Vayu Purana — Purvardha — Chapter 41
VaP 1 41.1
।।सूत उवाच ।। विविक्तचारुशिखरं पत्रितं शङ्खवर्चसम्। कैलासं देवभक्तानामालयं सुकृतात्मनाम्
||sūta uvāca || viviktacāruśikharaṃ patritaṃ śaṅkhavarcasam| kailāsaṃ devabhaktānāmālayaṃ sukṛtātmanām
Sūta said: Kailāsa, with its lovely secluded peaks, winged (i.e. leafy), with the sheen of a conch, is the abode of the gods' devotees, of those whose selves are of good deeds.
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VaP 1 41.2
तस्य कूटतटे रम्ये मध्यमे कुन्दसन्निभे। योजनानां शतायामे पञ्चाशच्च तथायतम्
tasya kūṭataṭe ramye madhyame kundasannibhe| yojanānāṃ śatāyāme pañcāśacca tathāyatam
On its pleasant middle peak-slope, resembling jasmine (in whiteness), a hundred yojanas in length and likewise fifty in extent,
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VaP 1 41.3
सुवर्णमणिचित्राभि अनेकाभिरलंकृतम्। महाभवनमालाभिर्भूषितं नैकविस्तरम्
suvarṇamaṇicitrābhi anekābhiralaṃkṛtam| mahābhavanamālābhirbhūṣitaṃ naikavistaram
(there is a city) adorned with many (mansions) variegated with gold and jewels, embellished with rows of great palaces, of no single extent (i.e. vast).
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VaP 1 41.4
धनाध्यक्षस्य देवस्य कुबेरस्य महात्मनः। नगरन्तदनाधृष्यमृद्धियुक्तं मुदायुतम्
dhanādhyakṣasya devasya kuberasya mahātmanaḥ| nagarantadanādhṛṣyamṛddhiyuktaṃ mudāyutam
That city of the god Kubera, the overseer of wealth, the great-souled one, is unassailable, endowed with prosperity and filled with joy.
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VaP 1 41.5
तस्य मध्ये सभा रम्या नानाकनकमण्डिता। विपुला नाम विख्याता विपुलस्तम्भतोरणा
tasya madhye sabhā ramyā nānākanakamaṇḍitā| vipulā nāma vikhyātā vipulastambhatoraṇā
In its midst is a delightful assembly hall, decorated with gold of many kinds, famed by the name Vipulā, with broad pillars and archways.
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VaP 1 41.6
तत्र तत्पुष्पकं नाम नानारत्नविभूषितम्। महाविमानं रुचिरं सर्वकामगुणैर्युतम्
tatra tatpuṣpakaṃ nāma nānāratnavibhūṣitam| mahāvimānaṃ ruciraṃ sarvakāmaguṇairyutam
There is that (chariot) named Puṣpaka, adorned with jewels of many kinds, a great, gleaming aerial car, endowed with all desirable qualities,
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VaP 1 41.7
मनोजवं कामगमं हेमजालविभूषितम्। वाहनं यक्षराजस्य कुबेरस्य महात्मनः
manojavaṃ kāmagamaṃ hemajālavibhūṣitam| vāhanaṃ yakṣarājasya kuberasya mahātmanaḥ
swift as thought, going where one wishes, ornamented with golden latticework — the vehicle of the great-souled Kubera, king of the Yakṣas.
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VaP 1 41.8
तत्रैकपिङ्गलो देवो महादेवसखः स्वयम्। वसति स्म स यक्षेन्द्रः सर्वभूतनमस्कृतः
tatraikapiṅgalo devo mahādevasakhaḥ svayam| vasati sma sa yakṣendraḥ sarvabhūtanamaskṛtaḥ
There the god Ekapiṅgala himself, the friend of Mahādeva, that lord of Yakṣas honoured by all beings, used to dwell.
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VaP 1 41.9
तत्राप्सरोगणैर्य्यक्षैर्गन्धर्वैः सिद्धचारणैः। वसति स्म महात्माऽसौ कुबेरो देवसत्तमः
tatrāpsarogaṇairyyakṣairgandharvaiḥ siddhacāraṇaiḥ| vasati sma mahātmā'sau kubero devasattamaḥ
There, with hosts of Apsarases, with Yakṣas, Gandharvas, Siddhas and Cāraṇas, that great-souled Kubera, best of gods, used to dwell.
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VaP 1 41.10
तत्र पद्ममहापद्मौ तथा मकरकच्छपौ। कुमुदः शङ्ख नीलौ च नन्दनो निधिसत्तमः
tatra padmamahāpadmau tathā makarakacchapau| kumudaḥ śaṅkha nīlau ca nandano nidhisattamaḥ
There (are) Padma and Mahāpadma, likewise Makara and Kacchapa, Kumuda, Śaṅkha and Nīla, and Nandana, best of treasures.
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VaP 1 41.11
अष्टावेतेऽक्षया दिव्या धनेशस्य महात्मनः। महानिधानास्तिष्ठन्ति सभायां रत्नसञ्चिताः
aṣṭāvete'kṣayā divyā dhaneśasya mahātmanaḥ| mahānidhānāstiṣṭhanti sabhāyāṃ ratnasañcitāḥ
These eight imperishable, divine great treasures of the great-souled lord of wealth stand in the hall, heaped with gems.
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VaP 1 41.12
तथेन्द्राग्नियमादीनां देवानामप्सरोगणैः। तेषां कैलास आवासो यत्र यक्षेश्वरः प्रभुः
tathendrāgniyamādīnāṃ devānāmapsarogaṇaiḥ| teṣāṃ kailāsa āvāso yatra yakṣeśvaraḥ prabhuḥ
So too (there is a dwelling) of the gods beginning with Indra, Agni and Yama, with their hosts of Apsarases; Kailāsa, where the mighty lord of Yakṣas is, is their abode.
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VaP 1 41.13
कृत्वा पूर्वमुपस्थानं यक्षेन्द्रस्य महात्मनः। पश्चाद्गच्छन्ति ये यस्य विहिताः परिचारकाः
kṛtvā pūrvamupasthānaṃ yakṣendrasya mahātmanaḥ| paścādgacchanti ye yasya vihitāḥ paricārakāḥ
Having first paid attendance upon the great-souled lord of Yakṣas, those attendants who are appointed to any (of the gods) go afterwards (to him).
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VaP 1 41.14
तत्र मन्दाकिनी नाम सुरम्या विपुलोदका। सुवर्णमणिसोपाना नानापुष्पोत्कटोत्कटा
tatra mandākinī nāma suramyā vipulodakā| suvarṇamaṇisopānā nānāpuṣpotkaṭotkaṭā
There is (a river) named Mandākinī, most delightful, with abundant water, with steps of gold and jewels, thick with masses of various flowers,
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VaP 1 41.15
जाम्बूनदमयैः पद्मैर्गन्धस्पर्शगुणान्वितैः। नीलवैदूर्य्यपत्रैश्च गन्धोपैतैर्महोत्पलैः
jāmbūnadamayaiḥ padmairgandhasparśaguṇānvitaiḥ| nīlavaidūryyapatraiśca gandhopaitairmahotpalaiḥ
with lotuses made of Jāmbūnada gold, possessing the qualities of fragrance and (soft) touch, and with great blue lotuses whose petals are of blue beryl, endowed with fragrance,
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VaP 1 41.16
तथा कुमुदखण्डैश्च महापद्मैरलङ्कृता । यक्षगन्धर्वनारीभिरप्सरोभिश्च शोभिता
tathā kumudakhaṇḍaiśca mahāpadmairalaṅkṛtā | yakṣagandharvanārībhirapsarobhiśca śobhitā
and likewise adorned with clumps of white water-lilies and with great lotuses, made lovely by the women of the Yakṣas and Gandharvas and by the Apsarases.
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VaP 1 41.17
देवदानवगन्धर्वैर्यक्षराक्षसपन्नगैः। उपस्पृष्टजला रम्या वापी मन्दाकिनी तथा
devadānavagandharvairyakṣarākṣasapannagaiḥ| upaspṛṣṭajalā ramyā vāpī mandākinī tathā
Its waters touched by gods, Dānavas, Gandharvas, Yakṣas, Rākṣasas and serpents — such is the delightful pool, and likewise the Mandākinī.
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VaP 1 41.18
तथा अलकनन्दा च नन्दा च सरितां वरा । एतैरेव गुणैर्युक्ता नद्यो देवर्षिसेविताः
tathā alakanandā ca nandā ca saritāṃ varā | etaireva guṇairyuktā nadyo devarṣisevitāḥ
So too Alakanandā and Nandā, best of streams: these rivers, endowed with these very same qualities, are frequented by gods and seers.
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VaP 1 41.19
तस्यैव शैलराजस्य पूर्वे कूटे परिश्रुताः। सहस्रयोजनायामास्त्रिंशद्योजन विस्तराः
tasyaiva śailarājasya pūrve kūṭe pariśrutāḥ| sahasrayojanāyāmāstriṃśadyojana vistarāḥ
On the eastern peak of that very king of mountains, (there are cities) reputed to be a thousand yojanas in length and thirty yojanas in breadth,
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VaP 1 41.20
दश गन्धर्वनगराः समृद्ध्या परया युताः। महाभवनमालाभिरनेकाभिर्विभूषिताः
daśa gandharvanagarāḥ samṛddhyā parayā yutāḥ| mahābhavanamālābhiranekābhirvibhūṣitāḥ
(There are) ten Gandharva cities endowed with the highest prosperity, adorned with many rows of great mansions.
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VaP 1 41.21
सुबाहुहरिकेशाद्या श्चित्रसेनजरादयः। दश गन्धर्वराजानो दीप्तवह्निपराक्रमाः
subāhuharikeśādyā ścitrasenajarādayaḥ| daśa gandharvarājāno dīptavahniparākramāḥ
Subāhu, Harikeśa and the rest, Citrasena, Jara and the others — ten Gandharva kings, of prowess like blazing fire.
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VaP 1 41.22
तस्यैव पश्चिमे कूटे कुन्देन्दुसदृशप्रभे। नानाधातुशतैश्चित्रैः सिद्ध देवर्षिसेविते
tasyaiva paścime kūṭe kundendusadṛśaprabhe| nānādhātuśataiścitraiḥ siddha devarṣisevite
On that same mountain's western peak, whose radiance is like jasmine and the moon, variegated with hundreds of different minerals, frequented by Siddhas, gods and sages —
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VaP 1 41.23
अशीतियोजनायामं चत्वारिंशत्प्रविस्तरम्। एकैकयक्षभवनं महाभवनमालिनम्
aśītiyojanāyāmaṃ catvāriṃśatpravistaram| ekaikayakṣabhavanaṃ mahābhavanamālinam
— each single Yakṣa dwelling is eighty yojanas long and forty broad, garlanded with great mansions.
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VaP 1 41.24
महायक्षालयान्यत्र त्रिंशदाढ्यानि मे श्रृणु। मुदाऽथ परमद्धर्या च संयुक्तानि समन्ततः
mahāyakṣālayānyatra triṃśadāḍhyāni me śrṛṇu| mudā'tha paramaddharyā ca saṃyuktāni samantataḥ
Hear from me of the thirty rich abodes of the great Yakṣas there, joined on all sides with joy and with supreme splendour.
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VaP 1 41.25
महामालिसुनेत्राद्यास्तथा मणिवरादयः। उदीर्णा यक्षराजानस्तत्र त्रिंशत्सदा बभुः
mahāmālisunetrādyāstathā maṇivarādayaḥ| udīrṇā yakṣarājānastatra triṃśatsadā babhuḥ
Mahāmāli, Sunetra and the rest, and likewise Maṇivara and the others — thirty exalted Yakṣa kings always shone there.
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VaP 1 41.26
इत्येते कथिता यक्षा वाय्वग्निसमतेजसः। येषामधिपतिर्देवः श्रीमान् वैश्रवणः प्रभुः
ityete kathitā yakṣā vāyvagnisamatejasaḥ| yeṣāmadhipatirdevaḥ śrīmān vaiśravaṇaḥ prabhuḥ
Thus have these Yakṣas been described, equal in brilliance to wind and fire, whose overlord is the glorious god, the mighty Vaiśravaṇa.
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VaP 1 41.27
तस्यैव दक्षिणे पार्श्वे हिमवत्यचलोत्तमे। निकुञ्जनिर्झरगुहानैकसानुदरीतटे
tasyaiva dakṣiṇe pārśve himavatyacalottame| nikuñjanirjharaguhānaikasānudarītaṭe
On that same (mountain's) southern side, on Himavat, best of mountains, in its thickets, waterfalls, caves, its many ridges, clefts and slopes —
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VaP 1 41.28
अर्णवादर्णवं यावत् पूर्वपश्चायतेऽचले। किन्नराणां पुरशतं निविष्टं वै व्कचित् व्कचित्
arṇavādarṇavaṃ yāvat pūrvapaścāyate'cale| kinnarāṇāṃ puraśataṃ niviṣṭaṃ vai vkacit vkacit
— from ocean to ocean, on the mountain that extends east and west, a hundred cities of the Kinnaras are settled, here and there.
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VaP 1 41.29
नैकश्रृङ्गकलापस्य शैलराजस्य कुक्षिषु। नरनारीप्रमुदितं हृष्टपुष्टजनाकुलम्
naikaśrṛṅgakalāpasya śailarājasya kukṣiṣu| naranārīpramuditaṃ hṛṣṭapuṣṭajanākulam
In the flanks of the king of mountains, which has a cluster of many peaks, (there is a city) delighted with men and women, thronged with joyful, well-fed people;
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VaP 1 41.30
द्रुमसुग्रीवसैन्याद्या भगदत्तपुरःसराः । यत्र राजशतं तेषां दीप्तानां बलशालिनाम्
drumasugrīvasainyādyā bhagadattapuraḥsarāḥ | yatra rājaśataṃ teṣāṃ dīptānāṃ balaśālinām
where (dwell) Druma, Sugrīva, Sainya and the rest, headed by Bhagadatta — a hundred kings of theirs, blazing and endowed with strength.
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VaP 1 41.31
विवाहो यत्र रुद्रस्य महादेव्योमया सह। तपस्तप्तवती चैव यत्र देवी वराङ्गना
vivāho yatra rudrasya mahādevyomayā saha| tapastaptavatī caiva yatra devī varāṅganā
Where the marriage of Rudra with the great goddess Umā (took place), and where the goddess, that lovely-limbed one, performed austerities;
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VaP 1 41.32
किरातरूपिणा चैव यत्र रुद्रेण क्रीडितम्। यत्र चैव कृतं ताभ्यां जम्बूद्वीपावलोकनम्
kirātarūpiṇā caiva yatra rudreṇa krīḍitam| yatra caiva kṛtaṃ tābhyāṃ jambūdvīpāvalokanam
and where Rudra, in the form of a Kirāta, played, and where the two of them made their viewing of Jambūdvīpa;
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VaP 1 41.33
यत्र ताः सम्मुदा युक्ता नानाभूतगणैर्युताः। चित्रपुष्पफलोपेता रुद्रस्याक्रीडभूमयः
yatra tāḥ sammudā yuktā nānābhūtagaṇairyutāḥ| citrapuṣpaphalopetā rudrasyākrīḍabhūmayaḥ
where those pleasure-grounds of Rudra are, filled with joy, thronged with the various hosts of beings, furnished with bright flowers and fruits;
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VaP 1 41.34
हृष्टा गिरिदरीवासाः कृशोदर्य्यो मनोरमाः। कुन्दर्यो यत्र किन्नर्य्यो रमन्ते स्म सुलोचनाः
hṛṣṭā giridarīvāsāḥ kṛśodaryyo manoramāḥ| kundaryo yatra kinnaryyo ramante sma sulocanāḥ
where joyful Kinnara women, dwelling in the mountain caves, slender-waisted, charming, fair-eyed, jasmine-like, take their pleasure;
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VaP 1 41.35
विशालाक्षास्तथा यक्षा अन्याश्चाप्सरसाङ्गणाः। गन्धर्वाश्चाङ्गशालिन्यो यत्र तत्र मुदा युताः
viśālākṣāstathā yakṣā anyāścāpsarasāṅgaṇāḥ| gandharvāścāṅgaśālinyo yatra tatra mudā yutāḥ
and likewise wide-eyed Yakṣas, and other Apsaras women, and Gandharvas, and women of shapely limbs, filled with joy here and there;
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VaP 1 41.36
तत्रैवोमावनं नाम सर्वलोकेषु विश्रुतम्। अर्धनारीनरं रुपं धृतवान् यत्र शंकरः
tatraivomāvanaṃ nāma sarvalokeṣu viśrutam| ardhanārīnaraṃ rupaṃ dhṛtavān yatra śaṃkaraḥ
there too is the grove named Umāvana, renowned in all the worlds, where Śaṃkara bore the form that was half woman, half man;
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VaP 1 41.37
तथा शरवणं नाम यत्र जातः षडाननः । यत्र चैव कृतोत्साहः क्रौञ्चशैलवनं प्रति
tathā śaravaṇaṃ nāma yatra jātaḥ ṣaḍānanaḥ | yatra caiva kṛtotsāhaḥ krauñcaśailavanaṃ prati
and likewise (the place) named Śaravaṇa, where the six-faced one was born, and where he made his effort against the forest of Mount Krauñca;
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VaP 1 41.38
ध्वजापताकिनञ्चैव किङ्किणीजालमालिनम्। यत्र सिंहरथं युक्तं कार्तिकेयस्य धीमतः
dhvajāpatākinañcaiva kiṅkiṇījālamālinam| yatra siṃharathaṃ yuktaṃ kārtikeyasya dhīmataḥ
where the lion-chariot of wise Kārtikeya was yoked, bearing banners and flags and garlanded with nets of little bells;
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VaP 1 41.39
चित्रपुष्पनिकुञ्जस्य क्रौञ्चस्य च गिरेस्तटे। देवारिस्कन्दनः स्कन्दो यत्र शक्तिं विमुक्तवान्
citrapuṣpanikuñjasya krauñcasya ca girestaṭe| devāriskandanaḥ skando yatra śaktiṃ vimuktavān
and on the slope of Mount Krauñca, which has thickets of bright flowers, where Skanda, the assailer of the gods' enemies, hurled his spear;
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VaP 1 41.40
यत्राभिषिक्तश्च गुहः सेन्द्रोपेन्द्रैः सुरोत्तमैः। सेनापत्ये च दैत्यारिर्द्वादशार्कप्रतापवान्
yatrābhiṣiktaśca guhaḥ sendropendraiḥ surottamaiḥ| senāpatye ca daityārirdvādaśārkapratāpavān
— tr. refused: cyber
VaP 1 41.41
भूतसङ्घावकीर्णानि एतान्यन्यानि च द्विजाः। तत्र तत्र कुमारस्य स्थानान्यायतनानि च
bhūtasaṅghāvakīrṇāni etānyanyāni ca dvijāḥ| tatra tatra kumārasya sthānānyāyatanāni ca
These and others, O twice-born ones, are strewn with hosts of spirits; here and there (are) the abodes and shrines of Kumāra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 41.42
तथा पाण्डुशिला नाम ह्याक्रीडा क्रौञ्चघातिनः। नानाभूतगणाकीर्णे पृष्ठे हिमवतः शुभे
tathā pāṇḍuśilā nāma hyākrīḍā krauñcaghātinaḥ| nānābhūtagaṇākīrṇe pṛṣṭhe himavataḥ śubhe
Likewise (there is) the playground of the slayer of Krauñca, named Pāṇḍuśilā, on the fair ridge of Himavat, strewn with hosts of various beings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 41.43
तस्य पूर्वे तटे रम्ये सिद्धावासमुदाहृतम्। कलापग्राममित्येवं नाम्ना ख्यातं मनीषिभिः
tasya pūrve taṭe ramye siddhāvāsamudāhṛtam| kalāpagrāmamityevaṃ nāmnā khyātaṃ manīṣibhiḥ
On its lovely eastern slope there is said to be an abode of the Siddhas, known by the wise under the name "Kalāpagrāma."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 41.44
मृकण्डस्य वसिष्ठस्य भरतस्य नलस्य च। विश्वामित्रस्य विप्रर्षेस्तथैवोद्दालकस्य च
mṛkaṇḍasya vasiṣṭhasya bharatasya nalasya ca| viśvāmitrasya viprarṣestathaivoddālakasya ca
— tr. refused: cyber
VaP 1 41.45
अन्येषाञ्चोग्रतपसामृषीणां भावितात्मनाम्। हिमवत्याश्रमाणाञ्च सहस्राणि शतानि च
anyeṣāñcogratapasāmṛṣīṇāṃ bhāvitātmanām| himavatyāśramāṇāñca sahasrāṇi śatāni ca
— tr. refused: cyber
VaP 1 41.46
नैकसिध्दगणावासं स्थानायतनमण्डितम्। यक्षगन्धर्वचरितं नानाम्लेच्छगणैर्युतम्
naikasidhdagaṇāvāsaṃ sthānāyatanamaṇḍitam| yakṣagandharvacaritaṃ nānāmlecchagaṇairyutam
(The Himālaya is) the dwelling-place of many hosts of Siddhas, adorned with sites and sanctuaries, ranged over by Yakṣas and Gandharvas, and peopled by various tribes of Mlecchas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 41.47
नानारत्नाकरापूर्णं नानासत्त्वनिषेवितम्। नानानदीसहस्राणां सम्भवं वरपर्वतम्
nānāratnākarāpūrṇaṃ nānāsattvaniṣevitam| nānānadīsahasrāṇāṃ sambhavaṃ varaparvatam
(It is) filled with mines of various jewels, frequented by various creatures, the source of many thousands of rivers — that best of mountains.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 41.48
पश्चिमस्याचलेन्द्रस्य निषधस्य यथार्थवत्। कीर्त्त्यमानमशेषेण विशेषं श्रृणुत द्विजाः
paścimasyācalendrasya niṣadhasya yathārthavat| kīrttyamānamaśeṣeṇa viśeṣaṃ śrṛṇuta dvijāḥ
Hear, O twice-born ones, the particular description of Niṣadha, the western lord of mountains, as it truly is, being recounted in full.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 41.49
विस्तीर्णे मध्यमे कूटे हेमधा तुविबूषिते। दीप्तमायतनं विष्णोः सिद्धर्षिगणसेवितम्। यक्षाप्सरःसमाकीर्णं गन्धर्वगणसेवितम्
vistīrṇe madhyame kūṭe hemadhā tuvibūṣite| dīptamāyatanaṃ viṣṇoḥ siddharṣigaṇasevitam| yakṣāpsaraḥsamākīrṇaṃ gandharvagaṇasevitam
On the broad middle peak, adorned with gold ore, (there is) a shining abode of Viṣṇu, frequented by the hosts of Siddhas and sages, thronged with Yakṣas and Apsarases, attended by the throngs of Gandharvas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 41.50
तत्र साक्षान्महादेवः पीताम्बरधरो हरिः। वरदः सेव्यते सिर्द्धैर्लोककर्त्ता सनातनः
tatra sākṣānmahādevaḥ pītāmbaradharo hariḥ| varadaḥ sevyate sirddhairlokakarttā sanātanaḥ
There the Great God himself, Hari, wearing yellow garments, the giver of boons, the maker of the world, the eternal one, is served by the siddhas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 41.51
तस्यैवाब्यन्तरे कूटे नानाधातुविभूषिते। तटे निषधकूटस्य श्लक्ष्णचारुशिलातले
tasyaivābyantare kūṭe nānādhātuvibhūṣite| taṭe niṣadhakūṭasya ślakṣṇacāruśilātale
— tr. refused: cyber
VaP 1 41.52
रुक्मकाञ्चननिर्यूहं तप्तकाञ्चनतोरणम्। अनेकवलभीकूटप्रलोलीशतसङ्कटम्
rukmakāñcananiryūhaṃ taptakāñcanatoraṇam| anekavalabhīkūṭapralolīśatasaṅkaṭam
(There stands a palace) with cornices of red gold and an archway of refined gold, thronged with hundreds of hanging festoons upon its many turrets and pinnacles.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 41.53
हर्म्यप्रासादमतुलं तप्तकाञ्चनभूषितम्। हर्म्यप्रासादबद्धञ्च मुदितञ्चातिविस्तरम्
harmyaprāsādamatulaṃ taptakāñcanabhūṣitam| harmyaprāsādabaddhañca muditañcātivistaram
(It had) an incomparable mansion-palace adorned with molten gold, (a city) built up with mansions and palaces, joyful and very extensive.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 41.54
उद्यानमालाकलितं त्रिंशद्योजनमायतम्। दुःप्रसह्यममित्रैस्तत् पूर्णमाशीविषोपमैः। उलङ्घीनां प्रमुदितं रक्षसां राक्षसं पुरम्
udyānamālākalitaṃ triṃśadyojanamāyatam| duḥprasahyamamitraistat pūrṇamāśīviṣopamaiḥ| ulaṅghīnāṃ pramuditaṃ rakṣasāṃ rākṣasaṃ puram
— tr. refused: cyber
VaP 1 41.55
तस्यैव दक्षिणे पार्श्वे नैकदैत्यगणालये। गुहाप्रवेशं नगरं शैलकुक्षौ दुरासदम्
tasyaiva dakṣiṇe pārśve naikadaityagaṇālaye| guhāpraveśaṃ nagaraṃ śailakukṣau durāsadam
On that very (mountain's) southern side, in the dwelling-place of many hosts of Daityas, there is a city entered by a cave, hard of access, in the mountain's hollow.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 41.56
तथैव पश्चिमे कूटे पारिजातशिलोच्चये। देवदानवभागानां समृद्धानि पुराणि तु
tathaiva paścime kūṭe pārijātaśiloccaye| devadānavabhāgānāṃ samṛddhāni purāṇi tu
— tr. refused: cyber
VaP 1 41.57
तत्र सोमशिला नाम गिरेस्तस्य महातटे। सोमो यत्रावतरति सदा पर्वसु पर्वसु
tatra somaśilā nāma girestasya mahātaṭe| somo yatrāvatarati sadā parvasu parvasu
There, on that mountain's great slope, (is a rock) named Somaśilā, where the moon descends always at each conjunction (of the lunar fortnights).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 41.58
उपासतेऽत्र श्रीमन्तं तारा पतिमनिन्दितम्। ऋषिकिन्नरगन्धर्वाः साक्षाद्देवं तमोनुदम्
upāsate'tra śrīmantaṃ tārā patimaninditam| ṛṣikinnaragandharvāḥ sākṣāddevaṃ tamonudam
Here the sages, kinnaras and gandharvas worship the glorious, blameless lord of the stars (the moon), the god visible in person, the dispeller of darkness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 41.59
तत्रैव चोत्तरे कूटे ब्रह्मपार्श्वमिति स्मृतम्। स्थानं तत्र सुरेशस्य ब्रह्मणः प्रथितं दिवि
tatraiva cottare kūṭe brahmapārśvamiti smṛtam| sthānaṃ tatra sureśasya brahmaṇaḥ prathitaṃ divi
And on that very same northern peak (there is a place) called Brahmapārśva; there the abode of Brahmā, the lord of the gods, is renowned in heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 41.60
इज्यापूजानमस्कारैस्तत्र सिद्धाः स्वयम्भुवम्। उपासते महात्मानं यक्षगन्धर्वदानवाः
ijyāpūjānamaskāraistatra siddhāḥ svayambhuvam| upāsate mahātmānaṃ yakṣagandharvadānavāḥ
There the Siddhas, Yakṣas, Gandharvas and Dānavas worship the great-souled Self-existent One with offerings, adoration and obeisances.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 41.61
तथैवायतनं वह्नेः सर्वलोकेषु विश्रुतम्। तत्र विग्रहवान् वाह्निः सेव्यते सिद्धचारणैः
tathaivāyatanaṃ vahneḥ sarvalokeṣu viśrutam| tatra vigrahavān vāhniḥ sevyate siddhacāraṇaiḥ
Likewise (there is) the abode of Fire, renowned in all the worlds; there Fire, possessed of a bodily form, is served by Siddhas and Cāraṇas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 41.62
तथैव चोत्तरे रम्ये त्रिश्रृङ्गे वरपर्वते। ऋषिसिद्धानुचरिते नानाभूतगणालये। पुरं तत् त्रिषु लोकेषु हेमचित्रन्तु विश्रुतम्
tathaiva cottare ramye triśrṛṅge varaparvate| ṛṣisiddhānucarite nānābhūtagaṇālaye| puraṃ tat triṣu lokeṣu hemacitrantu viśrutam
So too, in the north, on the lovely excellent mountain Triśṛṅga, frequented by seers and Siddhas, the dwelling of manifold hosts of beings — that city is renowned throughout the three worlds as Hemacitra ("Gold-variegated").
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 41.63
त्रयाणां देवमुख्यानां त्रीण्येवायतनानि च। नारायणस्यायतनं पूर्वकूटे द्विजोत्तमाः । मध्यमे ब्रह्मणः स्थानं शङ्करस्य तु पश्चिमे
trayāṇāṃ devamukhyānāṃ trīṇyevāyatanāni ca| nārāyaṇasyāyatanaṃ pūrvakūṭe dvijottamāḥ | madhyame brahmaṇaḥ sthānaṃ śaṅkarasya tu paścime
And there are three abodes of the three chief gods: the abode of Nārāyaṇa on the eastern peak, O best of twice-born ones; on the middle one the seat of Brahmā, and on the western that of Śaṅkara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 41.64
दैत्यदानवगन्धर्वैर्यक्षराक्षसपन्नगैः। इजाना अभिपूज्यन्ते देवदेवा महाबलाः
daityadānavagandharvairyakṣarākṣasapannagaiḥ| ijānā abhipūjyante devadevā mahābalāḥ
By Daityas, Dānavas, Gandharvas, Yakṣas, Rākṣasas and serpents these mighty gods of gods are honoured with sacrifices offered (to them).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 41.65
तथा पुराणि रम्याणि देशे चैव व्कचित् व्कचित्। यक्षगन्धर्वनागानां त्रिश्रृङ्गे वरपर्वते
tathā purāṇi ramyāṇi deśe caiva vkacit vkacit| yakṣagandharvanāgānāṃ triśrṛṅge varaparvate
Likewise there are lovely cities here and there in that region, belonging to Yakṣas, Gandharvas and Nāgas, on the excellent mountain Triśṛṅga.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 41.66
तथैव चोत्तरे देशे चारुधौ देवपर्वते। अनेकश्रृङ्गकलिते सिद्धसाधु निषेविते
tathaiva cottare deśe cārudhau devaparvate| anekaśrṛṅgakalite siddhasādhu niṣevite
So too, in the northern region, on the divine mountain Cārudhi(?), which is furnished with many peaks and is frequented by Siddhas and holy men —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 41.67
यक्षाणां किन्नराणाञ्च गन्धर्वाणां सहस्रशः। नागानां राक्षसानाञ्च दैत्यानाञ्च महाबले
yakṣāṇāṃ kinnarāṇāñca gandharvāṇāṃ sahasraśaḥ| nāgānāṃ rākṣasānāñca daityānāñca mahābale
— (there are cities) of Yakṣas, Kinnaras and Gandharvas by the thousand, and of Nāgas, Rākṣasas and Daityas, on that mountain of great strength.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 41.68
कूटे तु मध्यमे तस्य सिद्धसङ्घ निषेविते। रम्ये देवर्षिचरिते रत्नधातुविभूषिते
kūṭe tu madhyame tasya siddhasaṅgha niṣevite| ramye devarṣicarite ratnadhātuvibhūṣite
But on its middle peak, frequented by throngs of Siddhas, delightful, resorted to by divine seers, adorned with jewels and minerals,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 41.69
पझोत्पलवनैः फुल्लैः सौगन्धिकवनैस्तथा। तथा कुमुदखण्डैश्च विकचैरुपशोभिते
pajhotpalavanaiḥ phullaiḥ saugandhikavanaistathā| tathā kumudakhaṇḍaiśca vikacairupaśobhite
beautified with groves of blossoming lotuses and blue lotuses, and with fragrant (saugandhika) lotus-groves, and likewise with clusters of open white water-lilies —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 41.70
विहङ्गसङ्घसंघुष्टं नानासत्वनिषेवितम्। हंसकारण्डवाकीर्णं मत्तषट्पदसेवितम्
vihaṅgasaṅghasaṃghuṣṭaṃ nānāsatvaniṣevitam| haṃsakāraṇḍavākīrṇaṃ mattaṣaṭpadasevitam
(there is a lake) resounding with flocks of birds, resorted to by various creatures, strewn with geese and kāraṇḍava-ducks, visited by intoxicated bees,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 41.71
नानासत्वगणाकीर्णं विहङ्गैरुपशोभितम्। चारुतीर्थसुसम्बाधं त्रिंशद्योजनमण्डलम्
nānāsatvagaṇākīrṇaṃ vihaṅgairupaśobhitam| cārutīrthasusambādhaṃ triṃśadyojanamaṇḍalam
crowded with hosts of various creatures, beautified by birds, thick-set with lovely bathing-places, thirty yojanas in circumference,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 41.72
सिद्धैरुपस्पृष्टजलं जलदोषविवर्जितम्। तत्रानन्दजलन्नाम महापुण्यजलं सरः
siddhairupaspṛṣṭajalaṃ jaladoṣavivarjitam| tatrānandajalannāma mahāpuṇyajalaṃ saraḥ
its water touched by Siddhas, free from any fault of water — there is a lake named Ānandajala, whose water is greatly purifying.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 41.73
तत्र नागपति श्चण्ड श्चण्डो नाम दुरासदः। शतशीर्षा महाभागो विष्णुचक्राङ्कचिह्नितः। इत्येवमष्टौ विज्ञेया विचित्रा देवपर्वताः
tatra nāgapati ścaṇḍa ścaṇḍo nāma durāsadaḥ| śataśīrṣā mahābhāgo viṣṇucakrāṅkacihnitaḥ| ityevamaṣṭau vijñeyā vicitrā devaparvatāḥ
There the lord of serpents, Caṇḍa by name, fierce and hard to approach, hundred-headed, greatly fortunate, marked with the sign of Viṣṇu's discus (dwells). Thus are the eight variegated mountains of the gods to be known,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 41.74
पुरैरायतनैः पुण्यैः पुण्योदैश्च सरोवरैः। सुवर्णपर्वतैर्नैकैस्तथा रजतपर्वतैः
purairāyatanaiḥ puṇyaiḥ puṇyodaiśca sarovaraiḥ| suvarṇaparvatairnaikaistathā rajataparvataiḥ
with their cities, their holy sanctuaries, and lakes of holy water, with many golden mountains and likewise silver mountains,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 41.75
नानारत्नप्रभासैश्च नैकैश्च मणिपर्वतैः। हरितालपर्वतैर्नैकैस्तथा हिङ्गुलकाञ्चनैः
nānāratnaprabhāsaiśca naikaiśca maṇiparvataiḥ| haritālaparvatairnaikaistathā hiṅgulakāñcanaiḥ
with many jewel-mountains shining with the radiance of various gems, with many mountains of yellow orpiment, and likewise of vermilion and gold,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 41.76
शुद्धैर्मनः शिलाजालैर्भास्वरैररुणप्रभैः । नानाधातुविचित्रैश्च नैकैश्च मणिपर्वतैः
śuddhairmanaḥ śilājālairbhāsvarairaruṇaprabhaiḥ | nānādhātuvicitraiśca naikaiśca maṇiparvataiḥ
with masses of pure red arsenic, gleaming, of ruddy lustre, and with many jewel-mountains variegated with diverse minerals.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 41.77
पूर्णा वसुमती सर्वा गिरिभिर्नैकविस्तरैः। नदीकन्दरशैलाद्यैरनेकैश्चित्रसानुभिः
pūrṇā vasumatī sarvā giribhirnaikavistaraiḥ| nadīkandaraśailādyairanekaiścitrasānubhiḥ
The whole earth is filled with mountains of many extents, with rivers, caverns, crags and the like, with many peaks of varied hue,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 41.78
इत्येवमचलैर्युक्तैर्दैत्यराक्षससाधुभिः। किन्नरोरगगन्धर्वैर्विचित्रैः सिद्धचारणैः
ityevamacalairyuktairdaityarākṣasasādhubhiḥ| kinnaroragagandharvairvicitraiḥ siddhacāraṇaiḥ
thus joined with mountains, with Daityas, Rākṣasas and holy men, with Kinnaras, serpents and Gandharvas, with various Siddhas and Cāraṇas,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 41.79
गन्धर्वैरप्सरोभिश्च सेविता नैक विस्तराः। पुण्यकृद्भिः समाकीर्णा केसराकृतयो नगाः
gandharvairapsarobhiśca sevitā naika vistarāḥ| puṇyakṛdbhiḥ samākīrṇā kesarākṛtayo nagāḥ
and frequented by Gandharvas and Apsarases; of many extents, thronged with doers of meritorious deeds are those trees(?) shaped like filaments.
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VaP 1 41.80
गिरिजालन्तु तन्मेरोः सिद्धलोकमिति स्मृतम्। चित्रं नानाश्रयोपेतं प्रचारं सुकृतात्मनाम्
girijālantu tanmeroḥ siddhalokamiti smṛtam| citraṃ nānāśrayopetaṃ pracāraṃ sukṛtātmanām
That network of mountains of Meru is remembered as the Siddha-world: wondrous, provided with many kinds of dwellings, the range of those whose selves have done good deeds.
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VaP 1 41.81
नात्युग्रकर्मसिद्धानां प्रतिमा मध्यमाः स्मृताः। स हि स्वर्ग इति ख्यातः क्रमस्त्वेष प्रकीर्तितः
nātyugrakarmasiddhānāṃ pratimā madhyamāḥ smṛtāḥ| sa hi svarga iti khyātaḥ kramastveṣa prakīrtitaḥ
For those perfected by deeds not too severe, middling counterparts (of it) are recorded. That indeed is called heaven; and this gradation has been proclaimed.
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VaP 1 41.82
चतुर्महाद्वीपवती सेयमुर्वी प्रकीर्तिता ।। नानावर्णप्रमाणैर्हि नानावर्णबलैस्तथा
caturmahādvīpavatī seyamurvī prakīrtitā || nānāvarṇapramāṇairhi nānāvarṇabalaistathā
This earth is proclaimed as possessing the four great continents — with beings of various colours and sizes, and of various colours and strengths,
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VaP 1 41.83
नानाभक्ष्यान्नपानैश्च नानाच्छादनभूषणैः। प्रजाविकारैर्विविधैश्चित्रैरध्युषितैः सह
nānābhakṣyānnapānaiśca nānācchādanabhūṣaṇaiḥ| prajāvikārairvividhaiścitrairadhyuṣitaiḥ saha
and with various foods, grains and drinks, with various clothes and ornaments, together with the manifold and varied modifications of creatures that dwell (there).
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VaP 1 41.84
चत्वारो नैकवर्णाद्या महाद्वीपाः परिश्रुताः। भद्राश्च भरताश्चैव केतुमालाश्च पश्चिमाः। उत्तराः कुरवश्चैव कृतपुण्यप्रतिश्रयाः
catvāro naikavarṇādyā mahādvīpāḥ pariśrutāḥ| bhadrāśca bharatāścaiva ketumālāśca paścimāḥ| uttarāḥ kuravaścaiva kṛtapuṇyapratiśrayāḥ
The four great continents, of many colours and so on, are famed: Bhadra and Bharata, and Ketumāla in the west, and the northern Kurus, the refuge of those who have done merit.
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VaP 1 41.85
सैषा चतुर्महाद्वीपा नानाद्वीपसमाकुला। पृथिवी कीर्तिता कृत्स्ना पद्माकारा मया द्विजाः
saiṣā caturmahādvīpā nānādvīpasamākulā| pṛthivī kīrtitā kṛtsnā padmākārā mayā dvijāḥ
This very earth, with its four great continents, crowded with various islands, lotus-shaped, has been described in full by me, O twice-born ones.
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VaP 1 41.86
तदेषा सान्तरद्वीपा सशैलवनकानना। पद्मेत्यभिहिता कृत्स्ना पृथिवी बहुविस्तरा
tadeṣā sāntaradvīpā saśailavanakānanā| padmetyabhihitā kṛtsnā pṛthivī bahuvistarā
Thus this whole earth, with its intervening islands, with its mountains, woods and forests, of great extent, is called "the lotus."
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VaP 1 41.87
सब्रह्मसदनं लोकं सदेवासुरमानुषम्। त्रिलोकमिति विख्यातं यत्सत्त्वैर्व्यवहार्यते
sabrahmasadanaṃ lokaṃ sadevāsuramānuṣam| trilokamiti vikhyātaṃ yatsattvairvyavahāryate
The world together with Brahmā's seat, with gods, asuras and men, is known as the "triple world," which is made use of by living beings.
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VaP 1 41.88
चन्द्रादित्यावतप्तं यत्तज्जगत् परिगीयते। गन्धवर्णरसोपेतं शब्दस्पर्शगुणान्वितम्
candrādityāvataptaṃ yattajjagat parigīyate| gandhavarṇarasopetaṃ śabdasparśaguṇānvitam
That which is heated by moon and sun is celebrated as the universe, furnished with smell, colour and taste, possessed of the qualities of sound and touch.
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VaP 1 41.89
तं लोकपद्मं श्रुतिभिः पद्ममित्यभिधीयते। एष सर्वपुराणेषु क्रमः सुपरिनिश्चितः
taṃ lokapadmaṃ śrutibhiḥ padmamityabhidhīyate| eṣa sarvapurāṇeṣu kramaḥ supariniścitaḥ
That world-lotus is named "lotus" by the sacred texts. This is the sequence well established in all the Purāṇas.
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