known as Uṣṇa, and Pīvara's as Pīvara.
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VaP 1 33.23
अन्धकारकदेशस्तु अन्धकारश्च कीर्त्त्यते। मुनेस्तु मुनिदेशो वै दुन्दुभेर्दुन्दुभिः स्मृतः। एते जनपदाः सप्त क्रौञ्चद्वीपे तु भास्वराः
andhakārakadeśastu andhakāraśca kīrttyate| munestu munideśo vai dundubherdundubhiḥ smṛtaḥ| ete janapadāḥ sapta krauñcadvīpe tu bhāsvarāḥ
And Andhakāraka's territory is called Andhakāra; Muni's is the territory Muni, and Dundubhi's is known as Dundubhi. These are the seven shining lands in Krauñcadvīpa.
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VaP 1 33.24
ज्योतिष्मतः कुशद्वीपे सप्तैते सुमहौजसः। उद्भिदो वेणुमांश्चैव स्वैरथो लवणो धृतिः। षष्ठः प्रभाकरश्चैव सप्तमः कपिलः स्मृतः
jyotiṣmataḥ kuśadvīpe saptaite sumahaujasaḥ| udbhido veṇumāṃścaiva svairatho lavaṇo dhṛtiḥ| ṣaṣṭhaḥ prabhākaraścaiva saptamaḥ kapilaḥ smṛtaḥ
In Kuśadvīpa these seven of great might (were the sons) of Jyotiṣmat: Udbhida, Veṇumat, Svairatha, Lavaṇa, Dhṛti, the sixth Prabhākara, and the seventh known as Kapila.
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VaP 1 33.25
उद्भिदं प्रथमं वर्षं द्वितीयं वेणुमण्डलम्। तृतीयं स्वैरथाकारं चतुर्थं लवणं स्मृतम्
udbhidaṃ prathamaṃ varṣaṃ dvitīyaṃ veṇumaṇḍalam| tṛtīyaṃ svairathākāraṃ caturthaṃ lavaṇaṃ smṛtam
Udbhida is the first region, the second is Veṇumaṇḍala, the third is called Svairathākāra, the fourth is known as Lavaṇa.
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VaP 1 33.26
पञ्चमं धृतिमद्वर्षं षष्ठं वर्षं प्रभाकरम्। सप्तमं कपिलं नाम कपिलस्य प्रकीर्तितम्
pañcamaṃ dhṛtimadvarṣaṃ ṣaṣṭhaṃ varṣaṃ prabhākaram| saptamaṃ kapilaṃ nāma kapilasya prakīrtitam
The fifth region is Dhṛtimat, the sixth region is Prabhākara, and the seventh, named Kapila, is declared to be Kapila's.
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VaP 1 33.27
तेषां द्वीपाः कुशद्वीपे तत्सनामान एव तु। आश्रमाचारयुक्ताभिः प्रजाभिः समलंकृताः
teṣāṃ dvīpāḥ kuśadvīpe tatsanāmāna eva tu| āśramācārayuktābhiḥ prajābhiḥ samalaṃkṛtāḥ
Their islands in Kuśadvīpa bear those very same names, adorned with peoples devoted to the practices of the (four) stages of life.
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VaP 1 33.28
शाल्मलस्येश्वराः सप्त पुत्रास्ते तु वपुष्मतः। श्वेतश्च हरितश्चैव जीमूतो रोहितस्तथा। वैद्युतो मानसश्चैव सुप्रभः सप्तमस्तथा
śālmalasyeśvarāḥ sapta putrāste tu vapuṣmataḥ| śvetaśca haritaścaiva jīmūto rohitastathā| vaidyuto mānasaścaiva suprabhaḥ saptamastathā
The seven rulers of Śālmala were those sons of Vapuṣmat: Śveta, Harita, Jīmūta, Rohita, Vaidyuta, Mānasa, and the seventh, Suprabha.
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VaP 1 33.29
श्वेतस्य श्वेतदेशस्तु रोहितस्य च रोहितः। जीमूतस्य च जीमूतो हरितस्य च हारितः
śvetasya śvetadeśastu rohitasya ca rohitaḥ| jīmūtasya ca jīmūto haritasya ca hāritaḥ
Śveta's is the Śveta territory, and Rohita's is Rohita; Jīmūta's is Jīmūta, and Harita's is Hārita.
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VaP 1 33.30
वैद्युतो वैद्युतस्यापि मानसस्यापि मानसः। सुप्रभः सुप्रभस्यापि सप्तैते देशपालकाः
vaidyuto vaidyutasyāpi mānasasyāpi mānasaḥ| suprabhaḥ suprabhasyāpi saptaite deśapālakāḥ
Vaidyuta's too is Vaidyuta, and Mānasa's is Mānasa; Suprabha's too is Suprabha. These seven are the guardians of the territories.
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VaP 1 33.31
सप्तद्वीपे तु वक्ष्यामि जम्बूद्वीपादनन्तरम्। सप्त मेधातिथेः पुत्राः प्लक्षद्वीपेश्वरा नृपाः
saptadvīpe tu vakṣyāmi jambūdvīpādanantaram| sapta medhātitheḥ putrāḥ plakṣadvīpeśvarā nṛpāḥ
I shall now speak of the seven islands, beginning after Jambūdvīpa. The seven sons of Medhātithi were kings, lords of Plakṣadvīpa.
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VaP 1 33.32
ज्येष्ठः शान्तभयस्तेषां सप्तवर्षाणि तानि वै। तस्माच्छान्तभयाच्चैव शिशिरस्तु सुखोदयः। आनन्दश्च ध्रुवश्चैव क्षेमकश्च शिवस्तथा
jyeṣṭhaḥ śāntabhayasteṣāṃ saptavarṣāṇi tāni vai| tasmācchāntabhayāccaiva śiśirastu sukhodayaḥ| ānandaśca dhruvaścaiva kṣemakaśca śivastathā
The eldest of them was Śāntabhaya; those (lands) were the seven regions. After that Śāntabhaya (came) Śiśira, Sukhodaya, Ānanda, Dhruva, Kṣemaka, and Śiva.
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VaP 1 33.33
तानि तेषां सनामानि सप्तवर्षाणि भागशः। निवेशितानि तैस्तानि पूर्वे स्वायम्भुवेऽन्तरे
tāni teṣāṃ sanāmāni saptavarṣāṇi bhāgaśaḥ| niveśitāni taistāni pūrve svāyambhuve'ntare
Those seven regions, bearing their names, (were divided) among them portion by portion; by them those (regions) were settled in the former, Svāyambhuva, interval (manvantara).
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VaP 1 33.34
मेधातिथेस्तु पुत्रैस्तैः सप्तद्वीपनिवासिभिः। वर्णाश्रमाचारयुक्ताः प्लक्षद्वीपे प्रजाः कृताः
medhātithestu putraistaiḥ saptadvīpanivāsibhiḥ| varṇāśramācārayuktāḥ plakṣadvīpe prajāḥ kṛtāḥ
By those sons of Medhātithi, dwellers in the seven continents (i.e. the seven regions), the people on the Plakṣa continent were made to conform to the practices of the classes and the stages of life.
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VaP 1 33.35
प्लक्षद्वीपादिकेष्वेव शाकद्वीपान्तरेषु वै। ज्ञेयः पञ्चसु धर्मो वै वर्णाश्रमविभागशः
plakṣadvīpādikeṣveva śākadvīpāntareṣu vai| jñeyaḥ pañcasu dharmo vai varṇāśramavibhāgaśaḥ
In the five (continents) beginning with Plakṣa and up to Śāka, the law is to be understood as divided by classes and stages of life.
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VaP 1 33.36
सुखमायुश्च रूपञ्च बलं धर्मश्च नित्यशः। पञ्चस्वेतेषु द्वीपेषु सर्वं साधारणं स्मृतम्
sukhamāyuśca rūpañca balaṃ dharmaśca nityaśaḥ| pañcasveteṣu dvīpeṣu sarvaṃ sādhāraṇaṃ smṛtam
Happiness, long life, beauty, strength and righteousness—all this is recorded as being alike and constant in these five continents.
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VaP 1 33.37
सप्तद्वीपपरिक्रान्तं जम्बूद्वीपं निबोधत। आग्नीध्रं ज्येष्ठदायादं कन्यापुत्रं महाबलम्। प्रियव्रतोऽभ्यषिञ्चत्तं जम्बूद्वीपेश्वरं नृपम्
saptadvīpaparikrāntaṃ jambūdvīpaṃ nibodhata| āgnīdhraṃ jyeṣṭhadāyādaṃ kanyāputraṃ mahābalam| priyavrato'bhyaṣiñcattaṃ jambūdvīpeśvaraṃ nṛpam
Learn now of Jambūdvīpa, which is encircled by the seven continents. Priyavrata consecrated Āgnīdhra, his eldest heir, the son of his daughter, of great strength, as king and lord of Jambūdvīpa.
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VaP 1 33.38
तस्य पुत्रा बभूवुर्हि प्रजापतिसमौजसः। ज्येष्ठो नाभि रिति ख्यातस्तस्य किम्पुरुषोऽनुजः
tasya putrā babhūvurhi prajāpatisamaujasaḥ| jyeṣṭho nābhi riti khyātastasya kimpuruṣo'nujaḥ
He had sons equal in vigour to Prajāpati; the eldest was known as Nābhi, and his younger brother was Kimpuruṣa.
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VaP 1 33.39
हरिवर्षस्तृतीयस्तु चतुर्थोऽभूदिलावृतः। रम्यः स्यात्पञ्चमः पुत्रो हरिन्मान् षष्ठ उच्यते
harivarṣastṛtīyastu caturtho'bhūdilāvṛtaḥ| ramyaḥ syātpañcamaḥ putro harinmān ṣaṣṭha ucyate
The third was Harivarṣa, the fourth was Ilāvṛta; the fifth son would be Ramya, and the sixth is called Harinmān.
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VaP 1 33.40
कुरुस्तु सप्तमस्तेषां भद्राश्वो ह्यष्टमः स्मृतः। नवमः केतुमालस्तु तेषां देशान्निबोधत
kurustu saptamasteṣāṃ bhadrāśvo hyaṣṭamaḥ smṛtaḥ| navamaḥ ketumālastu teṣāṃ deśānnibodhata
The seventh of them was Kuru, and the eighth is recorded as Bhadrāśva; the ninth was Ketumāla. Learn now of their territories.
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VaP 1 33.41
नाभेस्तु दक्षिणं वर्षं हिमाद्वन्तु पिता ददौ । हेम कूटं तु यद्वर्षं ददौ किम्पुरुषाय तत्
nābhestu dakṣiṇaṃ varṣaṃ himādvantu pitā dadau | hema kūṭaṃ tu yadvarṣaṃ dadau kimpuruṣāya tat
To Nābhi the father gave the southern region called Hima; and the region named Hemakūṭa he gave to Kimpuruṣa.
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VaP 1 33.42
नैषधं यत् स्मृतं वर्षं हरिवर्षाय तद्ददौ। मध्यमं यत्सुमेरोस्तु स ददौ तदिलावृते
naiṣadhaṃ yat smṛtaṃ varṣaṃ harivarṣāya taddadau| madhyamaṃ yatsumerostu sa dadau tadilāvṛte
The region recorded as Naiṣadha he gave to Harivarṣa; and the middle region, that of Sumeru, he gave to Ilāvṛta.
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VaP 1 33.43
नीलन्तु यत् स्मृतं वर्षं रम्यायैतत् पिता ददौ । श्वेतं यदुत्तरं तस्मात् पित्रा दत्तं हरिन्मते
nīlantu yat smṛtaṃ varṣaṃ ramyāyaitat pitā dadau | śvetaṃ yaduttaraṃ tasmāt pitrā dattaṃ harinmate
The region recorded as Nīla—this the father gave to Ramya; and Śveta, which is north of that, was given by the father to Harinmān.
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VaP 1 33.44
यदुत्तरं श्रृङ्गवतो वर्ष तत् कुरवे ददौ । वर्षं माल्यवत श्चापि भद्राश्वाय न्यवेदयत्
yaduttaraṃ śrṛṅgavato varṣa tat kurave dadau | varṣaṃ mālyavata ścāpi bhadrāśvāya nyavedayat
The region that lies north of Śṛṅgavat he gave to Kuru; and the region of Mālyavat he assigned to Bhadrāśva.
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VaP 1 33.45
गन्धमादनवर्षन्तु केतुमाले न्यवेदयत्। इत्येतानि महान्तीह नववर्षाणि भागशः
gandhamādanavarṣantu ketumāle nyavedayat| ityetāni mahāntīha navavarṣāṇi bhāgaśaḥ
And the region of Gandhamādana he assigned to Ketumāla. Thus these great nine regions (were apportioned) here portion by portion.
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VaP 1 33.46
आग्नीध्रस्तेषु सर्वेषु पुत्रांस्तानभ्यषिञ्चत। यथाक्रमं स धर्मात्मा ततस्तु तपसि स्थितः
āgnīdhrasteṣu sarveṣu putrāṃstānabhyaṣiñcata| yathākramaṃ sa dharmātmā tatastu tapasi sthitaḥ
Āgnīdhra consecrated those sons of his over all of them in due order; then that righteous one abided in ascetic practice.
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VaP 1 33.47
इत्येतैः सप्भिः कृत्स्नाः सप्तद्वीपा निवेशिताः । प्रियव्रतस्य पुत्रैस्तैः पौत्रैः स्वायम्भुवस्य तु
ityetaiḥ sapbhiḥ kṛtsnāḥ saptadvīpā niveśitāḥ | priyavratasya putraistaiḥ pautraiḥ svāyambhuvasya tu
Thus by these seven the seven continents were entirely settled—by those sons of Priyavrata, the grandsons of Svāyambhuva (Manu).
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VaP 1 33.48
यानि किम्पुरुषाद्यानि वर्षाण्यष्टौ शुभानि तु। तेषां स्वभावतः सिद्धिः सुखप्राया ह्ययत्नतः
yāni kimpuruṣādyāni varṣāṇyaṣṭau śubhāni tu| teṣāṃ svabhāvataḥ siddhiḥ sukhaprāyā hyayatnataḥ
As for those eight auspicious regions beginning with Kimpuruṣa, in them attainment comes by nature, being largely pleasant and without effort.
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VaP 1 33.49
विपर्ययो न तेष्वस्ति जरामृत्युभयं न च । धर्माधर्मौ न तेष्वास्तां नोत्तमाधममध्यमाः । न तेष्वस्ति युगावस्था क्षेत्रेष्वेव तु सर्वशः
viparyayo na teṣvasti jarāmṛtyubhayaṃ na ca | dharmādharmau na teṣvāstāṃ nottamādhamamadhyamāḥ | na teṣvasti yugāvasthā kṣetreṣveva tu sarvaśaḥ
There is no reversal in them, nor fear of old age and death; neither merit nor demerit existed in them, nor highest, lowest and middling (people); there is no condition of the yugas in them—(such conditions occur) in all ways only in the (other) territories.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 33.50
नाभेर्हि सर्गं वक्ष्यामि हिमाह्वे तन्निबोधत। नाभिस्त्वजनयत् पुत्रं मेऱुदेव्यां महाद्युतिः। ऋषभं पार्थिवश्रेष्ठं सर्वक्षत्रस्य पूर्वजम्
nābherhi sargaṃ vakṣyāmi himāhve tannibodhata| nābhistvajanayat putraṃ meṟudevyāṃ mahādyutiḥ| ṛṣabhaṃ pārthivaśreṣṭhaṃ sarvakṣatrasya pūrvajam
I shall tell of the progeny of Nābhi in (the region) named Hima; learn that. Nābhi of great splendour begot upon Merudevī a son, Ṛṣabha, best of rulers of the earth, the forefather of all the Kṣatra.
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VaP 1 33.51
ऋषभाद्भरतो जज्ञे वीरः पुत्रशताग्रजः। सोऽभिषिच्याथ भरतः पुत्रं प्राव्राज्यमास्थितः
ṛṣabhādbharato jajñe vīraḥ putraśatāgrajaḥ| so'bhiṣicyātha bharataḥ putraṃ prāvrājyamāsthitaḥ
From Ṛṣabha was born the hero Bharata, eldest of a hundred sons; and Bharata, having consecrated his son, took up the wandering (ascetic) life.
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VaP 1 33.52
हिमाह्वं दक्षिणं वर्षं भरताय न्यवेदयत्। तस्मात्तद्भारतं वर्षं तस्य नाम्ना विदुर्बुधाः
himāhvaṃ dakṣiṇaṃ varṣaṃ bharatāya nyavedayat| tasmāttadbhārataṃ varṣaṃ tasya nāmnā vidurbudhāḥ
He assigned the southern region called Hima to Bharata; therefore the wise know that region as Bhārata, by his name.
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VaP 1 33.53
भरतस्यात्मजो विद्वान् सुमतिर्नाम धार्मिकः। बभूव तस्मिंस्तद्राज्यं भरतः संन्ययोजयत्। पुत्र संक्रामितश्रीको वनं राजा विवेश सः
bharatasyātmajo vidvān sumatirnāma dhārmikaḥ| babhūva tasmiṃstadrājyaṃ bharataḥ saṃnyayojayat| putra saṃkrāmitaśrīko vanaṃ rājā viveśa saḥ
Bharata's son was a learned and righteous man named Sumati; to him Bharata entrusted that kingdom. Having handed over his sovereign fortune to his son, that king entered the forest.
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VaP 1 33.54
तेजसस्तु सुतश्चापि प्रजापतिरमित्रजित्। तैजसस्यात्मजो विद्वानिन्द्रद्युम्न इति श्रुतः
tejasastu sutaścāpi prajāpatiramitrajit| taijasasyātmajo vidvānindradyumna iti śrutaḥ
And Tejas's son was Prajāpati, the conqueror of foes; the learned son of Taijasa was known as Indradyumna.
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VaP 1 33.55
परमेष्ठी सुतश्चाथ निधने तस्य शोभनः । प्रतीहारकुले तस्य नाम्ना जज्ञे तदन्वयात्। प्रतिहर्त्तेति विख्यातो जज्ञे तस्यापि धीमतः
parameṣṭhī sutaścātha nidhane tasya śobhanaḥ | pratīhārakule tasya nāmnā jajñe tadanvayāt| pratihartteti vikhyāto jajñe tasyāpi dhīmataḥ
Then, at his death, (his) son was Parameṣṭhī, the excellent one; in the family of Pratīhāra he was born under that name from that lineage; and to that wise one too was born (a son) renowned as Pratihartṛ.
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VaP 1 33.56
उन्नेता प्रतिहर्त्तुस्तु भुवस्तस्य सुतः स्मृतः । उद्गीथस्तस्य पुत्रोऽभूत्प्रताविश्चापि तत्सुतः
unnetā pratiharttustu bhuvastasya sutaḥ smṛtaḥ | udgīthastasya putro'bhūtpratāviścāpi tatsutaḥ
Unnetā (was the son) of Pratihartṛ; Bhū is remembered as his son; Udgītha was his son, and Prastāva (Pratāvi) was his son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 33.57
प्रतावेस्तु विभुः पुत्रः पृथुस्तस्य सुतो मतः । पृथोश्चापि सुतो नक्तो नक्तस्यापि गयः स्मृतः
pratāvestu vibhuḥ putraḥ pṛthustasya suto mataḥ | pṛthoścāpi suto nakto naktasyāpi gayaḥ smṛtaḥ
Vibhu was the son of Prastāva (Pratāvi); Pṛthu is held to be his son; and Nakta was the son of Pṛthu, and Gaya is remembered as Nakta's (son).
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VaP 1 33.58
गयस्य तु नरः पुत्रो नरस्यापि सुतो विराट्। विराट्सुतो महावीर्यो दीमांस्तस्य सुतोऽभवत्
gayasya tu naraḥ putro narasyāpi suto virāṭ| virāṭsuto mahāvīryo dīmāṃstasya suto'bhavat
But Gaya's son was Nara, and Nara's son was Virāṭ; Virāṭ's son was the greatly valorous one, and Dhīmān was his son.
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VaP 1 33.59
धीमतश्च महान् पुत्रो महतश्चापि भौवनः। भौवनस्य सुतस्त्वष्टा अरिजस्तस्य चात्मजः
dhīmataśca mahān putro mahataścāpi bhauvanaḥ| bhauvanasya sutastvaṣṭā arijastasya cātmajaḥ
Dhīmān's son was Mahān, and Mahat's (son) was Bhauvana; Bhauvana's son was Tvaṣṭā, and Arija was his son.
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VaP 1 33.60
अरिजस्य रजः पुत्रः शतजिद्रजसो मतः। तस्य पुत्रशतं त्वासीद्राजानः सर्व एव ते
arijasya rajaḥ putraḥ śatajidrajaso mataḥ| tasya putraśataṃ tvāsīdrājānaḥ sarva eva te
Arija's son was Rajas; Śatajit is held to be Rajas's (son). He had a hundred sons, and all of them were kings.
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VaP 1 33.61
विश्वज्योतिः प्रधानायैस्तैरिमा वर्द्धिताः प्रजाः। तैरिदं भारतं वर्षं सप्तखण्डं कृतं पुरा
viśvajyotiḥ pradhānāyaistairimā varddhitāḥ prajāḥ| tairidaṃ bhārataṃ varṣaṃ saptakhaṇḍaṃ kṛtaṃ purā
By them, headed by Viśvajyotis, these creatures were made to increase; by them this land of Bhārata was formerly made into seven divisions.
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VaP 1 33.62
तेषां वंशप्रकूतैस्तु भुक्तेयं भारती धरा। कृतत्रेतादियुक्तानि युगाख्यान्येकसप्ततिः
teṣāṃ vaṃśaprakūtaistu bhukteyaṃ bhāratī dharā| kṛtatretādiyuktāni yugākhyānyekasaptatiḥ
This Bhārata earth was enjoyed by those born in their lineage; the yuga-designations, reckoned as Kṛta, Tretā and the rest, are seventy-one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 33.63
येऽतीतास्तैर्युगैः सार्द्धं राजानस्ते तदन्वयाः। स्वायम्भुवेऽन्तरे पूर्वं शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः
ye'tītāstairyugaiḥ sārddhaṃ rājānaste tadanvayāḥ| svāyambhuve'ntare pūrvaṃ śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ
Those kings who have passed away together with those yugas belonged to his lineage; formerly, in the Svāyambhuva interval, (they were) by hundreds and by thousands.
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VaP 1 33.64
एष स्वायम्भुवः सर्गो येनेदं पूरितं जगत्। ऋषिभिर्दैवतैश्चापि पितृगन्धर्वराक्षसैः
eṣa svāyambhuvaḥ sargo yenedaṃ pūritaṃ jagat| ṛṣibhirdaivataiścāpi pitṛgandharvarākṣasaiḥ
This is the creation of Svāyambhuva, by which this world was filled — with seers and with gods, with fathers, gandharvas and rākṣasas,
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VaP 1 33.65
यक्षभूतपिशाचैश्च मनुष्यमृगपक्षिभिः । तैषां सृष्टिरियं लोके युगैः सह विवर्त्तते
yakṣabhūtapiśācaiśca manuṣyamṛgapakṣibhiḥ | taiṣāṃ sṛṣṭiriyaṃ loke yugaiḥ saha vivarttate
and with yakṣas, bhūtas and piśācas, with men, beasts and birds. This creation of theirs revolves in the world along with the yugas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition