Vayu Purana — Purvardha — Chapter 38
VaP 1 38.1
।।सूत उवाच ।। अतः परं प्रवक्ष्यामि दक्षिणान्दिशमाश्रिताः। या द्रोण्यः सिद्धचरिताः शृणु ता ह्यनुपूर्वशः
||sūta uvāca || ataḥ paraṃ pravakṣyāmi dakṣiṇāndiśamāśritāḥ| yā droṇyaḥ siddhacaritāḥ śṛṇu tā hyanupūrvaśaḥ
Sūta said: Next I shall declare those valleys that lie in the southern direction and are frequented by siddhas; hear of them in order.
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VaP 1 38.2
शिशिरस्याचलेन्द्रस्य पतङ्गस्यान्तरेण च। श्लक्ष्णभूमिश्रिया युक्तं लतालिङ्गितपादपम्
śiśirasyācalendrasya pataṅgasyāntareṇa ca| ślakṣṇabhūmiśriyā yuktaṃ latāliṅgitapādapam
And between Śiśira, the lord of mountains, and Pataṅga (lies a wood) possessed of the beauty of smooth ground, its trees embraced by creepers,
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VaP 1 38.3
पृथुक्षेपोच्चशिखरैः पादपैरुपशोभितम्। उदुम्बरवनं रम्यं पक्षिसङ्घनिषेवितम्
pṛthukṣepoccaśikharaiḥ pādapairupaśobhitam| udumbaravanaṃ ramyaṃ pakṣisaṅghaniṣevitam
beautified by trees whose lofty crowns spread wide—a delightful wood of udumbara trees, frequented by flocks of birds.
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VaP 1 38.4
पक्वैर्विद्रुमसङ्काशै र्मधुपूर्णैर्मनोरमैः। ज्वलितं तद्वनं भाति महाकुम्भोपमैः फलैः
pakvairvidrumasaṅkāśai rmadhupūrṇairmanoramaiḥ| jvalitaṃ tadvanaṃ bhāti mahākumbhopamaiḥ phalaiḥ
With its ripe fruits, coral-hued, full of honey, delightful, as large as great jars, that wood shines as if ablaze.
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VaP 1 38.5
तत् सिद्धयक्षगन्धर्वाः किन्नरा उरगास्तथा। विद्याधराश्च मुदिता उपजीवन्ति नित्यशः
tat siddhayakṣagandharvāḥ kinnarā uragāstathā| vidyādharāśca muditā upajīvanti nityaśaḥ
There siddhas, yakṣas, gandharvas, kinnaras and serpents, and vidyādharas too, gladdened, live upon it perpetually.
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VaP 1 38.6
प्रसन्नस्वादुसलिलास्तत्र नद्यो बहूदकाः। सुरसामलतोयास्ताः सरांसि च समन्ततः
prasannasvādusalilāstatra nadyo bahūdakāḥ| surasāmalatoyāstāḥ sarāṃsi ca samantataḥ
There (are) rivers with clear, sweet-tasting water, abounding in water, of well-flavoured and pure water, and lakes on every side.
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VaP 1 38.7
तत्राश्रमं भगवतः कर्द्दमस्य प्रजापतेः। रम्यं सुरगणाकीर्णं सर्वतश्चित्रकाननम्। समन्ताद्योजनशतं तद्वनं परिमण्डलम्
tatrāśramaṃ bhagavataḥ karddamasya prajāpateḥ| ramyaṃ suragaṇākīrṇaṃ sarvataścitrakānanam| samantādyojanaśataṃ tadvanaṃ parimaṇḍalam
There (is) the hermitage of the venerable Kardama, the Prajāpati, delightful, thronged with hosts of gods, with variegated woodland on all sides; that wood is a hundred yojanas around, circular in form.
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VaP 1 38.8
ताम्रवर्णस्य शैलस्य पतङ्गस्यान्तरेण तु। शतयोजनविस्तीर्णं द्वियोजनशतायतम्
tāmravarṇasya śailasya pataṅgasyāntareṇa tu| śatayojanavistīrṇaṃ dviyojanaśatāyatam
And between the Tāmravarṇa mountain and (the mountain) Pataṅga (there lies a lake) a hundred yojanas broad and two hundred yojanas long.
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VaP 1 38.9
तरुणादित्यसङ्काशैः पुण्डरीकैः समन्ततः। सहस्रपत्रैर्विकचैर्महापद्मैरलङ्कृतम्
taruṇādityasaṅkāśaiḥ puṇḍarīkaiḥ samantataḥ| sahasrapatrairvikacairmahāpadmairalaṅkṛtam
adorned all around with white lotuses resembling the young (rising) sun, and with great lotuses of a thousand petals in full bloom,
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VaP 1 38.10
तथा भ्रमरसंलीनैः शतपत्रैः सुगन्धिभिः। प्रफुल्ल्लैः शोभितजलं रक्तनीलैर्महोत्पलैः
tathā bhramarasaṃlīnaiḥ śatapatraiḥ sugandhibhiḥ| praphulllaiḥ śobhitajalaṃ raktanīlairmahotpalaiḥ
and with fragrant hundred-petalled (lotuses) on which bees have settled, its water made beautiful by great red and blue water-lilies in full bloom —
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VaP 1 38.11
सरोवरं महापुण्यं देवदानवसेवितम्। महोरगैरध्युषितं नीलजाल विभूषितम्
sarovaraṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ devadānavasevitam| mahoragairadhyuṣitaṃ nīlajāla vibhūṣitam
a lake of great merit, frequented by gods and dānavas, inhabited by great serpents, adorned with a network of blue (lotuses).
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VaP 1 38.12
तस्य मध्ये जनपदो ह्यायतः शतयोजनः। त्रिंशद्योजनविस्तीर्णो रक्तधातुविभूषितः
tasya madhye janapado hyāyataḥ śatayojanaḥ| triṃśadyojanavistīrṇo raktadhātuvibhūṣitaḥ
In the midst of it is a settled country, a hundred yojanas long, thirty yojanas broad, adorned with red minerals.
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VaP 1 38.13
तस्योपरि महारम्या प्रांशु प्राकारतोरणा। नरनारीगणाकीर्णा स्फीता विभवविस्तरैः
tasyopari mahāramyā prāṃśu prākāratoraṇā| naranārīgaṇākīrṇā sphītā vibhavavistaraiḥ
Upon it (stands) a most delightful (city) with lofty walls and archways, thronged with crowds of men and women, prosperous with abundance of wealth,
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VaP 1 38.14
वलभीकूटनिर्व्यूहैर्मणिभक्तिविचित्रितैः। रत्नचित्रार्पिततलैः श्लक्ष्णचित्रोत्तरच्छदैः
valabhīkūṭanirvyūhairmaṇibhaktivicitritaiḥ| ratnacitrārpitatalaiḥ ślakṣṇacitrottaracchadaiḥ
(with mansions) having turrets, pinnacles and projecting balconies variegated with inlaid patterns of gems, with floors set with bright jewels, with smooth many-coloured upper coverings (roof-canopies),
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VaP 1 38.15
महाभवनमालाभिर्महाप्रांशुभिरुत्तमैः। विद्याधरपुरं तत्र शोभते भ्राजयच्छुभम्
mahābhavanamālābhirmahāprāṃśubhiruttamaiḥ| vidyādharapuraṃ tatra śobhate bhrājayacchubham
with rows of great mansions, very lofty and excellent — there the city of the Vidyādharas shines, radiating auspicious splendour.
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VaP 1 38.16
विद्याधरपतिस्तत्र पुलोमा तत्र विश्रुतः। चित्रवेषधरः स्रग्वी माहेन्द्रसदृशद्युतिः
vidyādharapatistatra pulomā tatra viśrutaḥ| citraveṣadharaḥ sragvī māhendrasadṛśadyutiḥ
There the lord of the Vidyādharas, renowned there as Pulomā, wearing brightly-coloured garments, garlanded, with splendour like great Indra's,
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VaP 1 38.17
दीप्तानां चित्रवेषाणां सूर्यप्रतिमतेजसाम्। विद्याधरसहस्राणामनेकेषां स राजराट्
dīptānāṃ citraveṣāṇāṃ sūryapratimatejasām| vidyādharasahasrāṇāmanekeṣāṃ sa rājarāṭ
he is the paramount king of many thousands of Vidyādharas, blazing, brightly attired, with radiance equal to the sun's.
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VaP 1 38.18
विशाखस्याचलेन्द्रस्य पतङ्गस्यान्तरेण च। सरसस्ताम्रवर्णस्य पूर्वे तीरे परिश्रुतम्
viśākhasyācalendrasya pataṅgasyāntareṇa ca| sarasastāmravarṇasya pūrve tīre pariśrutam
And between Viśākha, the lord of mountains, and Pataṅga, on the eastern shore of the Tāmravarṇa lake, (a grove) is famed,
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VaP 1 38.19
पञ्चेषुक्षेपणैर्विद्धं सुशाखं वर्णशोभितम् । सर्व कालफलं तत्र स्फीतं चाम्रवणं महत्
pañceṣukṣepaṇairviddhaṃ suśākhaṃ varṇaśobhitam | sarva kālaphalaṃ tatra sphītaṃ cāmravaṇaṃ mahat
a great and flourishing mango grove there, (whose trunks) are pierced by the shooting of the five arrows (of Kāma?), with fine branches, splendid in colour, bearing fruit in every season,
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VaP 1 38.20
फलैः कनकसङ्काशैर्महास्वादैः सुगन्धिभिः। महाकुम्भप्रमाणैश्चातनुशाखैः समन्ततः
phalaiḥ kanakasaṅkāśairmahāsvādaiḥ sugandhibhiḥ| mahākumbhapramāṇaiścātanuśākhaiḥ samantataḥ
with fruits resembling gold, of great sweetness, fragrant, of the size of great jars, on slender branches all around,
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VaP 1 38.21
गन्धर्वकिन्नरा यक्षा नागा विद्याधरास्तथा। पिबन्त्याम्ररसं तत्र सुस्वादुं ह्यमृतोपमम्
gandharvakinnarā yakṣā nāgā vidyādharāstathā| pibantyāmrarasaṃ tatra susvāduṃ hyamṛtopamam
Gandharvas, Kinnaras, Yakṣas, Nāgas and Vidyādharas drink there the mango juice, most sweet and like nectar.
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VaP 1 38.22
तत्राम्ररसपीतानां मुदितानां महात्मनाम्। श्रूयन्ते हृष्ट पुष्टानां नादास्तस्मिन् महावने
tatrāmrarasapītānāṃ muditānāṃ mahātmanām| śrūyante hṛṣṭa puṣṭānāṃ nādāstasmin mahāvane
There in that great forest are heard the cries of those great beings who have drunk the mango juice, delighted, thrilled and well-nourished.
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VaP 1 38.23
सुमूलस्याचलेन्द्रस्य वसुधारस्य चान्तरे। समा सुरभिपूर्णाढ्या विहङ्गैरुपशोभिता
sumūlasyācalendrasya vasudhārasya cāntare| samā surabhipūrṇāḍhyā vihaṅgairupaśobhitā
Between Sumūla, lord of mountains, and Vasudhāra (there is) a level (tract), rich and full of fragrance, made beautiful by birds,
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VaP 1 38.24
त्रिंशद्योजनविस्तीर्णा पञ्चाशद्योजनायता। तत्र बिल्वस्थली विप्राः शुद्धा निम्नफलद्रुमाः
triṃśadyojanavistīrṇā pañcāśadyojanāyatā| tatra bilvasthalī viprāḥ śuddhā nimnaphaladrumāḥ
thirty yojanas broad and fifty yojanas long: there, O brahmins, is the bilva-tract, pure, with trees whose fruit hangs low.
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VaP 1 38.25
सुस्वादैर्विद्रुमनिभैः फलैर्बिल्वैर्महोपमैः। शीर्यमाणैर्विशीर्णैश्च प्रक्लिन्नतलमृत्तिकाः
susvādairvidrumanibhaiḥ phalairbilvairmahopamaiḥ| śīryamāṇairviśīrṇaiśca praklinnatalamṛttikāḥ
Its ground-soil is soaked by the sweet-tasting bilva fruits, coral-hued, huge as (great jars), as they fall and burst open;
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VaP 1 38.26
तां स्थलीमुपजीवन्ति यक्षगन्धर्वकिन्नराः। सिद्धा नागाश्च बहुशो नित्यं बिल्वफलाशिनः
tāṃ sthalīmupajīvanti yakṣagandharvakinnarāḥ| siddhā nāgāśca bahuśo nityaṃ bilvaphalāśinaḥ
On that tract live Yakṣas, Gandharvas, Kinnaras, and Siddhas and Nāgas in great numbers, always eating bilva fruit.
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VaP 1 38.27
अन्तरे वसुधारस्य रत्नधारस्य चान्तरे। त्रिंशद्योजनविस्तीर्णमायतं शतयोजनम्
antare vasudhārasya ratnadhārasya cāntare| triṃśadyojanavistīrṇamāyataṃ śatayojanam
In the interval between Vasudhāra and Ratnadhāra (there is a grove) thirty yojanas broad and a hundred yojanas long,
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VaP 1 38.28
सुगन्धं किंशुकवनं नित्यं पुष्पितपादपम्। पुष्पलक्ष्म्यावृतं भाति प्रदीप्तमिव सर्वतः
sugandhaṃ kiṃśukavanaṃ nityaṃ puṣpitapādapam| puṣpalakṣmyāvṛtaṃ bhāti pradīptamiva sarvataḥ
The fragrant kiṃśuka forest, whose trees are always in bloom, encircled by the splendour of flowers, shines as if ablaze on every side.
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VaP 1 38.29
यस्य गन्धेन दिव्येन वास्यते परिमण्डलम्। समग्रं योजनशतं काननानि समन्ततः
yasya gandhena divyena vāsyate parimaṇḍalam| samagraṃ yojanaśataṃ kānanāni samantataḥ
By whose divine fragrance the whole surrounding region is perfumed—a full hundred yojanas, and the woodlands all about.
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VaP 1 38.30
तत् सिद्धचारणगणैरप्सरोभिश्च सेवितम् । रम्यं तत् किंशुक वनं जलाशयविभूषितम्
tat siddhacāraṇagaṇairapsarobhiśca sevitam | ramyaṃ tat kiṃśuka vanaṃ jalāśayavibhūṣitam
That kiṃśuka forest, frequented by hosts of siddhas and cāraṇas and by apsarases, is delightful, adorned with pools of water.
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VaP 1 38.31
तत्रादित्यस्य देवस्य दीप्तमायतनं महत् । मासे मासेऽनतरति तत्र सूर्यः प्रजापतिः
tatrādityasya devasya dīptamāyatanaṃ mahat | māse māse'natarati tatra sūryaḥ prajāpatiḥ
There stands the great blazing sanctuary of the god Āditya; month by month the Sun, the lord of creatures, passes through there.
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VaP 1 38.32
तत्र कालस्य कर्त्तारं सहस्रांशुं सुरोत्तमम्। सिद्धसङ्घा नमस्यन्ति सर्वलोकनमस्कृतम्
tatra kālasya karttāraṃ sahasrāṃśuṃ surottamam| siddhasaṅghā namasyanti sarvalokanamaskṛtam
There the hosts of siddhas bow to the maker of time, the thousand-rayed, best of gods, honoured by all the worlds.
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VaP 1 38.33
पञ्चकूटस्य शैलस्य कैलासस्यान्तरेण तु। षट्त्रिंशद्योजनायामं विस्तीर्णं शतयोजनम्
pañcakūṭasya śailasya kailāsasyāntareṇa tu| ṣaṭtriṃśadyojanāyāmaṃ vistīrṇaṃ śatayojanam
But between the mountain Pañcakūṭa and Kailāsa (there is a tract) thirty-six yojanas in length and a hundred yojanas broad,
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VaP 1 38.34
क्षुद्रसत्त्वैरनाधृष्यं सर्वतो हंसपाण्डुरम्। दुष्पारं सर्वसत्वानां दुर्गमं लोमहर्षणम्
kṣudrasattvairanādhṛṣyaṃ sarvato haṃsapāṇḍuram| duṣpāraṃ sarvasatvānāṃ durgamaṃ lomaharṣaṇam
unassailable by small creatures, white as a goose on every side, hard to cross for all beings, difficult of access, hair-raising.
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VaP 1 38.35
इत्येता ह्यन्तरद्रोण्यो दक्षिणे परिकीर्तिताः। यथानुपूर्वमखिलाः सिद्धसङ्घनिषेविताः
ityetā hyantaradroṇyo dakṣiṇe parikīrtitāḥ| yathānupūrvamakhilāḥ siddhasaṅghaniṣevitāḥ
Thus these intervening valleys in the south have been described, all of them in due order, frequented by hosts of siddhas.
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VaP 1 38.36
पश्विमायां दिशितथा येऽन्तरद्रोणिविस्तराः। तान् वर्ण्यमानांस्तत्वेन श्रृणुतेमान् द्विजोत्तमाः
paśvimāyāṃ diśitathā ye'ntaradroṇivistarāḥ| tān varṇyamānāṃstatvena śrṛṇutemān dvijottamāḥ
So too, best of twice-born, hear from me these expanses of the intervening valleys in the western quarter, as they are described according to their true nature.
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VaP 1 38.37
अन्तराले गिरौ तस्मिन् सुवक्षः शिखिशैलयोः। समन्ताद्योजनशतमेकभूमं शिलातलम्
antarāle girau tasmin suvakṣaḥ śikhiśailayoḥ| samantādyojanaśatamekabhūmaṃ śilātalam
On that mountain, in the interval between Suvakṣas and Śikhiśaila, there is a rocky floor of a hundred yojanas all around, of a single level surface.
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VaP 1 38.38
नित्यतप्तं महाघोरं दुःस्पर्शं रोमहर्षणम्। अगम्यं सर्वसत्त्वानामीश्वराणां सुदारुणम्
nityataptaṃ mahāghoraṃ duḥsparśaṃ romaharṣaṇam| agamyaṃ sarvasattvānāmīśvarāṇāṃ sudāruṇam
Ever burning hot, most terrible, painful to touch, hair-raising, inaccessible to all beings, most dreadful even for the mighty.
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VaP 1 38.39
मध्ये तस्यां शिलास्थल्यां त्रिंशद्योजनमण्डलम्। ज्वालासहस्रकलिलं वह्निस्थानं सुदारुणम्
madhye tasyāṃ śilāsthalyāṃ triṃśadyojanamaṇḍalam| jvālāsahasrakalilaṃ vahnisthānaṃ sudāruṇam
In the middle of that rocky expanse is a most dreadful abode of fire, a circle of thirty yojanas, dense with a thousand flames.
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VaP 1 38.40
अनिन्धनस्तत्र सदा ज्वालामाली विभावसुः। ज्वलत्येष सदा देवः शश्वत्तत्र हुताशनः
anindhanastatra sadā jvālāmālī vibhāvasuḥ| jvalatyeṣa sadā devaḥ śaśvattatra hutāśanaḥ
There, without fuel, the flame-garlanded Vibhāvasu (blazes) always; this god, the fire-eater, burns there perpetually.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 38.41
अधिदेवकृते योऽसावग्नेर्भागो विधीयते। स तत्र ज्वलते नित्यं लोकसंवर्त्तकोऽनलः
adhidevakṛte yo'sāvagnerbhāgo vidhīyate| sa tatra jvalate nityaṃ lokasaṃvarttako'nalaḥ
That portion of fire which is ordained as made for the presiding deity—there it burns forever, the fire that dissolves the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 38.42
अन्तरे शैलवरयोर्देवा वापि तयोः शुभाः । मातुलुङ्गस्थली तत्र ह्यायामाद्दशयोजना
antare śailavarayordevā vāpi tayoḥ śubhāḥ | mātuluṅgasthalī tatra hyāyāmāddaśayojanā
O gods, in the interval between those two best of mountains there are lovely pools; there too is a citron grove, ten yojanas in length.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 38.43
मधुव्यञ्जनसंस्थानैः सुरसैः कनकप्रभैः। फलैः परिणतैः सर्वा शोभिता सा महास्थली
madhuvyañjanasaṃsthānaiḥ surasaiḥ kanakaprabhaiḥ| phalaiḥ pariṇataiḥ sarvā śobhitā sā mahāsthalī
That whole great expanse is made beautiful by ripened fruits, juicy, gold-hued, having the consistency of honey-relish.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 38.44
तत्राश्रमं महा पुण्यं सिद्धसङ्घनिषेवितम्। बृहस्पतेः प्रमुदितं सर्वकामगुणैर्युतम्
tatrāśramaṃ mahā puṇyaṃ siddhasaṅghaniṣevitam| bṛhaspateḥ pramuditaṃ sarvakāmaguṇairyutam
There is the greatly meritorious hermitage of Bṛhaspati, frequented by hosts of siddhas, delightful, endowed with all desirable qualities.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 38.45
तथैव शैलवरयोः कुमुदाञ्जनयोरपि। अन्तरे केसरद्रोणी ह्यनेकायाम योजना
tathaiva śailavarayoḥ kumudāñjanayorapi| antare kesaradroṇī hyanekāyāma yojanā
Likewise, between the two best of mountains, Kumuda and Añjana, lies the Kesara valley, many yojanas in extent.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 38.46
द्विबाहुपरिणाहैस्तैस्त्रिहस्तायतविस्तृतैः। चन्द्रांशुवर्णैर्व्याकोशैर्मत्तषट्पदनादितैः
dvibāhupariṇāhaistaistrihastāyatavistṛtaiḥ| candrāṃśuvarṇairvyākośairmattaṣaṭpadanāditaiḥ
With those (blossoms) two arms in girth, three cubits long and wide, coloured like moonbeams, unfolded, humming with intoxicated bees,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 38.47
मधुसर्पीरजः पृक्तैर्महागन्धैर्मनोहरैः। शबलं तद्वनं भाति कुसुमैः सर्वकालजैः
madhusarpīrajaḥ pṛktairmahāgandhairmanoharaiḥ| śabalaṃ tadvanaṃ bhāti kusumaiḥ sarvakālajaiḥ
mingled with honey, ghee and pollen, greatly fragrant and charming—with such flowers born in every season that forest shines dappled.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 38.48
तत्र विष्णोः सुरगुरोर्दीप्तमायतनं महत्। प्रकाशन्त्रिषु लोकेषु सर्वलोकनमस्कृतम्
tatra viṣṇoḥ suragurordīptamāyatanaṃ mahat| prakāśantriṣu lokeṣu sarvalokanamaskṛtam
There (stands) the great, blazing sanctuary of Viṣṇu, the teacher of the gods, shining in the three worlds, saluted by all the worlds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 38.49
अन्तरे शैलवरयोः कृष्णपाण्डुरयोरपि। त्रिंशद्योजनविस्तीर्णं नवत्यायतयोजनम्
antare śailavarayoḥ kṛṣṇapāṇḍurayorapi| triṃśadyojanavistīrṇaṃ navatyāyatayojanam
And between the two best of mountains, the dark one and the pale one, (there is a tract) thirty yojanas broad and ninety yojanas long,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 38.50
श्लक्ष्णमेकशिलं देशं वृक्षवीरुद्विवर्जितम् । सुखपादप्रचा रञ्च निम्नोन्नतविवर्जितम्
ślakṣṇamekaśilaṃ deśaṃ vṛkṣavīrudvivarjitam | sukhapādapracā rañca nimnonnatavivarjitam
a smooth region of a single (slab of) rock, free of trees and creepers, easy to walk over on foot, and without hollows or rises.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 38.51
मध्ये तु सरसस्तस्य रम्या तु स्थलपद्मिनी। सहस्रपत्रैर्व्याकोशैः छत्रमात्रैरलङ्कृता
madhye tu sarasastasya ramyā tu sthalapadminī| sahasrapatrairvyākośaiḥ chatramātrairalaṅkṛtā
And in the middle of that lake there is a lovely bed of land-lotuses, adorned with thousand-petalled blossoms opened wide, each the size of a parasol,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 38.52
पुण्डरीकैर्महापद्मै रुचिरैर्गन्धशालिभिः । शतपत्रैश्च विकचैरुत्पलैर्नीलपत्रकैः
puṇḍarīkairmahāpadmai rucirairgandhaśālibhiḥ | śatapatraiśca vikacairutpalairnīlapatrakaiḥ
with white lotuses, great lotuses, lovely and rich in fragrance, and with hundred-petalled (lotuses) and with opened blue-petalled water-lilies,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 38.53
मदोत्कटैर्मधुकरैर्भ्रमरैश्च मदोत्कटैः। मृदुगद्घदकण्ठानां किन्नराणाञ्च निस्वनैः
madotkaṭairmadhukarairbhramaraiśca madotkaṭaiḥ| mṛdugadghadakaṇṭhānāṃ kinnarāṇāñca nisvanaiḥ
(and) with honey-bees drunk (with nectar) and with drunken bumblebees, and with the sounds of kinnaras whose throats are soft and faltering—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 38.54
उपगीतपद्मखण्डाढ्या विस्तीर्णा स्थलपद्मिनी। यक्षगन्धर्वचरिता सिद्धचारणसेविता
upagītapadmakhaṇḍāḍhyā vistīrṇā sthalapadminī| yakṣagandharvacaritā siddhacāraṇasevitā
rich in clumps of lotuses sung about (thus), the broad bed of land-lotuses is frequented by yakṣas and gandharvas, attended by siddhas and cāraṇas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 38.55
मध्ये तस्याश्च पद्मिन्याः पञ्चयोजनमण्डलः। न्यग्रोधो विपुलस्कन्धो ह्यनेकारोहिमण्डितः
madhye tasyāśca padminyāḥ pañcayojanamaṇḍalaḥ| nyagrodho vipulaskandho hyanekārohimaṇḍitaḥ
And in the middle of that lotus-bed there is a banyan with a circumference of five yojanas, with a broad trunk, adorned with many aerial roots.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 38.56
तत्र चन्द्रप्रभः श्रीमान् पूर्णचन्द्रनिभानन)। सहस्रवदनो देवो नीलवासाः सुरारिहा
tatra candraprabhaḥ śrīmān pūrṇacandranibhānana)| sahasravadano devo nīlavāsāḥ surārihā
There (dwells) the glorious god of moonlike splendour, his face like the full moon, thousand-faced, clad in dark blue, the slayer of the gods' enemies.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 38.57
पद्म माल्यधरस्थल्यां महाभागोऽपराजितः। इज्यते यक्षगन्धर्वैर्विद्याधरगणैस्तथा
padma mālyadharasthalyāṃ mahābhāgo'parājitaḥ| ijyate yakṣagandharvairvidyādharagaṇaistathā
On the lotus-and-garland-bearing plateau the greatly fortunate, unconquered one is worshipped by yakṣas and gandharvas and by the hosts of vidyādharas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 38.58
तस्मिन्नायतने साक्षादनादिनिधनो हरिः। पद्मोपहारौर्विविधै रिज्यते सिद्धचारणैः
tasminnāyatane sākṣādanādinidhano hariḥ| padmopahāraurvividhai rijyate siddhacāraṇaiḥ
In that sanctuary Hari himself, who has no beginning or end, is worshipped by siddhas and cāraṇas with various lotus-offerings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 38.59
तदनन्तसदो नाम सर्वलोकेषु विश्रुतम्। पद्ममालावलम्बाभिर्मालाभिरुपशोभितम्
tadanantasado nāma sarvalokeṣu viśrutam| padmamālāvalambābhirmālābhirupaśobhitam
That (sanctuary) is named Anantasadas, renowned in all the worlds, beautified with garlands, with lotus-garlands hanging down.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 38.60
तथा सहस्रशिखरकुमुदस्यान्तरेण च। पञ्चाशद्योजनायामं त्रिंशद्योजनविस्तरम् । इषुक्षेपोच्चशिखरं नानाविहगसेवितम्
tathā sahasraśikharakumudasyāntareṇa ca| pañcāśadyojanāyāmaṃ triṃśadyojanavistaram | iṣukṣepoccaśikharaṃ nānāvihagasevitam
So too, between Sahasraśikhara and Kumuda, (there is a tract) fifty yojanas long and thirty yojanas broad, with peaks as high as an arrow's flight, frequented by many kinds of birds,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 38.61
महागन्धैर्महास्वादैर्गजदेहनिभैः फलैः। मधुस्रवैर्महावृक्षैरुपेतं तत् समन्ततः
mahāgandhairmahāsvādairgajadehanibhaiḥ phalaiḥ| madhusravairmahāvṛkṣairupetaṃ tat samantataḥ
provided on all sides with great trees dripping honey, with fruits of great fragrance and great flavour, resembling the bodies of elephants.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 38.62
तत्राश्रमं महापुण्यं देवर्षिगणसेवितम्। शुक्रस्य प्रथितं तत्र भास्वरं पुण्यकर्मणः
tatrāśramaṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ devarṣigaṇasevitam| śukrasya prathitaṃ tatra bhāsvaraṃ puṇyakarmaṇaḥ
There (is) a hermitage of great merit, attended by the hosts of divine sages; there the shining, famed (hermitage) of Śukra of meritorious deeds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 38.63
शङ्कुकूटस्य शैलस्य वृषभस्यान्तरेण च। परूषकस्थली रम्या ह्यनेकायतयोजना
śaṅkukūṭasya śailasya vṛṣabhasyāntareṇa ca| parūṣakasthalī ramyā hyanekāyatayojanā
And between the mountain Śaṅkukūṭa and Vṛṣabha (lies) the lovely plateau of parūṣaka trees, extending many yojanas,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 38.64
बिल्वप्रमाणैश्च शुभैर्महास्वादैः सुगन्धिभिः। फलैः प्रक्लिद्यते भूमिः परुषैर्वृन्तविच्युतैः
bilvapramāṇaiśca śubhairmahāsvādaiḥ sugandhibhiḥ| phalaiḥ praklidyate bhūmiḥ paruṣairvṛntavicyutaiḥ
and the ground is made wet by the parūṣaka fruits fallen from their stalks—fine, of great flavour, fragrant, the size of bilva fruits.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 38.65
तां स्थलीमुपजीवन्ति किन्नरोरगसाधवः। परूषकरसोन्मत्ता मानाढ्यास्तत्र चारणाः
tāṃ sthalīmupajīvanti kinnaroragasādhavaḥ| parūṣakarasonmattā mānāḍhyāstatra cāraṇāḥ
Kinnaras, serpents and good men live off that plateau; there the cāraṇas, intoxicated with parūṣaka juice, are full of pride.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 38.66
कपिञ्जलस्य शैलस्य नागशैलस्य चान्तरे। द्वियोजनशतायामा विस्तीर्णा शतयोजना
kapiñjalasya śailasya nāgaśailasya cāntare| dviyojanaśatāyāmā vistīrṇā śatayojanā
Between the mountain Kapiñjala and the mountain Nāga (there is a tract) two hundred yojanas long and a hundred yojanas broad—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 38.67
स्थली मनोहरा सा हि नानावनविभूषिता । नानापुष्पफलोपेता किन्नरोरगसेविता
sthalī manoharā sā hi nānāvanavibhūṣitā | nānāpuṣpaphalopetā kinnaroragasevitā
that plateau is delightful, adorned with various woods, provided with various flowers and fruits, frequented by kinnaras and serpents.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 38.68
द्राक्षावनानि रम्याणि तथा नागवनानि च। खर्जूरवनखण्डानि नीलाशोकवनानि च
drākṣāvanāni ramyāṇi tathā nāgavanāni ca| kharjūravanakhaṇḍāni nīlāśokavanāni ca
(There are) delightful grape groves, and likewise groves of nāga trees, tracts of date-palm woods, and groves of blue aśoka trees.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 38.69
दाडिमानाञ्च स्वादूनामक्षोटकवनानि च। अतसीतिलकानाञ्च कदलीनां वनानि च
dāḍimānāñca svādūnāmakṣoṭakavanāni ca| atasītilakānāñca kadalīnāṃ vanāni ca
And (groves) of sweet pomegranates, and groves of walnut trees, and (groves) of flax and tilaka trees, and groves of plantains.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 38.70
बदरीणाञ्च स्वादूनां वनखण्डानि सर्वशः। स्वादुशीताम्बुपूर्णाभिर्नदीभिः शोभितानि च
badarīṇāñca svādūnāṃ vanakhaṇḍāni sarvaśaḥ| svāduśītāmbupūrṇābhirnadībhiḥ śobhitāni ca
And on all sides tracts of woodland of sweet jujubes, made beautiful too by rivers filled with sweet, cool water.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 38.71
तथा पुष्पकशैलस्य महामेघस्य चान्तरे। षष्टियोजनविस्तीर्णा सा भूमिः शतमायता
tathā puṣpakaśailasya mahāmeghasya cāntare| ṣaṣṭiyojanavistīrṇā sā bhūmiḥ śatamāyatā
And likewise, between the Puṣpaka mountain and the Mahāmegha (mountain), that land is sixty yojanas broad and a hundred long.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 38.72
समा पाणितलप्रख्या कठिना पाण्डुरा घना। वृक्षगुल्मलतागुल्मैस्तृणैश्वापि विवर्जिता
samā pāṇitalaprakhyā kaṭhinā pāṇḍurā ghanā| vṛkṣagulmalatāgulmaistṛṇaiśvāpi vivarjitā
Level, resembling the palm of the hand, hard, whitish, dense, and devoid of trees, thickets, creeper-clumps and even grass.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 38.73
वर्जिता विविधैः सत्वैर्न्नित्यमस्मिन् निराश्रया। सा काननस्थली नाम दारुणा रोमहर्षणा
varjitā vividhaiḥ satvairnnityamasmin nirāśrayā| sā kānanasthalī nāma dāruṇā romaharṣaṇā
Devoid of the various creatures, always offering no shelter here — that is the level ground called Kānana, terrible, making the hair bristle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 38.74
महासरांसि च तथा महावृक्षास्तथैव च। महावनानि सर्वाणि कान्तनामानि सर्वशः
mahāsarāṃsi ca tathā mahāvṛkṣāstathaiva ca| mahāvanāni sarvāṇi kāntanāmāni sarvaśaḥ
And likewise the great lakes, and likewise the great trees, and all the great forests, everywhere bearing lovely names.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 38.75
सरसाञ्च वनानाञ्च सा स्थली च प्रजापतेः। क्षुद्राणां सरसाञ्चैव सङ्ख्या तत्र न विद्यते
sarasāñca vanānāñca sā sthalī ca prajāpateḥ| kṣudrāṇāṃ sarasāñcaiva saṅkhyā tatra na vidyate
That level ground of Prajāpati (has lakes) and forests; but of the small lakes there is no count there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 38.76
दश द्वादश सप्ताष्टौ विंशत्र्रिंशच्च योजनाः। स्थल्यो द्रोण्यश्च विख्याताः सरांसि च वनानि च
daśa dvādaśa saptāṣṭau viṃśatrriṃśacca yojanāḥ| sthalyo droṇyaśca vikhyātāḥ sarāṃsi ca vanāni ca
Ten, twelve, seven, eight, twenty and thirty yojanas (in extent) are the renowned tablelands and valleys, and the lakes and the forests.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 38.77
केचित् सन्ति महाघोराः श्यामाः पर्वतकुक्षयः। सूर्यांशुजालैरस्पृष्टा नित्यं शीता दुरासदाः
kecit santi mahāghorāḥ śyāmāḥ parvatakukṣayaḥ| sūryāṃśujālairaspṛṣṭā nityaṃ śītā durāsadāḥ
There are some very dreadful, dark mountain hollows, untouched by the nets of the sun's rays, ever cold, hard to approach.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 38.78
तथा ह्यनलतप्तानि सरांसि द्विजसत्तमाः। शैलकुक्ष्यन्तरस्थानि सहस्राणि शतानि च
tathā hyanalataptāni sarāṃsi dvijasattamāḥ| śailakukṣyantarasthāni sahasrāṇi śatāni ca
And likewise, O best of the twice-born, there are lakes heated by fire, lying within the mountain hollows, hundreds and thousands (of them).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition