Vayu Purana — Purvardha — Chapter 34
VaP 1 34.1
।।ऋषय ऊचुः ।। एवं प्रजासन्निवेशं श्रुत्वा च ऋषिपुङ्गवः। पप्रच्छ निपुणः सूतं पृथिव्यायाम विस्तरौ
||ṛṣaya ūcuḥ || evaṃ prajāsanniveśaṃ śrutvā ca ṛṣipuṅgavaḥ| papraccha nipuṇaḥ sūtaṃ pṛthivyāyāma vistarau
The seers said: And having thus heard of the settling of creatures, the foremost of seers, being skilled, asked the Sūta about the length and breadth of the earth:
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VaP 1 34.2
कति द्वीपाः समुद्रा वा पर्वताश्च कति प्रभोः। कियन्ति चैव वर्षाणि तेषु नद्यश्च काः स्मृताः
kati dvīpāḥ samudrā vā parvatāśca kati prabhoḥ| kiyanti caiva varṣāṇi teṣu nadyaśca kāḥ smṛtāḥ
"How many are the continents, the oceans, and how many the mountains, O lord? And how many are the regions (varṣas), and which rivers are recorded in them?
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VaP 1 34.3
महाभूतप्रमाणञ्च लोका लोकौ तथैव च। पर्यायपारिमाण्यञ्च गतिश्चन्द्रार्कयोस्तथा। एतत् प्रब्रूहि नः सर्वं विस्तरेण यथा तथा
mahābhūtapramāṇañca lokā lokau tathaiva ca| paryāyapārimāṇyañca gatiścandrārkayostathā| etat prabrūhi naḥ sarvaṃ vistareṇa yathā tathā
And the measure of the great elements, and likewise the two (regions), Loka and Aloka, and the measurement of the cycles, and likewise the course of the moon and the sun — tell us all this in detail, exactly as it is."
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VaP 1 34.4
।।सूत उवाच।। अत ऊर्द्ध्वं प्रवक्ष्यामि पृथिव्यायामविस्तरम्। सङ्ख्याश्चैव समुद्राणां द्वीपानाञ्चैव विस्तरम्
||sūta uvāca|| ata ūrddhvaṃ pravakṣyāmi pṛthivyāyāmavistaram| saṅkhyāścaiva samudrāṇāṃ dvīpānāñcaiva vistaram
The Sūta said: Hereafter I shall declare the length and breadth of the earth, and the number of the oceans and the extent of the continents,
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VaP 1 34.5
यावन्ति चैव वर्षाणि तेषु नद्यश्च याः स्मृताः। महाभूतप्रमाणञ्च लोकालोकौ तथैव च। पर्यायपारिमाण्यञ्च गतिश्चन्द्रार्कयोस्तथा
yāvanti caiva varṣāṇi teṣu nadyaśca yāḥ smṛtāḥ| mahābhūtapramāṇañca lokālokau tathaiva ca| paryāyapārimāṇyañca gatiścandrārkayostathā
and how many the regions are, and which rivers are recorded in them, and the measure of the great elements, and likewise Loka and Aloka, and the measurement of the cycles, and likewise the course of the moon and the sun.
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VaP 1 34.6
द्वीपभेदसहस्राणि सप्तस्वन्तर्गतानि वै। न शक्यन्ते प्रमाणेन वक्तुं वर्षशतैरपि
dvīpabhedasahasrāṇi saptasvantargatāni vai| na śakyante pramāṇena vaktuṃ varṣaśatairapi
Indeed, there are thousands of subdivisions of continents contained within the seven; they cannot be stated by measure even in hundreds of years.
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VaP 1 34.7
सप्तद्वीपन्तु वक्ष्यामि चन्द्रादित्यग्रहैः सह। येषां मनुष्यास्तर्केण प्रमाणानि प्रचक्षते
saptadvīpantu vakṣyāmi candrādityagrahaiḥ saha| yeṣāṃ manuṣyāstarkeṇa pramāṇāni pracakṣate
But I shall speak of the seven continents together with the moon, the sun and the planets, whose measures men declare by reasoning.
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VaP 1 34.8
अचिन्त्याः खलु ये भावा न तांस्तर्केण भावयेत्। प्रकृतिभ्यः परं यच्च तन्नित्यञ्च प्रजक्ष्यते
acintyāḥ khalu ye bhāvā na tāṃstarkeṇa bhāvayet| prakṛtibhyaḥ paraṃ yacca tannityañca prajakṣyate
Those states of being that are indeed unthinkable — one should not try to fathom them by reasoning; and that which is beyond the primary natures (prakṛtis) is declared to be eternal.
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VaP 1 34.9
नववर्षं प्रवक्ष्यामि जम्बूद्वीपं यथा तथा । विस्तरान्मण्डलाच्चैव योजनैस्तन्निबोधत
navavarṣaṃ pravakṣyāmi jambūdvīpaṃ yathā tathā | vistarānmaṇḍalāccaiva yojanaistannibodhata
I shall declare the nine regions, and Jambūdvīpa as it is; learn it from me in yojanas, by its extent and by its circumference.
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VaP 1 34.10
शतमेकं सहस्राणां योजनानां प्रमाणतः। नानाजनपदाकीर्णैः पुरैश्च विविधैः शुभैः
śatamekaṃ sahasrāṇāṃ yojanānāṃ pramāṇataḥ| nānājanapadākīrṇaiḥ puraiśca vividhaiḥ śubhaiḥ
One hundred thousand yojanas by measure, (it is) crowded with various settled countries and with many auspicious cities,
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VaP 1 34.11
सिद्धचारणगन्धर्वपर्वतैरुपशोभितम्। सर्वधातुनिबद्धैश्च शिलाजालसमुद्भवैः । पर्वतप्रभवाभिश्च नदीभिः पर्वतैस्तथा
siddhacāraṇagandharvaparvatairupaśobhitam| sarvadhātunibaddhaiśca śilājālasamudbhavaiḥ | parvataprabhavābhiśca nadībhiḥ parvataistathā
adorned with the mountains of the Siddhas, Cāraṇas and Gandharvas, and with (mountains) compacted of every ore, arisen from masses of rock, and with rivers rising from the mountains, and likewise with mountains —
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VaP 1 34.12
जम्बूद्वीपः पृथुः श्रीमान् सर्व्वतः परिवारितः। नवभिश्चावृतः सर्व्वैर्भुवनैर्भूतभावनैः। लावणेन समुद्रेण सर्व्वतः परिवारितः
jambūdvīpaḥ pṛthuḥ śrīmān sarvvataḥ parivāritaḥ| navabhiścāvṛtaḥ sarvvairbhuvanairbhūtabhāvanaiḥ| lāvaṇena samudreṇa sarvvataḥ parivāritaḥ
Jambūdvīpa is broad and glorious, encompassed on all sides; and it is covered by all the nine worlds that give being to creatures, and it is surrounded on all sides by the salt ocean.
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VaP 1 34.13
जम्बूद्वीपस्य विस्तारात् समेन तु समन्ततः। जम्बूद्वीपस्य विस्तारात् समेन तु समन्ततः। प्रागायताः सुपर्वाणः षडिमे वर्षपर्व्वताः। अवगाढा उभयतः समुद्रौ पूर्वपश्विमौ
jambūdvīpasya vistārāt samena tu samantataḥ| jambūdvīpasya vistārāt samena tu samantataḥ| prāgāyatāḥ suparvāṇaḥ ṣaḍime varṣaparvvatāḥ| avagāḍhā ubhayataḥ samudrau pūrvapaśvimau
Uniformly on every side, according to the extent of Jambūdvīpa — (uniformly on every side, according to the extent of Jambūdvīpa) — these six region-mountains, well-jointed, stretch eastward, plunged at both ends into the two oceans, eastern and western.
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VaP 1 34.14
हिमप्रायश्च हिमवान् हेमकूटश्च हेमवान्। तरुणादित्यवर्णाभो हैरण्यो निषधः स्मृतः
himaprāyaśca himavān hemakūṭaśca hemavān| taruṇādityavarṇābho hairaṇyo niṣadhaḥ smṛtaḥ
Himavān, mostly (covered with) snow; and Hemakūṭa, containing gold; and Niṣadha, golden, with the sheen of the color of the young sun, is recorded.
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VaP 1 34.15
चातुर्वर्णस्तु सौवर्णो मेरुश्चोच्यतमः स्मृतः। प्लुताकृतिप्रमाणश्च चतुरस्रः समुच्छ्रितः
cāturvarṇastu sauvarṇo meruścocyatamaḥ smṛtaḥ| plutākṛtipramāṇaśca caturasraḥ samucchritaḥ
But Meru is of four colours and made of gold, and is recorded as the highest; it is four-cornered and tall, of the shape and measure of a (leaping?) ...
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VaP 1 34.16
नानावर्णस्तु पार्श्वेषु प्रजापतिगुणान्वितः। नाभिवन्धनसम्भूतो ब्रह्मणोऽव्यक्तजन्मनः
nānāvarṇastu pārśveṣu prajāpatiguṇānvitaḥ| nābhivandhanasambhūto brahmaṇo'vyaktajanmanaḥ
On its sides it is of many colours, endowed with the qualities of Prajāpati; it arose from the navel-bond of Brahmā, whose birth is unmanifest.
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VaP 1 34.17
पूर्व्वतः श्वेतवर्णोऽसौ ब्रह्मण्यस्तस्य तेन तत्। पीतश्च दक्षिणेनासौ तेन वैश्यत्वमिष्यते
pūrvvataḥ śvetavarṇo'sau brahmaṇyastasya tena tat| pītaśca dakṣiṇenāsau tena vaiśyatvamiṣyate
On the east it is white in colour, and by that its brahmin-nature belongs to it; and on the south it is yellow, and by that its status as a vaiśya is held.
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VaP 1 34.18
भृङ्गपत्रनिभश्वासौ पक्ष्विमेन महाबलः। तेनास्य शूद्रता दृष्टा मेरोर्नानार्थकारणात्
bhṛṅgapatranibhaśvāsau pakṣvimena mahābalaḥ| tenāsya śūdratā dṛṣṭā merornānārthakāraṇāt
And on the west that mighty one is like the wing of a bee (in colour); by that its śūdra-nature is seen — from the various causes assigned to Meru.
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VaP 1 34.19
पार्श्वमुत्तरतस्तस्य रक्तवर्णं स्वभावतः। तेनास्य क्षत्रता चस्यादिति वर्णाः प्रकीर्तिताः। व्यक्तः स्वभावतः प्रोक्तो वर्णतः परिमाणतः
pārśvamuttaratastasya raktavarṇaṃ svabhāvataḥ| tenāsya kṣatratā casyāditi varṇāḥ prakīrtitāḥ| vyaktaḥ svabhāvataḥ prokto varṇataḥ parimāṇataḥ
Its northern side is by nature red in colour; by that its kṣatriya-nature would be — thus the colours are proclaimed. It is called manifest by its own nature, in respect of colour and of measure.
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VaP 1 34.20
नीलश्च वैढूर्य्यमयः श्वेतश्रृङ्गो हिरण्मयः। मयूरबर्हवर्णस्तु शातकौम्भस्तु श्रृङ्गवान्
nīlaśca vaiḍhūryyamayaḥ śvetaśrṛṅgo hiraṇmayaḥ| mayūrabarhavarṇastu śātakaumbhastu śrṛṅgavān
And Nīla is made of beryl, and Śveta has golden peaks; but Śṛṅgavān is of the colour of a peacock's tail-feather and made of gold.
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VaP 1 34.21
एते पर्व्वतराजानः सिद्धचारणसेविताः। तेषामन्तरविष्कम्भो नवसाहस्र उच्यते
ete parvvatarājānaḥ siddhacāraṇasevitāḥ| teṣāmantaraviṣkambho navasāhasra ucyate
These are the kings of mountains, frequented by Siddhas and Cāraṇas; the intervening span between them is said to be nine thousand (yojanas).
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VaP 1 34.22
मध्ये त्विलावृतं यस्तु महामेरोः समन्ततः। नवैव तु सहस्राणि विस्तीर्णः पर्व्वतस्तु सः। मध्ये तस्य महामेरोर्निर्धूम इव पावकः
madhye tvilāvṛtaṃ yastu mahāmeroḥ samantataḥ| navaiva tu sahasrāṇi vistīrṇaḥ parvvatastu saḥ| madhye tasya mahāmerornirdhūma iva pāvakaḥ
In the middle is Ilāvṛta, which lies all around the great Meru; and that mountain is nine thousand (yojanas) in extent; and in its middle is the great Meru, like a fire without smoke.
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VaP 1 34.23
वेद्यर्द्धं दक्षिणं मेरोरुत्तरार्द्धं तथोत्तरम्। वर्षाणि यानि सप्तात्र तेषां ये वर्षपर्व्वताः। द्वे द्वे सहस्रे विस्तीर्णा योजनानि समुच्छ्रयात्
vedyarddhaṃ dakṣiṇaṃ meroruttarārddhaṃ tathottaram| varṣāṇi yāni saptātra teṣāṃ ye varṣaparvvatāḥ| dve dve sahasre vistīrṇā yojanāni samucchrayāt
The southern half of Meru is half of the altar, and likewise the northern (half) is the other; the seven regions that are here, and the region-mountains that belong to them, are each two thousand yojanas in extent and in height.
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VaP 1 34.24
जम्बूद्वीपस्य विस्तारात्तेषामायाम उच्यते। योजनानां सहस्राणि शते द्वे मध्यमौ गिरी
jambūdvīpasya vistārātteṣāmāyāma ucyate| yojanānāṃ sahasrāṇi śate dve madhyamau girī
Their length is stated from the extent of Jambūdvīpa: the two middle mountains (are) two hundred thousand yojanas.
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VaP 1 34.25
नीलश्च निषधश्चैव ताभ्यां हीनास्तु येऽपरे। श्वेतश्च हेमकूटश्च हिमवान् श्रृङ्गवांश्च यः
nīlaśca niṣadhaścaiva tābhyāṃ hīnāstu ye'pare| śvetaśca hemakūṭaśca himavān śrṛṅgavāṃśca yaḥ
Nīla and Niṣadha; and the others, which are less than those two, are Śveta and Hemakūṭa, Himavān, and the one that is Śṛṅgavān —
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VaP 1 34.26
नवतिर्द्वीवशीतिर्द्वौ सहस्राण्यायतास्तु ये । तेषां मध्ये जनपदास्तानि वर्षाणि सप्त वै
navatirdvīvaśītirdvau sahasrāṇyāyatāstu ye | teṣāṃ madhye janapadāstāni varṣāṇi sapta vai
which extend ninety, eighty-two, (and) two thousand (yojanas); in their midst are the inhabited lands, those seven regions.
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VaP 1 34.27
सम्पातविषमैस्तैस्तु पर्व्वतैरावृतानि च। सन्ततानि नदीभेदैरगम्यानि परस्परम्। वसन्ति तेषु सत्वानि नाना जातीनि भागशः
sampātaviṣamaistaistu parvvatairāvṛtāni ca| santatāni nadībhedairagamyāni parasparam| vasanti teṣu satvāni nānā jātīni bhāgaśaḥ
And they are enclosed by those mountains, rough where they meet, and are continuously (divided) by the branchings of rivers, inaccessible to one another; in them dwell creatures of many kinds, region by region.
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VaP 1 34.28
इदं हैमवतं वर्षं भारतं नाम विश्रुतम्। हेमकूटं परं तस्मान्नाम्ना किम्पुरुषं स्मृतम्
idaṃ haimavataṃ varṣaṃ bhārataṃ nāma viśrutam| hemakūṭaṃ paraṃ tasmānnāmnā kimpuruṣaṃ smṛtam
This is the Himālayan region, famed by the name Bhārata. Beyond it is Hemakūṭa, known by the name Kimpuruṣa.
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VaP 1 34.29
नैषधं हेमकूटन्तु हरिवर्षं तदुच्यते। हरिवर्षात्परञ्चैव मेरोश्च तदिलावृतम्
naiṣadhaṃ hemakūṭantu harivarṣaṃ taducyate| harivarṣātparañcaiva merośca tadilāvṛtam
Beyond Hemakūṭa is Naiṣadha; that (region) is called Harivarṣa. And beyond Harivarṣa, belonging to Meru, is Ilāvṛta.
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VaP 1 34.30
इलावृतपरं नीलं रम्यकं नाम विश्रुतम्। रम्यात्परतरं श्वेतं विश्रुतन्तद्धिरण्मयम्। हिरण्मयात्परञ्चापि श्रृङ्गवांस्तु कुरुस्मृतम्
ilāvṛtaparaṃ nīlaṃ ramyakaṃ nāma viśrutam| ramyātparataraṃ śvetaṃ viśrutantaddhiraṇmayam| hiraṇmayātparañcāpi śrṛṅgavāṃstu kurusmṛtam
Beyond Ilāvṛta is Nīla, (whose region is) famed by the name Ramyaka. Beyond Ramyaka is Śveta, known as Hiraṇmaya. And beyond Hiraṇmaya is Śṛṅgavat, (whose region) is called Kuru.
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VaP 1 34.31
धनुःसंस्थे च विज्ञेये द्वे वर्षे दक्षिणोत्तरे। दीर्घाणि तत्र चत्वारि मध्यमन्तदिलावृतम्
dhanuḥsaṃsthe ca vijñeye dve varṣe dakṣiṇottare| dīrghāṇi tatra catvāri madhyamantadilāvṛtam
The two regions, southern and northern, are to be known as bow-shaped; there four are elongated, and the middle one is Ilāvṛta.
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VaP 1 34.32
अर्वाक् च निषधस्याथ वेद्यर्द्धं दक्षिणं स्मृतम्। परं नीलवतो यच्च वेद्यर्द्धन्तु तदुत्तरम्। वेद्यर्द्धं दक्षिणे त्रीणि वर्षाणि त्रीणि चोत्तरे
arvāk ca niṣadhasyātha vedyarddhaṃ dakṣiṇaṃ smṛtam| paraṃ nīlavato yacca vedyarddhantu taduttaram| vedyarddhaṃ dakṣiṇe trīṇi varṣāṇi trīṇi cottare
Now what is on this side of Niṣadha is called the southern half of the altar, and what is beyond Nīlavat, that is the northern half of the altar. There are three regions in the southern half of the altar and three in the northern.
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VaP 1 34.33
तयोर्मध्ये तु विज्ञेयं मेरुमध्यमिलावृतम्। दक्षिणेन तु नीलस्य निषधस्योत्तरेण तु
tayormadhye tu vijñeyaṃ merumadhyamilāvṛtam| dakṣiṇena tu nīlasya niṣadhasyottareṇa tu
Between those two, Ilāvṛta with Meru in its middle is to be known; (it lies) to the south of Nīla and to the north of Niṣadha.
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VaP 1 34.34
उदगायतो महाशैलो माल्यवान् नाम पर्व्वतः। योजनानां सहस्रोरुरानीलनिषधायतः। आयामतश्वतुस्त्रिशत्सहस्राणि प्रकीर्तितः
udagāyato mahāśailo mālyavān nāma parvvataḥ| yojanānāṃ sahasrorurānīlaniṣadhāyataḥ| āyāmataśvatustriśatsahasrāṇi prakīrtitaḥ
Running northward is the great mountain named Mālyavat, a thousand yojanas thick, extending from Nīla to Niṣadha; in length it is declared to be thirty-four thousand (yojanas).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 34.35
तस्य प्रतीच्यां विज्ञेयः पर्वतो गन्धमादनः। आयामादथ विस्तारान् माल्यवानिति विश्रुतः
tasya pratīcyāṃ vijñeyaḥ parvato gandhamādanaḥ| āyāmādatha vistārān mālyavāniti viśrutaḥ
To the west of it the mountain Gandhamādana is to be known; in length and breadth it is renowned as being like Mālyavat.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 34.36
परिमण्डलयोर्मध्ये मेरुरुत्तमपर्वतः । चतुर्वर्णः सुसौवर्णश्चतुरस्रः समुच्छ्रितः। अव्यक्ता धातवः सर्व्वे समुत्पन्ना जलादयः
parimaṇḍalayormadhye meruruttamaparvataḥ | caturvarṇaḥ susauvarṇaścaturasraḥ samucchritaḥ| avyaktā dhātavaḥ sarvve samutpannā jalādayaḥ
In the middle of the two encircling (ranges) is Meru, the highest mountain, of four colours, of fine gold, four-cornered and lofty. All the unmanifest elements, water and the rest, arose (there).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 34.37
अव्यक्तात् पृथिवी पद्मं मेरुपर्वतकर्णिकम्। चतुष्पथं समुत्पन्नं व्यक्तं पञ्चगुणं महत्
avyaktāt pṛthivī padmaṃ meruparvatakarṇikam| catuṣpathaṃ samutpannaṃ vyaktaṃ pañcaguṇaṃ mahat
From the unmanifest (arose) the earth as a lotus, with Mount Meru as its pericarp; the manifest, great, fivefold, four-pathed (world) came into being.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 34.38
ततः सर्व्वाः समुत्पन्ना वृत्तयो द्विजसत्तमाः। नैककल्पार्जितैः पुण्यौर्वे विधैः प्रागुपार्जितैः
tataḥ sarvvāḥ samutpannā vṛttayo dvijasattamāḥ| naikakalpārjitaiḥ puṇyaurve vidhaiḥ prāgupārjitaiḥ
Thence arose all modes of life, O best of the twice-born, through merits earned in many kalpas, through rites performed before.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 34.39
कृतात्मभिर्विनीतात्मा महात्मा पुरुषोत्तमः। महादेवो महायोगी जगज्ज्येष्ठो महेश्वरः । सर्वलोकगतोऽनन्तो ह्यमूर्तित्वादजायत
kṛtātmabhirvinītātmā mahātmā puruṣottamaḥ| mahādevo mahāyogī jagajjyeṣṭho maheśvaraḥ | sarvalokagato'nanto hyamūrtitvādajāyata
He of disciplined self, the great soul, the supreme Person (honoured) by the perfected ones, the great god, the great yogin, eldest of the world, the great lord, pervading all worlds, endless — he was born, being without form.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 34.40
न तस्य प्राकृती मूर्त्तिर्मांसमेदोऽस्थिसम्भवा । योगाच्चैवेश्वरत्वाच्च सर्व्वात्मागत एव सः
na tasya prākṛtī mūrttirmāṃsamedo'sthisambhavā | yogāccaiveśvaratvācca sarvvātmāgata eva saḥ
His form is not a natural one, arising from flesh, fat and bone; by yoga and by his lordship he is one who has attained the self of all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 34.41
तन्निमित्तं समुत्पन्नं लोकपद्मं सनातनम्। कल्पशेषस्य तस्यादौ कालस्य गतिरीदृशी
tannimittaṃ samutpannaṃ lokapadmaṃ sanātanam| kalpaśeṣasya tasyādau kālasya gatirīdṛśī
For that reason arose the eternal world-lotus; at the beginning of that remaining kalpa such is the course of time.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 34.42
तस्मिन् पद्मे समुत्पन्नो देवदेवश्चतुर्मुखः। प्रजापतिपतिर्ब्रह्मा ईशानो जगतः प्रभुः
tasmin padme samutpanno devadevaścaturmukhaḥ| prajāpatipatirbrahmā īśāno jagataḥ prabhuḥ
In that lotus was born the god of gods, the four-faced Brahmā, lord of the Prajāpatis, the ruler, the master of the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 34.43
तस्य बीजानि सर्गो हि पुष्करस्य यथार्थवत्। कृत्स्नः प्रजानिसर्गेण विस्तरेणेह कथ्यते
tasya bījāni sargo hi puṣkarasya yathārthavat| kṛtsnaḥ prajānisargeṇa vistareṇeha kathyate
His creation is indeed the seeds of the lotus, as is fitting; the whole of it, together with the creation of creatures, is told here at length.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 34.44
यदब्जं वैष्णवं कार्य्यं ततस्तन्नाभितोऽभवत्। पद्माकारा समुत्पन्ना पृथिवी सवनद्रुमा
yadabjaṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ kāryyaṃ tatastannābhito'bhavat| padmākārā samutpannā pṛthivī savanadrumā
Since the lotus was Viṣṇu's work, it then arose from his navel; the earth, with its forests and trees, came into being in the shape of a lotus.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 34.45
तदस्य लोकपद्मस्य विस्तरेण प्रकाशितम्। वर्णमानं विभागेन क्रमशः श्रृणुत द्विजाः
tadasya lokapadmasya vistareṇa prakāśitam| varṇamānaṃ vibhāgena kramaśaḥ śrṛṇuta dvijāḥ
That has been set forth at length concerning this world-lotus; hear now, O twice-born, in order and by divisions, the account of its colours.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 34.46
महाद्वीपास्तु विख्याताश्चत्वारः पत्रसंस्थिताः। ततः कर्णिकसंस्थानो मेरुर्नाम महाबलः
mahādvīpāstu vikhyātāścatvāraḥ patrasaṃsthitāḥ| tataḥ karṇikasaṃsthāno merurnāma mahābalaḥ
Four great continents are known, set in place as its petals; and situated as the pericarp is the mighty one named Meru.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 34.47
नानावर्णेषु पार्श्वेषु पूर्वतः श्वेत उच्यते। पीतन्तु दक्षिणं तस्य शृङ्गं कृष्णं तथापरम्
nānāvarṇeṣu pārśveṣu pūrvataḥ śveta ucyate| pītantu dakṣiṇaṃ tasya śṛṅgaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ tathāparam
On its sides, which are of various colours, the eastern is said to be white; its southern peak is yellow, and the western black.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 34.48
उत्तरं तस्य रक्तं वै शोभिवर्णसमन्वितम्। मेरुस्तु शोभते शुभ्रो राजवत्स तु धिष्ठितः
uttaraṃ tasya raktaṃ vai śobhivarṇasamanvitam| merustu śobhate śubhro rājavatsa tu dhiṣṭhitaḥ
Its northern (side) is red, endowed with a lustrous colour; and Meru shines white, standing there like a king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 34.49
तरुणादित्यवर्णाभो विधूम इव पावकः। चतुरशीतिसाहस्र उत्सेधेन प्रकीर्त्तितः
taruṇādityavarṇābho vidhūma iva pāvakaḥ| caturaśītisāhasra utsedhena prakīrttitaḥ
(It is) of the colour of the young sun, like a fire without smoke; in height it is declared to be eighty-four thousand (yojanas).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 34.50
प्रविष्टः षोडशाधस्ताद्विस्तृतस्तावदेव तु । स शरावस्थितः पूर्वं द्वात्रिंशन्मूर्ध्नि विस्तृतः
praviṣṭaḥ ṣoḍaśādhastādvistṛtastāvadeva tu | sa śarāvasthitaḥ pūrvaṃ dvātriṃśanmūrdhni vistṛtaḥ
It has entered sixteen (thousand) below, and is just that much in breadth (there); it is shaped like a shallow bowl at the base, and spread out thirty-two (thousand) at its summit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 34.51
विस्तारात् त्रिगुणश्चास्य परिणाहः समन्ततः। मण्डलेन प्रमाणेन त्र्यस्रेऽर्द्धन्तु तदिष्यते
vistārāt triguṇaścāsya pariṇāhaḥ samantataḥ| maṇḍalena pramāṇena tryasre'rddhantu tadiṣyate
And its circumference all around is three times its breadth, by circular measure; but in a triangular (measure) that is held to be half.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 34.52
चत्वारिंशत्सहस्राणि योजनानां समन्ततः। अष्टाभिरधिकानि स्युस्त्र्यस्रे माने प्रकीर्त्तितम्
catvāriṃśatsahasrāṇi yojanānāṃ samantataḥ| aṣṭābhiradhikāni syustryasre māne prakīrttitam
All around it would be forty thousand yojanas plus eight (thousand): so it is declared in the triangular measure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 34.53
चतुरस्रेण मानेन परिणाहः समन्ततः। चतुःषष्टिसहस्राणि योजनानां विधीयते
caturasreṇa mānena pariṇāhaḥ samantataḥ| catuḥṣaṣṭisahasrāṇi yojanānāṃ vidhīyate
By the square measure the circumference all around is laid down as sixty-four thousand yojanas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 34.54
स पर्वतो महादिव्यो दिव्यौषधिसमन्वितः। भुवनैरावृतः सर्वो जातरूपमयैः शुभैः
sa parvato mahādivyo divyauṣadhisamanvitaḥ| bhuvanairāvṛtaḥ sarvo jātarūpamayaiḥ śubhaiḥ
That mountain is greatly divine, provided with divine herbs, entirely encircled by dwellings, auspicious and made of gold.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 34.55
तत्र देवगणाः सर्वे गन्धर्वोरगराक्षसाः । शैलराजैः प्रदृश्यन्ते शुभाश्चाप्सरसाङ्गणाः
tatra devagaṇāḥ sarve gandharvoragarākṣasāḥ | śailarājaiḥ pradṛśyante śubhāścāpsarasāṅgaṇāḥ
There all the hosts of gods, the Gandharvas, serpents and Rākṣasas, and the lovely troops of Apsarases are seen with (?) the kings of mountains.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 34.56
स तुमेरुः परिवृतो भुवनैर्भूतभावनः। चत्वारो यस्य देशा वै नानापार्श्वेष्वधिष्ठिताः
sa tumeruḥ parivṛto bhuvanairbhūtabhāvanaḥ| catvāro yasya deśā vai nānāpārśveṣvadhiṣṭhitāḥ
That Meru, the bringer-forth of beings, is surrounded by dwellings; four are its regions, situated on its various sides.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 34.57
भद्राश्वो भरतश्चैव केतुमालश्च पश्चिमः। उत्तराः कुरवश्चैव कृतपुण्यप्रतिश्रयाः
bhadrāśvo bharataścaiva ketumālaśca paścimaḥ| uttarāḥ kuravaścaiva kṛtapuṇyapratiśrayāḥ
Bhadrāśva, and Bharata, and Ketumāla in the west, and the northern Kurus, which are refuges for those who have done meritorious deeds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 34.58
कर्णिका तस्य पद्मस्य समन्तात्परिमण्डला। योजनानां सहस्राणि नवतिः षट् प्रकीर्त्तिताः। चत्वारश्चाप्यशीतिश्च अन्तरान्तर धिष्ठिताः
karṇikā tasya padmasya samantātparimaṇḍalā| yojanānāṃ sahasrāṇi navatiḥ ṣaṭ prakīrttitāḥ| catvāraścāpyaśītiśca antarāntara dhiṣṭhitāḥ
The pericarp of that lotus is circular all around; it is declared to be ninety-six thousand yojanas, and four and eighty (more) established in the intervening spaces.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 34.59
त्रिशतञ्च सहस्राणि योजनानां प्रमाणतः। तस्य केशरजालानि विस्तीर्णानि समन्ततः
triśatañca sahasrāṇi yojanānāṃ pramāṇataḥ| tasya keśarajālāni vistīrṇāni samantataḥ
And its masses of filaments, spread out on every side, are three hundred thousand yojanas by measure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 34.60
शतसाहस्रिकायामा साशीतिपृथुलायता। चत्वारि तस्य पत्राणि योजनानां चतुर्द्दिशम्
śatasāhasrikāyāmā sāśītipṛthulāyatā| catvāri tasya patrāṇi yojanānāṃ caturddiśam
A hundred thousand (yojanas) in length, and eighty (thousand) in breadth and extent; and it has four leaves, of (so many) yojanas, in the four directions.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 34.61
तत्र यासौ मया पूर्वं कर्णिकेत्यभिशब्दिता। तां वर्ण्यमानामेकाग्राः समासेन निबोधत
tatra yāsau mayā pūrvaṃ karṇiketyabhiśabditā| tāṃ varṇyamānāmekāgrāḥ samāsena nibodhata
Now that which was formerly called by me the 'pericarp' — learn of it in brief, with attentive minds, as it is being described.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 34.62
शताश्रिमेनं मेनेऽत्रिः सहस्राश्रिमृषिर्भृगुः। अष्टाश्रिमेनं सावर्णिश्चतुरस्रन्तु भागुरिः
śatāśrimenaṃ mene'triḥ sahasrāśrimṛṣirbhṛguḥ| aṣṭāśrimenaṃ sāvarṇiścaturasrantu bhāguriḥ
Atri reckoned it as having a hundred corners, the sage Bhṛgu as having a thousand corners; Sāvarṇi reckoned it as eight-cornered, but Bhāguri as four-cornered.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 34.63
वार्षायणिस्तु सामुद्रं शरावञ्चैव गालवः। ऊर्द्ध्ववेणीकृतं गार्ग्यः क्रोष्टकिः परिमण्डलम्
vārṣāyaṇistu sāmudraṃ śarāvañcaiva gālavaḥ| ūrddhvaveṇīkṛtaṃ gārgyaḥ kroṣṭakiḥ parimaṇḍalam
But Vārṣāyaṇi (reckoned it) as ocean-shaped, and Gālava as bowl-shaped; Gārgya as arranged like an upraised braid, Kroṣṭaki as wholly circular.
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VaP 1 34.64
यद्यद्यस्य हि यत्पार्श्च पर्वताधिपतेर्ऋषिः। तत्तदेवास्य वेदासौ ब्रह्मैनं वेद कृत्स्नशः
yadyadyasya hi yatpārśca parvatādhipaterṛṣiḥ| tattadevāsya vedāsau brahmainaṃ veda kṛtsnaśaḥ
For whichever side of that lord of mountains belonged to which sage (i.e. which he saw), just that much of it did he know; Brahmā knows it completely.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 34.65
मणिरत्नमयं चित्रं नानावर्णप्रभायुतम्। अनेकवर्णनिचयं सौवर्णमरुणप्रभम्
maṇiratnamayaṃ citraṃ nānāvarṇaprabhāyutam| anekavarṇanicayaṃ sauvarṇamaruṇaprabham
(It is) variegated, made of gems and jewels, joined with the radiance of many colours, a heap of manifold hues, golden, with a ruddy glow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 34.66
कान्तं सहस्रपर्वाणं सहस्रोदककन्दरम्। सहस्र शतपत्रन्तं विद्धि मेरुं नगोत्तमम्
kāntaṃ sahasraparvāṇaṃ sahasrodakakandaram| sahasra śatapatrantaṃ viddhi meruṃ nagottamam
Know Meru, the best of mountains, to be lovely, with a thousand ridges, with a thousand watery caverns, with a hundred thousand leaves.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 34.67
मणिरत्नार्पितस्तम्भैर्मणिचित्रितवेदिकैः। सुवर्णमणिचित्राङ्गं तथा विद्रुमतोरणैः
maṇiratnārpitastambhairmaṇicitritavedikaiḥ| suvarṇamaṇicitrāṅgaṃ tathā vidrumatoraṇaiḥ
With pillars inlaid with gems and jewels, with altar-platforms figured with gems, its body variegated with gold and gems, and likewise with archways of coral —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 34.68
विमानयानैः श्रीमद्भिः शतसङ्ख्यैर्दिवौकसाम्। प्रभादीपितपर्यन्तं मेरुं पर्वणि पर्वणि
vimānayānaiḥ śrīmadbhiḥ śatasaṅkhyairdivaukasām| prabhādīpitaparyantaṃ meruṃ parvaṇi parvaṇi
With splendid flying chariots of the sky-dwellers, in hundreds, Meru's borders are lit up with radiance at every ridge (or: at every festival day).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 34.69
तस्य पर्वसहस्रेऽस्मिन् नानाश्रयविभूषिते। सर्वदेव निकायानि सन्निविष्टान्यनेकशः
tasya parvasahasre'smin nānāśrayavibhūṣite| sarvadeva nikāyāni sanniviṣṭānyanekaśaḥ
On this thousand ridges of it, adorned with various dwellings, all the hosts of gods are settled, in many groups.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 34.70
तमावसच्चोर्द्ध्वतले देवदेवश्चतुर्मुखः। ब्रह्मा ब्रह्मविदां श्रेष्ठो वरिष्ठस्त्रिदिवौकसाम्
tamāvasaccorddhvatale devadevaścaturmukhaḥ| brahmā brahmavidāṃ śreṣṭho variṣṭhastridivaukasām
On its upper surface dwelt the four-faced god of gods, Brahmā, best of the knowers of brahman, most excellent of the dwellers in the triple heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 34.71
महाभुवनसम्पूर्णैः सर्व्वैः कामफलप्रदैः । महासुरसहस्रैस्तं दिक्ष्वनेकसमाकुलम्
mahābhuvanasampūrṇaiḥ sarvvaiḥ kāmaphalapradaiḥ | mahāsurasahasraistaṃ dikṣvanekasamākulam
(It is) crowded in all directions with thousands of great mansions, filled with great dwellings, all of them granting the fruit of one's desires.
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VaP 1 34.72
तत्र ब्रह्मसभा रम्या ब्रह्मर्षिगणसेविता । नाम्ना मनोवती नाम सर्वलोकेषु विश्रुता
tatra brahmasabhā ramyā brahmarṣigaṇasevitā | nāmnā manovatī nāma sarvalokeṣu viśrutā
There is Brahmā's delightful assembly hall, frequented by the throng of brahmin sages, called by name Manovatī, famed in all the worlds.
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VaP 1 34.73
तत्रेशानस्य देवस्य सहस्रादित्यवर्चसम्। महाविमानं संस्थाप्य महिम्ना वर्तते सदा
tatreśānasya devasya sahasrādityavarcasam| mahāvimānaṃ saṃsthāpya mahimnā vartate sadā
There, having established the great aerial palace of the god Īśāna, having the brilliance of a thousand suns, he abides always in his greatness.
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VaP 1 34.74
तत्र सर्षिगणा देवाश्चतुर्वक्त्रस्य ते तदा। तदेव तेजसां राशिर्देवानां तत्र कीर्त्त्यते
tatra sarṣigaṇā devāścaturvaktrasya te tadā| tadeva tejasāṃ rāśirdevānāṃ tatra kīrttyate
There then were those gods, together with the throngs of sages, of the four-faced one; that very (place) is proclaimed there to be the mass of the splendours of the gods.
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VaP 1 34.75
तत्रास्ते श्रीपतिः श्रीमान् सहस्राक्षः पुरन्दरः। उपास्यमानस्त्रिदशैर्महायोगैः सुरर्षिभिः
tatrāste śrīpatiḥ śrīmān sahasrākṣaḥ purandaraḥ| upāsyamānastridaśairmahāyogaiḥ surarṣibhiḥ
There resides the glorious lord of Śrī, the thousand-eyed Purandara, attended by the thirty (gods) and by the divine sages of great yogic power.
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VaP 1 34.76
तत्र लोकपतेः स्थानमादित्यसमवर्चसः। महेन्द्रस्य महाराज्ञः सर्व्वसिद्धैर्नमस्कृतम्
tatra lokapateḥ sthānamādityasamavarcasaḥ| mahendrasya mahārājñaḥ sarvvasiddhairnamaskṛtam
There is the abode of the lord of the world, of splendour equal to the sun — of Mahendra, the great king — saluted by all the Siddhas.
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VaP 1 34.77
तमिन्द्रलोकं लोकस्य ऋद्ध्या परमया युतम्। दीप्यते त्वमरश्रेष्ठैस्त्रिदशैर्नित्यसेवितम्
tamindralokaṃ lokasya ṛddhyā paramayā yutam| dīpyate tvamaraśreṣṭhaistridaśairnityasevitam
That world of Indra, endowed with the highest prosperity of the world, shines, constantly attended by the thirty (gods), the best of the immortals.
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VaP 1 34.78
द्वितीयेऽप्यन्तरतटे वैदिश्ये पूर्व्वदक्षिणे। नानाधातुशतश्चित्रैः सुरम्यमतितेजसम्
dvitīye'pyantarataṭe vaidiśye pūrvvadakṣiṇe| nānādhātuśataścitraiḥ suramyamatitejasam
And on the second inner slope, in the intermediate direction to the south-east, (there is) a most delightful, exceedingly brilliant (palace), variegated with hundreds of various minerals,
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VaP 1 34.79
नैकरत्नार्थिततलमनेकस्तम्भसंयुतम्। जाम्बूनदकृतोद्यानं नानारत्नसुवेदिकम्
naikaratnārthitatalamanekastambhasaṃyutam| jāmbūnadakṛtodyānaṃ nānāratnasuvedikam
its floor set with many jewels, furnished with many pillars, with gardens made of Jāmbūnada gold, with fine terraces of various jewels,
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VaP 1 34.80
कूटागारैर्विनिक्षिप्तमनेकैर्भवनोत्तमैः । महाविमानं प्रथितं भास्करं जातवेदसम्
kūṭāgārairvinikṣiptamanekairbhavanottamaiḥ | mahāvimānaṃ prathitaṃ bhāskaraṃ jātavedasam
scattered with turreted chambers and with many excellent mansions — the renowned great aerial palace of the shining Jātavedas (Fire).
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VaP 1 34.81
सा हि तेजोवती नाम हुताशस्य महासभा। साक्षात्तत्र सुरश्रेष्ठः सर्वदेवमुखोऽनलः
sā hi tejovatī nāma hutāśasya mahāsabhā| sākṣāttatra suraśreṣṭhaḥ sarvadevamukho'nalaḥ
That indeed is the great assembly hall of the Oblation-eater, named Tejovatī; there in person is the best of gods, Fire, the mouth of all the gods,
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VaP 1 34.82
शिखाशतसहस्राढ्यो ज्वालामाली विभा वसुः। स्तूयते हूयते चैव तत्र सर्षिगणैः सुरैः
śikhāśatasahasrāḍhyo jvālāmālī vibhā vasuḥ| stūyate hūyate caiva tatra sarṣigaṇaiḥ suraiḥ
rich with a hundred thousand flames, garlanded with blazes, radiant, the Vasu; there he is praised and offered oblation by the gods together with the throngs of sages.
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VaP 1 34.83
अधिदैवकृतं विप्रैर्विशेषः स तु उच्यते। स विभागञ्च तेजश्च सर्व एव न संशयः
adhidaivakṛtaṃ viprairviśeṣaḥ sa tu ucyate| sa vibhāgañca tejaśca sarva eva na saṃśayaḥ
That distinction is said by the brahmins to be made with reference to the deities; that division and that splendour are all one, there is no doubt.
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VaP 1 34.84
भोगान्तरमनुप्राप्त एकतेजो विभुः स्मृतः। पृथक्त्वञ्च हि युक्त्या तु कार्यकारणमिश्रितम्
bhogāntaramanuprāpta ekatejo vibhuḥ smṛtaḥ| pṛthaktvañca hi yuktyā tu kāryakāraṇamiśritam
Having come into a different sphere of enjoyment, he is remembered as the one splendour, the all-pervading; and the separateness, indeed, is by reasoning, mixed of effect and cause.
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VaP 1 34.85
तमग्निं लोकलोकज्ञैस्तद्वीर्यैंस्तत्परा क्रमैः । महात्मभिर्महासिद्धैर्महाभागैर्नमस्कृतम्
tamagniṃ lokalokajñaistadvīryaiṃstatparā kramaiḥ | mahātmabhirmahāsiddhairmahābhāgairnamaskṛtam
That Fire is saluted by great-souled, greatly accomplished, greatly fortunate ones who know the world and the worlds, whose valour is his, whose steps are devoted to him.
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VaP 1 34.86
तृतीयेऽप्यन्तरतटे एवमेव महासभा। वैवस्वतस्य विज्ञेया लोके ख्याता सुसंयमा
tṛtīye'pyantarataṭe evameva mahāsabhā| vaivasvatasya vijñeyā loke khyātā susaṃyamā
On the third inner slope too there is, in just the same way, a great assembly hall; it is to be known as Vaivasvata's, famed in the world as Susaṃyamā.
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VaP 1 34.87
तथा चतुर्थदिग्देशे नैर्ऋत्याधिपतेः सभा। नाम्ना कृष्णाङ्गना नाम विरूपाक्षस्य धीमतः
tathā caturthadigdeśe nairṛtyādhipateḥ sabhā| nāmnā kṛṣṇāṅganā nāma virūpākṣasya dhīmataḥ
So too in the region of the fourth direction is the assembly hall of the lord of the south-west, of the wise Virūpākṣa, named Kṛṣṇāṅganā.
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VaP 1 34.88
पञ्चमेऽप्यन्तरतटे एवमेव महासभा। वैवस्वतस्य विज्ञेया नाम्ना शुभवती सती। उदकाधिपतेः ख्याता वरुणस्य महात्मनः
pañcame'pyantarataṭe evameva mahāsabhā| vaivasvatasya vijñeyā nāmnā śubhavatī satī| udakādhipateḥ khyātā varuṇasya mahātmanaḥ
On the fifth inner slope too there is likewise a great hall, to be known as Vaivasvata's, named Śubhavatī, an excellent one; (it is) declared to be of the lord of the waters, the great-souled Varuṇa.
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VaP 1 34.89
परोत्तरे तथा देशे षष्ठेऽन्तरतटे शिवे। वायोर्गन्धवती नाम सभा सर्वगुणोत्तरा
parottare tathā deśe ṣaṣṭhe'ntarataṭe śive| vāyorgandhavatī nāma sabhā sarvaguṇottarā
So too in the region further north, on the sixth auspicious inner slope, is Vāyu's hall named Gandhavatī, surpassing in all good qualities.
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VaP 1 34.90
सप्त मेऽप्यन्तरतटे नक्षत्राधिपतेः सभा। नाम्ना महोदया नाम शुद्धवैढूर्य्यवेदिका
sapta me'pyantarataṭe nakṣatrādhipateḥ sabhā| nāmnā mahodayā nāma śuddhavaiḍhūryyavedikā
On the seventh inner slope is the hall of the lord of the stars (the Moon), named Mahodayā, with an altar of pure beryl.
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