Vayu Purana — Purvardha — Chapter 42
VaP 1 42.1
।।सूत उवाच।। सरोवरेभ्यः पुण्योदा देव नद्यो विनिर्गताः। महौघतोया नद्यश्च ताः श्रृणुध्वं यथाक्रमम्
||sūta uvāca|| sarovarebhyaḥ puṇyodā deva nadyo vinirgatāḥ| mahaughatoyā nadyaśca tāḥ śrṛṇudhvaṃ yathākramam
Sūta said: From the lakes divine rivers of holy water have issued forth, and rivers whose waters are a mighty flood; hear of them in order.
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VaP 1 42.2
आकाशाम्भोनिधेर्योऽसौ सोम इत्यभिधीयते। आधारः सर्वभूतानां देवानाममृताकरः
ākāśāmbhonidheryo'sau soma ityabhidhīyate| ādhāraḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ devānāmamṛtākaraḥ
That which is the treasury of the waters of the sky is called Soma, the support of all beings, the mine of nectar for the gods.
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VaP 1 42.3
तस्मात् प्रवृत्ता पुण्योदा नदी ह्याकाशगामिनी। सप्तमेनानिलपथा प्रयाता विमलोदका
tasmāt pravṛttā puṇyodā nadī hyākāśagāminī| saptamenānilapathā prayātā vimalodakā
From that proceeded a river of holy water that moves through the sky, travelling by the seventh path of the wind, with clear water.
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VaP 1 42.4
सा ज्योतिषि निवर्तन्ती ज्योतिर्गणनिषेविता। ताराकोजिसहस्राणां नभसश्च समायता
sā jyotiṣi nivartantī jyotirgaṇaniṣevitā| tārākojisahasrāṇāṃ nabhasaśca samāyatā
She, turning about among the lights, frequented by the hosts of luminaries, stretched out along with the sky and its thousands of stars.
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VaP 1 42.5
माहेन्द्रेण गजेन्द्रेण आकाशपथयायिना। क्रीडिता ह्यन्तरतले या सा विक्षोभितोदका
māhendreṇa gajendreṇa ākāśapathayāyinā| krīḍitā hyantaratale yā sā vikṣobhitodakā
She whose water is stirred up is the one played in, in the middle region, by Mahendra's lord of elephants who travels the path of the sky.
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VaP 1 42.6
नैकैर्विमानसङ्घातैः प्रक्रामद्भिर्नभस्तलम्। सिद्धैरुपस्पृष्टजला महापुण्यजला शिवा
naikairvimānasaṅghātaiḥ prakrāmadbhirnabhastalam| siddhairupaspṛṣṭajalā mahāpuṇyajalā śivā
Her water touched by the Siddhas in many throngs of aerial cars ranging over the surface of the sky, her water of great holiness, auspicious.
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VaP 1 42.7
वायुना प्रेर्यमाणा च अनेकाभोगगामिनी। परिवर्त्तत्यहरहर्यथा सूर्यस्तथैव सा
vāyunā preryamāṇā ca anekābhogagāminī| parivarttatyaharaharyathā sūryastathaiva sā
And, driven onward by the wind, moving in many a winding course, she turns round day after day, just as the sun does.
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VaP 1 42.8
चत्वार्यशीतिः प्रतता योजनानां समन्ततः। वेगेन कुर्वती मेरुं सा प्रयाता प्रदक्षिणम्
catvāryaśītiḥ pratatā yojanānāṃ samantataḥ| vegena kurvatī meruṃ sā prayātā pradakṣiṇam
Extending eighty-four thousand yojanas on all sides, she went with speed, making her circuit of Meru with it on her right.
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VaP 1 42.9
विभिद्यमाना सलिलैस्तैजसेनानिलेन च। मेरोरुत्तरकूटेषु पतिताथ चतुर्ष्वपि
vibhidyamānā salilaistaijasenānilena ca| meroruttarakūṭeṣu patitātha caturṣvapi
Being split apart by the waters, by the fiery (element) and by the wind, she then fell upon the four northern peaks of Meru.
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VaP 1 42.10
मेरुकूटतटान्तेभ्य उत्कृष्टेभ्यो निवर्तिता। विकीर्यमाण सलिला चतुर्द्धासंसृतोदका
merukūṭataṭāntebhya utkṛṣṭebhyo nivartitā| vikīryamāṇa salilā caturddhāsaṃsṛtodakā
Turned back from the lofty edges of the slopes of Meru's peaks, her water scattering, her waters flowing forth in four directions.
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VaP 1 42.11
षष्टियोजनसाहस्रं निरालम्बनमम्बरम्। निपपात महाभाग मेरोस्तस्य चतुर्द्दिशम्
ṣaṣṭiyojanasāhasraṃ nirālambanamambaram| nipapāta mahābhāga merostasya caturddiśam
Through sixty thousand yojanas of unsupported sky, O greatly fortunate one, it fell down on the four sides of that Meru.
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VaP 1 42.12
सा चतुर्ष्वभितश्चैव महापादेषु शोभना। पुण्या मन्दरपूर्वेण पतिता हि महानदी
sā caturṣvabhitaścaiva mahāpādeṣu śobhanā| puṇyā mandarapūrveṇa patitā hi mahānadī
And that beautiful, holy great river fell all around upon the four great feet (of the mountain), on the east by way of Mandara.
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VaP 1 42.13
पूर्वेणांशेन देवानां सर्वसिद्धगणालयम्। सुवर्णचित्रकटकं नैकनिर्झरकन्दरम्
pūrveṇāṃśena devānāṃ sarvasiddhagaṇālayam| suvarṇacitrakaṭakaṃ naikanirjharakandaram
With its eastern portion (it flooded) the dwelling of the gods and of all the hosts of Siddhas, whose slopes are bright with gold, with many waterfalls and caverns —
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VaP 1 42.14
प्लावयन्ती सशैलेन्द्रं मन्दरञ्चारुकन्दरम्। वप्रप्रतापशमनैरनेकैः स्फाटिकोदकैः
plāvayantī saśailendraṃ mandarañcārukandaram| vaprapratāpaśamanairanekaiḥ sphāṭikodakaiḥ
flooding, with its many crystal-clear waters that quench the heat of the terraces, Mandara with its lovely caverns together with the lord of mountains,
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VaP 1 42.15
तथा चैत्ररथं रम्यं प्लावयन्ती प्रदक्षिणम्। प्रविष्टा ह्यम्बरनदी ह्यरुणोदसरोवरम्
tathā caitrarathaṃ ramyaṃ plāvayantī pradakṣiṇam| praviṣṭā hyambaranadī hyaruṇodasarovaram
and likewise flooding the delightful Caitraratha (grove) on its right, the sky-river entered the lake Aruṇoda.
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VaP 1 42.16
अरुणोदान्निवृत्ताऽथ शीतान्ते रम्यनिर्झरे। शैले सिद्धगणावासे निपपात सुगामिनी
aruṇodānnivṛttā'tha śītānte ramyanirjhare| śaile siddhagaṇāvāse nipapāta sugāminī
Then, turning back from Aruṇoda, the fair-flowing (river) fell upon the mountain Śītānta, with its lovely cascades, the abode of the hosts of Siddhas.
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VaP 1 42.17
सीता नाम महा पुण्या नदीनां प्रवरा नदी। सा निकुञ्जनिरुद्धा तु अनेकाभोगगामिनी
sītā nāma mahā puṇyā nadīnāṃ pravarā nadī| sā nikuñjaniruddhā tu anekābhogagāminī
(It is) the river named Sītā, greatly holy, the foremost of rivers; but hemmed in by thickets, it flows in many windings.
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VaP 1 42.18
शीतान्ताशिखराद्भ्रष्टा सुकुञ्जे वरपर्वते। निपपात महाभागा तस्मादपि सुमञ्जसम्
śītāntāśikharādbhraṣṭā sukuñje varaparvate| nipapāta mahābhāgā tasmādapi sumañjasam
Fallen from the peak of Śītānta, the greatly fortunate one fell upon Sukuñja, the excellent mountain, and from that too, straight onward.
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VaP 1 42.19
तस्मान्माल्यवतं शैलं भावयन्ती वरापगा। वैकङ्कं समनुप्राप्ता वैकङ्कान्मणिपर्वतम्। मणिपर्वतान्महाशैलं ऋषभं नैककन्दरम्
tasmānmālyavataṃ śailaṃ bhāvayantī varāpagā| vaikaṅkaṃ samanuprāptā vaikaṅkānmaṇiparvatam| maṇiparvatānmahāśailaṃ ṛṣabhaṃ naikakandaram
From that the excellent river, (flooding?) Mount Mālyavat, reached Vaikaṅka, and from Vaikaṅka the Maṇi mountain, and from the Maṇi mountain the great mountain Ṛṣabha with its many caverns.
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VaP 1 42.20
एवं शैलसहस्राणि दारयन्ती महानदी। पतिताऽथ महाशैले जठरे सिद्धसेविते
evaṃ śailasahasrāṇi dārayantī mahānadī| patitā'tha mahāśaile jaṭhare siddhasevite
Thus the great river, splitting thousands of mountains, then fell upon the great mountain Jaṭhara, frequented by Siddhas.
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VaP 1 42.21
तस्मादपि महाशैलं देवकूटं तरङ्गिणी। तस्य कुक्षिसमुद्रान्ता क्रमेण पृथिवीं गता
tasmādapi mahāśailaṃ devakūṭaṃ taraṅgiṇī| tasya kukṣisamudrāntā krameṇa pṛthivīṃ gatā
From that too the flowing river (reached) the great mountain Devakūṭa; along its flank, ending in the ocean, it went in due course to the earth.
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VaP 1 42.22
सैवं स्थलीसहस्राणि शैलराजशतानि च। वनानि च विचित्राणि सरांसि विविधानि च
saivaṃ sthalīsahasrāṇi śailarājaśatāni ca| vanāni ca vicitrāṇi sarāṃsi vividhāni ca
Thus it (flooded) thousands of tablelands and hundreds of royal mountains, and many-hued forests and various lakes,
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VaP 1 42.23
स्रावयन्ती महाभागा विस्फारेष्ववलीकदा। नदी सहस्रानुगता प्रवृत्ता च महानदी
srāvayantī mahābhāgā visphāreṣvavalīkadā| nadī sahasrānugatā pravṛttā ca mahānadī
the greatly fortunate one making (them) stream ... in the wide expanses, the river, followed by a thousand (streams), the great river flowed on.
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VaP 1 42.24
भद्राश्वं सुमहाद्वीपं प्लावयन्ती वरापगा। प्रविष्टा ह्यर्णवं पूर्वं पूर्वे द्वीपे महानदी
bhadrāśvaṃ sumahādvīpaṃ plāvayantī varāpagā| praviṣṭā hyarṇavaṃ pūrvaṃ pūrve dvīpe mahānadī
Flooding the very great continent Bhadrāśva, the excellent river, the great river, entered the eastern ocean in the eastern continent.
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VaP 1 42.25
दक्षिणेऽपि प्रपन्ना या शैलेन्द्रे गन्धमादने। चित्रैः प्रपातैर्विधैर्नैकविस्फालितोदका
dakṣiṇe'pi prapannā yā śailendre gandhamādane| citraiḥ prapātairvidhairnaikavisphālitodakā
And (the branch) which went south upon Gandhamādana, lord of mountains, its waters dashed apart in many ways by varied and manifold falls,
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VaP 1 42.26
तद्घन्धमादनवनं नन्दनं देवनन्दनम्। प्लावयन्ती महाभागा प्रयाता सा प्रदक्षिणम्
tadghandhamādanavanaṃ nandanaṃ devanandanam| plāvayantī mahābhāgā prayātā sā pradakṣiṇam
the greatly fortunate one, flooding that Gandhamādana forest, Nandana, the delight of the gods, went round it to the right.
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VaP 1 42.27
नाम्ना ह्यलकनन्देति सर्वलोकेषु विश्रुता। प्रविशत्युत्तरसरो मानसं देवमानसम्
nāmnā hyalakanandeti sarvalokeṣu viśrutā| praviśatyuttarasaro mānasaṃ devamānasam
Famed in all the worlds by the name Alakanandā, it enters the northern lake, Mānasa, the mind of the gods.
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VaP 1 42.28
मानसाच्छैलराजानं रम्यं त्रिशिखरं गता। त्रिकूटाच्छैलशिखरात् कलिङ्गशिखरं गता
mānasācchailarājānaṃ ramyaṃ triśikharaṃ gatā| trikūṭācchailaśikharāt kaliṅgaśikharaṃ gatā
From Mānasa it went to the delightful king of mountains, Triśikhara; from the peak of Mount Trikūṭa it went to the Kaliṅga peak.
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VaP 1 42.29
कलिङ्गशिखराद्भ्रष्टा रुचके निपपात सा। रुचकान्निषधं प्राप्ता ताम्राभं निषधादपि
kaliṅgaśikharādbhraṣṭā rucake nipapāta sā| rucakānniṣadhaṃ prāptā tāmrābhaṃ niṣadhādapi
Fallen from the Kaliṅga peak, it fell upon Rucaka; from Rucaka it reached Niṣadha, and from Niṣadha, Tāmrābha.
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VaP 1 42.30
ताम्राभशिखरार्द्भ्रष्टा गता श्वेतोदरं गिरिम् । तस्मात्सुमूलं शैलेन्द्रं वसुधारञ्च पर्वतम्
tāmrābhaśikharārdbhraṣṭā gatā śvetodaraṃ girim | tasmātsumūlaṃ śailendraṃ vasudhārañca parvatam
Fallen from the peak of Tāmrābha, it went to the mountain Śvetodara, from that to Sumūla, the lord of mountains, and to the mountain Vasudhāra.
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VaP 1 42.31
हेमकूटं गता तस्माद्देवश्रृङ्गे ततो गता। तस्माद्गता महाशैलं ततश्चापि पिशाचकम्
hemakūṭaṃ gatā tasmāddevaśrṛṅge tato gatā| tasmādgatā mahāśailaṃ tataścāpi piśācakam
From there (she) went to Hemakūṭa, and thence she went to Devaśṛṅga; from there she went to Mahāśaila, and then also to Piśācaka.
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VaP 1 42.32
पिशाचकाच्छैलवरात् पञ्चकूटङ्गता पुनः। पञ्चकूटात्तु कैलासं देवावासं शिलोच्चयम्
piśācakācchailavarāt pañcakūṭaṅgatā punaḥ| pañcakūṭāttu kailāsaṃ devāvāsaṃ śiloccayam
From Piśācaka, best of mountains, she went on again to Pañcakūṭa; and from Pañcakūṭa (she went) to Kailāsa, that heap of rock which is the dwelling of the gods.
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VaP 1 42.33
तस्य कुक्षिषु विभ्रान्ता नैककन्दरसानुषु। हिमवत्युत्तमनदी निपपाताचलोत्तमे
tasya kukṣiṣu vibhrāntā naikakandarasānuṣu| himavatyuttamanadī nipapātācalottame
Having wandered about in its flanks, among its many caverns and ridges, that highest of rivers fell upon Himavat, the best of mountains.
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VaP 1 42.34
सैवं शैलसहस्राणि दारयन्ती महानदी। स्थलीशतान्यनेकानि प्लावयन्त्याशुगाणिनी
saivaṃ śailasahasrāṇi dārayantī mahānadī| sthalīśatānyanekāni plāvayantyāśugāṇinī
So that great river, splitting thousands of mountains, flooding many hundreds of tablelands, swift-flowing,
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VaP 1 42.35
वनानाञ्च सहस्राणि कन्दराणां शतानि च । स्रावयन्ती महाभागा प्रयाता दक्षिणोदधिम्
vanānāñca sahasrāṇi kandarāṇāṃ śatāni ca | srāvayantī mahābhāgā prayātā dakṣiṇodadhim
and washing over thousands of forests and hundreds of caverns, the greatly blessed one went on to the southern ocean.
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VaP 1 42.36
रम्या योजनविस्तीर्णा शैलकुक्षिषु संवृता। याधृता देवदेवेन शङ्करेण महात्मना
ramyā yojanavistīrṇā śailakukṣiṣu saṃvṛtā| yādhṛtā devadevena śaṅkareṇa mahātmanā
Delightful, a league wide, enclosed within the flanks of the mountains, she who was upheld by the god of gods, the great-souled Śaṅkara —
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VaP 1 42.37
पावनी द्विजशार्दूल घोराणामपि पाप्मनाम्। शङ्करस्याङ्कसंस्पर्शान्महादेवस्य धीमतः। द्विगुणं पवित्रसलिला सर्वलोके महानदी
pāvanī dvijaśārdūla ghorāṇāmapi pāpmanām| śaṅkarasyāṅkasaṃsparśānmahādevasya dhīmataḥ| dviguṇaṃ pavitrasalilā sarvaloke mahānadī
she is a purifier, O tiger among the twice-born, even of dreadful sins; from the touch of the lap of Śaṅkara, the wise Mahādeva, this great river's water is twice as holy in all the world.
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VaP 1 42.38
अनुशैलं समन्ताच्च निर्गता बहुभिर्मुखैः। अथोऽन्येनाभिधानेन ख्याता नद्यः सहस्रशः
anuśailaṃ samantācca nirgatā bahubhirmukhaiḥ| atho'nyenābhidhānena khyātā nadyaḥ sahasraśaḥ
And she issued forth all around, following the mountain, with many mouths; and then, under another name, thousands of rivers became known.
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VaP 1 42.39
तस्माद्धिमवतो गङ्गा गता सा तु महानदी। एवं गङ्गेति नाम्नादिप्रकाशा सिद्धसेविता
tasmāddhimavato gaṅgā gatā sā tu mahānadī| evaṃ gaṅgeti nāmnādiprakāśā siddhasevitā
From that Himavat, then, the Gaṅgā, that great river, went on; thus, manifest from the beginning under the name Gaṅgā, she is frequented by the Siddhas.
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VaP 1 42.40
धन्यास्ते सत्तमा देशा यत्र गङ्गा महानदी। रुद्रसाद्ध्यानिलादित्यैर्जुष्टतोया यशस्वती
dhanyāste sattamā deśā yatra gaṅgā mahānadī| rudrasāddhyānilādityairjuṣṭatoyā yaśasvatī
Blessed and most excellent are those regions where (flows) the great river Gaṅgā, the glorious one whose waters are enjoyed by the Rudras, Sādhyas, Winds, and Ādityas.
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VaP 1 42.41
महापादं प्रवक्ष्यामि मेरोरपि हि पश्चिमम्। नानारत्नाकारं पुण्यं पुण्यकृद्भिर्निषेवितम्
mahāpādaṃ pravakṣyāmi merorapi hi paścimam| nānāratnākāraṃ puṇyaṃ puṇyakṛdbhirniṣevitam
I shall now describe the great slope, the western one of Meru, holy, a mine of various jewels, frequented by doers of holy deeds:
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VaP 1 42.42
विपुलं शैलराजानं विपुलोदरकन्दरम् । नितम्बकुञ्ज कटकैर्विमलैर्म्मण्डितोदरम्
vipulaṃ śailarājānaṃ vipulodarakandaram | nitambakuñja kaṭakairvimalairmmaṇḍitodaram
the broad king of mountains, with broad-bellied caverns, whose midst is adorned with spotless slopes, thickets, and terraces.
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VaP 1 42.43
अपि या त्र्यम्बकस्यैषा त्रिदशैः सेवितोदका। वायुवेगा गताभोगा लतेव भ्रामिता पुनः
api yā tryambakasyaiṣā tridaśaiḥ sevitodakā| vāyuvegā gatābhogā lateva bhrāmitā punaḥ
And this river of Tryambaka, whose water is resorted to by the thirty (gods), swift as the wind, its course sweeping along, whirled about again like a creeper —
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VaP 1 42.44
मेरुकूटतटाद्भ्रष्टा प्रहतैः स्वादितोदका। विस्तीर्य्यमाणसलिला निर्म्मलांशुकसन्निभा
merukūṭataṭādbhraṣṭā prahataiḥ svāditodakā| vistīryyamāṇasalilā nirmmalāṃśukasannibhā
fallen from the slope of Meru's peak, its waters made sweet by the buffetings, its water spreading wide, resembling a spotless garment.
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VaP 1 42.45
तस्य कूटेऽम्बरनदी सिद्धचारणसेविता । प्रदक्षिणमथावृत्य पतिता सा तु गामिनी
tasya kūṭe'mbaranadī siddhacāraṇasevitā | pradakṣiṇamathāvṛtya patitā sā tu gāminī
On its peak is the sky-river, frequented by Siddhas and Cāraṇas; having circled it to the right, that flowing one fell down.
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VaP 1 42.46
देवभ्राजं महाभ्राजं सवैभ्राजं महावनम्। प्लावयन्ती महाभागा नानापुष्पफलोदका
devabhrājaṃ mahābhrājaṃ savaibhrājaṃ mahāvanam| plāvayantī mahābhāgā nānāpuṣpaphalodakā
Flooding Devabhrāja, Mahābhrāja, and the great forest Vaibhrāja, the greatly blessed one, with waters bearing various flowers and fruits,
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VaP 1 42.47
प्रदक्षिणं प्रकुर्वाणा नानावनविभूषिता। प्रविष्टा पश्विमसरः सितोदं विमलोदकम्
pradakṣiṇaṃ prakurvāṇā nānāvanavibhūṣitā| praviṣṭā paśvimasaraḥ sitodaṃ vimalodakam
circling to the right, adorned by various forests, she entered the western lake Sitoda of clear water.
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VaP 1 42.48
सा सितोदाद्विनिष्क्रान्ता सुपक्षं पर्व्वतं गता। सुपक्षतस्तु पुण्योदात्ततो देवर्षिसेविता
sā sitodādviniṣkrāntā supakṣaṃ parvvataṃ gatā| supakṣatastu puṇyodāttato devarṣisevitā
Having issued forth from Sitoda, she went to the mountain Supakṣa; and from Supakṣa, with holy water, then frequented by gods and sages,
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VaP 1 42.49
सुपक्षकूटतटगा तस्माच्च संशितोदका। निपपात महाभागा रमण्यं शिखिपर्व्वतम्
supakṣakūṭataṭagā tasmācca saṃśitodakā| nipapāta mahābhāgā ramaṇyaṃ śikhiparvvatam
passing along the slope of Supakṣa's peak, and from there with well-cooled water, the greatly blessed one fell upon the delightful mountain Śikhin.
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VaP 1 42.50
शिखेश्च पर्वतात् कङ्कं कङ्काद्वैदूर्य्यपर्व्वतम्। वैदूर्य्यात् कपिलं शैलं तस्माच्च गन्धमादनम्
śikheśca parvatāt kaṅkaṃ kaṅkādvaidūryyaparvvatam| vaidūryyāt kapilaṃ śailaṃ tasmācca gandhamādanam
And from the mountain Śikhin (she went) to Kaṅka, from Kaṅka to the Vaidūrya mountain, from Vaidūrya to the Kapila mountain, and from that to Gandhamādana.
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VaP 1 42.51
तस्माद्गिरिवरात् प्राप्ता पिञ्जरं वरपर्व्वतम्। पिञ्जरात् सरसं याता तस्माच्च कुमुदाचलम्
tasmādgirivarāt prāptā piñjaraṃ varaparvvatam| piñjarāt sarasaṃ yātā tasmācca kumudācalam
From that best of mountains (she) reached Piñjara, an excellent mountain; from Piñjara she went to Sarasa, and from that to Mount Kumuda.
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VaP 1 42.52
मधुमन्तं जनञ्चैव मुकुटञ्च शिलोच्चयम्। मुकुटाच्छैलशिखरात् कृष्णं याता महागिरिम्
madhumantaṃ janañcaiva mukuṭañca śiloccayam| mukuṭācchailaśikharāt kṛṣṇaṃ yātā mahāgirim
(And she went to) Madhumanta and Jana and the rocky height Mukuṭa; from the peak of Mount Mukuṭa she went to the great mountain Kṛṣṇa.
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VaP 1 42.53
कृष्णात् श्वेतं महाशैलं महानगनिषेवितम्। श्वेतात् सहस्रशिखरं शैलेन्द्रं पतिता पुनः
kṛṣṇāt śvetaṃ mahāśailaṃ mahānaganiṣevitam| śvetāt sahasraśikharaṃ śailendraṃ patitā punaḥ
From Kṛṣṇa (she went) to the great mountain Śveta, frequented by great serpents (or: great trees); from Śveta she fell again upon Sahasraśikhara, the lord of mountains.
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VaP 1 42.54
अनेकाभिः स्रवन्तीभिराप्यायितजला शिवा । एवं शैलसहस्राणि सादयन्ती महानदी। पारिजाते महाशैले निपपाताशुगामिनी
anekābhiḥ sravantībhirāpyāyitajalā śivā | evaṃ śailasahasrāṇi sādayantī mahānadī| pārijāte mahāśaile nipapātāśugāminī
Her waters swollen by many streams, the auspicious one—thus the great river, laying low thousands of mountains, swift-moving, fell upon the great mountain Pārijāta.
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VaP 1 42.55
अनेकनिर्झरनदी गुहासानुषु राजते। तस्य कुक्षिष्वनेकासु भ्रान्ततोया तरङ्गिणी
anekanirjharanadī guhāsānuṣu rājate| tasya kukṣiṣvanekāsu bhrāntatoyā taraṅgiṇī
That mountain, having many waterfall-streams, shines upon its caves and ridges; in its many hollows the wave-river wanders with its waters.
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VaP 1 42.56
व्याहन्यमानसंवेगा गण्डशैलैरनेकशः। संविद्यमानसलिला गता च धरणीतले
vyāhanyamānasaṃvegā gaṇḍaśailairanekaśaḥ| saṃvidyamānasalilā gatā ca dharaṇītale
Her force struck back many times by the boulder-rocks, her waters (thus) scattered, she went upon the surface of the earth.
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VaP 1 42.57
केतुमालं महाद्वीपं नानाम्लेच्छ गणैर्युतम् । प्लावयन्ती महाभागा प्रयाता पश्चिमार्णवम्
ketumālaṃ mahādvīpaṃ nānāmleccha gaṇairyutam | plāvayantī mahābhāgā prayātā paścimārṇavam
Flooding the great continent Ketumāla, filled with the hordes of various barbarians, the greatly blessed one proceeded to the western ocean.
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VaP 1 42.58
सुवर्णचित्रपार्श्वे तु सुपार्श्वेऽप्युत्तरे गिरौ । मेरोश्चित्रमहापादे महासत्त्वनिषेविते
suvarṇacitrapārśve tu supārśve'pyuttare girau | merościtramahāpāde mahāsattvaniṣevite
But on the golden and variegated flank, and on the northern mountain Supārśva, at Meru's variegated great base, frequented by great beings—
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VaP 1 42.59
मेरुकूटतटाद्भ्रष्टा पवनेनेरितोदका। अनेकाभोगवक्राङ्गी क्षिप्यमाणा नभस्तले
merukūṭataṭādbhraṣṭā pavaneneritodakā| anekābhogavakrāṅgī kṣipyamāṇā nabhastale
Fallen from the slope of Meru's peak, her waters driven by the wind, her body bent with many coils, flung up into the sky—
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VaP 1 42.60
षष्टियोजनसाहस्रे निरालम्बेऽम्बरे शुभे। विकीर्यमाणा मालेव निपपात महानदी
ṣaṣṭiyojanasāhasre nirālambe'mbare śubhe| vikīryamāṇā māleva nipapāta mahānadī
Through sixty thousand yojanas of bright, unsupported air the great river fell, scattered like a garland.
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VaP 1 42.61
एवं कूटतटैर्भ्रष्टा नैकैर्देवर्षिसेवितैः। विकीर्यमाणसलिला नैकपुष्पोडुपोत्कचा
evaṃ kūṭataṭairbhraṣṭā naikairdevarṣisevitaiḥ| vikīryamāṇasalilā naikapuṣpoḍupotkacā
Thus fallen from the slopes of many peaks frequented by the divine sages, her waters scattered abroad, her hair (of foam) bearing many flowers as floats,
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VaP 1 42.62
नानारत्नवनोद्देशमरण्यं सवितुर्व्वनम्। महावनं महाभागा प्लावयन्ती प्रदक्षिणम्
nānāratnavanoddeśamaraṇyaṃ saviturvvanam| mahāvanaṃ mahābhāgā plāvayantī pradakṣiṇam
the greatly blessed one, flooding the region of groves of various jewels, the wilderness, the Sun's grove, and the great forest, keeping them on her right,
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VaP 1 42.63
सरोवरं महापुण्यं महाभागनिषेवितम्। तत्राविवेश कल्याणी महाभद्रं सितोदका
sarovaraṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ mahābhāganiṣevitam| tatrāviveśa kalyāṇī mahābhadraṃ sitodakā
(there was) a lake, greatly holy, frequented by the greatly fortunate; there the auspicious one with white waters entered Mahābhadra.
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VaP 1 42.64
भद्रसोमेति नाम्ना हि महापारा महाजवा। महानदी महापुण्या महाभद्रा विनिर्गता
bhadrasometi nāmnā hi mahāpārā mahājavā| mahānadī mahāpuṇyā mahābhadrā vinirgatā
For by the name Bhadrasomā the great river, with far shores and great speed, greatly holy, issued forth from Mahābhadra.
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VaP 1 42.65
नैकनिर्झरवप्राढ्या शंखकूटतटे तु सा। तत्र कूटे गिरितटे निपपाताशुगामिनी
naikanirjharavaprāḍhyā śaṃkhakūṭataṭe tu sā| tatra kūṭe giritaṭe nipapātāśugāminī
Rich in terraces with many waterfalls at the slope of Śaṅkhakūṭa—there on that peak, on the mountain slope, the swift-moving one fell.
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VaP 1 42.66
शंखकूटतटाद्भ्रष्टा पपात वृषपर्व्वतम्। वृषपर्व्वताद्वत्सगिरिं नागशैलं ततो गता
śaṃkhakūṭataṭādbhraṣṭā papāta vṛṣaparvvatam| vṛṣaparvvatādvatsagiriṃ nāgaśailaṃ tato gatā
Fallen from the slope of Śaṅkhakūṭa, she fell upon Mount Vṛṣa; from Mount Vṛṣa (she went) to Vatsagiri, and from there to Mount Nāga.
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VaP 1 42.67
तस्मान्नीलं नगश्रेष्ठं संप्राप्ता वर्षपर्व्वतम्। नीलात् कपिञ्जलञ्चैव इन्द्रनीलं च निम्नगा
tasmānnīlaṃ nagaśreṣṭhaṃ saṃprāptā varṣaparvvatam| nīlāt kapiñjalañcaiva indranīlaṃ ca nimnagā
From that she reached Nīla, best of mountains, the rain-mountain; from Nīla the river (went) to Kapiñjala and to Indranīla.
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VaP 1 42.68
ततः परं महानीलं हेमश्रृङ्गञ्च सा ययौ । हेमश्रृङ्गाद्गता श्वेतं श्वेताच्च सुनगं ययौ
tataḥ paraṃ mahānīlaṃ hemaśrṛṅgañca sā yayau | hemaśrṛṅgādgatā śvetaṃ śvetācca sunagaṃ yayau
Beyond that she went to Mahānīla and to Hemaśṛṅga; from Hemaśṛṅga she went to Śveta, and from Śveta to Sunaga.
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VaP 1 42.69
सुनगात् शतश्रृङ्गञ्च संप्राप्ता सा महानदी। शतश्रृङ्गान्महाशैलं पुष्करं पुष्पमण्डितम्
sunagāt śataśrṛṅgañca saṃprāptā sā mahānadī| śataśrṛṅgānmahāśailaṃ puṣkaraṃ puṣpamaṇḍitam
From Sunaga that great river reached Śataśṛṅga; from Śataśṛṅga (she went) to the great mountain Puṣkara, adorned with flowers.
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VaP 1 42.70
पुष्कराच्च महाशैलं द्विराजं सुमहाबलम् । वराहपर्व्वतं तस्मान्मयूरञ्च शिलोच्चयम्
puṣkarācca mahāśailaṃ dvirājaṃ sumahābalam | varāhaparvvataṃ tasmānmayūrañca śiloccayam
And from Puṣkara (she went) to the great and very mighty mountain Dvirāja, from that to Mount Varāha, and to the rocky height Mayūra.
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VaP 1 42.71
मयूराच्चैकशिखरं कन्दरोदरमण्डितम् । जारुधिं शैल शिखरं निपपाताशुगामिनी
mayūrāccaikaśikharaṃ kandarodaramaṇḍitam | jārudhiṃ śaila śikharaṃ nipapātāśugāminī
From Mayūra (she fell) upon Ekaśikhara, adorned with the hollows of its caverns; swift-flowing, she fell upon Jārudhi, the mountain peak.
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VaP 1 42.72
एवं गिरिसहस्राणि दारयन्ती महानदी। त्रिश्रृङ्गं श्रृङ्गकलिलं मर्यादापर्वतं गता
evaṃ girisahasrāṇi dārayantī mahānadī| triśrṛṅgaṃ śrṛṅgakalilaṃ maryādāparvataṃ gatā
Thus the great river, splitting thousands of mountains, reached Triśṛṅga, thick with peaks, the boundary mountain.
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VaP 1 42.73
त्रिश्रृङ्गतटविभ्रष्टा महाभागनिषेविता। मेरुकूटतटाद्भ्रष्टा पवनेनेरितोदका
triśrṛṅgataṭavibhraṣṭā mahābhāganiṣevitā| merukūṭataṭādbhraṣṭā pavaneneritodakā
Fallen down from the slope of Triśṛṅga, resorted to by the greatly fortunate, fallen from the slope of Meru's summit, her waters driven by the wind,
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VaP 1 42.74
विरुद्धं पर्वतवरं पपात विमलोदका। प्लावयन्ती महाभागा प्रयाता पश्चिमार्णवम्
viruddhaṃ parvatavaraṃ papāta vimalodakā| plāvayantī mahābhāgā prayātā paścimārṇavam
she of clear water fell upon the best of mountains that stood in her way; and the greatly fortunate one, flooding (the land), went on to the western ocean.
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VaP 1 42.75
सुवर्णभुवि पार्श्वे तु सुपार्श्वेप्युत्तरे गिरौ ।। मेरोश्वित्रे महापादे महासत्त्वनिषेविते
suvarṇabhuvi pārśve tu supārśvepyuttare girau || merośvitre mahāpāde mahāsattvaniṣevite
But on the golden ground, on the flank, and on Supārśva, the northern mountain, on the white (slope) of Meru, on its great foot, frequented by great beings—
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VaP 1 42.76
कन्दरोदरविभ्रष्टा तस्मादपि तरङ्गिणी। नैकभोगा पपातोर्वीं चित्रपुष्पोढुपोत्कचा
kandarodaravibhraṣṭā tasmādapi taraṅgiṇī| naikabhogā papātorvīṃ citrapuṣpoḍhupotkacā
fallen from the hollow of a cavern, from that (mountain) too the river, with many windings, fell upon the earth, her hair (of foam) bearing varied flowers and lotuses.
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VaP 1 42.77
प्लावयन्ती प्रमुदिता उत्तरान् सा कुरून् शिवा। महाद्वीपस्य मध्येन प्रयाता सोत्तरार्णवम्
plāvayantī pramuditā uttarān sā kurūn śivā| mahādvīpasya madhyena prayātā sottarārṇavam
Flooding (the land), delighted, auspicious, (she watered) the northern Kurus, and passing through the middle of the great continent she went on to the northern ocean.
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VaP 1 42.78
एवं तास्तु महानद्यश्चतस्रो विमलोदकाः। महागिरितटभ्रष्टाः संप्रयाताश्चतुर्दिशम्
evaṃ tāstu mahānadyaścatasro vimalodakāḥ| mahāgiritaṭabhraṣṭāḥ saṃprayātāścaturdiśam
Thus those four great rivers of clear water, having fallen from the slopes of the great mountain, went forth to the four directions.
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VaP 1 42.79
तत्सेयं कथितप्राया पृथिवी बहुविस्तरा। मेरुशैलमहाकीर्णाऽविशच्च सर्वतोदिशम्
tatseyaṃ kathitaprāyā pṛthivī bahuvistarā| meruśailamahākīrṇā'viśacca sarvatodiśam
So this earth, of great extent, has been for the most part described—much strewn with Mount Meru's (mass), and it extended in every direction.
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VaP 1 42.80
चतुर्महाद्वीपवती चतुराक्रीडकानना। चतुष्केतुमहावृक्षा चतुर्वरसरस्वती
caturmahādvīpavatī caturākrīḍakānanā| catuṣketumahāvṛkṣā caturvarasarasvatī
(The earth) has four great continents, four pleasure-groves, four great banner-trees, four excellent rivers,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 42.81
चतुर्महाशैलवती चतुर्भुजगसंश्रया। अष्टोत्तरमहाशैला तथाष्टवरपर्वता
caturmahāśailavatī caturbhujagasaṃśrayā| aṣṭottaramahāśailā tathāṣṭavaraparvatā
four great mountains, the resort of four serpents, one hundred and eight great mountains, and likewise eight chief mountains.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain