Vayu Purana — Purvardha — Chapter 36

VaP 1 36.1

।।सूत उवाच।। तेषां चतुर्णां वक्ष्यामि शैलेन्द्राणां यथाक्रमम्। अनुबन्धानि रम्याणि सर्वकालर्त्तुकानि च

||sūta uvāca|| teṣāṃ caturṇāṃ vakṣyāmi śailendrāṇāṃ yathākramam| anubandhāni ramyāṇi sarvakālarttukāni ca

Sūta said: Of those four lords of mountains I shall tell in order the adjoining regions, delightful and having all seasons at every time.

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VaP 1 36.2

सारिकाभिर्मयूरैश्च चकोरैश्च मदोत्कटैः। शुकैश्च भृङ्गराजैश्च चित्रकैश्च समन्ततः

sārikābhirmayūraiśca cakoraiśca madotkaṭaiḥ| śukaiśca bhṛṅgarājaiśca citrakaiśca samantataḥ

(They are) on all sides (filled) with sārikā birds and peacocks, with cakoras excited with passion, with parrots and bhṛṅgarāja birds and citraka birds,

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VaP 1 36.3

जीवञ्जीवकनादैश्च हेमकानाञ्च नादितैः। मत्तकोकिलनादैश्च वल्गूनाञ्च निनादितैः

jīvañjīvakanādaiśca hemakānāñca nāditaiḥ| mattakokilanādaiśca valgūnāñca nināditaiḥ

with the cries of jīvañjīvaka birds and with the calls of the hemaka birds, with the notes of intoxicated cuckoos and with the warbling of the valgu birds,

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VaP 1 36.4

सुग्रीवकाञ्चनरवैः कलविङ्करुतैस्तथा। कूजितान्तरशब्दैश्च सुरम्याणि च सर्वशः

sugrīvakāñcanaravaiḥ kalaviṅkarutaistathā| kūjitāntaraśabdaiśca suramyāṇi ca sarvaśaḥ

with the calls of sugrīva and kāñcana birds and likewise with the cries of sparrows, and with sounds of cooing in between—(these regions are) most delightful in every way.

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VaP 1 36.5

मदात्कटैर्मधुरैश्च भ्रमरैश्च महालसैः। उपगीतवनान्तानि किन्नरैश्च व्कचित् व्कचित्

madātkaṭairmadhuraiśca bhramaraiśca mahālasaiḥ| upagītavanāntāni kinnaraiśca vkacit vkacit

With bees passion-maddened, sweet-voiced and very languid, and here and there with Kinnaras, the forest-tracts are sung to.

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VaP 1 36.6

पुष्पवृष्टिं विमुञ्चन्ति मन्दमारुतकम्पिताः। तरवो यत्र दृश्यन्ते चारुपल्लवशोभिताः

puṣpavṛṣṭiṃ vimuñcanti mandamārutakampitāḥ| taravo yatra dṛśyante cārupallavaśobhitāḥ

Where trees are seen shedding a rain of blossoms, shaken by the gentle breeze, adorned with lovely young shoots,

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VaP 1 36.7

स्तबकैर्मञ्जरीभिश्च ताम्रैः किसलयैस्तथा। मन्दवातवशाल्लोलैर्दोलयद्भिर्युतानि च

stabakairmañjarībhiśca tāmraiḥ kisalayaistathā| mandavātavaśāllolairdolayadbhiryutāni ca

and (the regions) are furnished with bunches and flower-clusters and with copper-red sprouts, swaying and tossing under the power of the soft wind,

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VaP 1 36.8

नानाधातुविचित्रैश्च कान्तरूपैः शिलाशतैः। शल्लैः व्कचिद्द्विजश्रेष्ठा विन्यस्तैः शोभितानि च

nānādhātuvicitraiśca kāntarūpaiḥ śilāśataiḥ| śallaiḥ vkaciddvijaśreṣṭhā vinyastaiḥ śobhitāni ca

and, O best of the twice-born, in places they are adorned with hundreds of rocks variegated with many minerals, of lovely form, set in place with slabs.

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VaP 1 36.9

देवदानवगन्धर्वैर्यक्षराक्षसपन्नगैः। सिद्धाप्सरोगणैश्चैव सेवितानि ततस्ततः

devadānavagandharvairyakṣarākṣasapannagaiḥ| siddhāpsarogaṇaiścaiva sevitāni tatastataḥ

They are frequented here and there by gods, Dānavas, Gandharvas, Yakṣas, Rākṣasas and serpents, and by hosts of Siddhas and Apsarases.

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VaP 1 36.10

मनोहराणि चत्वारि देवाक्रीडनकान्यथ। चतुर्दिशमुदाराणि नाम्ना श्रृणुत तानि मे

manoharāṇi catvāri devākrīḍanakānyatha| caturdiśamudārāṇi nāmnā śrṛṇuta tāni me

Now there are four delightful pleasure-groves of the gods, noble ones, in the four directions; hear them from me by name.

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VaP 1 36.11

पूर्वञ्चैत्ररथं नाम दक्षिणं नन्दनं वनम्। वैभ्राजं पश्चिमं विद्यादुत्तरं सवितुर्वनम्

pūrvañcaitrarathaṃ nāma dakṣiṇaṃ nandanaṃ vanam| vaibhrājaṃ paścimaṃ vidyāduttaraṃ saviturvanam

The eastern (grove) is named Caitraratha, the southern is the Nandana wood; one should know the western as Vaibhrāja, and the northern as the wood of Savitṛ.

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VaP 1 36.12

महावनेषु चैतेषु निविष्टानि यथाक्रमम्। अनुबन्धानि रम्याणि विहङ्गैः कूजितानि च

mahāvaneṣu caiteṣu niviṣṭāni yathākramam| anubandhāni ramyāṇi vihaṅgaiḥ kūjitāni ca

And in these great woods there are (places) settled in due order, connected (with them), lovely, and made to resound by birds.

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VaP 1 36.13

वनैर्विस्तीर्णतीर्थानि महापुण्यावनानि च। महानागाधिवासानि सेवितानि महात्मभिः

vanairvistīrṇatīrthāni mahāpuṇyāvanāni ca| mahānāgādhivāsāni sevitāni mahātmabhiḥ

(There are) bathing-places broad with woods, and greatly holy groves, dwelling-places of great serpents, frequented by great souls.

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VaP 1 36.14

सुरसामललोयानि शिवानि सुसुखानि च। सिद्धदेवासुरवरैरुपस्पृष्टजलानि च

surasāmalaloyāni śivāni susukhāni ca| siddhadevāsuravarairupaspṛṣṭajalāni ca

(They are) full of sweet clear water, auspicious and very pleasant, their waters touched by the best of the Siddhas, gods, and Asuras.

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VaP 1 36.15

छत्रप्रमाणैर्विकचैर्महागन्धैर्मनोहरैः। पुण्डरीकैर्महापत्रैरुत्पलैः शोभितानि च। महासरांसि चत्वारि तानि वक्ष्यामि नामतः

chatrapramāṇairvikacairmahāgandhairmanoharaiḥ| puṇḍarīkairmahāpatrairutpalaiḥ śobhitāni ca| mahāsarāṃsi catvāri tāni vakṣyāmi nāmataḥ

And (they are) adorned with white lotuses, the size of parasols, in full bloom, of great fragrance, delightful, with large petals, and with blue lotuses: those four great lakes I shall name.

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VaP 1 36.16

अरुणोदं सरः पूर्वं दक्षिणं मानसं स्मृतम्। सितोदं पश्चिमसरो महाभद्रन्तथोत्तरम्

aruṇodaṃ saraḥ pūrvaṃ dakṣiṇaṃ mānasaṃ smṛtam| sitodaṃ paścimasaro mahābhadrantathottaram

The eastern lake is Aruṇoda, the southern is remembered as Mānasa, the western lake is Sitoda, and likewise the northern is Mahābhadra.

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VaP 1 36.17

अरुणोदञ्च पूर्वेण ये च शैलास्ततः स्मृताः। तान् कीर्त्यमानांस्तत्त्वेन श्रृणुध्वं विस्तरान्मम

aruṇodañca pūrveṇa ye ca śailāstataḥ smṛtāḥ| tān kīrtyamānāṃstattvena śrṛṇudhvaṃ vistarānmama

And which mountains are recorded as being east of Aruṇoda — hear them from me, proclaimed at length according to fact.

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VaP 1 36.18

शीतान्तश्च कुमुञ्जश्च सुवीरश्चाचलोत्तमः। विकङ्को मणिशीलश्च वृषभश्चाचलोत्तमः

śītāntaśca kumuñjaśca suvīraścācalottamaḥ| vikaṅko maṇiśīlaśca vṛṣabhaścācalottamaḥ

Śītānta and Kumuñja, and Suvīra, best of mountains, Vikaṅka and Maṇiśīla, and Vṛṣabha, best of mountains,

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VaP 1 36.19

महानीलोऽथ रुचकः सबिन्दुर्मन्दरस्तथा। वेणुमांश्च सुमेधश्च निषधो देवपर्वतः

mahānīlo'tha rucakaḥ sabindurmandarastathā| veṇumāṃśca sumedhaśca niṣadho devaparvataḥ

then Mahānīla, Rucaka, Sabindu, and Mandara, Veṇumān and Sumedha, Niṣadha, the mountain of the gods.

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VaP 1 36.20

इत्येते पर्वतवरा अन्ये च गिरयस्तथा। पूर्वेण मन्दरस्यैते सिद्धवासा उदाहृताः

ityete parvatavarā anye ca girayastathā| pūrveṇa mandarasyaite siddhavāsā udāhṛtāḥ

These, then, are the foremost mountains, and likewise other hills; these, east of Mandara, are declared to be dwellings of the Siddhas.

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VaP 1 36.21

सरसो मानसस्येह दक्षिणा ये महाचलाः। ये कीर्तिता मया ते वै नामतस्तान्निबोधत

saraso mānasasyeha dakṣiṇā ye mahācalāḥ| ye kīrtitā mayā te vai nāmatastānnibodhata

Those great mountains that are here to the south of Lake Mānasa, which have been proclaimed by me — learn them by name.

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VaP 1 36.22

शैलस्त्रिशिखरश्चापि शिशिरश्चाचलोत्तमः। कलिङ्गश्च पतङ्गश्च रुचकश्चैव सानुमान्

śailastriśikharaścāpi śiśiraścācalottamaḥ| kaliṅgaśca pataṅgaśca rucakaścaiva sānumān

Mount Triśikhara, and Śiśira, best of mountains, Kaliṅga and Pataṅga, and Rucaka, and Sānumān,

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VaP 1 36.23

ताम्राभश्च विशाखश्च तथा श्वेतोदरो गिरिः। समूलो विषधारश्च रत्नधारश्च पर्वतः

tāmrābhaśca viśākhaśca tathā śvetodaro giriḥ| samūlo viṣadhāraśca ratnadhāraśca parvataḥ

and Tāmrābha and Viśākha, and likewise Mount Śvetodara, Samūla and Viṣadhāra, and Mount Ratnadhāra,

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VaP 1 36.24

एकश्रृङ्गो महामूलो गजशैलः पिशाचकः। पञ्चशैलोऽथ कैलासो हिमवंश्चाचलोत्तमः

ekaśrṛṅgo mahāmūlo gajaśailaḥ piśācakaḥ| pañcaśailo'tha kailāso himavaṃścācalottamaḥ

Ekaśṛṅga, Mahāmūla, Gajaśaila, Piśācaka, then Pañcaśaila, Kailāsa, and Himavān, best of mountains.

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VaP 1 36.25

इत्येते देवचरिता ह्युत्कृष्टाः पर्वतोत्तमाः। दिग्भागो दक्षिणे प्रोक्ता मेरोरमरवर्च्चसः

ityete devacaritā hyutkṛṣṭāḥ parvatottamāḥ| digbhāgo dakṣiṇe proktā meroramaravarccasaḥ

These, then, are the lofty, foremost mountains frequented by the gods; they have been declared (to lie) in the southern quarter of Meru, whose splendour is that of the immortals.

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VaP 1 36.26

अपरेण सितोदस्य सरसो द्विजसत्तमाः। उत्तमा ये महाशैलास्तान् प्रवक्ष्ये यथाक्रमम्

apareṇa sitodasya saraso dvijasattamāḥ| uttamā ye mahāśailāstān pravakṣye yathākramam

To the west of Lake Sitoda, O best of twice-born ones, those great mountains that are highest — them I shall declare in order.

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VaP 1 36.27

सुवक्षाः शिखिशैलश्च कालो वैढूर्यपर्वतः। कपिलः पिङ्गलो रुद्रः सुरसश्च महाचलः

suvakṣāḥ śikhiśailaśca kālo vaiḍhūryaparvataḥ| kapilaḥ piṅgalo rudraḥ surasaśca mahācalaḥ

Suvakṣas and Śikhiśaila, Kāla, Mount Vaiḍhūrya, Kapila, Piṅgala, Rudra, and Surasa, the great mountain,

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VaP 1 36.28

कुमुदो मधुमांश्चैव अञ्जनीमुकुटस्तथा। कृष्णश्च पाण्डरश्चैव सहस्रशिखरश्चह

kumudo madhumāṃścaiva añjanīmukuṭastathā| kṛṣṇaśca pāṇḍaraścaiva sahasraśikharaścaha

Kumuda and Madhumān, and likewise Añjanīmukuṭa, and Kṛṣṇa and Pāṇḍara, and Sahasraśikhara here,

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VaP 1 36.29

पारियात्रश्च शैलेन्द्रस्त्रिश्रृङ्गश्चाचलोत्तमः। इत्येते पर्वतवरा दिग्भागे पश्चिमे स्मृताः

pāriyātraśca śailendrastriśrṛṅgaścācalottamaḥ| ityete parvatavarā digbhāge paścime smṛtāḥ

and Pāriyātra, lord of mountains, and Triśṛṅga, best of mountains: these foremost mountains are recorded in the western quarter.

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VaP 1 36.30

महाभद्रस्य सरस उत्तरेणापि श्रीमतः। ये मया पूर्वतः प्रोक्तास्तान्वदिष्ये यथाक्रमम्

mahābhadrasya sarasa uttareṇāpi śrīmataḥ| ye mayā pūrvataḥ proktāstānvadiṣye yathākramam

And to the north of the glorious Lake Mahābhadra — those (mountains) which were spoken of by me earlier, I shall tell them in order.

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VaP 1 36.31

शङ्कुकूटो महाशैलो वृषभो हंसपर्वतः। नागश्च कपिलश्चैव इन्द्रशैलश्च सानुमान्

śaṅkukūṭo mahāśailo vṛṣabho haṃsaparvataḥ| nāgaśca kapilaścaiva indraśailaśca sānumān

Śaṅkukūṭa, Mahāśaila, Vṛṣabha, Haṃsaparvata, Nāga, Kapila, Indraśaila and Sānumān,

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VaP 1 36.32

नीलः कनक श्रृङ्गश्च शतश्रृङ्गश्च पर्वतः। पुष्पको मेघशैलश्च विराजश्चाचलोत्तमः। जारुधिश्चैव शैलेन्द्र इत्येते उत्तराः स्मृताः

nīlaḥ kanaka śrṛṅgaśca śataśrṛṅgaśca parvataḥ| puṣpako meghaśailaśca virājaścācalottamaḥ| jārudhiścaiva śailendra ityete uttarāḥ smṛtāḥ

Nīla, Kanakaśṛṅga, and the mountain Śataśṛṅga, Puṣpaka, Meghaśaila, and Virāja best of hills, and Jārudhi the lord of mountains — these are declared to be the northern ones.

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VaP 1 36.33

एतेषां शैलमुख्यानामन्तरेषु यथाक्रमम्। स्थल्योऽह्यन्तरद्रोण्यश्च सरांसि च निबोधत

eteṣāṃ śailamukhyānāmantareṣu yathākramam| sthalyo'hyantaradroṇyaśca sarāṃsi ca nibodhata

Learn now, in order, of the plateaus, the valleys between, and the lakes that lie in the intervals between these chief mountains.

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