Vayu Purana — Purvardha — Chapter 40

VaP 1 40.1

।।सूत उवाच।। मर्य्यादापर्वते शुभ्रे देवकूटे निबोधत। विस्तीर्णे सिखरे तस्य कूटे गिरिवरस्य ह

||sūta uvāca|| maryyādāparvate śubhre devakūṭe nibodhata| vistīrṇe sikhare tasya kūṭe girivarasya ha

Sūta said: Learn now of Devakūṭa on the bright boundary-mountain; on the broad summit of that peak of the best of mountains,

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VaP 1 40.2

समन्ताद्योजनशतं महाभवनमण्डितम्। जन्मक्षेत्रं सुपर्णस्य वैनतेयस्य धीमतः

samantādyojanaśataṃ mahābhavanamaṇḍitam| janmakṣetraṃ suparṇasya vainateyasya dhīmataḥ

a hundred yojanas all around, adorned with great mansions, (is) the birthplace of the wise Suparṇa, son of Vinatā,

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VaP 1 40.3

नैकैर्महा पक्षिगणैर्गारुडैः शीग्रविक्रमैः। सम्पूर्णवीर्यसम्पन्नैर्दमनैरुरगारिभिः

naikairmahā pakṣigaṇairgāruḍaiḥ śīgravikramaiḥ| sampūrṇavīryasampannairdamanairuragāribhiḥ

(thronged) with many great flocks of Garuḍa-birds of swift stride, endowed with full valour, subduers, foes of serpents.

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VaP 1 40.4

पक्षिराजस्य भवनं प्रथमं तन्महात्मनः। महावायुप्रवेशस्य शाल्मलि द्वीपवासिनः

pakṣirājasya bhavanaṃ prathamaṃ tanmahātmanaḥ| mahāvāyupraveśasya śālmali dvīpavāsinaḥ

That is the first dwelling of the great-souled king of birds, who moves with the force of a great wind and dwells on the Śālmali island.

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VaP 1 40.5

तस्यैव चारुमूर्ध्नस्तु कूटेषु च महर्द्धिषु। दक्षिणेषु विचित्रेषु सप्तस्वपि तु शोभिनः

tasyaiva cārumūrdhnastu kūṭeṣu ca maharddhiṣu| dakṣiṇeṣu vicitreṣu saptasvapi tu śobhinaḥ

And on the very peaks of his own lovely summit, richly prosperous, on all seven of the varied southern peaks, which are radiant,

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VaP 1 40.6

सन्ध्याभ्राभाः समुदिता रुक्मप्राकारतोरणाः। महाभवनमालाभिः शोभिता देवनिर्मिताः

sandhyābhrābhāḥ samuditā rukmaprākāratoraṇāḥ| mahābhavanamālābhiḥ śobhitā devanirmitāḥ

(They are) the colour of twilight clouds, lofty, with golden ramparts and archways, adorned with rows of great mansions, fashioned by the gods.

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VaP 1 40.7

त्रिंशद्योजनविस्तीर्णाश्चत्वारिंशत्तमायताः। सप्त गन्धर्वनगरा नर नारीसमाकुलाः

triṃśadyojanavistīrṇāścatvāriṃśattamāyatāḥ| sapta gandharvanagarā nara nārīsamākulāḥ

Thirty yojanas broad and forty long are the seven cities of the gandharvas, crowded with men and women.

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VaP 1 40.8

आग्नेया नाम गन्धर्वा महाबलपराक्रमाः। कुबेरानुचरा दीप्तास्तेषान्ते भवनोत्तमाः

āgneyā nāma gandharvā mahābalaparākramāḥ| kuberānucarā dīptāsteṣānte bhavanottamāḥ

The gandharvas named Āgneyas, of great strength and valour, blazing followers of Kubera — theirs are those excellent dwellings.

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VaP 1 40.9

तस्य चोत्तरकूटेषु भुवनस्य महागिरेः। हर्म्यप्रासादबद्धं च उद्यानवनशोभितम्

tasya cottarakūṭeṣu bhuvanasya mahāgireḥ| harmyaprāsādabaddhaṃ ca udyānavanaśobhitam

And on the northern peaks of that great mountain (which is) the world's (support), (there is a city) built up with mansions and palaces, beautified by gardens and groves,

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VaP 1 40.10

पुरमाशीविषैः पुर्णं महाप्राकारतोरणम्। वादित्रशतनिर्घोषैरानन्दितवनान्तरम्

puramāśīviṣaiḥ purṇaṃ mahāprākāratoraṇam| vāditraśatanirghoṣairānanditavanāntaram

a city filled with venomous serpents, with great ramparts and archways, its groves made joyous by the noise of hundreds of musical instruments,

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VaP 1 40.11

दुष्प्रसह्यममित्राणां त्रिंशद्योजनमण्डलम्। नगरं सैंहिकेयानामुदीर्णं देवविद्विषाम्। सिद्धदेवर्षिचरितं देवकूटे निबोधत

duṣprasahyamamitrāṇāṃ triṃśadyojanamaṇḍalam| nagaraṃ saiṃhikeyānāmudīrṇaṃ devavidviṣām| siddhadevarṣicaritaṃ devakūṭe nibodhata

unassailable by foes, a circle of thirty yojanas — the towering city of the Saiṃhikeyas, haters of the gods, frequented by siddhas, gods and seers: learn of it on Devakūṭa.

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VaP 1 40.12

द्वितीये द्विजशार्दूल मर्य्यादापर्वते शुभे। महाभवनमालाभिर्नानावर्णाभिरावृतम्

dvitīye dvijaśārdūla maryyādāparvate śubhe| mahābhavanamālābhirnānāvarṇābhirāvṛtam

On the second, O tiger among the twice-born, on the auspicious boundary mountain, (there is a city) encircled by rows of great mansions of various colours,

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VaP 1 40.13

सुवर्णमणिचित्राभिरनेकाभिरलंकृतम् । विशालरथ्यं दुर्धर्षं नित्यं प्रमुदितं शिवम्

suvarṇamaṇicitrābhiranekābhiralaṃkṛtam | viśālarathyaṃ durdharṣaṃ nityaṃ pramuditaṃ śivam

adorned with many (mansions) bright with gold and gems, with broad carriage-roads, hard to assail, ever joyful and auspicious,

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VaP 1 40.14

नरनारीगणाकीर्णं प्रांशुप्राकारतोरणम् । षष्टियोजनविस्तीर्णं शतयोजनमायतम्

naranārīgaṇākīrṇaṃ prāṃśuprākāratoraṇam | ṣaṣṭiyojanavistīrṇaṃ śatayojanamāyatam

thronged with crowds of men and women, with tall ramparts and archways, sixty yojanas broad and a hundred yojanas long —

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VaP 1 40.15

नगरं कालकेयानामसुराणां दुरासदम्। देवकूटतटे रम्ये सन्निविष्टं सुदुर्जयम्। महाभ्रचयसङ्काशं सुनासन्नाम विश्रुतम्

nagaraṃ kālakeyānāmasurāṇāṃ durāsadam| devakūṭataṭe ramye sanniviṣṭaṃ sudurjayam| mahābhracayasaṅkāśaṃ sunāsannāma viśrutam

the city of the Kālakeya asuras, hard to approach, set on the lovely slope of Devakūṭa, very hard to conquer, resembling a mass of great clouds, renowned by the name Sunāsa.

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VaP 1 40.16

तस्यैव दक्षिणे कूटे विंशद्योजनविस्तरम्। द्विषष्टियोजनायामं हेमप्राकारतोरणम्

tasyaiva dakṣiṇe kūṭe viṃśadyojanavistaram| dviṣaṣṭiyojanāyāmaṃ hemaprākāratoraṇam

On the southern peak of that same (mountain) (there is a city) twenty yojanas broad, sixty-two yojanas long, with golden ramparts and archways —

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VaP 1 40.17

हृष्टपुष्टावलिप्तानामावासाः कामरूपिणाम्। औत्कचानां प्रमुदितं राक्षसानां महापुरम्

hṛṣṭapuṣṭāvaliptānāmāvāsāḥ kāmarūpiṇām| autkacānāṃ pramuditaṃ rākṣasānāṃ mahāpuram

the dwellings of the glad, well-fed and arrogant (beings) who take what form they wish: the joyous great city of the Autkaca rākṣasas.

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VaP 1 40.18

मध्यमे तु महाकूटे देवकूटस्य वै गिरेः । सुवर्णमणिपाषाणैश्चित्रैः श्लक्षणतरैः शुभैः। शाखाशतसहस्राद्यैर्नैकारोहसमाकुलम्

madhyame tu mahākūṭe devakūṭasya vai gireḥ | suvarṇamaṇipāṣāṇaiścitraiḥ ślakṣaṇataraiḥ śubhaiḥ| śākhāśatasahasrādyairnaikārohasamākulam

But on the middle great peak of the mountain Devakūṭa, (there is a tree) with bright, very smooth, lovely stones of gold and gems, crowded with countless upward growths beginning with hundreds of thousands of branches,

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VaP 1 40.19

स्रिग्ध पर्णमहामूलमनेकस्कन्धवाहनम्। रम्यं ह्यविरलच्छायं दशयोजनमण्डलम्

srigdha parṇamahāmūlamanekaskandhavāhanam| ramyaṃ hyaviralacchāyaṃ daśayojanamaṇḍalam

with glossy leaves and a great root, borne up by many trunks, delightful, with unbroken shade, a circle of ten yojanas.

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VaP 1 40.20

तत्र भूतवटन्नाम नानाभूतगणालयम्। महादेवस्य प्रथितं त्र्यम्बकस्य महात्मनः। दीप्तमायतनं तत्र सर्वलोकेषु विश्रुतम्

tatra bhūtavaṭannāma nānābhūtagaṇālayam| mahādevasya prathitaṃ tryambakasya mahātmanaḥ| dīptamāyatanaṃ tatra sarvalokeṣu viśrutam

There is the (tree) called Bhūtavaṭa, the abode of the various hosts of spirits; there is the renowned, blazing sanctuary of the great god, the great-souled Tryambaka, famed in all the worlds.

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VaP 1 40.21

वराहगजसिंहर्क्षशार्दूलकरभाननैः। गृध्रोलूकमुखैश्चैव मेषोष्ट्राजमहामुखैः

varāhagajasiṃharkṣaśārdūlakarabhānanaiḥ| gṛdhrolūkamukhaiścaiva meṣoṣṭrājamahāmukhaiḥ

With faces of boar, elephant, lion, bear, tiger and camel, and with the faces of vultures and owls, with the great faces of rams, camels and goats,

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VaP 1 40.22

कदम्बैर्विकटैः स्थूलैर्लम्बकेशतनूरुहैः। नानावर्णाकृतिधरैर्नानासंस्थानसंस्थितैः

kadambairvikaṭaiḥ sthūlairlambakeśatanūruhaiḥ| nānāvarṇākṛtidharairnānāsaṃsthānasaṃsthitaiḥ

in troops, misshapen, gross, with long hair and body-hair, bearing many colours and forms, standing in many postures,

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VaP 1 40.23

दीप्तैरनेकैरुग्रास्यैर्भूतैरुग्रपराक्रमैः। अशून्यमभवन्नित्यं महापारिषदैस्तथा

dīptairanekairugrāsyairbhūtairugraparākramaiḥ| aśūnyamabhavannityaṃ mahāpāriṣadaistathā

with many blazing, fierce-mouthed spirits of terrible prowess, and likewise with the great attendants, it was never empty.

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VaP 1 40.24

तत्र भूतपतेर्भूता नित्यम्पूजां प्रयुञ्जते। झर्झरैः शङ्खपटहैर्भेरीडिण्डिमगोमुखैः

tatra bhūtapaterbhūtā nityampūjāṃ prayuñjate| jharjharaiḥ śaṅkhapaṭahairbherīḍiṇḍimagomukhaiḥ

There the spirits perform continual worship of the lord of spirits, with jharjhara drums, conches, kettledrums, war-drums, ḍiṇḍimas and gomukhas,

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VaP 1 40.25

रणितालसितोद्गीतै र्नित्यं वलितवर्जितैः। विस्फूर्ज्जितशतैस्तत्र पूजायुक्ता गणेश्वराः। प्रीताः पुरारिप्रमथास्तत्र क्रीडापराः सदा

raṇitālasitodgītai rnityaṃ valitavarjitaiḥ| visphūrjjitaśataistatra pūjāyuktā gaṇeśvarāḥ| prītāḥ purāripramathāstatra krīḍāparāḥ sadā

with sounding, clapping and bright singing, ever without faltering, and with hundreds of loud crashings; there the lords of the hosts, engaged in worship — the delighted Pramathas of the foe of the cities — are always intent on play.

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VaP 1 40.26

सिद्धदेवर्षिगन्धर्वयक्षनागेन्द्र पूजितः। स्थाने तस्मिन् महादेवः साक्षाल्लोकशिवः शिवः

siddhadevarṣigandharvayakṣanāgendra pūjitaḥ| sthāne tasmin mahādevaḥ sākṣāllokaśivaḥ śivaḥ

Worshipped by the Siddhas, gods, seers, Gandharvas, Yakṣas and the lords of Nāgas, in that place (dwells) Mahādeva himself, Śiva, the auspiciousness of the world.

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