Vayu Purana — Purvardha — Chapter 37

VaP 1 37.1

।।सूत उवाच।। शीतान्तस्याचलेन्द्रस्य कुमुञ्जस्यान्तरेण तु। द्रोण्यो विहङ्गसङ्घुष्टा नानासत्त्वनिषेविताः

||sūta uvāca|| śītāntasyācalendrasya kumuñjasyāntareṇa tu| droṇyo vihaṅgasaṅghuṣṭā nānāsattvaniṣevitāḥ

Sūta said: Between Śītānta, the lord of mountains, and Kumuñja, there are valleys resounding with birds and frequented by many kinds of creatures,

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VaP 1 37.2

त्रियोजनशतायामा विस्तीर्णाः शतयोजनाः। सुरसामलपानीयरम्यं तत्र सरोवरम्

triyojanaśatāyāmā vistīrṇāḥ śatayojanāḥ| surasāmalapānīyaramyaṃ tatra sarovaram

three hundred yojanas long and a hundred yojanas broad; there is a lake there, delightful with sweet, clear water.

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VaP 1 37.3

द्रोण्यायामप्रमाणैस्तु पुण्डरीकैः सुगन्धिभिः। सहस्रशतपत्रैर्हि महापद्मैरलंकृतम्

droṇyāyāmapramāṇaistu puṇḍarīkaiḥ sugandhibhiḥ| sahasraśatapatrairhi mahāpadmairalaṃkṛtam

It is adorned with fragrant white lotuses of the size of the valley's length, with great lotuses having a hundred thousand petals.

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VaP 1 37.4

महोरगैरध्युषितं महाभोगैर्दुरासदैः। देवदानवगन्धर्वैरुपस्पृष्टं जलं शुभम्

mahoragairadhyuṣitaṃ mahābhogairdurāsadaiḥ| devadānavagandharvairupaspṛṣṭaṃ jalaṃ śubham

It is inhabited by great serpents with vast coils, hard to approach; its auspicious water is touched by gods, dānavas and gandharvas.

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VaP 1 37.5

पुण्यं तच्छ्रीसरो नाम प्रकाशं दिवि चेह च। प्रसन्नजलसम्पूर्णं शरण्यं सर्वदेहिनाम्

puṇyaṃ tacchrīsaro nāma prakāśaṃ divi ceha ca| prasannajalasampūrṇaṃ śaraṇyaṃ sarvadehinām

That holy lake, named Śrīsaras, is renowned both in heaven and here; it is filled with clear water and is a refuge for all embodied beings.

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VaP 1 37.6

तत्र त्वेकं महापद्मं मध्ये पद्मवनस्य ह। कोटिपत्रप्रचारं तत्तरुणादित्यवर्चसम्

tatra tvekaṃ mahāpadmaṃ madhye padmavanasya ha| koṭipatrapracāraṃ tattaruṇādityavarcasam

And there, in the middle of that lotus-grove, is one great lotus with a spread of ten million petals, having the radiance of the young sun,

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VaP 1 37.7

नित्यं व्याकोशमजरं चाञ्चल्याच्चातिमण्डलम्। चारुकेशरजालाढ्यं मत्तषट्पदनादितम्

nityaṃ vyākośamajaraṃ cāñcalyāccātimaṇḍalam| cārukeśarajālāḍhyaṃ mattaṣaṭpadanāditam

ever open, unfading, and by its swaying (seeming) of vast circumference, rich with a lovely net of filaments, resounding with intoxicated bees.

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VaP 1 37.9

..८ ।। सरसस्तस्य पूर्वस्मिन् तीरे सिद्धनिषेवित। सदा पुष्पफलं रम्यं तत्र बिल्ववनं महत्

..8 || sarasastasya pūrvasmin tīre siddhaniṣevita| sadā puṣpaphalaṃ ramyaṃ tatra bilvavanaṃ mahat

...(8)... On the eastern shore of that lake, frequented by siddhas, there is a great and delightful bilva forest, ever in flower and fruit.

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VaP 1 37.10

शतयोजनविस्तीर्णं त्रियोजनशताय तम्। अर्धक्रोशोच्चशिखरैर्महावृक्षैः सहस्रशः

śatayojanavistīrṇaṃ triyojanaśatāya tam| ardhakrośoccaśikharairmahāvṛkṣaiḥ sahasraśaḥ

It is a hundred yojanas broad and three hundred yojanas long, (filled) with thousands of great trees whose tops rise half a krośa high,

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VaP 1 37.11

शाखासहस्रकलितैर्महास्कन्धैः समाकुलम्। फलैः सुवर्णसङ्काशैर्हरितैः पाण्डरैस्तथा

śākhāsahasrakalitairmahāskandhaiḥ samākulam| phalaiḥ suvarṇasaṅkāśairharitaiḥ pāṇḍaraistathā

crowded with great trunks furnished with a thousand branches, with fruits gleaming like gold, and green, and pale white,

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VaP 1 37.12

अमृतस्वादुसदृशैर्भेरीमात्रैः सुगन्धिभिः। शीर्यमाणैः पतद्भिश्च कीर्णा भूमिर्निरन्तरा

amṛtasvādusadṛśairbherīmātraiḥ sugandhibhiḥ| śīryamāṇaiḥ patadbhiśca kīrṇā bhūmirnirantarā

fruits like nectar in taste, the size of drums, fragrant; the ground is strewn without a gap with them as they burst and fall.

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VaP 1 37.13

नाम्ना तच्छ्रीवनं नाम सर्वलोकेषु विश्रुतम्। गन्धर्वैः किन्नरैर्यक्षैर्महानागैश्च सेवितम्

nāmnā tacchrīvanaṃ nāma sarvalokeṣu viśrutam| gandharvaiḥ kinnarairyakṣairmahānāgaiśca sevitam

By name that is called Śrīvana, famed in all the worlds, frequented by gandharvas, kinnaras, yakṣas and great nāgas,

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VaP 1 37.14

सिद्धैश्चैव समाकीर्णं नित्यं बिल्वफलाशिभिः। विविधैर्भूतसङ्घैश्च नित्यमेव निषेवितम्

siddhaiścaiva samākīrṇaṃ nityaṃ bilvaphalāśibhiḥ| vividhairbhūtasaṅghaiśca nityameva niṣevitam

and thronged with siddhas who ever eat the bilva fruits, and constantly frequented by various hosts of beings.

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VaP 1 37.15

तस्मिन् वने भगवती साक्षाच्छ्रीर्नित्यमेव हि। देवी सन्निहिता तत्र सिद्धसङ्घैर्नमस्कृता

tasmin vane bhagavatī sākṣācchrīrnityameva hi| devī sannihitā tatra siddhasaṅghairnamaskṛtā

In that forest the blessed Śrī herself is ever present; the goddess dwells there, saluted by the hosts of siddhas.

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VaP 1 37.16

विकङ्कस्याचलेन्द्रस्य मणिशैलस्य चान्तरे। शतयोजनविस्तीर्णं द्वियोजनशतायतम्

vikaṅkasyācalendrasya maṇiśailasya cāntare| śatayojanavistīrṇaṃ dviyojanaśatāyatam

Between Vikaṅka, the lord of mountains, and Maṇiśaila, a hundred yojanas broad and two hundred yojanas long,

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VaP 1 37.17

विपुलञ्चम्पकवनं सिद्धचारणसेवितम्। पुष्पलक्ष्म्यावृतं भाति ज्वलन्तमिव नित्यदा

vipulañcampakavanaṃ siddhacāraṇasevitam| puṣpalakṣmyāvṛtaṃ bhāti jvalantamiva nityadā

(there is) a vast campaka forest, frequented by siddhas and cāraṇas; covered with the splendour of blossoms it shines, as though ever ablaze.

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VaP 1 37.18

अर्द्धक्रोशोच्चशिखरैर्महास्कन्धैः पलाशिभिः । प्रफुल्लशाखाशिखरैः पिञ्जरं भाति तद्वनम्

arddhakrośoccaśikharairmahāskandhaiḥ palāśibhiḥ | praphullaśākhāśikharaiḥ piñjaraṃ bhāti tadvanam

With tops rising half a krośa high, with great trunks and with foliage, with tips of branches in full bloom, that forest shines tawny-yellow.

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VaP 1 37.19

द्विबाहुपरिणाहैस्तैस्त्रिहस्तायामविस्तरैः । मनः शिलाचूर्णनिभैः पाण्डुकेसरशालिभिः

dvibāhupariṇāhaistaistrihastāyāmavistaraiḥ | manaḥ śilācūrṇanibhaiḥ pāṇḍukesaraśālibhiḥ

(Adorned) with those (blossoms) two arms in girth, three hastas in length and breadth, resembling powdered realgar, rich in pale filaments—

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VaP 1 37.20

पुष्पैर्मनोहरैर्व्याप्तं व्याकोशैर्गन्धशालिभिः। विराजते वनं सर्वं मत्तभ्रमरनादितम्

puṣpairmanoharairvyāptaṃ vyākośairgandhaśālibhiḥ| virājate vanaṃ sarvaṃ mattabhramaranāditam

Covered with lovely flowers, opened wide and rich in fragrance, that whole wood shines, resounding with intoxicated bees.

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VaP 1 37.21

तद्वनं दानवैर्देवगन्धर्वैर्यक्षराक्षसैः। किन्नरैरप्सरोभिश्च महानागैश्च सेवितम्

tadvanaṃ dānavairdevagandharvairyakṣarākṣasaiḥ| kinnarairapsarobhiśca mahānāgaiśca sevitam

That wood is frequented by dānavas, gods, gandharvas, yakṣas and rākṣasas, by kinnaras and apsarases, and by the great nāgas.

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VaP 1 37.22

तत्राश्रमं भगवतः कश्यपस्य प्रजापतेः। सिद्धसाध्यगणा कीर्णं नानाश्रुतिविभूषितम्। महानीलकुमुञ्जाभ्यामन्तरेप्यचलावथ

tatrāśramaṃ bhagavataḥ kaśyapasya prajāpateḥ| siddhasādhyagaṇā kīrṇaṃ nānāśrutivibhūṣitam| mahānīlakumuñjābhyāmantarepyacalāvatha

There (is) the hermitage of the venerable Kaśyapa, the Prajāpati, thronged with hosts of siddhas and sādhyas, adorned with the various sacred recitations. And between the two mountains Mahānīla and Kumuñja—

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VaP 1 37.23

महानद्याः सुखायास्तु तीरे सिद्धनिषेविते। पञ्चाशद्योजनायामं त्रिंशद्योजनविस्तरम्। रम्यं तालवनं तद्धि अर्द्धक्रोशोच्चमस्तकम्

mahānadyāḥ sukhāyāstu tīre siddhaniṣevite| pañcāśadyojanāyāmaṃ triṃśadyojanavistaram| ramyaṃ tālavanaṃ taddhi arddhakrośoccamastakam

—on the bank of the great and pleasant river, frequented by siddhas, (there is) that delightful palm-wood, fifty yojanas long and thirty yojanas broad, its crowns half a krośa high,

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VaP 1 37.24

महामूलैर्महासारैः स्थिरैरविरलैः शुभैः। कुमुदाञ्जनसंस्थानैः परिवृत्तैर्महा फलैः। मृष्टगन्धरसोपेतैरुपेतं सिद्धसेवितम्

mahāmūlairmahāsāraiḥ sthirairaviralaiḥ śubhaiḥ| kumudāñjanasaṃsthānaiḥ parivṛttairmahā phalaiḥ| mṛṣṭagandharasopetairupetaṃ siddhasevitam

furnished with (palms) of great roots and great pith, firm, close-set and fair, of the shape of white lotuses and of black collyrium, rounded, with great fruits endowed with pure fragrance and juice; (the wood is) frequented by siddhas.

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VaP 1 37.25

माहेन्द्रस्य द्विपेन्द्रस्य तत्र वास उदाहृतः। ऐरावतस्य भद्रस्य सर्वलोकेषु विश्रुतः

māhendrasya dvipendrasya tatra vāsa udāhṛtaḥ| airāvatasya bhadrasya sarvalokeṣu viśrutaḥ

There the dwelling of Indra's elephant-lord, Airāvata the auspicious, renowned in all the worlds, is declared (to be).

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VaP 1 37.26

वेणुमन्तस्य शैलस्य सुमेधस्योत्तरेण च। सहस्रयोजनायामं विस्तीर्णं शतयोजनम्

veṇumantasya śailasya sumedhasyottareṇa ca| sahasrayojanāyāmaṃ vistīrṇaṃ śatayojanam

And to the north of Mount Veṇumanta and of Sumedha (there is a tract) a thousand yojanas long and a hundred yojanas broad,

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VaP 1 37.27

वृक्षगुल्मलतागुच्छैः सर्ववीरुद्भिरीरितम्। दूर्वाप्रस्तारमेवाथ सर्वसत्वविवर्जितम्

vṛkṣagulmalatāgucchaiḥ sarvavīrudbhirīritam| dūrvāprastāramevātha sarvasatvavivarjitam

crowded with trees, bushes, creepers and clusters, with all kinds of plants; and (there is) a spread of dūrvā grass, wholly devoid of living creatures.

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VaP 1 37.28

तथा निषधशैलस्य देवशैलस्य चोत्तरे। सहस्रयोजनायामा शतयोजनविस्तृता

tathā niṣadhaśailasya devaśailasya cottare| sahasrayojanāyāmā śatayojanavistṛtā

So too, to the north of Mount Niṣadha and of Mount Deva, (a tract) a thousand yojanas long and a hundred yojanas broad:

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VaP 1 37.29

सवांह्येकशिला भूमिर्वृक्षवीरुद्विवर्जिता। आप्लुता पादमात्रेण ह्युदकेन समन्ततः

savāṃhyekaśilā bhūmirvṛkṣavīrudvivarjitā| āplutā pādamātreṇa hyudakena samantataḥ

the whole ground there is a single rock, devoid of trees and plants, flooded all around by water just a foot deep.

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VaP 1 37.30

इत्येता ह्यन्तरद्रोण्यो नानाकाराः प्रकीर्त्तिताः। मेरोः पूर्वेण विप्रेन्द्रा यथावदनुपूर्वशः

ityetā hyantaradroṇyo nānākārāḥ prakīrttitāḥ| meroḥ pūrveṇa viprendrā yathāvadanupūrvaśaḥ

Thus these intervening valleys of various forms have been proclaimed, O best of brahmins, in due order, as they are, to the east of Meru.

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VaP 1 37.37

तस्मिन् पद्मे भगवती साक्षाच्छ्रीर्नित्यमेव हि। लक्ष्म्याः पद्मं तदावासं मूर्त्तिमत्या न संशयः

tasmin padme bhagavatī sākṣācchrīrnityameva hi| lakṣmyāḥ padmaṃ tadāvāsaṃ mūrttimatyā na saṃśayaḥ

In that lotus (dwells) the goddess Śrī herself, always indeed; that lotus is the abode of Lakṣmī in bodily form—there is no doubt.

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