Vayu Purana — Purvardha — Chapter 46
VaP 1 46.1
।।सूत उवाच।। एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु ऋषय उत्तरं पुनरेव ते। शुश्रूषवो मुदा युक्ताः पप्रच्छुर्लोमहर्षणम्
||sūta uvāca|| etacchrutvā tu ṛṣaya uttaraṃ punareva te| śuśrūṣavo mudā yuktāḥ papracchurlomaharṣaṇam
Sūta said: Having heard this, the sages, eager to hear more and filled with delight, questioned Lomaharṣaṇa again.
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VaP 1 46.2
।।ऋषय ऊचुः।। यच्च किम्पुरुषं वर्षं हरिवर्षं तथैव च। आचक्ष्व नो यथातत्त्वं कीर्त्तितं भारतं त्वया
||ṛṣaya ūcuḥ|| yacca kimpuruṣaṃ varṣaṃ harivarṣaṃ tathaiva ca| ācakṣva no yathātattvaṃ kīrttitaṃ bhārataṃ tvayā
The sages said: The land of Kimpuruṣa, and likewise Harivarṣa—tell us of them as they truly are; Bhārata has been described by you.
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VaP 1 46.3
पृष्टत्स्विदं यथा विप्रैर्यथा प्रश्रं विशेषतः। उवाच मुनिनिर्दिष्टं पुराणं विहितं यथा
pṛṣṭatsvidaṃ yathā viprairyathā praśraṃ viśeṣataḥ| uvāca muninirdiṣṭaṃ purāṇaṃ vihitaṃ yathā
As this was asked by the brāhmaṇas, and as (it was) especially inquired into, he spoke as it had been indicated by the sages and as it was laid down in the Purāṇa.
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VaP 1 46.4
।।सूत उवाच।। शुश्रूषा यत्र वो विप्रास्तच्छृणुध्वं मुदा युताः। पुक्षखण्डः किम्पुरुषे सुमहान्नन्दनोपमः
||sūta uvāca|| śuśrūṣā yatra vo viprāstacchṛṇudhvaṃ mudā yutāḥ| pukṣakhaṇḍaḥ kimpuruṣe sumahānnandanopamaḥ
Sūta said: Where your desire to hear is, O brāhmaṇas, hear that, filled with delight. In Kimpuruṣa there is a great grove of trees, very vast, like Nandana.
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VaP 1 46.5
दशवर्षसहस्राणि स्थितिः किम्पुरुषे स्मृता। सुवर्णवर्णाश्च नराः स्त्रियश्चाप्सरसोपमाः
daśavarṣasahasrāṇi sthitiḥ kimpuruṣe smṛtā| suvarṇavarṇāśca narāḥ striyaścāpsarasopamāḥ
The (life)span in Kimpuruṣa is recorded as ten thousand years; the men are gold-coloured, and the women are like apsarases.
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VaP 1 46.6
अनामया ह्यशोकाश्च सर्वे ते शुद्धमानसाः। जायन्ते मानवास्तत्र निस्तप्तकनकप्रभाः
anāmayā hyaśokāśca sarve te śuddhamānasāḥ| jāyante mānavāstatra nistaptakanakaprabhāḥ
Free from disease and free from sorrow, all of them pure in mind, the human beings born there have the sheen of refined gold.
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VaP 1 46.7
वर्षे किम्पुरुषे पुण्ये प्लक्षो मधुवहः शुभः। तस्य किम्पुरुषाः सर्वे पिबन्ति रसमुत्तमम्
varṣe kimpuruṣe puṇye plakṣo madhuvahaḥ śubhaḥ| tasya kimpuruṣāḥ sarve pibanti rasamuttamam
In the holy land of Kimpuruṣa there is an auspicious plakṣa tree that bears honey (sap); all the Kimpuruṣas drink its excellent juice.
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VaP 1 46.8
अतःपरं किं पुरुषाद्धरिवर्षः प्रचक्ष्यते। महारजतसङ्काशा जायन्ते तत्र मानवाः
ataḥparaṃ kiṃ puruṣāddharivarṣaḥ pracakṣyate| mahārajatasaṅkāśā jāyante tatra mānavāḥ
Next after Kimpuruṣa, Harivarṣa is described: the human beings born there have the appearance of fine silver.
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VaP 1 46.9
देवलोकाच्च्युताः सर्वे देवरूपाश्च सर्वशः। हरिवर्षे नराः सर्वे पिबन्तीक्षुरसं शुभम्
devalokāccyutāḥ sarve devarūpāśca sarvaśaḥ| harivarṣe narāḥ sarve pibantīkṣurasaṃ śubham
All of them have fallen from the world of the gods and are in every way of divine form; in Harivarṣa all the men drink the auspicious juice of sugarcane.
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VaP 1 46.10
एकादश सहस्राणि वर्षाणां तु मुदा युताः। हरिवर्षे तु जीवन्ति सर्वे मुदितमानसाः। न जरा बाधते तत्र जीर्यन्ति न च ते नराः
ekādaśa sahasrāṇi varṣāṇāṃ tu mudā yutāḥ| harivarṣe tu jīvanti sarve muditamānasāḥ| na jarā bādhate tatra jīryanti na ca te narāḥ
Filled with joy, they live in Harivarṣa eleven thousand years, all of them with gladdened minds; there old age does not afflict (them), nor do those men grow old.
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VaP 1 46.11
मध्यमं यन्मया प्रोक्तं नाम्ना वर्षमिलावृतम्। न तत्र सूर्यस्तपति न च जीर्यन्ति मानवाः
madhyamaṃ yanmayā proktaṃ nāmnā varṣamilāvṛtam| na tatra sūryastapati na ca jīryanti mānavāḥ
The middle region, which I have called by the name Ilāvṛta — there the sun does not burn, nor do men grow old.
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VaP 1 46.12
चन्द्रसूर्यौ सनक्षत्रावप्रकाशाविलावृते । पद्मवर्णाः पद्म प्रभाः पद्मपत्रनिभेक्षणाः। पक्षपत्रसुगन्धाश्च जायन्ते तत्र मानवाः
candrasūryau sanakṣatrāvaprakāśāvilāvṛte | padmavarṇāḥ padma prabhāḥ padmapatranibhekṣaṇāḥ| pakṣapatrasugandhāśca jāyante tatra mānavāḥ
In Ilāvṛta the moon and sun, together with the constellations, give no light. The men born there are lotus-coloured, lotus-radiant, with eyes like lotus petals, and fragrant as (lotus) petals and leaves.
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VaP 1 46.13
जम्बूरसफलाहारा ह्यनिष्पन्दाः सुगन्धिनः। मनस्विनो भुक्तभोगाः सत्कर्मफलभोगिनः
jambūrasaphalāhārā hyaniṣpandāḥ sugandhinaḥ| manasvino bhuktabhogāḥ satkarmaphalabhoginaḥ
They feed on the juice of the jambū fruit, are motionless (unwavering), fragrant, high-minded, having enjoyed their enjoyments, enjoying the fruit of good deeds.
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VaP 1 46.14
देवलोकाच्च्युताः सर्वे जायन्ते ह्यजरामराः. त्रयोदशसहस्राणि वर्षाणान्ते नरोत्तमाः
devalokāccyutāḥ sarve jāyante hyajarāmarāḥ. trayodaśasahasrāṇi varṣāṇānte narottamāḥ
All of them, fallen from the world of the gods, are born free of old age and death; these best of men (live) thirteen thousand years.
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VaP 1 46.15
आयुष्प्रमाणं जीवन्ति ते तु वर्षे त्विलावृते । मेरोः प्रतिदिशं ते तु नवसाहस्रविस्तृते
āyuṣpramāṇaṃ jīvanti te tu varṣe tvilāvṛte | meroḥ pratidiśaṃ te tu navasāhasravistṛte
That is the measure of life they live in the region Ilāvṛta; (it lies) in each direction from Meru, extending nine thousand (yojanas).
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VaP 1 46.16
योजनानां सहस्राणि षड्विंशस्तस्य विस्तरः। चतुरस्रः समन्ताच्च शरावाकार संस्थितः
yojanānāṃ sahasrāṇi ṣaḍviṃśastasya vistaraḥ| caturasraḥ samantācca śarāvākāra saṃsthitaḥ
Its extent is twenty-six thousand yojanas; it is four-cornered and all around is shaped in the form of a shallow dish.
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VaP 1 46.17
मेरोस्तु पश्चिमे भागे नवसाहस्रसंमिते। चतुस्त्रिंशत्सहस्राणि गन्धमादनपर्वतः
merostu paścime bhāge navasāhasrasaṃmite| catustriṃśatsahasrāṇi gandhamādanaparvataḥ
On the western side of Meru, measured at nine thousand (yojanas), lies the Gandhamādana mountain, thirty-four thousand (yojanas).
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VaP 1 46.18
उदग्दक्षिणतश्चैव आनीलनिषधायतः। चत्वारिंशत्सहस्राणि परिवृद्धो महीतलात्। सहस्रमवगाढस्तु तावदेव तु धिष्ठितः
udagdakṣiṇataścaiva ānīlaniṣadhāyataḥ| catvāriṃśatsahasrāṇi parivṛddho mahītalāt| sahasramavagāḍhastu tāvadeva tu dhiṣṭhitaḥ
It stretches north and south, from Nīla to Niṣadha; it rises forty thousand (yojanas) from the surface of the earth, and it is sunk a thousand (yojanas) and stands just so much.
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VaP 1 46.19
पूर्वेण माल्यवान् शैलस्तत्प्रमाणः प्रकीर्तितः। दक्षिणेन तु नीलस्य निषधस्योत्तरेण तु
pūrveṇa mālyavān śailastatpramāṇaḥ prakīrtitaḥ| dakṣiṇena tu nīlasya niṣadhasyottareṇa tu
On the east, Mount Mālyavān is declared to be of that same measure — to the south of Nīla and to the north of Niṣadha.
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VaP 1 46.20
तेषां मध्ये महामेरुः सुप्रमाणः प्रकीर्तितः। सर्वेषामेव शैलानामवगाढो यथा भवेत्
teṣāṃ madhye mahāmeruḥ supramāṇaḥ prakīrtitaḥ| sarveṣāmeva śailānāmavagāḍho yathā bhavet
In the midst of them, great Meru is declared to be of good measure, such that its sinking (into the earth) is (as deep as) that of all the mountains.
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VaP 1 46.21
विस्तरस्तत्प्रमाणः स्यादायामे नियुतः स्मृतः। वृत्तभावात् समुद्रस्य महीमण्डलभावनः
vistarastatpramāṇaḥ syādāyāme niyutaḥ smṛtaḥ| vṛttabhāvāt samudrasya mahīmaṇḍalabhāvanaḥ
Its breadth would be of that measure; in length it is recorded as a niyuta (hundred thousand). Because of the roundness of the ocean, which produces the circle of the earth,
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VaP 1 46.22
आयामाः परिहीयन्ते चतुरस्राः समस्ततः। अनावृत्ताश्चतुष्केण भिद्यन्ते मध्यमागताः
āyāmāḥ parihīyante caturasrāḥ samastataḥ| anāvṛttāścatuṣkeṇa bhidyante madhyamāgatāḥ
the lengths, four-cornered on every side, are diminished; not being enclosed, those that reach the middle are divided by a set of four.
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VaP 1 46.23
प्रभिन्नाञ्जनसङ्काशा जम्बूरसवती नदी। मेरोस्तु दक्षिणे पार्श्वे निषधस्योत्तरेण तु
prabhinnāñjanasaṅkāśā jambūrasavatī nadī| merostu dakṣiṇe pārśve niṣadhasyottareṇa tu
Resembling crushed collyrium, the river bearing the juice of the jambū (flows) on the southern flank of Meru and to the north of Niṣadha.
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VaP 1 46.24
सुदर्शनो नाम महाजम्बूवृक्षः सनातनः। नित्यपुष्पफलोपेतः सिद्धचारणसेवितः
sudarśano nāma mahājambūvṛkṣaḥ sanātanaḥ| nityapuṣpaphalopetaḥ siddhacāraṇasevitaḥ
There is an eternal great jambū tree named Sudarśana, ever bearing flowers and fruit, frequented by Siddhas and Cāraṇas.
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VaP 1 46.25
तस्य नाम्ना समाख्यातो जम्बूद्वीपे वनस्पतिः। योजनानां सहस्रं तु शतचान्यमहाद्रुमः। उत्सेधो वृक्षराजस्प दिवं स्पृशति सर्वशः
tasya nāmnā samākhyāto jambūdvīpe vanaspatiḥ| yojanānāṃ sahasraṃ tu śatacānyamahādrumaḥ| utsedho vṛkṣarājaspa divaṃ spṛśati sarvaśaḥ
By its name that forest-lord (is called) on Jambūdvīpa; a thousand yojanas and a hundred more (is) that great tree; the height of that king of trees touches the sky on every side.
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VaP 1 46.26
अरत्नीनां शतान्यष्टौ एकषष्ट्यधिकानि तु। फलप्रमाणं संख्यातमृषिभिस्तत्त्वदर्शिभिः
aratnīnāṃ śatānyaṣṭau ekaṣaṣṭyadhikāni tu| phalapramāṇaṃ saṃkhyātamṛṣibhistattvadarśibhiḥ
Eight hundred aratnis and sixty-one more is the measure of the fruit, as reckoned by the seers who see the truth.
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VaP 1 46.27
पतमानानि तान्युर्व्यां कुर्वन्ति विपुलं स्वनम्। तस्या जम्ब्वाः फलरसो नदीभूय प्रसर्पति
patamānāni tānyurvyāṃ kurvanti vipulaṃ svanam| tasyā jambvāḥ phalaraso nadībhūya prasarpati
Falling upon the earth they make a vast sound; the juice of the fruit of that jambū becomes a river and flows on,
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VaP 1 46.28
मेरुं प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य जम्बू वृक्षंविशत्यधः। ते पिबन्ति सदा हृष्टा जम्बूरसफलावृताः
meruṃ pradakṣiṇīkṛtya jambū vṛkṣaṃviśatyadhaḥ| te pibanti sadā hṛṣṭā jambūrasaphalāvṛtāḥ
and having circled Meru to the right it enters below the jambū tree. Always delighted, surrounded by the fruits and juice of the jambū, they drink it.
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VaP 1 46.29
जम्बूरसफलं पीत्वा न जरां प्राप्नुवन्ति ते। न च ध्रुवं न रोगं तु न च मृत्युं तथाविधम्
jambūrasaphalaṃ pītvā na jarāṃ prāpnuvanti te| na ca dhruvaṃ na rogaṃ tu na ca mṛtyuṃ tathāvidham
Having drunk the juice of the jambū fruit, they do not meet with old age, nor with (?) fixity, nor disease, nor any such death.
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VaP 1 46.30
तत्र जाम्बूनदं नाम कनकं देवभूषणम्। इन्द्रगोपकशङ्काशं जायते भास्वरन्तु तत्
tatra jāmbūnadaṃ nāma kanakaṃ devabhūṣaṇam| indragopakaśaṅkāśaṃ jāyate bhāsvarantu tat
There arises the gold named jāmbūnada, the ornament of the gods, resembling the indragopaka insect, and it is radiant.
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VaP 1 46.31
सर्वेषां वर्षवृक्षाणां शुभः फलरसस्तु सः। स्कन्नं भवति तच्छुक्रं कनकं देवभूषणम्
sarveṣāṃ varṣavṛkṣāṇāṃ śubhaḥ phalarasastu saḥ| skannaṃ bhavati tacchukraṃ kanakaṃ devabhūṣaṇam
That is the auspicious juice of the fruits of all the trees of the (nine) regions; when it has flowed forth, that seed becomes gold, the ornament of the gods.
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VaP 1 46.32
तेषां मूत्रं पुरीषञ्च दिक्षु सर्वासु भागशः। ईश्वरानुग्रहाद्भूमिर्मृतांश्च ग्रसते तु तान्
teṣāṃ mūtraṃ purīṣañca dikṣu sarvāsu bhāgaśaḥ| īśvarānugrahādbhūmirmṛtāṃśca grasate tu tān
Their urine and excrement (fall) in all directions, portion by portion; by the Lord's favour the earth swallows those up, and the dead as well.
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VaP 1 46.33
रक्षः पिशाचा यक्षाश्च सर्वे हैमवताः स्मृताः। हेमकूटे तु गन्धर्वा विज्ञेयाः साप्सरोगणाः
rakṣaḥ piśācā yakṣāśca sarve haimavatāḥ smṛtāḥ| hemakūṭe tu gandharvā vijñeyāḥ sāpsarogaṇāḥ
The rākṣasas, piśācas and yakṣas are all recorded as belonging to Himavat; but on Hemakūṭa gandharvas, together with the hosts of apsarases, are to be known (as dwelling).
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VaP 1 46.34
सर्वे नागास्तु निषधे शेषवासुकितक्षकाः। महामेरौ त्रयस्त्रिंशद्भ्रमन्ते याज्ञिकाः सुराः । नीले तु वैडूर्यमये सिद्धब्रह्मर्षयो मताः
sarve nāgāstu niṣadhe śeṣavāsukitakṣakāḥ| mahāmerau trayastriṃśadbhramante yājñikāḥ surāḥ | nīle tu vaiḍūryamaye siddhabrahmarṣayo matāḥ
All the nāgas are on Niṣadha—Śeṣa, Vāsuki and Takṣaka; on the great Meru the thirty-three gods of sacrifice move about; and on Nīla, which is made of beryl, the siddhas and brahman-seers are held (to dwell).
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VaP 1 46.35
दैत्यानां दानवानाञ्च श्वेतपर्वत उच्यते। श्रृङ्गवान् पर्वतः श्रेष्ठः पितॄणां प्रतिसञ्चरः
daityānāṃ dānavānāñca śvetaparvata ucyate| śrṛṅgavān parvataḥ śreṣṭhaḥ pitṝṇāṃ pratisañcaraḥ
The White Mountain is said to be (the place) of the daityas and the dānavas; the mountain Śṛṅgavān is the best (of them), the resort of the fathers.
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VaP 1 46.36
नवस्वेतेषु वर्षेषु यथाभागस्थितेषु वै। भूतान्युपनिविष्टानि गतिमन्ति ध्रुवाणि च
navasveteṣu varṣeṣu yathābhāgasthiteṣu vai| bhūtānyupaniviṣṭāni gatimanti dhruvāṇi ca
In these nine regions, which are established each in its own portion, beings have settled down, both the moving and the fixed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 46.37
तेषां विवृद्धिर्बहुला दृश्यते देवमानुषोः। न शक्या परिसङ्ख्यातुं श्रद्धेयानु बुभूषता
teṣāṃ vivṛddhirbahulā dṛśyate devamānuṣoḥ| na śakyā parisaṅkhyātuṃ śraddheyānu bubhūṣatā
Their increase is seen to be abundant, both of gods and of men; it cannot be counted up by one who would wish (to be) credible.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain