Vayu Purana — Purvardha — Chapter 39
VaP 1 39.1
।।सूत उवाच।। अतः परं प्रवक्ष्यामि यस्मिन् यस्मिन् शिलोच्चये। ये सन्निविष्टा देवानां विविधानां गृहोत्तमाः
||sūta uvāca|| ataḥ paraṃ pravakṣyāmi yasmin yasmin śiloccaye| ye sanniviṣṭā devānāṃ vividhānāṃ gṛhottamāḥ
Sūta said: Next I shall tell on which mountain the excellent dwellings of the various gods are established.
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VaP 1 39.2
तत्र योऽसौ महाशैलः शीतान्तो नैक विस्तरः। नैकधातुशतैश्चित्रैर्नैकरत्नाकराकरः
tatra yo'sau mahāśailaḥ śītānto naika vistaraḥ| naikadhātuśataiścitrairnaikaratnākarākaraḥ
There is that great mountain, cool-bordered, of manifold extent, variegated with many hundreds of minerals, a mine of many gem-mines,
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VaP 1 39.3
नितम्बैः पुष्पसालम्बैर्नैकसत्त्वगुणालयः। महार्हमणिचित्राभिर्हेमवंशैरलंकृतः
nitambaiḥ puṣpasālambairnaikasattvaguṇālayaḥ| mahārhamaṇicitrābhirhemavaṃśairalaṃkṛtaḥ
with its slopes hung with flowers, an abode of the qualities of many creatures, adorned with golden bamboos variegated with most precious gems,
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VaP 1 39.4
नितम्बैः षट्पदोद्गीतैः प्रवालैर्हेमचित्रकैः। तटैः कुसुमसङ्कीर्णैर्मत्तभ्रमरनादितैः
nitambaiḥ ṣaṭpadodgītaiḥ pravālairhemacitrakaiḥ| taṭaiḥ kusumasaṅkīrṇairmattabhramaranāditaiḥ
with slopes loud with the song of bees, with corals speckled with gold, with banks strewn with blossoms and resounding with intoxicated bees,
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VaP 1 39.5
लतालम्बैश्चित्रवद्भिश्चित्रैर्धातुशतार्चितैः। सानुभी रत्नचित्रैश्च पुष्पाढ्यैश्च विभूषितः
latālambaiścitravadbhiścitrairdhātuśatārcitaiḥ| sānubhī ratnacitraiśca puṣpāḍhyaiśca vibhūṣitaḥ
adorned with creeper-hangings that are like paintings, with variegated (ridges) honoured by hundreds of minerals, and with ridges variegated with gems and rich in flowers,
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VaP 1 39.6
विमलस्वादुपानीयैर्नैकप्रस्रवमैर्युतः। निकुञ्जैः कुसुमोत्कीर्णैरनेकैश्च विभूषितः
vimalasvādupānīyairnaikaprasravamairyutaḥ| nikuñjaiḥ kusumotkīrṇairanekaiśca vibhūṣitaḥ
furnished with many streams of clear, sweet water, and adorned with many bowers strewn over with flowers,
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VaP 1 39.7
पुष्मौडुपवहाभिश्च स्रवन्तीभिरलंकृतः। किन्नराचरिताभिश्च दरीभिः सर्वतस्ततः
puṣmauḍupavahābhiśca sravantībhiralaṃkṛtaḥ| kinnarācaritābhiśca darībhiḥ sarvatastataḥ
adorned with flowing streams that bear flowers as their rafts, and everywhere with caves frequented by kinnaras,
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VaP 1 39.8
यक्षगन्धर्वचरितैरनेकैः कन्दरोदरैः। शोभितश्च सुखासेव्यैश्चित्रैर्गहनसङ्कटैः
yakṣagandharvacaritairanekaiḥ kandarodaraiḥ| śobhitaśca sukhāsevyaiścitrairgahanasaṅkaṭaiḥ
and made beautiful with many cave-hollows frequented by yakṣas and gandharvas, easy to dwell in, variegated, with dense thickets,
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VaP 1 39.9
नानासत्वगणाकीर्णैः सुपानीयैः सुखाश्रयैः। नानापुष्पफलोपेतैः पादपैः समलंकृतः
nānāsatvagaṇākīrṇaiḥ supānīyaiḥ sukhāśrayaiḥ| nānāpuṣpaphalopetaiḥ pādapaiḥ samalaṃkṛtaḥ
adorned with trees strewn with hosts of various creatures, with good water, pleasant to resort to, provided with various flowers and fruits.
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VaP 1 39.10
. तस्मिन् गुहाश्रयाकीर्णे अनेकोदरकन्दरे। क्रीडावनं महेन्द्रस्य सर्वकामगुणैर्युतम्
. tasmin guhāśrayākīrṇe anekodarakandare| krīḍāvanaṃ mahendrasya sarvakāmaguṇairyutam
On that (mountain), strewn with cave-shelters and with many hollows and caverns, (lies) the pleasure-grove of great Indra, furnished with everything one could desire.
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VaP 1 39.11
तत्र तद्देवराजस्य पारिजातवनं महत्। प्रकाशं त्रिषु लोकेषु गीयते श्रुतिनिश्चयात्
tatra taddevarājasya pārijātavanaṃ mahat| prakāśaṃ triṣu lokeṣu gīyate śrutiniścayāt
There (is) that great pārijāta grove of the king of the gods, renowned in the three worlds; it is sung of on the authority of scripture.
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VaP 1 39.12
तरुणादित्यसंकाशै र्महागन्धैर्मनोहरैः। पुष्पैर्भाति नगश्रेष्ठः सुदीप्त इव सर्वशः
taruṇādityasaṃkāśai rmahāgandhairmanoharaiḥ| puṣpairbhāti nagaśreṣṭhaḥ sudīpta iva sarvaśaḥ
With its flowers, resembling the young sun, greatly fragrant and delightful, that best of trees shines as if wholly ablaze.
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VaP 1 39.13
समग्रं योजनशतं तं गन्धमनिलो ववौ। पारिजातकपुष्माणां माहेन्द्र वननिर्गतः
samagraṃ yojanaśataṃ taṃ gandhamanilo vavau| pārijātakapuṣmāṇāṃ māhendra vananirgataḥ
For a full hundred yojanas the wind blew that fragrance of the pārijāta blossoms, issuing from Mahendra's grove.
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VaP 1 39.14
वैढूर्यनीलैः कमलैः सौवर्णैर्वज्रकेसरैः। सर्वगन्धबलोपेतैर्मत्तषट्पदनादितैः
vaiḍhūryanīlaiḥ kamalaiḥ sauvarṇairvajrakesaraiḥ| sarvagandhabalopetairmattaṣaṭpadanāditaiḥ
With lotuses dark as beryl, golden, with diamond filaments, endowed with every fragrance and vigour, made loud by intoxicated bees—
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VaP 1 39.15
व्याकोशौर्विकचैश्चापि शतपत्रैर्मनोहरैः। सपङ्कजैर्महा पत्रैर्वाप्यस्तत्र विभूषिताः
vyākośaurvikacaiścāpi śatapatrairmanoharaiḥ| sapaṅkajairmahā patrairvāpyastatra vibhūṣitāḥ
—and with charming hundred-petalled lotuses, both budding and full-blown, with lotus-clusters and great leaves, the tanks there were adorned.
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VaP 1 39.16
विरेजुरन्तरम्बुस्थाः सौवर्णमणिभूषिताः। परिप्सन्देक्षणा नित्यं मीनयूथाः सहस्रशः
virejurantarambusthāḥ sauvarṇamaṇibhūṣitāḥ| paripsandekṣaṇā nityaṃ mīnayūthāḥ sahasraśaḥ
Within the water, adorned with golden gems, shoals of fish by the thousands shone, their eyes ever (darting about).
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VaP 1 39.17
कूर्मैश्चानेकसंस्थानैर्हेमरत्नपरिष्कृतैः। चञ्चूर्यमाणैः सलिलैर्भाति चित्रं समन्ततः
kūrmaiścānekasaṃsthānairhemaratnapariṣkṛtaiḥ| cañcūryamāṇaiḥ salilairbhāti citraṃ samantataḥ
And with tortoises of many shapes, set off with gold and jewels, moving about in the waters, it shines variegated on every side.
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VaP 1 39.18
नानावर्णैश्च शखुनैर्नानारत्नतनूरुहैः। सुवर्णपुष्पैश्चानेकैर्मणितुण्डैर्द्विजातिभिः
nānāvarṇaiśca śakhunairnānāratnatanūruhaiḥ| suvarṇapuṣpaiścānekairmaṇituṇḍairdvijātibhiḥ
And with birds of many colours, whose body-plumage is of various jewels, and with many twice-born (birds) having golden crests and beaks of gem—
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VaP 1 39.19
वल्गुस्वरैः सदोन्मत्तैः सम्पतद्भिः समन्ततः। शुशुभे तद्वनं रम्यं सहस्राक्षस्य धीमतः
valgusvaraiḥ sadonmattaiḥ sampatadbhiḥ samantataḥ| śuśubhe tadvanaṃ ramyaṃ sahasrākṣasya dhīmataḥ
—sweet-voiced, always rapturous, flocking together on all sides: (so) that lovely grove of the wise thousand-eyed one shone.
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VaP 1 39.20
मत्तभ्रमरसन्नादैर्विहङ्गानाञ्च कूजितैः। नित्यमा नन्दितवनं तस्मात् क्रीडावनं महत्
mattabhramarasannādairvihaṅgānāñca kūjitaiḥ| nityamā nanditavanaṃ tasmāt krīḍāvanaṃ mahat
With the humming of intoxicated bees and the calling of birds the grove is ever gladdened; hence (it is) the great pleasure-grove.
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VaP 1 39.21
सुवर्णपार्श्वैश्च नगैर्मणिमुक्तापुरस्कृतैः। मणिश्रृङ्गकलापन्नैः पतद्भिश्च समन्ततः
suvarṇapārśvaiśca nagairmaṇimuktāpuraskṛtaiḥ| maṇiśrṛṅgakalāpannaiḥ patadbhiśca samantataḥ
And with golden-flanked trees fronted with gems and pearls, and with (peacocks) endowed with jewelled crests and tail-fans, alighting on every side—
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VaP 1 39.22
शाखामृगैश्च चित्राङ्गैर्नानारत्नतनूरुहैः। नानावर्णप्रकारैश्च सत्वैरन्यैः समाकुलम्
śākhāmṛgaiśca citrāṅgairnānāratnatanūruhaiḥ| nānāvarṇaprakāraiśca satvairanyaiḥ samākulam
—and it is thronged with branch-dwelling beasts (monkeys) of variegated limbs, whose body-hair is of various jewels, and with other creatures of many colours and kinds.
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VaP 1 39.23
मुञ्चन्ति पुष्पवर्षञ्च तत्र बाललता द्रुमाः। पारिजातकपुष्पाणां मन्दमारुत कम्पिताः
muñcanti puṣpavarṣañca tatra bālalatā drumāḥ| pārijātakapuṣpāṇāṃ mandamāruta kampitāḥ
And there the young creepers and trees, shaken by the soft wind, release a rain of flowers, of pārijāta blossoms.
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VaP 1 39.24
शयनासननिर्व्यूहैः स्तीर्णै रत्नविभूषितैः। विहारभूमयस्तत्र द्विजाः शक्रवने शुभाः। न च शीतो न चाप्युष्णो रविस्तत्र समः सदा
śayanāsananirvyūhaiḥ stīrṇai ratnavibhūṣitaiḥ| vihārabhūmayastatra dvijāḥ śakravane śubhāḥ| na ca śīto na cāpyuṣṇo ravistatra samaḥ sadā
With couches, seats and pavilions spread out and adorned with jewels, there are the auspicious pleasure-grounds, O twice-born ones, in Śakra's grove; and it is neither cold nor hot, the sun there being always even.
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VaP 1 39.25
नित्यमुन्मादजननो मधुमाधवसम्भवः। वाति चाप्यनिलस्तत्र नानापुष्पाधिवासितः। नित्यं सङ्गसुखाह्लादी श्रमक्लमविनाशनः
nityamunmādajanano madhumādhavasambhavaḥ| vāti cāpyanilastatra nānāpuṣpādhivāsitaḥ| nityaṃ saṅgasukhāhlādī śramaklamavināśanaḥ
And there blows a wind, ever producing rapture, arising in (the spring months) Madhu and Mādhava, perfumed by many flowers, always gladdening with the pleasure of its touch and dispelling fatigue and weariness.
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VaP 1 39.26
तस्मिन्निन्द्रवने शुभ्रे देवदानवपन्नगाः। यक्षराक्षसगुह्याश्च गन्धर्वाश्चामितौजसः
tasminnindravane śubhre devadānavapannagāḥ| yakṣarākṣasaguhyāśca gandharvāścāmitaujasaḥ
In that bright grove of Indra (are) gods, dānavas and serpents, yakṣas, rākṣasas and guhyakas, and gandharvas of measureless might,
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VaP 1 39.27
विद्याधराश्च सिद्धाश्च किन्नराश्च मुदा युताः। अथाप्सरोगणाश्चैव नित्यं क्रीडापरायणाः
vidyādharāśca siddhāśca kinnarāśca mudā yutāḥ| athāpsarogaṇāścaiva nityaṃ krīḍāparāyaṇāḥ
and vidyādharas and siddhas and kinnaras, filled with joy, and also the hosts of apsarases, ever intent upon play.
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VaP 1 39.28
तस्य पर्वतराजस्य पूर्वे पार्श्वे महोचितम्। कुमुञ्चं शैलराजानं नैकनिर्झरकन्दरम्
tasya parvatarājasya pūrve pārśve mahocitam| kumuñcaṃ śailarājānaṃ naikanirjharakandaram
On the eastern flank of that king of mountains (is) the very lofty Kumuñca, a king of mountains, with many waterfalls and caverns.
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VaP 1 39.29
तस्य धातुविचित्रेषु कूटेषु बहुविस्तराः। अष्टौ पुर्यो ह्युदीर्णाश्च दानवानां महात्मनाम्
tasya dhātuvicitreṣu kūṭeṣu bahuvistarāḥ| aṣṭau puryo hyudīrṇāśca dānavānāṃ mahātmanām
On its peaks, variegated with minerals, there rise up eight cities of vast extent belonging to the great-souled dānavas.
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VaP 1 39.30
वज्रके पर्वते चापि अनेकशिखरोदरैः। उदीर्णा राक्षसावासा नरनारीसमाकुलाः
vajrake parvate cāpi anekaśikharodaraiḥ| udīrṇā rākṣasāvāsā naranārīsamākulāḥ
And on Mount Vajraka too, with its many peaks and hollows, there rose up dwellings of rākṣasas, thronged with men and women.
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VaP 1 39.31
नीलका नाम ते घोरा राक्षसाः कामरूपिणः। तत्र तेऽभिरता नित्यं महाबलपराक्रमाः
nīlakā nāma te ghorā rākṣasāḥ kāmarūpiṇaḥ| tatra te'bhiratā nityaṃ mahābalaparākramāḥ
Those terrible rākṣasas, named the Nīlakas, who take on any form at will—there they ever take their delight, men of great strength and prowess.
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VaP 1 39.32
महानीलेऽपि शैलेन्द्रे पुराणि दश पञ्च च। हयाननानां विख्याताः किन्नराणां महात्मनाम्
mahānīle'pi śailendre purāṇi daśa pañca ca| hayānanānāṃ vikhyātāḥ kinnarāṇāṃ mahātmanām
On Mahānīla too, that lord of mountains, there are fifteen cities, famed, of the horse-faced kinnaras, the great-souled ones.
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VaP 1 39.33
देवसेनो महाबाहुर्बलमिन्द्रादयस्तथा। तत्र किन्नरराजानो दशपञ्च च गर्विताः
devaseno mahābāhurbalamindrādayastathā| tatra kinnararājāno daśapañca ca garvitāḥ
Devasena of mighty arms, and Balā, Indra and the rest: there the kinnara kings are fifteen, and proud.
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VaP 1 39.34
सुवर्णपार्श्वाः प्रायेण नानापर्णसमाकुलैः। बिलप्रवेशैर्नगरैः शैलेन्द्रः सोऽभ्यलंकृतः
suvarṇapārśvāḥ prāyeṇa nānāparṇasamākulaiḥ| bilapraveśairnagaraiḥ śailendraḥ so'bhyalaṃkṛtaḥ
Its flanks are for the most part golden; with cities entered through caverns, thronged with trees of many kinds of leaves, that lord of mountains is adorned.
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VaP 1 39.35
अतिदारुणा दृष्टिविषा ह्यग्निकोपा दुरासदाः। महोरगशतास्तत्र सुवर्णवशवर्तिनः
atidāruṇā dṛṣṭiviṣā hyagnikopā durāsadāḥ| mahoragaśatāstatra suvarṇavaśavartinaḥ
Exceedingly fierce, venomous of glance, with wrath like fire, hard to approach—hundreds of great serpents are there, subject to Suvarṇa('s) will.
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VaP 1 39.36
सुनागेऽपि महाशैले दैत्यावासा- सहस्रशः। हर्म्यप्रासाद कलिलाः प्रांशुप्राकारतोरणाः
sunāge'pi mahāśaile daityāvāsā- sahasraśaḥ| harmyaprāsāda kalilāḥ prāṃśuprākāratoraṇāḥ
On the great mountain Sunāga too there are dwellings of daityas by the thousand, crowded with mansions and palaces, with lofty ramparts and archways.
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VaP 1 39.37
वेणुमन्ते महाशैले विद्याधरपुरत्रयम्। त्रिंशदद्योजनविस्तीर्णं पञ्चाशद्योजनायतम्
veṇumante mahāśaile vidyādharapuratrayam| triṃśadadyojanavistīrṇaṃ pañcāśadyojanāyatam
On the great mountain Veṇumat there is a triad of vidyādhara cities, thirty yojanas broad and fifty yojanas long.
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VaP 1 39.38
उलूको रोमशश्चैव महानेत्रश्च वीर्यवान्। विद्याधरवरास्तत्र शक्रतुल्यपराक्रमाः
ulūko romaśaścaiva mahānetraśca vīryavān| vidyādharavarāstatra śakratulyaparākramāḥ
Ulūka, Romaśa, and the valiant Mahānetra—there are the foremost vidyādharas, equal to Śakra in prowess.
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VaP 1 39.39
वैकङ्के शैलशिखरे ह्यन्तःकन्दरनिर्झरे। महोच्चश्रृङ्गे रुचिरे रत्नधातुविचित्रिते
vaikaṅke śailaśikhare hyantaḥkandaranirjhare| mahoccaśrṛṅge rucire ratnadhātuvicitrite
On the Vaikaṅka mountain peak, with waterfalls within its caverns, on its very high, lovely crest, variegated with jewels and mineral ores—
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VaP 1 39.40
तत्रास्ते गारुडिर्नित्यं उरगारिर्दुरासदः। महावायुजवश्चण्डः सुग्रीवो नाम वीर्यवान्
tatrāste gāruḍirnityaṃ uragārirdurāsadaḥ| mahāvāyujavaścaṇḍaḥ sugrīvo nāma vīryavān
There dwells always the son of Garuḍa, foe of serpents, hard to assail, swift as a great wind, fierce, valiant, named Sugrīva.
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VaP 1 39.41
महाप्रमाणै र्विक्रान्तैर्महाबलपराक्रमैः। सशैलो ह्यावृतः सर्वः पक्षिभिः पन्नगारिभिः
mahāpramāṇai rvikrāntairmahābalaparākramaiḥ| saśailo hyāvṛtaḥ sarvaḥ pakṣibhiḥ pannagāribhiḥ
By birds of huge size, bold, of great strength and prowess, foes of snakes, the whole mountain is covered over.
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VaP 1 39.42
करञ्जेऽभिरतो नित्यं साक्षाद्भूतपतिः प्रभुः। वृषभाङ्को महादेवः शङ्करो योगिनां प्रभुः
karañje'bhirato nityaṃ sākṣādbhūtapatiḥ prabhuḥ| vṛṣabhāṅko mahādevaḥ śaṅkaro yogināṃ prabhuḥ
On Karañja the lord, the master of beings himself, takes his delight always—he who bears the bull-mark, Mahādeva, Śaṅkara, lord of yogins.
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VaP 1 39.43
नानावेषधरैर्भूतैः प्रमथैश्च दुरासदैः। करञ्जे सानवः सर्वे ह्यवकीर्णाः समन्ततः
nānāveṣadharairbhūtaiḥ pramathaiśca durāsadaiḥ| karañje sānavaḥ sarve hyavakīrṇāḥ samantataḥ
By beings wearing many guises and by hard-to-assail pramathas, all the tablelands on Karañja are strewn about on every side.
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VaP 1 39.44
वसुधारे वसुमतां वसूनाममितौजसाम्। अष्टावायतनान्याहुः पूजितानि महात्मनाम्
vasudhāre vasumatāṃ vasūnāmamitaujasām| aṣṭāvāyatanānyāhuḥ pūjitāni mahātmanām
On Vasudhāra they say there are eight shrines, worshipped, of the wealthy Vasus of measureless might, the great-souled ones.
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VaP 1 39.45
रत्नधातौ गिरिवरे ऋषीणाञ्च महात्मनाम्। सप्ताश्रमाणि पुण्यानि सिद्धावासयुतानि च
ratnadhātau girivare ṛṣīṇāñca mahātmanām| saptāśramāṇi puṇyāni siddhāvāsayutāni ca
On Ratnadhātu, best of mountains, there are seven holy hermitages of the great-souled sages, joined with dwellings of siddhas.
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VaP 1 39.46
महाप्रजापतेः स्थानं हेमश्रृङ्गो नगोत्तमे। चतुर्वक्त्रस्य देवस्य सर्वभूतनमस्कृतम्
mahāprajāpateḥ sthānaṃ hemaśrṛṅgo nagottame| caturvaktrasya devasya sarvabhūtanamaskṛtam
On Hemaśṛṅga, best of mountains, is the seat of the great Prajāpati, the four-faced god, revered by all beings.
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VaP 1 39.47
गजशैले भगवतो नानाभूतगणावृताः । रुद्राः प्रमुदिता नित्यं सर्वभूतनमस्कृताः
gajaśaile bhagavato nānābhūtagaṇāvṛtāḥ | rudrāḥ pramuditā nityaṃ sarvabhūtanamaskṛtāḥ
On Gajaśaila are the Rudras of the Lord, surrounded by hosts of various beings, ever rejoicing, revered by all beings.
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VaP 1 39.48
सुमेधे धातुचित्राढ्ये शैलेन्द्रे मेघसन्निभे। नैकोदरदरीवप्रनिकुञ्जैश्चोपशोभिते
sumedhe dhātucitrāḍhye śailendre meghasannibhe| naikodaradarīvapranikuñjaiścopaśobhite
On Sumedha, rich in variegated ores, that lord of mountains resembling a cloud, beautified by its many hollows, caves, terraces and thickets—
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VaP 1 39.49
आदित्यानां वसूनाञ्च रुद्राणाञ्चामितौजसाम्। तत्रायतनविन्यासा रम्याश्चैवाश्विनोरपि
ādityānāṃ vasūnāñca rudrāṇāñcāmitaujasām| tatrāyatanavinyāsā ramyāścaivāśvinorapi
There are the arrangements of shrines of the Ādityas, the Vasus and the Rudras of measureless might, and pleasant ones of the two Aśvins as well.
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VaP 1 39.50
स्थानानि सिद्धैर्देवानां स्थापितानि नगोत्तमे। तत्र पूजापरा नित्यं यक्ष गन्धर्वकिन्नराः
sthānāni siddhairdevānāṃ sthāpitāni nagottame| tatra pūjāparā nityaṃ yakṣa gandharvakinnarāḥ
On that best of mountains the abodes of the gods were established by the Siddhas; there Yakṣas, Gandharvas and Kinnaras are constantly intent on worship.
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VaP 1 39.51
गन्धर्वनगरी स्फीता हेमकक्षे नगोत्तमे। अशीत्यामरपुर्य्याभा महाप्राकारतोरणा
gandharvanagarī sphītā hemakakṣe nagottame| aśītyāmarapuryyābhā mahāprākāratoraṇā
On Hemakakṣa, best of mountains, (there is) a flourishing Gandharva city, of the splendour of Amarāvatī, eighty (yojanas wide?), with great ramparts and archways.
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VaP 1 39.52
सिद्धा ह्यपत्तना नाम गन्धर्वा युद्ध शालिनः। येषामधिपतिर्देवो राजराजः कपिञ्जलः
siddhā hyapattanā nāma gandharvā yuddha śālinaḥ| yeṣāmadhipatirdevo rājarājaḥ kapiñjalaḥ
The Siddhas named Apattanas, and the Gandharvas who delight in battle, whose overlord is the god Kapiñjala, king of kings.
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VaP 1 39.53
अनले राक्षसावासाः पञ्चकूटेऽपि दानवाः। ऊर्जिता देवरिपवो महाबलपराक्रमाः
anale rākṣasāvāsāḥ pañcakūṭe'pi dānavāḥ| ūrjitā devaripavo mahābalaparākramāḥ
On Anala are the dwellings of Rākṣasas, and on Pañcakūṭa too the Dānavas, mighty enemies of the gods, of great strength and valour.
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VaP 1 39.54
शतश्रृङ्गे पुरशतं यक्षाणाममितौजसाम्। ताम्राभे काद्रवेयस्य तक्षकस्य पुरोत्तमम्
śataśrṛṅge puraśataṃ yakṣāṇāmamitaujasām| tāmrābhe kādraveyasya takṣakasya purottamam
On Śataśṛṅga (there is) a hundred cities of the Yakṣas of measureless energy; on Tāmrābha, the excellent city of Takṣaka, the son of Kadrū.
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VaP 1 39.55
विशाखे पर्वतश्रेष्ठे नैकवप्रदरीशुभे। गुहानिरतवासस्य गुहस्यायतनं महत्
viśākhe parvataśreṣṭhe naikavapradarīśubhe| guhāniratavāsasya guhasyāyatanaṃ mahat
On Viśākha, best of mountains, lovely with its many ridges and caverns, (is) the great sanctuary of Guha, who dwells devoted to caves.
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VaP 1 39.56
श्वेतोदरे महाशैले महाभवनमण्डिते। पुरं गरुढपुत्रस्य सुनाभस्य महात्मनः
śvetodare mahāśaile mahābhavanamaṇḍite| puraṃ garuḍhaputrasya sunābhasya mahātmanaḥ
On the great mountain Śvetodara, adorned with great mansions, (is) the city of Sunābha, the great-souled son of Garuḍa.
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VaP 1 39.57
पिशाचके गिरिवरे हर्म्यं प्रासाद मण्डितम्। यक्षगन्धर्वचरितं कुबेरभवनं महत्
piśācake girivare harmyaṃ prāsāda maṇḍitam| yakṣagandharvacaritaṃ kuberabhavanaṃ mahat
On Piśācaka, best of mountains, (is) a palace adorned with lofty terraces, frequented by Yakṣas and Gandharvas — the great dwelling of Kubera.
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VaP 1 39.58
हरिकूटे हरिर्देवः सर्वभूतनमस्कृतः। प्रभावात्तस्य शैलोऽसौ महानाभः प्रकाशते
harikūṭe harirdevaḥ sarvabhūtanamaskṛtaḥ| prabhāvāttasya śailo'sau mahānābhaḥ prakāśate
On Harikūṭa (dwells) the god Hari, saluted by all beings; by his power that mountain shines forth as Mahānābha.
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VaP 1 39.59
कुमुदे किन्नरावासा अञ्जने च महोरगाः। कृष्णे गन्धर्व्वनगरा महाभवनशालिनः
kumude kinnarāvāsā añjane ca mahoragāḥ| kṛṣṇe gandharvvanagarā mahābhavanaśālinaḥ
On Kumuda are the dwellings of Kinnaras, and on Añjana the great serpents; on Kṛṣṇa are Gandharva cities abounding in great mansions.
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VaP 1 39.60
पाण्डुरे चारुशिखरे महाप्राकारतोरणे। विद्याधरपुरं तत्र महाभवनमालिनम्
pāṇḍure cāruśikhare mahāprākāratoraṇe| vidyādharapuraṃ tatra mahābhavanamālinam
On Pāṇḍura, with its lovely peak and great ramparts and archways, there is the city of the Vidyādharas, garlanded with great mansions.
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VaP 1 39.61
सहस्रशिखरे शैले दैत्यानामुग्रकर्म्मणाम्। पुराणि समुदीर्णानां सहस्रं हेममालिनाम्
sahasraśikhare śaile daityānāmugrakarmmaṇām| purāṇi samudīrṇānāṃ sahasraṃ hemamālinām
On the mountain Sahasraśikhara (are) the cities of the Daityas of fierce deeds — a thousand cities, girdled with gold, of those grown mighty.
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VaP 1 39.62
मुकुटे पन्नगावासा अनेकाः पर्वतोत्तमाः। पुष्पके वै मुनिगणा नित्यमेव मुदा युताः
mukuṭe pannagāvāsā anekāḥ parvatottamāḥ| puṣpake vai munigaṇā nityameva mudā yutāḥ
On Mukuṭa are the dwellings of the serpents, and many excellent mountains; on Puṣpaka indeed the troops of sages, ever filled with joy.
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VaP 1 39.63
वैवस्वतस्य सोमस्य वायोर्नागाधिपस्य च। सुपक्षे पर्वतवरे चत्वार्य्यायतनानि च
vaivasvatasya somasya vāyornāgādhipasya ca| supakṣe parvatavare catvāryyāyatanāni ca
And on Supakṣa, best of mountains, (are) four sanctuaries: of Vaivasvata, of Soma, of Vāyu, and of the lord of the Nāgas.
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VaP 1 39.64
गन्धर्वैः किन्नरैर्यक्षैर्न्नागैर्विद्याधरोत्तमैः। सिद्धैर्हि तेषु स्थानेषु नित्यमिष्टः प्रपूज्यते
gandharvaiḥ kinnarairyakṣairnnāgairvidyādharottamaiḥ| siddhairhi teṣu sthāneṣu nityamiṣṭaḥ prapūjyate
In those places the desired one is constantly worshipped by Gandharvas, Kinnaras, Yakṣas, Nāgas, the foremost Vidyādharas, and the Siddhas.
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