Vayu Purana — Purvardha — Chapter 45
VaP 1 45.1
।।शांशपायन उवाच ।। पूर्वापरौ समाख्यातौ द्वौ देशौ नस्त्वया प्रभो। उत्तराणाञ्च वर्षाणां दक्षिणानाञ्च सर्वशः। आचक्ष्व नो यथातथ्यं ये च पर्वतवासिनः
||śāṃśapāyana uvāca || pūrvāparau samākhyātau dvau deśau nastvayā prabho| uttarāṇāñca varṣāṇāṃ dakṣiṇānāñca sarvaśaḥ| ācakṣva no yathātathyaṃ ye ca parvatavāsinaḥ
Śāṃśapāyana said: The two regions, eastern and western, have been described to us by you, O lord. Now tell us fully and truly of the northern countries (varṣas) and the southern ones, and who the mountain-dwellers are.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.2
।।सूत उवाच।। दक्षिणेन तु श्वेतस्य नीलस्यैवोत्तरेण तु। वर्षं रमणकं नाम जायन्ते तत्र मानवाः
||sūta uvāca|| dakṣiṇena tu śvetasya nīlasyaivottareṇa tu| varṣaṃ ramaṇakaṃ nāma jāyante tatra mānavāḥ
Sūta said: To the south of Śveta and to the north of Nīla lies the region named Ramaṇaka; there men are born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.3
सर्वर्तुकामदाः सत्त्वा जरादुर्गन्धवर्जिताः। शुक्राभिजनसम्पन्नाः सर्वे च प्रियदर्शनाः
sarvartukāmadāḥ sattvā jarādurgandhavarjitāḥ| śukrābhijanasampannāḥ sarve ca priyadarśanāḥ
(There) the creatures grant desires in all seasons, free of old age and foul odour; endowed with bright (pure) birth, and all of pleasing appearance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 45.4
तत्रापि सुमहान् दिव्यो न्यग्रोधो रोहिणो महान्। तस्य पीत्वा फलरसं पिबन्तो वर्त्तयन्त्युत
tatrāpi sumahān divyo nyagrodho rohiṇo mahān| tasya pītvā phalarasaṃ pibanto varttayantyuta
— tr. refused: cyber
VaP 1 45.5
दशवर्षसहस्राणि शतानि दशपञ्च च। जीवन्ति ते महाभागा सदा हृष्टा नरोत्तमाः
daśavarṣasahasrāṇi śatāni daśapañca ca| jīvanti te mahābhāgā sadā hṛṣṭā narottamāḥ
Those greatly fortunate best of men live ten thousand years and fifteen hundred (more), ever joyful.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.6
उत्तरेण तु श्वेतस्य श्रृङ्गसाह्वस्य दक्षिणे। वर्षं हिरण्यतं नाम यत्र हैरण्यती नदी
uttareṇa tu śvetasya śrṛṅgasāhvasya dakṣiṇe| varṣaṃ hiraṇyataṃ nāma yatra hairaṇyatī nadī
But north of Śveta and south of (the mountain) named Śṛṅgavat lies the region called Hiraṇyaka (Hairaṇyaka), where the river Hairaṇyatī flows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.7
महाबलाः सुतेजस्काजायन्तेतत्र मानवाः। सर्वर्तुकामदाः सत्वा धनिनः प्रिय दर्शनाः
mahābalāḥ sutejaskājāyantetatra mānavāḥ| sarvartukāmadāḥ satvā dhaninaḥ priya darśanāḥ
There men are born of great strength and fine vigor; the creatures (there) grant desires in every season, and they are wealthy and pleasant to look upon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 45.8
एकादश सहस्राणि वर्षाणां तेऽमितौजसः। आयुष्प्रमाणं जीवन्ति शतानि दशपञ्च च
ekādaśa sahasrāṇi varṣāṇāṃ te'mitaujasaḥ| āyuṣpramāṇaṃ jīvanti śatāni daśapañca ca
— tr. refused: cyber
VaP 1 45.9
तस्मिन् वर्षे महावृक्षो लकुचः षड्रसाश्रयः। तस्यपीत्वा फलरसं तत्र जीवन्ति मानवाः
tasmin varṣe mahāvṛkṣo lakucaḥ ṣaḍrasāśrayaḥ| tasyapītvā phalarasaṃ tatra jīvanti mānavāḥ
In that region (there is) a great tree, the lakuca, the abode of the six flavors; drinking the juice of its fruit, the people there live (long).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.10
त्रीणि श्रृङ्गवतः श्रृङ्गाण्युच्छ्रितानि महान्ति च । एकं मणिमयं तेषामेकञ्चैव हिरण्ययम्। सर्वरत्न मयं चैकं भवनैरुपशोभितम्
trīṇi śrṛṅgavataḥ śrṛṅgāṇyucchritāni mahānti ca | ekaṃ maṇimayaṃ teṣāmekañcaiva hiraṇyayam| sarvaratna mayaṃ caikaṃ bhavanairupaśobhitam
Śṛṅgavat has three peaks, lofty and great: one of them made of gems, and one indeed of gold, and one made of all jewels, adorned with mansions.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.11
उत्तरस्य समुद्रस्य समुद्रान्ते च दक्षिणे। कुरवस्तत्र तद्वर्षं पुण्यं सिद्धनिषेवितम्
uttarasya samudrasya samudrānte ca dakṣiṇe| kuravastatra tadvarṣaṃ puṇyaṃ siddhaniṣevitam
On the shore of the northern ocean, and to the south (of it), there are the Kurus — that holy region, frequented by the Siddhas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 45.12
तत्र वृक्षा मधुफला नित्यं पुष्पफलोपगाः। वस्त्राणि च प्रसूयन्ते फलेष्वाभरणानि च
tatra vṛkṣā madhuphalā nityaṃ puṣpaphalopagāḥ| vastrāṇi ca prasūyante phaleṣvābharaṇāni ca
— tr. refused: cyber
VaP 1 45.13
सर्वकामफलास्तत्र व्कचिद्वृक्षा मनोरमाः। गन्धर्वाप्सरसोपेतं प्रक्षरन्ति मधूत्तमम्
sarvakāmaphalāstatra vkacidvṛkṣā manoramāḥ| gandharvāpsarasopetaṃ prakṣaranti madhūttamam
— tr. refused: cyber
VaP 1 45.14
अपरे क्षीरिणो नाम वृक्षास्तत्र मनोरमाः। ये क्षरन्ति सदा क्षीरं षड्रसं ह्यमृतोपमम्
apare kṣīriṇo nāma vṛkṣāstatra manoramāḥ| ye kṣaranti sadā kṣīraṃ ṣaḍrasaṃ hyamṛtopamam
There are other delightful trees there called "milky ones," which always stream forth milk possessing the six flavors, like nectar.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.15
सर्वा मणिमयी भूमिः सूक्ष्मकाञ्चन वालुका। सर्वातः सुखसंस्पर्शा निष्पङ्का नीरुजा शुभा
sarvā maṇimayī bhūmiḥ sūkṣmakāñcana vālukā| sarvātaḥ sukhasaṃsparśā niṣpaṅkā nīrujā śubhā
The whole ground there is made of gems, with fine golden sand; everywhere pleasant to the touch, free of mud, free of disease, and beautiful.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.16
देवलोकाच्च्युतास्तत्र जायन्ते मानवाः शुभाः। शुक्लाभिजनसम्पन्नाः सर्वे च स्थिर यौवनाः
devalokāccyutāstatra jāyante mānavāḥ śubhāḥ| śuklābhijanasampannāḥ sarve ca sthira yauvanāḥ
There, fallen from the world of the gods, are born beautiful human beings, all endowed with pure ancestry and of unchanging youth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.17
मिथुनानि प्रसूयन्ते स्त्रियश्चातिमनोहराः। ते च तं क्षीरिणं वृक्षं पिबन्ति ह्यमृतोपमम्
mithunāni prasūyante striyaścātimanoharāḥ| te ca taṃ kṣīriṇaṃ vṛkṣaṃ pibanti hyamṛtopamam
They give birth to twin pairs, and the women are exceedingly lovely; and they drink from that milk-yielding tree (a sap) like nectar.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.18
मिथुनं जायते सद्यः समञ्चैव विवर्द्धते। समं शीलञ्च रूपं च म्रियन्ते चैव ते समम्
mithunaṃ jāyate sadyaḥ samañcaiva vivarddhate| samaṃ śīlañca rūpaṃ ca mriyante caiva te samam
— tr. refused: cyber
VaP 1 45.19
अन्योन्यमनुरक्ताश्च चक्रवाकसधर्मिणः। अनामया ह्यशोकाश्च नित्यं सुखनिषेविणः
anyonyamanuraktāśca cakravākasadharmiṇaḥ| anāmayā hyaśokāśca nityaṃ sukhaniṣeviṇaḥ
And they are attached to one another, like a pair of cakravāka birds; free of disease and free of sorrow, they always partake of pleasure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.20
त्रयोदश सहस्राणि शतानि दशपञ्च च। जीवन्ति ते महावीर्या न चान्यस्त्रीनिषेविणः
trayodaśa sahasrāṇi śatāni daśapañca ca| jīvanti te mahāvīryā na cānyastrīniṣeviṇaḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
VaP 1 45.21
कुरूणामपि चैतेषां श्रृणुध्वं विस्तरेण तु। जारुधेः शैलराजस्याप्युत्तरेणोत्तरस्य हि। दिक्षु सर्वासु यद्यत्र कीर्त्यमानं निबोधत
kurūṇāmapi caiteṣāṃ śrṛṇudhvaṃ vistareṇa tu| jārudheḥ śailarājasyāpyuttareṇottarasya hi| dikṣu sarvāsu yadyatra kīrtyamānaṃ nibodhata
Hear now in detail also about these Kurus: (the land) that lies north of Jārudhi, the king of mountains, still further north; learn what is told here of it in all the directions.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 45.22
अनेककन्दरदरीगुहानिर्झरमण्डितौ। नैककुञ्जवनोपेतौ चित्रधातुविभूषितौ
anekakandaradarīguhānirjharamaṇḍitau| naikakuñjavanopetau citradhātuvibhūṣitau
(The two mountains are) adorned with many chasms, clefts, caves and waterfalls, provided with many thickets and woods, ornamented with variegated minerals,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.23
अनेकधातुकलिलौ सर्वधातुविभूषितौ। पुष्पमूलफलोपेतौ सिद्धचारणसेवितौ
anekadhātukalilau sarvadhātuvibhūṣitau| puṣpamūlaphalopetau siddhacāraṇasevitau
— tr. refused: cyber
VaP 1 45.24
द्वावप्येतौ सुमहतावुच्छ्रितौ कुल पर्वतौ। ताभ्यां कूटशतैर्नैकैस्तद्द्वीपमुपसेवितम्
dvāvapyetau sumahatāvucchritau kula parvatau| tābhyāṃ kūṭaśatairnaikaistaddvīpamupasevitam
— tr. refused: cyber
VaP 1 45.25
चन्द्रकान्तश्च शैलश्च सूर्यकान्तश्च सानुमान् । ययोर्मध्ये न सा याता भद्रसोमा महानदी
candrakāntaśca śailaśca sūryakāntaśca sānumān | yayormadhye na sā yātā bhadrasomā mahānadī
— tr. refused: cyber
VaP 1 45.26
सहस्रशश्च नद्योऽन्याः प्रसन्नसुरसोदकाः। पर्याप्तोदाः कुरूणां हि स्नानपानावगाहनैः
sahasraśaśca nadyo'nyāḥ prasannasurasodakāḥ| paryāptodāḥ kurūṇāṃ hi snānapānāvagāhanaiḥ
And thousands of other rivers, with clear, sweet-tasting water, having water enough for the Kurus for bathing, drinking, and immersion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.27
तथाऽन्याः क्षीरवाहिन्यो महानद्यः सहस्रशः। मधुमैरेयवाहिन्यो घृतवाहिन्य एव च
tathā'nyāḥ kṣīravāhinyo mahānadyaḥ sahasraśaḥ| madhumaireyavāhinyo ghṛtavāhinya eva ca
So too other great rivers by the thousand flowing with milk, and (rivers) flowing with honey and mead, and indeed (rivers) flowing with ghee.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.28
दध्नः शतह्रदाश्चान्यास्ततः स्वाद्वन्नपर्वतः। अमृतस्वादुकल्पानि फलानि विविधानि च
dadhnaḥ śatahradāścānyāstataḥ svādvannaparvataḥ| amṛtasvādukalpāni phalāni vividhāni ca
And others with a hundred streams of curds; then a mountain of sweet food, and various fruits whose sweetness is like that of nectar.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.29
गन्धवर्णरसाढ्यानि मूलानि च फलानि च। पञ्चयोजनमानानि महागन्धानि सर्वशः
gandhavarṇarasāḍhyāni mūlāni ca phalāni ca| pañcayojanamānāni mahāgandhāni sarvaśaḥ
And roots and fruits rich in fragrance, colour, and flavour, five yojanas in size, greatly fragrant on all sides.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.30
नानावर्णप्रकाराणि पुष्पाणि च सहस्रशः। उप भोगसहस्राणि भद्राणि च महान्ति च
nānāvarṇaprakārāṇi puṣpāṇi ca sahasraśaḥ| upa bhogasahasrāṇi bhadrāṇi ca mahānti ca
And flowers by the thousand of many colours and kinds, and thousands of enjoyments (near at hand), auspicious and great.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 45.31
गन्धवर्णरसाढ्यानि स्पर्शोपेतानि सर्वशः। तमालागुरुगन्धानां चन्दनानां वनानि च
gandhavarṇarasāḍhyāni sparśopetāni sarvaśaḥ| tamālāgurugandhānāṃ candanānāṃ vanāni ca
Rich in fragrance, colour, and flavour, endowed with (pleasing) touch in every way; and forests of tamāla, aguru-fragrant trees, and sandalwood.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.32
भ्रमरैरुपगीतानि प्रफुल्लानि सदैव च। वृक्षगुल्मलताढयानि वनानि सुसुखानि च
bhramarairupagītāni praphullāni sadaiva ca| vṛkṣagulmalatāḍhayāni vanāni susukhāni ca
And (forests) sung to by bees, always in full bloom, rich in trees, shrubs, and creepers, and very pleasant.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.33
षट्पदैरुपगीतानि द्विजैश्चान्यैर्द्विजोत्तमाः। पझोत्पलवनाढ्यानि सरांसि च सहस्रशः
ṣaṭpadairupagītāni dvijaiścānyairdvijottamāḥ| pajhotpalavanāḍhyāni sarāṃsi ca sahasraśaḥ
And, O best of the twice-born, lakes by the thousand, sung to by bees and by other birds, rich in groves of lotuses and water-lilies.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.34
भक्ष्यमाल्यसमृद्धाश्च बहुमाल्यानुलेपनाः। मनोहरमुखैश्चित्रैः पक्षिसङ्घैर्निकूजिताः
bhakṣyamālyasamṛddhāśca bahumālyānulepanāḥ| manoharamukhaiścitraiḥ pakṣisaṅghairnikūjitāḥ
And (they are) abounding in food and garlands, having many garlands and unguents, resounding with flocks of variegated birds with charming faces.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.35
शयनासनोपभोगाश्च अनेकगुणविस्तराः। विहारभूमयो रम्याः सर्वर्तुषु सुखप्रदाः
śayanāsanopabhogāśca anekaguṇavistarāḥ| vihārabhūmayo ramyāḥ sarvartuṣu sukhapradāḥ
And enjoyments of beds and seats, extensive with many qualities; and pleasure-grounds, delightful, giving pleasure in all seasons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.36
आक्रीडाः सर्वतः स्फीताः मणिहेमपरिष्कृताः। शिलागृहा वृक्षगृहा वरेण्याः कदली गृहाः
ākrīḍāḥ sarvataḥ sphītāḥ maṇihemapariṣkṛtāḥ| śilāgṛhā vṛkṣagṛhā vareṇyāḥ kadalī gṛhāḥ
Playgrounds everywhere abundant, adorned with gems and gold; houses of stone, houses in trees, and excellent houses of plantain (leaves).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.37
लतागृहसहस्राणि सुसुखानि समन्ततः। शुद्धशङ्खदलाभानि भूमिवेश्मशतानि च
latāgṛhasahasrāṇi susukhāni samantataḥ| śuddhaśaṅkhadalābhāni bhūmiveśmaśatāni ca
Thousands of creeper-bowers, very pleasant, on every side; and hundreds of dwellings on the ground, shining like the pieces of a pure conch.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.38
तपनीयगवाक्षाणि माणिजालान्तराणि च। सुवर्णमणिचित्राणि सर्वत्र विपुलानि च
tapanīyagavākṣāṇi māṇijālāntarāṇi ca| suvarṇamaṇicitrāṇi sarvatra vipulāni ca
(Houses) with windows of gold, with interiors of jewelled lattice-work, variegated with gold and gems, and everywhere spacious.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.39
महावृक्षसहस्राणि वरेण्यानि च सर्वशः। नानाकाराणि वासांसि सूक्ष्माणि सुसुखानि च
mahāvṛkṣasahasrāṇi vareṇyāni ca sarvaśaḥ| nānākārāṇi vāsāṃsi sūkṣmāṇi susukhāni ca
And thousands of great trees, excellent in every way; and garments of many shapes, fine and very comfortable.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.40
मृदङ्ग वेणुपणववीणाद्या बहुविस्तराः। फलन्ति कल्पवृक्षाणां सहस्राणि शतानि च
mṛdaṅga veṇupaṇavavīṇādyā bahuvistarāḥ| phalanti kalpavṛkṣāṇāṃ sahasrāṇi śatāni ca
Hundreds and thousands of wish-fulfilling trees bear as their fruit mṛdaṅgas, flutes, paṇava drums, vīṇās and the rest, in great abundance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.42
सर्वत्रैव तथोद्यानं सर्वत्रैव हि तत्पुरम्। सर्वद्वीपप्रमुदितं नरनारी समाकुलम्। प्रवाति चानिलस्तत्र नानापुष्पाधिवासितः नित्यमङ्गसुखाह्लादस्तस्मिन् द्वीपे श्रमापहे । तत्र स्वर्गपरिभ्रष्टा जायन्ते हि नराः सदा। भौमं तदपि हि स्वर्गं तत्रापि च गुणोत्तमम्
sarvatraiva tathodyānaṃ sarvatraiva hi tatpuram| sarvadvīpapramuditaṃ naranārī samākulam| pravāti cānilastatra nānāpuṣpādhivāsitaḥ nityamaṅgasukhāhlādastasmin dvīpe śramāpahe | tatra svargaparibhraṣṭā jāyante hi narāḥ sadā| bhaumaṃ tadapi hi svargaṃ tatrāpi ca guṇottamam
Everywhere likewise (there is) a garden, and everywhere indeed that city, delighted over by all the continents, crowded with men and women; and there the wind blows, perfumed with various flowers, ever a delight and comfort to the body, on that island that removes weariness. There men are always born who have fallen from heaven; that too is an earthly heaven, and there too (life) is of the highest excellence.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 45.43
चन्द्रकान्ता नरवराः श्यामाङ्काः पूर्वकूलजाः। श्यामावदाताः सुखिनः सूर्यकान्ता वराः प्रजाः
candrakāntā naravarāḥ śyāmāṅkāḥ pūrvakūlajāḥ| śyāmāvadātāḥ sukhinaḥ sūryakāntā varāḥ prajāḥ
The best of men (there) are lovely as the moon, dark-marked, born on the eastern shore; the excellent people, bright as the sun, are dark yet radiant and happy.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 45.44
तस्मिन् देशे नराः श्रेष्ठा देवसत्त्वपराक्रमाः। सदा विहारिणः सर्वे कामवृत्त्या सुवर्चसः
tasmin deśe narāḥ śreṣṭhā devasattvaparākramāḥ| sadā vihāriṇaḥ sarve kāmavṛttyā suvarcasaḥ
In that region men are excellent, with the strength and valour of gods, all ever sporting, living as they please, of fine lustre.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.45
वलयाङ्गदकेयूरहारकुण्डलभूषिताः । स्रग्विणश्चित्र मुकुटाश्चित्राच्छादनवाससः
valayāṅgadakeyūrahārakuṇḍalabhūṣitāḥ | sragviṇaścitra mukuṭāścitrācchādanavāsasaḥ
Adorned with bracelets, armlets, upper-arm ornaments, necklaces and earrings, wearing garlands and variegated crowns, with variegated coverings for garments.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.46
अजीर्णयौवनधराः सुप्रियाः प्रियदर्शनाः। प्रजा वर्षसहस्राणि जीवन्ति सुबहून्युत
ajīrṇayauvanadharāḥ supriyāḥ priyadarśanāḥ| prajā varṣasahasrāṇi jīvanti subahūnyuta
Holding a youth that does not decay, greatly loving and lovely to look at, the people live indeed very many thousands of years.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.47
न ताः प्रसवधर्मिण्यो न वंशप्रक्षयो विधिः। मिथुनं जायते वृक्षादुपक्षममनीदृशम्
na tāḥ prasavadharmiṇyo na vaṃśaprakṣayo vidhiḥ| mithunaṃ jāyate vṛkṣādupakṣamamanīdṛśam
Those (women) are not subject to childbearing, nor is there any rule of the destruction of a lineage; a pair is born from a tree, of such a kind, at the end (of life).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 45.48
सामान्यविभवाः सर्वे ममत्वपरिवर्जिताः। न तत्र विद्यते धर्मो नाधर्मः सम्प्रवर्त्तते
sāmānyavibhavāḥ sarve mamatvaparivarjitāḥ| na tatra vidyate dharmo nādharmaḥ sampravarttate
All (of them) have their goods in common and are free of the sense of "mine"; there no dharma exists, nor does adharma come into operation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.49
न व्यधिर्न जरा तत्र न दुर्मेधा न च क्लमः। पूर्णे काले विनश्यन्ति जलबुद्बुदवच्च ते
na vyadhirna jarā tatra na durmedhā na ca klamaḥ| pūrṇe kāle vinaśyanti jalabudbudavacca te
There is no disease there, no old age, no dullness of mind, and no weariness; when their full term is complete they perish like bubbles on water.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.50
एवमत्यन्तसुखिनः सर्वदुःखविवर्जिताः। रक्ता धर्मं न पश्यन्ति दुःखाद्धर्मोऽभिजायते
evamatyantasukhinaḥ sarvaduḥkhavivarjitāḥ| raktā dharmaṃ na paśyanti duḥkhāddharmo'bhijāyate
Thus (they are) supremely happy, free of all suffering; being attached (to pleasure) they do not perceive dharma, (for) dharma is born of suffering.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.51
उत्तराणां कुरूणान्तु पार्श्वे ज्ञेयन्तु दक्षिणे। समुद्रमूर्मिमालाढ्यं नानास्वरविभूषितम्
uttarāṇāṃ kurūṇāntu pārśve jñeyantu dakṣiṇe| samudramūrmimālāḍhyaṃ nānāsvaravibhūṣitam
On the southern side of the Uttara Kurus is to be known (the ocean), rich with garlands of waves, adorned with manifold sounds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.52
पञ्चयोजनसाहस्रमतिक्रम्य सुरालयम्। चन्द्रद्वीपमिति ख्यातं चद्रमण्डलसंस्थितम्
pañcayojanasāhasramatikramya surālayam| candradvīpamiti khyātaṃ cadramaṇḍalasaṃsthitam
Passing beyond five thousand yojanas (there is) the abode of the gods known as Candradvīpa, situated in the sphere of the moon.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.53
सहस्रयोजनानान्तु सर्वतः परिमण्डलम्। नाना पुष्पफलोपेतं समृद्ध्या परया युतम्। शतयोजनविस्तीर्णमुच्छ्रितं तावदेव तु
sahasrayojanānāntu sarvataḥ parimaṇḍalam| nānā puṣpaphalopetaṃ samṛddhyā parayā yutam| śatayojanavistīrṇamucchritaṃ tāvadeva tu
(It is) circular on all sides, of a thousand yojanas, furnished with various flowers and fruits, endowed with the highest abundance; a hundred yojanas in extent and just as much in height.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.54
तस्य मध्ये गिरिवरः सिद्धचारणसेवितः। चन्द्र तुल्यप्रभैः कान्तैश्चन्द्राकारैः सुलक्षणैः
tasya madhye girivaraḥ siddhacāraṇasevitaḥ| candra tulyaprabhaiḥ kāntaiścandrākāraiḥ sulakṣaṇaiḥ
In the middle of it is an excellent mountain frequented by Siddhas and Cāraṇas — with lovely (stones) whose radiance equals the moon's, moon-shaped and well-marked,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.55
श्वेतवैढूर्यकुमुदैश्चित्रोऽसौ कुमुदप्रभः। अनेकचित्रकोद्यानो नैकनिर्झरकन्दरः। महासानुदरीकुञ्जैर्विविधैः समलंकृतः
śvetavaiḍhūryakumudaiścitro'sau kumudaprabhaḥ| anekacitrakodyāno naikanirjharakandaraḥ| mahāsānudarīkuñjairvividhaiḥ samalaṃkṛtaḥ
variegated with white lapis and kumuda(-stones), it has the sheen of the kumuda; it has many bright gardens, many waterfalls and caverns, and is adorned with various great ridges, caves and thickets.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 45.56
तस्माच्छैलान्महापुण्या चन्द्रांशुविमलोदका। प्रवहत्युत्तमनदी चन्द्रावर्त्ता तरङ्गिणी
tasmācchailānmahāpuṇyā candrāṃśuvimalodakā| pravahatyuttamanadī candrāvarttā taraṅgiṇī
From that mountain flows an excellent river, greatly holy, its water clear as moonbeams, wave-bearing, (called) Candrāvartā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.57
तत्र चन्द्रमसः स्थानं नक्षत्राधिपतेर्वरम्। सदाऽवतरते तत्र चन्द्रमा ग्रहनायकः
tatra candramasaḥ sthānaṃ nakṣatrādhipatervaram| sadā'vatarate tatra candramā grahanāyakaḥ
There is the excellent seat of the moon, the lord of the constellations; there the moon, chief of the planets, always descends.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.58
तत्र चन्द्रमसो नाम्ना शैलः स तु परिश्रुतः। चन्द्रद्वीपं महाद्वीपं प्रकाशं दिवि चेह च
tatra candramaso nāmnā śailaḥ sa tu pariśrutaḥ| candradvīpaṃ mahādvīpaṃ prakāśaṃ divi ceha ca
There that mountain is renowned by the name of the moon; Candradvīpa is a great island, famed in heaven and here (on earth).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.59
तत्र चन्द्रप्रतीकाशाः पूर्णचन्द्रनिभाननाः। चन्द्रकान्ताः प्रजाः सर्वा विमलाश्चन्द्रदैवताः
tatra candrapratīkāśāḥ pūrṇacandranibhānanāḥ| candrakāntāḥ prajāḥ sarvā vimalāścandradaivatāḥ
There all the people are moon-like, their faces resembling the full moon, lovely as the moon, spotless, having the moon as their deity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.60
अत्यन्तधार्मिकाः सौम्याः सत्यसन्धाः सुतेजसः। प्रजास्तत्र सदाचारा दशवर्षशतायुषः
atyantadhārmikāḥ saumyāḥ satyasandhāḥ sutejasaḥ| prajāstatra sadācārā daśavarṣaśatāyuṣaḥ
The people there are exceedingly righteous, gentle, true to their word, of great splendour, of good conduct, and live a thousand years.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.61
पश्चिमेन तु द्वीपस्य पश्चिमस्य प्रकीर्त्तितम्। चतुर्योजनसाहस्रं समतीत्य महोदधिम्
paścimena tu dvīpasya paścimasya prakīrttitam| caturyojanasāhasraṃ samatītya mahodadhim
To the west of the western island, it is declared, after crossing four thousand yojanas of the great ocean,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.62
दशयोजनसाहस्रं समन्तात् परिमण्डलम्। द्वीपं भद्राकरं नाम नानापुष्पोपशोभितम्
daśayojanasāhasraṃ samantāt parimaṇḍalam| dvīpaṃ bhadrākaraṃ nāma nānāpuṣpopaśobhitam
(there is) an island named Bhadrākara, circular on all sides, of ten thousand yojanas, beautified by manifold flowers,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.63
प्रभूतधनधान्याढ्यमनेकनृपपालितम् । नित्यं प्रमुदितं स्फीतं महाशैलैश्च शोभितम्
prabhūtadhanadhānyāḍhyamanekanṛpapālitam | nityaṃ pramuditaṃ sphītaṃ mahāśailaiśca śobhitam
rich with abundant wealth and grain, guarded by many kings, always joyful, prosperous, and beautified by great mountains.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.64
तत्र भद्रासनं वायोर्नानारत्नैश्च मण्डितम्। तत्र विग्रहवान् वायुः सदा पर्वसु पूज्यते
tatra bhadrāsanaṃ vāyornānāratnaiśca maṇḍitam| tatra vigrahavān vāyuḥ sadā parvasu pūjyate
There is the auspicious seat of Vāyu, set with various jewels; there Vāyu, taking bodily form, is always worshipped at the (monthly) parvas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.65
तपनीयसुवर्णाभास्तपनीयविभूषिताः। विराजन्तेऽमर प्रख्यास्तत्र चित्राम्बरस्रजः
tapanīyasuvarṇābhāstapanīyavibhūṣitāḥ| virājante'mara prakhyāstatra citrāmbarasrajaḥ
With the sheen of refined gold and adorned with refined gold, they shine there like immortals, with bright garments and garlands.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.66
वीर्यवन्तो महाभागाः पञ्चवर्षशतायुषः। सत्यसन्धा मुदा युक्ताः प्रजास्ता वायुदैवताः
vīryavanto mahābhāgāḥ pañcavarṣaśatāyuṣaḥ| satyasandhā mudā yuktāḥ prajāstā vāyudaivatāḥ
Vigorous, greatly fortunate, living five hundred years, true to their word, filled with joy — such are the people there, having Vāyu as their deity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.67
।।सूत उवाच।। एवमेव निसर्गोऽयं वर्षाणां भारते युगे। दृष्टः परमतत्त्वज्ञैर्भूयः किं कीर्त्तयामि ते
||sūta uvāca|| evameva nisargo'yaṃ varṣāṇāṃ bhārate yuge| dṛṣṭaḥ paramatattvajñairbhūyaḥ kiṃ kīrttayāmi te
Sūta said: Just so is this natural constitution of the regions in the Bhārata age, as seen by those who know the highest truth. What more shall I recount to you?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 45.68
आख्याते त्वेवमृषयः सूतपुत्रेण धीमता। उत्तरश्रवणे भूयः पप्रच्छुस्तदनन्तरम्
ākhyāte tvevamṛṣayaḥ sūtaputreṇa dhīmatā| uttaraśravaṇe bhūyaḥ papracchustadanantaram
When this had been thus related by the wise son of the Sūta, the seers, eager to hear what came next, thereupon questioned (him) again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.69
।।ऋषय ऊचुः। यदिदं भारतं वर्ष यस्मिन् स्वायम्भुवादयः। चतुर्दशैते मनवः प्रजासर्गे भवन्त्युत
||ṛṣaya ūcuḥ| yadidaṃ bhārataṃ varṣa yasmin svāyambhuvādayaḥ| caturdaśaite manavaḥ prajāsarge bhavantyuta
The seers said: This Bhārata region, in which these fourteen Manus beginning with Svāyambhuva come to be for the creation of offspring —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.70
एतद्वेदितुमिच्छामस्तन्नो निगद सत्तम। एतत् श्रुत्वा वचस्तेषामब्रवील्लोमहर्षणः
etadveditumicchāmastanno nigada sattama| etat śrutvā vacasteṣāmabravīllomaharṣaṇaḥ
this we wish to know; tell it to us, O best of the good. Having heard this speech of theirs, Lomaharṣaṇa spoke,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.71
पौराणिकस्तदा सूत ऋषीणां भावितात्मनाम् । एत द्विस्तरतो भूयस्तानुवाच समाहितः
paurāṇikastadā sūta ṛṣīṇāṃ bhāvitātmanām | eta dvistarato bhūyastānuvāca samāhitaḥ
the Sūta versed in the ancient lore, and then, collected in mind, he spoke to those seers of purified souls about this again at length.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.72
।।सूत उवाच।। निसर्ग एष विख्यातः कुरूणान्तु यथार्थवत्। भारतस्य तु वक्ष्यामि निसर्गं तं निबोधत
||sūta uvāca|| nisarga eṣa vikhyātaḥ kurūṇāntu yathārthavat| bhāratasya tu vakṣyāmi nisargaṃ taṃ nibodhata
The Sūta said: Thus has the natural constitution of the Kurus been declared as it truly is; but of Bhārata I shall tell the constitution — learn it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.73
पुण्यतीर्थे हिमवतो दक्षिणस्याचलस्य हि। पूर्वपश्चायतस्यास्य दक्षिणेन द्विजोत्तमाः
puṇyatīrthe himavato dakṣiṇasyācalasya hi| pūrvapaścāyatasyāsya dakṣiṇena dvijottamāḥ
At the holy ford of the Himavat, of the southern mountain indeed, and to the south of this (range) which extends from east to west, O best of the twice-born —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 45.74
तथा जनपदानां च विस्तरं श्रोतुमर्हथ। अत्र वो वर्णयिष्यामि वर्षेऽस्मिन् भारते प्रजाः
tathā janapadānāṃ ca vistaraṃ śrotumarhatha| atra vo varṇayiṣyāmi varṣe'smin bhārate prajāḥ
and so you should hear the full account of the settled countries; here I shall describe for you the peoples in this Bhārata region.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.75
इदं तु मध्यमं चित्रं शुभाशुभफलोदयम्। उत्तरं यत्समुद्रस्य हिमवद्दक्षिणं च यत्
idaṃ tu madhyamaṃ citraṃ śubhāśubhaphalodayam| uttaraṃ yatsamudrasya himavaddakṣiṇaṃ ca yat
But this middle (region) is varied, giving rise to both good and bad fruits; that which is north of the ocean and that which is south of the Himavat —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.76
वर्षं यद्भारतं नाम यत्रेयं भारती प्रजा। भरणाञ्च प्रजानां वै मनुर्भरत उच्यते। निरुक्तवचनाच्चैव वर्षं तद्भारतं स्मृतम्
varṣaṃ yadbhārataṃ nāma yatreyaṃ bhāratī prajā| bharaṇāñca prajānāṃ vai manurbharata ucyate| niruktavacanāccaiva varṣaṃ tadbhārataṃ smṛtam
the region which is named Bhārata, where this Bhāratī folk dwells. And because of his supporting (bharaṇa) the creatures, Manu is called Bharata; and from that etymological word that region is remembered as Bhārata.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.77
ततः स्वर्गश्च मोक्षश्च मध्यश्रान्तश्च गम्यते। न खल्वन्यत्र मर्त्त्यानां भूमौ कर्म विधीयते
tataḥ svargaśca mokṣaśca madhyaśrāntaśca gamyate| na khalvanyatra marttyānāṃ bhūmau karma vidhīyate
From there heaven and release are reached, and the middle, wearied state as well; for indeed nowhere else on earth is (ritual) action prescribed for mortals.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 45.78
भारतस्यास्य वर्षस्य नव भेदाः प्रकीर्तिताः। समुद्रान्तरिता ज्ञेयास्ते त्वगम्याः परस्परम्
bhāratasyāsya varṣasya nava bhedāḥ prakīrtitāḥ| samudrāntaritā jñeyāste tvagamyāḥ parasparam
Nine divisions of this Bhārata region are proclaimed; they are to be known as separated by the sea, and are not to be reached from one another.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.79
इन्द्रद्वीपः कसेरुश्च ताम्रवर्णो गभस्तिमान्। नागद्वीपस्तथा सौम्यो गन्धर्वस्त्वथ वारुणः
indradvīpaḥ kaseruśca tāmravarṇo gabhastimān| nāgadvīpastathā saumyo gandharvastvatha vāruṇaḥ
Indradvīpa, Kaseru, Tāmravarṇa, Gabhastimān, likewise Nāgadvīpa, Saumya, Gandharva, and then Vāruṇa;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.80
अयन्तु नवमस्तेषां द्वीपः सागरसंवृतः। योजनांनां सहस्रं तु द्वीपोऽयं दक्षिणोत्तरम्
ayantu navamasteṣāṃ dvīpaḥ sāgarasaṃvṛtaḥ| yojanāṃnāṃ sahasraṃ tu dvīpo'yaṃ dakṣiṇottaram
and this is the ninth of them, an island encircled by the ocean; this island (measures) a thousand yojanas from south to north,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.81
आयतो ह्याकुमारिक्यादाङ्गाप्रभवाच्च वै। तिर्यगुत्तरविस्तीर्णः सहस्राणि नवैव तु
āyato hyākumārikyādāṅgāprabhavācca vai| tiryaguttaravistīrṇaḥ sahasrāṇi navaiva tu
extending indeed from Kumārī (in the south) to the source of the Ganges; and crosswise, in breadth toward the north, just nine thousand (yojanas).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 45.82
द्वीपो ह्युपनिविष्टोऽयं म्लेच्छैरन्तेषु नित्यशः। पूर्वे किराता ह्यस्यान्ते पश्चिमे यवनाः स्मृताः
dvīpo hyupaniviṣṭo'yaṃ mlecchairanteṣu nityaśaḥ| pūrve kirātā hyasyānte paścime yavanāḥ smṛtāḥ
This island is constantly settled at its borders by barbarians: at its eastern edge are the Kirātas, and in the west the Yavanas are recorded.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.83
ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रिया वैश्या मध्ये शूद्राश्च भागशः। इज्यायुद्धवणिज्याभिर्वर्त्तयन्तो व्यवस्थिताः
brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyā vaiśyā madhye śūdrāśca bhāgaśaḥ| ijyāyuddhavaṇijyābhirvarttayanto vyavasthitāḥ
In the middle are Brāhmaṇas, Kṣatriyas, Vaiśyas and Śūdras, each in their portions, established and maintaining themselves by sacrificing, fighting, and trading (and service).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.84
तेषां संव्यवहारोऽयं वर्त्तते तु परस्परम्। धर्मार्थकामसंयुक्तो वर्णानां तु स्वकर्मसु
teṣāṃ saṃvyavahāro'yaṃ varttate tu parasparam| dharmārthakāmasaṃyukto varṇānāṃ tu svakarmasu
And this mutual dealing of theirs goes on among one another, joined with dharma, wealth and pleasure, in the proper duties of the classes,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.85
सङ्कल्पपञ्चमानां तु आश्रमाणां यथाविधि। इह स्वर्गापवर्गार्थं प्रवृत्तिर्येषु मानुषी
saṅkalpapañcamānāṃ tu āśramāṇāṃ yathāvidhi| iha svargāpavargārthaṃ pravṛttiryeṣu mānuṣī
and of the stages of life, of which saṅkalpa is the fifth, according to rule — among whom here the human activity is for the sake of heaven and final release.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 45.86
यस्त्वयं नवमो द्वीपस्तिर्यगायत उच्यते। कृत्स्नं जयति यो ह्येनं स सम्राडिह कीर्त्त्यते
yastvayaṃ navamo dvīpastiryagāyata ucyate| kṛtsnaṃ jayati yo hyenaṃ sa samrāḍiha kīrttyate
But this ninth island is said to extend crosswise; whoever conquers it entire is here proclaimed a universal sovereign (samrāj).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.87
अयं लोकस्तु वै सम्राडन्तरिक्षो विराट् स्मृतः। स्वराडन्यः स्मृतो लोकः पुनर्वक्ष्यामि विस्तरम्
ayaṃ lokastu vai samrāḍantarikṣo virāṭ smṛtaḥ| svarāḍanyaḥ smṛto lokaḥ punarvakṣyāmi vistaram
This world indeed is samrāj, the mid-air is remembered as virāj, and another world is remembered as svarāj; I shall speak of this again at length.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.88
सप्त चास्मिन् सुपर्वाणो विश्रुताः कुलपर्वताः। महेन्द्रो मलयः सह्यः शुक्तिमानृक्षपर्वतः। विन्ध्यश्च पारियात्रश्च सप्तैते कुलपर्वताः
sapta cāsmin suparvāṇo viśrutāḥ kulaparvatāḥ| mahendro malayaḥ sahyaḥ śuktimānṛkṣaparvataḥ| vindhyaśca pāriyātraśca saptaite kulaparvatāḥ
And in this (land) there are seven well-known family-mountains with fine ridges: Mahendra, Malaya, Sahya, Śuktimat, the Ṛkṣa mountain, Vindhya and Pāriyātra — these seven are the family-mountains.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.89
तेषां सहस्रशश्चान्ये पर्वतास्तु समीपगाः। अभिजाताः सर्वगुणा विपुलाश्चित्रसानवः
teṣāṃ sahasraśaścānye parvatāstu samīpagāḥ| abhijātāḥ sarvaguṇā vipulāścitrasānavaḥ
And near them are other mountains by the thousands, of noble birth, endowed with all qualities, vast, with variegated tablelands.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.90
मन्दरः पर्वत श्रेष्ठो वैहारो दर्दुरस्तथा। कोलाहलः ससुरसः मैनाको वैद्युतस्तथा
mandaraḥ parvata śreṣṭho vaihāro dardurastathā| kolāhalaḥ sasurasaḥ maināko vaidyutastathā
Mandara, best of mountains, Vaihāra and Darduta likewise, Kolāhala with Surasa, Maināka and Vaidyuta as well;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.91
पातन्धमो नाम गिरिस्तथा पाण्डुरपर्वतः। गन्तुप्रस्थः कृष्णगिरिर्गोधनो गिरिरेव च
pātandhamo nāma giristathā pāṇḍuraparvataḥ| gantuprasthaḥ kṛṣṇagirirgodhano girireva ca
the mountain named Pātandhama, and the Pāṇḍura mountain, Gantuprastha, the Kṛṣṇa mountain, and the mountain Godhana;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.92
पुष्पगिर्युज्जयन्तौ च शैलो रैवतकस्तथा। श्रीपर्वतश्च कारुश्च कूटशैलो गिरिस्तथा
puṣpagiryujjayantau ca śailo raivatakastathā| śrīparvataśca kāruśca kūṭaśailo giristathā
Puṣpagiri and the two Ujjayantas, and the rock Raivataka, and Śrīparvata and Kāru, and the mountain Kūṭaśaila.
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VaP 1 45.93
अन्ये तेभ्यः परिज्ञाता ह्रस्वाः स्वल्पोपजीविनः। तैर्विमिश्रा जतपदा आर्यम्लेच्छाश्च नित्यशः
anye tebhyaḥ parijñātā hrasvāḥ svalpopajīvinaḥ| tairvimiśrā jatapadā āryamlecchāśca nityaśaḥ
Others besides these are known, low ones, supporting few people; mingled with them are (various) peoples, both Āryas and barbarians, constantly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 45.94
पीयन्ते यैरिमा नद्यो गङ्गा सिन्धुः सरस्वती। शतद्रुश्चन्द्रभागा च यमुना सरयूस्तथा
pīyante yairimā nadyo gaṅgā sindhuḥ sarasvatī| śatadruścandrabhāgā ca yamunā sarayūstathā
By whom these rivers are drunk: the Gaṅgā, the Sindhu, the Sarasvatī, the Śatadru and the Candrabhāgā, the Yamunā and likewise the Sarayū;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.95
इरावती वितस्ता च विपाशा देविका कुहूः । गोमती धुतपापा च बाहुदा च दृषद्वती
irāvatī vitastā ca vipāśā devikā kuhūḥ | gomatī dhutapāpā ca bāhudā ca dṛṣadvatī
the Irāvatī and the Vitastā, the Vipāśā, the Devikā, the Kuhū, the Gomatī and the Dhutapāpā, the Bāhudā and the Dṛṣadvatī;
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VaP 1 45.96
कौशिकी च तृतीया तु निश्चीरा गण्डकी तथा। इक्षु र्लोहित इत्येता हिमवत्पादनिःसृताः
kauśikī ca tṛtīyā tu niścīrā gaṇḍakī tathā| ikṣu rlohita ityetā himavatpādaniḥsṛtāḥ
and the Kauśikī as the third, and the Niścīrā and the Gaṇḍakī, the Ikṣu and the Lohita — these have issued from the foot of the Himavat.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.97
वेदस्मृतिर्वेदवती वृत्रघ्नी सिन्धुरेव च। वर्णाशा चन्दना चैव सतीरा महती तथा
vedasmṛtirvedavatī vṛtraghnī sindhureva ca| varṇāśā candanā caiva satīrā mahatī tathā
The Vedasmṛti, the Vedavatī, the Vṛtraghnī and the Sindhu, the Varṇāśā and the Candanā, the Satīrā and the Mahatī;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.98
परा चर्म्मण्वती चैव विदिशा वेत्रवत्यपि। शिप्रा ह्यवन्ती च तथा पारियात्राश्रयाः स्मृताः
parā carmmaṇvatī caiva vidiśā vetravatyapi| śiprā hyavantī ca tathā pāriyātrāśrayāḥ smṛtāḥ
the Parā and the Carmaṇvatī, the Vidiśā and the Vetravatī too, the Śiprā and the Avantī — these are held to have Pāriyātra as their source.
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VaP 1 45.99
शोणो महानदश्चैव नर्मदा सुमहाद्रुमा। मन्दाकिनी दशार्णा च चित्रकूटा तथैव च
śoṇo mahānadaścaiva narmadā sumahādrumā| mandākinī daśārṇā ca citrakūṭā tathaiva ca
The Śoṇa, a great river, and the Narmadā, the Sumahādrumā, the Mandākinī and the Daśārṇā, and likewise the Citrakūṭā;
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VaP 1 45.100
तमसा पिप्पला श्रोणी करतोया पिशाचिका। नीलोत्पला विपाशा च जम्बुला वालुवाहिनी
tamasā pippalā śroṇī karatoyā piśācikā| nīlotpalā vipāśā ca jambulā vāluvāhinī
the Tamasā, the Pippalā, the Śroṇī, the Karatoyā, the Piśācikā, the Nīlotpalā and the Vipāśā, the Jambulā, the Vāluvāhinī;
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VaP 1 45.101
सितेरजा शुक्तिमती मकुणा त्रिदिवा क्रमात् । ऋक्षपादात् प्रसूतास्ता नद्यो मणिनिभोदकाः
siterajā śuktimatī makuṇā tridivā kramāt | ṛkṣapādāt prasūtāstā nadyo maṇinibhodakāḥ
the Siterajā, the Śuktimatī, the Makuṇā, the Tridivā, in order — these rivers, whose water is like gems, are born from the foot of the Ṛkṣa (mountain).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.102
तापी पयोष्णी निर्विन्ध्या मद्रा च निषधा नदी। वेन्वा वैतरणी चैव शितिबाहुः कुमुद्वती
tāpī payoṣṇī nirvindhyā madrā ca niṣadhā nadī| venvā vaitaraṇī caiva śitibāhuḥ kumudvatī
The Tāpī, the Payoṣṇī, the Nirvindhyā, the Madrā and the river Niṣadhā, the Venvā and the Vaitaraṇī, the Śitibāhu, the Kumudvatī;
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VaP 1 45.103
तोया चैव महागौरी दुर्गा चान्तशिला तथा। विन्ध्यपादप्रसूताश्च नद्यः पुण्यजलाः शुभाः
toyā caiva mahāgaurī durgā cāntaśilā tathā| vindhyapādaprasūtāśca nadyaḥ puṇyajalāḥ śubhāḥ
and the Toyā and the Mahāgaurī, the Durgā and the Antaśilā — these auspicious rivers of holy water are born from the foot of the Vindhya.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.104
गोदावरी भीमरथी कृष्णा वैण्यथ वञ्जुला। तुङ्गभद्रा सुप्रयोगा कावेरी च तथापगा। दक्षिणापथनद्यस्तु सह्यपादाद्विनिःसृताः
godāvarī bhīmarathī kṛṣṇā vaiṇyatha vañjulā| tuṅgabhadrā suprayogā kāverī ca tathāpagā| dakṣiṇāpathanadyastu sahyapādādviniḥsṛtāḥ
The Godāvarī, the Bhīmarathī, the Kṛṣṇā, the Vaiṇyā, then the Vañjulā, the Tuṅgabhadrā, the Suprayogā, and the Kāverī, and the Āpagā — these rivers of the southern region have flowed out from the foot of the Sahya.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.105
कृतमाला ताम्रवर्णा पुष्पजात्युत्पलावती। मलयाभिजातास्ता नद्यः सर्वाः शीतजलाः शुभाः
kṛtamālā tāmravarṇā puṣpajātyutpalāvatī| malayābhijātāstā nadyaḥ sarvāḥ śītajalāḥ śubhāḥ
The Kṛtamālā, the Tāmravarṇā, the Puṣpajāti, the Utpalāvatī — all those rivers, born of the Malaya, are auspicious and cool-watered.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.106
त्रिसामा ऋतुकुल्या च इक्षुला त्रिदिवा च या। लाङ्गुलिनी वंशधरा महेन्द्रतनयाः स्मृताः
trisāmā ṛtukulyā ca ikṣulā tridivā ca yā| lāṅgulinī vaṃśadharā mahendratanayāḥ smṛtāḥ
The Trisāmā and the Ṛtukulyā, the Ikṣulā and the Tridivā, the Lāṅgulinī and the Vaṃśadharā are held to be daughters of Mahendra.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.107
ऋषीका सुकुमारी च मन्दगा मन्दवाहिनी। कूपा पलाशिनी चैव शुक्तिमत्प्रभवाः स्मृताः
ṛṣīkā sukumārī ca mandagā mandavāhinī| kūpā palāśinī caiva śuktimatprabhavāḥ smṛtāḥ
The Ṛṣīkā and the Sukumārī, the Mandagā, the Mandavāhinī, the Kūpā and the Palāśinī are held to arise from Śuktimat.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.108
सर्वाः पुण्याः सरस्वत्यः सर्वा गङ्गाः समुद्रगाः । विश्वस्य मातरः सर्वा जगत्पापहराः स्मृताः
sarvāḥ puṇyāḥ sarasvatyaḥ sarvā gaṅgāḥ samudragāḥ | viśvasya mātaraḥ sarvā jagatpāpaharāḥ smṛtāḥ
All (rivers) are holy Sarasvatīs, all are Gaṅgās going to the sea; all are mothers of the world, and are held to take away the sin of the world.
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VaP 1 45.109
तासां नद्युपनद्योऽपि शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः। तास्त्विमे कुरुपाञ्चालाः शाल्वाश्चैव सजाङ्गलाः
tāsāṃ nadyupanadyo'pi śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ| tāstvime kurupāñcālāḥ śālvāścaiva sajāṅgalāḥ
Of these there are also tributary rivers and lesser streams, by hundreds and by thousands. And these (peoples dwell along them): the Kurus, the Pāñcālas, the Śālvas together with the Jāṅgalas,
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VaP 1 45.110
शूरसेना भद्रकारा बोधाः शतपथेश्वरैः। वत्साः किसष्णाः कुल्याश् च कुन्तलाः काशिकोशलाः
śūrasenā bhadrakārā bodhāḥ śatapatheśvaraiḥ| vatsāḥ kisaṣṇāḥ kulyāś ca kuntalāḥ kāśikośalāḥ
the Śūrasenas, the Bhadrakāras, the Bodhas with the lords of Śatapatha, the Vatsas, the Kisaṣṇas and the Kulyas, the Kuntalas, the Kāśis and the Kośalas,
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VaP 1 45.111
अथ पार्श्वे तिलङ्गाश्च मगधाश्च वृकैः सह। मध्यदेशा जनपदाः प्रायशोऽमी प्रकीर्तिताः
atha pārśve tilaṅgāśca magadhāśca vṛkaiḥ saha| madhyadeśā janapadāḥ prāyaśo'mī prakīrtitāḥ
and then at the side the Tilaṅgas and the Magadhas together with the Vṛkas: these are for the most part proclaimed as the peoples of the Middle Country.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.112
सह्यस्य चोत्तरार्द्धे तु यत्र गोदावरी नदी। पृथिव्यामिह कृत्स्नायां सप्रदेशो मनोरमः
sahyasya cottarārddhe tu yatra godāvarī nadī| pṛthivyāmiha kṛtsnāyāṃ sapradeśo manoramaḥ
And on the northern half of the Sahya (mountain), where the river Godāvarī is — that region here, in the whole earth, is delightful.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 45.113
तत्र गोवर्द्धनो नाम सुरराजेन निर्मितः। रामप्रियार्थं स्वर्गोऽयं वृक्षा ओषधयस्तथा
tatra govarddhano nāma surarājena nirmitaḥ| rāmapriyārthaṃ svargo'yaṃ vṛkṣā oṣadhayastathā
There (is the place) called Govardhana, fashioned by the king of the gods; this heaven, (with its) trees and herbs, was for the sake of Rāma's pleasure,
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VaP 1 45.114
भरद्वाजेन मुनिना तत्प्रियार्थेऽवतारिताः। अन्तःपुरवनोद्देशस्तेन जज्ञे मनोरमः
bharadvājena muninā tatpriyārthe'vatāritāḥ| antaḥpuravanoddeśastena jajñe manoramaḥ
(and they were) brought down by the sage Bharadvāja for his pleasure; by him that delightful stretch of inner-palace garden came into being.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 45.115
वाह्लीका वाढधानाश्च आभीराः कालतोयकाः। अपरीताश्च शूद्राश्च पह्नवाश्चर्मखण्डिकाः
vāhlīkā vāḍhadhānāśca ābhīrāḥ kālatoyakāḥ| aparītāśca śūdrāśca pahnavāścarmakhaṇḍikāḥ
The Vāhlīkas and the Vāḍhadhānas, the Ābhīras, the Kālatoyakas, the Aparītas and the Śūdras, the Pahnavas (Pahlavas), the Carmakhaṇḍikas,
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VaP 1 45.116
गान्धारा यवनाश्चैव सिन्धुसौवीरभद्रकाः। शका ह्रदाः कुलिन्दाश्च परिता हारपूरिकाः
gāndhārā yavanāścaiva sindhusauvīrabhadrakāḥ| śakā hradāḥ kulindāśca paritā hārapūrikāḥ
the Gāndhāras and the Yavanas, the Sindhus, Sauvīras and Bhadrakas, the Śakas, the Hradas and the Kulindas, the Paritas, the Hārapūrikas,
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VaP 1 45.117
रमटा रद्धकटकाः केकया दशमानिकाः। क्षत्रियोपनिवेशाश्च वैश्यशूद्रकुलानि च
ramaṭā raddhakaṭakāḥ kekayā daśamānikāḥ| kṣatriyopaniveśāśca vaiśyaśūdrakulāni ca
the Ramaṭas, the Raddhakaṭakas, the Kekayas, the Daśamānikas, and the settlements of Kṣatriyas, and the families of Vaiśyas and Śūdras,
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VaP 1 45.118
काम्बोजा दरदाश्चैव बर्बराः प्रियलौकिकाः। पीनाश्चैव तुषाराश्च पह्लवा बाह्यतोदराः
kāmbojā daradāścaiva barbarāḥ priyalaukikāḥ| pīnāścaiva tuṣārāśca pahlavā bāhyatodarāḥ
the Kāmbojas and the Daradas, the Barbaras, the Priyalaukikas, the Pīnas and the Tuṣāras, the Pahlavas, the Bāhyatodaras,
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VaP 1 45.119
आत्रेयाश्च भरद्वाजाः प्रस्थलाश्च कसेरुकाः. लम्पाका स्तनपाश्चैव पीडिका जुहुडैः सह
ātreyāśca bharadvājāḥ prasthalāśca kaserukāḥ. lampākā stanapāścaiva pīḍikā juhuḍaiḥ saha
the Ātreyas and the Bharadvājas, the Prasthalas and the Kaserukas, the Lampākas and the Stanapas, the Pīḍikas together with the Juhuḍas,
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VaP 1 45.120
अपगाश्चालिमद्राश्च किरातानाञ्च जातयः। तोमरा हंसमार्गाश्च काश्मीरास्तङ्गणास्तथा
apagāścālimadrāśca kirātānāñca jātayaḥ| tomarā haṃsamārgāśca kāśmīrāstaṅgaṇāstathā
the Apagas and the Ālimadras, and the tribes of the Kirātas, the Tomaras and the Haṃsamārgas, the Kāśmīras and likewise the Taṅgaṇas,
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VaP 1 45.121
चूलिकाश्चाहुकाश्चैव पूर्णदर्वास्तथैव च। एते देशा ह्युदीच्याश्च प्राच्यान् देशान्निबोधत
cūlikāścāhukāścaiva pūrṇadarvāstathaiva ca| ete deśā hyudīcyāśca prācyān deśānnibodhata
the Cūlikas and the Āhukas, and likewise the Pūrṇadarvas: these indeed are the northern lands. Now learn of the eastern lands.
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VaP 1 45.122
अन्ध्रवाकाः सुजरका अन्तर्गिरिबहिर्गिराः। तथा प्रवङ्गवङ्गेया मालदा मालवर्तिनः
andhravākāḥ sujarakā antargiribahirgirāḥ| tathā pravaṅgavaṅgeyā māladā mālavartinaḥ
The Andhravākas, the Sujarakas, the Antargiris and the Bahirgiris, and likewise the Pravaṅgas and the Vaṅgeyas, the Māladas, the Mālavartins,
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VaP 1 45.123
ब्रह्मोत्तराः प्रविजया भार्गवा गेयमर्थकाः। प्राग्ज्योतिषाश्च मुण्डाश्च विदेहास्तामलिप्तकाः। माला मगधगोविन्दाः प्राच्यां जनपदाः स्मृताः
brahmottarāḥ pravijayā bhārgavā geyamarthakāḥ| prāgjyotiṣāśca muṇḍāśca videhāstāmaliptakāḥ| mālā magadhagovindāḥ prācyāṃ janapadāḥ smṛtāḥ
the Brahmottaras, the Pravijayas, the Bhārgavas, the Geyamarthakas, the Prāgjyotiṣas and the Muṇḍas, the Videhas, the Tāmaliptakas, the Mālas, the Magadhas, the Govindas: these are held to be the peoples in the east.
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VaP 1 45.124
अथापरे जनपदा दक्षिणापथ वासिनः । पाण्ड्याश्च केरलाश्चैव चौल्याः कुल्यास्तथैव च
athāpare janapadā dakṣiṇāpatha vāsinaḥ | pāṇḍyāśca keralāścaiva caulyāḥ kulyāstathaiva ca
Then the other peoples, dwellers on the southern route: the Pāṇḍyas and the Keralas, the Caulyas and likewise the Kulyas,
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VaP 1 45.125
सेतुका मूषिकाश्चैव कुमना वनवासिकाः। महाराष्ट्रा माहिषकाः कलिङ्गाश्चैव सर्वशः
setukā mūṣikāścaiva kumanā vanavāsikāḥ| mahārāṣṭrā māhiṣakāḥ kaliṅgāścaiva sarvaśaḥ
the Setukas and the Mūṣikas, the Kumanas, the Vanavāsikas, the Mahārāṣṭras, the Māhiṣakas, and the Kaliṅgas in all their divisions,
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VaP 1 45.126
अभीराः सह चैषीकाः आटव्याश्च वराश्च ये। पुलिन्द्रा विन्ध्यमूलीका वैदर्बा दण्डकैः सह
abhīrāḥ saha caiṣīkāḥ āṭavyāśca varāśca ye| pulindrā vindhyamūlīkā vaidarbā daṇḍakaiḥ saha
the Abhīras together with the Aiṣīkas, the Āṭavyas and those who are the Varas, the Pulindras, the Vindhyamūlīkas, the Vaidarbhas along with the Daṇḍakas,
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VaP 1 45.127
पौनिका मौनिकाश्चैव अस्मका भोगवर्द्धनाः। नैर्मिकाः कुन्तला आन्ध्रा उद्भिदा नलकालिकाः
paunikā maunikāścaiva asmakā bhogavarddhanāḥ| nairmikāḥ kuntalā āndhrā udbhidā nalakālikāḥ
the Paunikas and the Maunikas, the Asmakas, the Bhogavardhanas, the Nairmikas, the Kuntalas, the Āndhras, the Udbhidas, the Nalakālikas —
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VaP 1 45.128
दाक्षिणात्याश्च वै देशा अपरांस्तान्निबोधत। शूर्पाकाराः कोलवनाः दुर्गाः कालीतकैः सह
dākṣiṇātyāśca vai deśā aparāṃstānnibodhata| śūrpākārāḥ kolavanāḥ durgāḥ kālītakaiḥ saha
And (these) are the southern lands; now learn of the western ones: the Śūrpākāras, the Kolavanas, the Durgas, together with the Kālītakas,
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VaP 1 45.129
पुलेयाश्च सुरालाश्च रूपसास्तापसैः सह। तथा तुरसिताश्चैव सर्वे चैव परक्षराः
puleyāśca surālāśca rūpasāstāpasaiḥ saha| tathā turasitāścaiva sarve caiva parakṣarāḥ
and the Puleyas and the Surālas, the Rūpasas together with the Tāpasas, and likewise the Turasitas, and all the Parakṣaras.
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VaP 1 45.130
नासिक्याद्योश्च ये चान्ये ये चैवान्तरनर्मदाः। भानुकच्छाः समा हेयाः सहसा शाश्वतैरपि
nāsikyādyośca ye cānye ye caivāntaranarmadāḥ| bhānukacchāḥ samā heyāḥ sahasā śāśvatairapi
And those who (dwell) at Nāsikya and beyond, and the others, and those who are between the Narmadā (rivers)—the Bhānukacchas are to be reckoned as equal, together with the Sahasas and the Śāśvatas as well.
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VaP 1 45.131
कच्छीयाश्च सुराष्ट्राश्च अनर्त्ताश्चार्बुदैः सह। इत्येते सम्परीताश्च श्रृणुध्वं विन्ध्यवासिनः
kacchīyāśca surāṣṭrāśca anarttāścārbudaiḥ saha| ityete samparītāśca śrṛṇudhvaṃ vindhyavāsinaḥ
And the Kacchīyas and the Surāṣṭras and the Anarttas together with the Ārbudas: these, then, are those (lands) surrounding (it); (now) hear of the dwellers in the Vindhya.
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VaP 1 45.132
मालवाश्च करूषाश्च मेकलाश्चोत्कलैः सह। उत्तमर्णा दशार्णाश्च भोजाः किष्किन्धकैः सह
mālavāśca karūṣāśca mekalāścotkalaiḥ saha| uttamarṇā daśārṇāśca bhojāḥ kiṣkindhakaiḥ saha
And the Mālavas and the Karūṣas and the Mekalas together with the Utkalas, the Uttamarṇas and the Daśārṇas, the Bhojas together with the Kiṣkindhakas,
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VaP 1 45.133
तोसलाः कोसलाश्चैव त्रैपुरा वैदिकास्तथा। तुमुरास्तुम्बुराश्चैव षट्सुरा निषधैः सह
tosalāḥ kosalāścaiva traipurā vaidikāstathā| tumurāstumburāścaiva ṣaṭsurā niṣadhaiḥ saha
the Tosalas and the Kosalas, the Traipuras and likewise the Vaidikas, the Tumuras and the Tumburas, the Ṣaṭsuras together with the Niṣadhas,
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VaP 1 45.134
अनुपास्तुण्डिकेराश्च वीतिहोत्रा ह्यवन्तयः। एते जनपदाः सर्वे विन्ध्य पृष्ठनिवासिनः
anupāstuṇḍikerāśca vītihotrā hyavantayaḥ| ete janapadāḥ sarve vindhya pṛṣṭhanivāsinaḥ
the Anupas and the Tuṇḍikeras, the Vītihotras and indeed the Avantis: all these are peoples dwelling on the back (i.e. the slopes) of the Vindhya.
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VaP 1 45.135
अतो देशान् प्रवक्ष्यामि पर्वताश्रयिणश्च ये। निगर्हरा हंसमार्गाः क्षुपणास्तङ्गणाः खसाः
ato deśān pravakṣyāmi parvatāśrayiṇaśca ye| nigarharā haṃsamārgāḥ kṣupaṇāstaṅgaṇāḥ khasāḥ
Next I shall declare the lands, and those (peoples) who dwell in the mountains: the Nigarharas, the Haṃsamārgas, the Kṣupaṇas, the Taṅgaṇas, the Khasas,
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VaP 1 45.136
कुशप्रावरणाश्चैव हूणा दर्वाः सहूदकाः। त्रिगर्त्ता मालवाश्चैव किरातास्तामसैः सह
kuśaprāvaraṇāścaiva hūṇā darvāḥ sahūdakāḥ| trigarttā mālavāścaiva kirātāstāmasaiḥ saha
and the Kuśaprāvaraṇas, the Hūṇas, the Darvas along with the Hūdakas, the Trigarttas and the Mālavas, the Kirātas together with the Tāmasas.
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VaP 1 45.137
चत्वारि भारते वर्षे युगानि कवयो विदुः। कृतं त्रेता द्वारपञ्च कलिश्चेति चतुष्टयम्। तेषां निसर्गं वक्ष्यामि उपरिष्टान्निबोधत
catvāri bhārate varṣe yugāni kavayo viduḥ| kṛtaṃ tretā dvārapañca kaliśceti catuṣṭayam| teṣāṃ nisargaṃ vakṣyāmi upariṣṭānnibodhata
The sages know four ages in the land of Bharata: Kṛta, Tretā, Dvāpara, and Kali—these four. I shall tell of their emergence; learn of it hereafter.
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