Vayu Purana — Purvardha — Chapter 47
VaP 1 47.1
।।सूत उवाच।। सव्ये हिमवतः पार्श्वे कैलासो नाम पर्वतः। तस्मिन्निवसति श्रीमान् कुबेरः सह राक्षसैः। अप्सरोगणसंयुक्तो मोदते ह्यलकाधिपः
||sūta uvāca|| savye himavataḥ pārśve kailāso nāma parvataḥ| tasminnivasati śrīmān kuberaḥ saha rākṣasaiḥ| apsarogaṇasaṃyukto modate hyalakādhipaḥ
Sūta said: On the left flank of Himavat there is a mountain named Kailāsa. On it dwells the glorious Kubera together with the rākṣasas; joined by hosts of apsarases, the lord of Alakā takes his pleasure there.
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VaP 1 47.2
कैलासपादात् सम्भूतं पुण्यं शीत जलं शुभम्। मन्दं नाम्ना कुमुद्वन्तं शरदम्बुदसन्निभम्
kailāsapādāt sambhūtaṃ puṇyaṃ śīta jalaṃ śubham| mandaṃ nāmnā kumudvantaṃ śaradambudasannibham
Arisen from the foot of Kailāsa there is a holy, auspicious (lake) of cool water, Manda by name, full of white lotuses, like an autumn cloud.
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VaP 1 47.3
तस्माद्दिव्या प्रभवति नदी मन्दाकिनी शुभा। दिव्यञ्च नन्दनं तत्र तस्यास्तीरे महद्वनम्
tasmāddivyā prabhavati nadī mandākinī śubhā| divyañca nandanaṃ tatra tasyāstīre mahadvanam
From it arises the divine, auspicious river Mandākinī; and there on its bank is the divine great forest Nandana.
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VaP 1 47.4
प्रागुत्तरेण कैलासाद्दिव्यसत्त्वौषधं गिरिम्। सुरधातुमयं चित्रं सुवर्णं पर्वतं प्रति
prāguttareṇa kailāsāddivyasattvauṣadhaṃ girim| suradhātumayaṃ citraṃ suvarṇaṃ parvataṃ prati
To the north-east of Kailāsa (lies) the mountain that bears divine creatures and herbs, toward the golden mountain, variegated and made of the gods' minerals.
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VaP 1 47.5
चन्द्रप्रभो नाम गिरिः सशुद्धां रत्नसन्निभः। तस्य पादे महद्दिव्यमच्छोदं नाम तत्सरः
candraprabho nāma giriḥ saśuddhāṃ ratnasannibhaḥ| tasya pāde mahaddivyamacchodaṃ nāma tatsaraḥ
There is a mountain named Candraprabha, pure, resembling a jewel; at its foot is that great divine lake named Acchoda.
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VaP 1 47.6
तस्माद्दिव्या प्रभवति ह्यच्छोदा नाम निम्नगा। तस्यास्तीरे महादिव्यं वनं चैत्ररथं स्मृतम्
tasmāddivyā prabhavati hyacchodā nāma nimnagā| tasyāstīre mahādivyaṃ vanaṃ caitrarathaṃ smṛtam
From it arises the divine river named Acchodā; on its bank is the greatly divine forest known as Caitraratha.
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VaP 1 47.7
तस्मिन् गिरौ निवसति मणिभद्रः सहानुगः। यक्षसेनापतिः क्रूरगुह्यकैः परिवारितः
tasmin girau nivasati maṇibhadraḥ sahānugaḥ| yakṣasenāpatiḥ krūraguhyakaiḥ parivāritaḥ
On that mountain dwells Maṇibhadra with his followers, the commander of the yakṣa army, surrounded by fierce guhyakas.
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VaP 1 47.8
पुण्या मन्दाकिनी चैव निम्नगाच्छोदिका तथा। महीमण्डलमध्येन प्रविष्टे ते महोदधिम्
puṇyā mandākinī caiva nimnagācchodikā tathā| mahīmaṇḍalamadhyena praviṣṭe te mahodadhim
The holy Mandākinī and likewise the river Acchodikā—these two have entered the great ocean through the middle of the earth's circle.
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VaP 1 47.9
कैलासाद्दक्षिणप्राच्यां शिवसत्त्वौषधिं गुरुम् । मनःशिलामयं दिव्यं पिशङ्गं पर्वतं प्रति
kailāsāddakṣiṇaprācyāṃ śivasattvauṣadhiṃ gurum | manaḥśilāmayaṃ divyaṃ piśaṅgaṃ parvataṃ prati
To the south-east of Kailāsa (lies) the great (mountain) bearing auspicious creatures and herbs, divine, made of realgar, toward the tawny mountain.
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VaP 1 47.10
लोहितो हेमश्रृङ्गस्तु गिरिः सूर्य प्रभो महान्। तस्य पादे महद्दिव्यं लोहितं नाम तत्सरः
lohito hemaśrṛṅgastu giriḥ sūrya prabho mahān| tasya pāde mahaddivyaṃ lohitaṃ nāma tatsaraḥ
And Lohita is a great mountain with golden peaks, with the radiance of the sun; at its foot is that great divine lake named Lohita.
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VaP 1 47.11
तस्मात् पुण्यः प्रभवति लौहित्यः सदनो महान्। देवारण्यं विशोकञ्च तस्य तीरे महावनम्
tasmāt puṇyaḥ prabhavati lauhityaḥ sadano mahān| devāraṇyaṃ viśokañca tasya tīre mahāvanam
From it arises the holy, great, abundant (river) Lauhitya; on its bank is the great forest Devāraṇya, and Viśoka.
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VaP 1 47.12
तस्मिन् गिरौ निवसति यक्षो मणिवरो वशी। सौम्यैः सुधार्मिकैश्चैव गुह्यकैः परिवारितः
tasmin girau nivasati yakṣo maṇivaro vaśī| saumyaiḥ sudhārmikaiścaiva guhyakaiḥ parivāritaḥ
On that mountain dwells the self-controlled yakṣa Maṇivara, surrounded by gentle and very righteous guhyakas.
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VaP 1 47.13
कैलासाद्दक्षिणे पार्श्वे क्रूरसत्वौषधं गिरिम्। वृत्रकायात् किलोत्पन्नमञ्जनं त्रिककुत्प्रति
kailāsāddakṣiṇe pārśve krūrasatvauṣadhaṃ girim| vṛtrakāyāt kilotpannamañjanaṃ trikakutprati
On the southern flank of Kailāsa (lies) the mountain bearing fierce creatures and herbs, toward Trikakud, the collyrium(-mountain) said to have arisen from Vṛtra's body.
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VaP 1 47.14
सर्वधातुमयस्तत्र सुमहान् वैद्युतो गिरिः। तस्य पादे सरः पुण्यं मानसं सिद्धसेवितम्
sarvadhātumayastatra sumahān vaidyuto giriḥ| tasya pāde saraḥ puṇyaṃ mānasaṃ siddhasevitam
There stands the vast Vaidyuta mountain, made of every kind of mineral; at its foot is the holy lake Mānasa, frequented by the Siddhas.
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VaP 1 47.15
तस्मात् प्रभवते पुण्या सरयूर्लोकभावनी। तस्यास्तीरे वनं दिव्यं वैभ्राजं नाम विश्रुतम्
tasmāt prabhavate puṇyā sarayūrlokabhāvanī| tasyāstīre vanaṃ divyaṃ vaibhrājaṃ nāma viśrutam
From it arises the holy Sarayū, which sustains the world; on its bank is a divine forest renowned by the name Vaibhrāja.
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VaP 1 47.16
कुबेरानुचरस्तत्र प्रहेतृतनयो वशी। ब्रह्म पातो निवसति राक्षसोऽनन्तविक्रमः। अन्तरिक्षचरैर्घोरैर्यातुधानशतैर्वृतः
kuberānucarastatra prahetṛtanayo vaśī| brahma pāto nivasati rākṣaso'nantavikramaḥ| antarikṣacarairghorairyātudhānaśatairvṛtaḥ
There dwells a follower of Kubera, the son of Prahetṛ, self-controlled, the rākṣasa Brahmapāta of endless valour, surrounded by hundreds of terrible sky-roaming Yātudhānas.
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VaP 1 47.17
अपरेण तु कैलासान्मुख्यसत्त्वौषधिं गिरिम्। अरुणं पर्वतश्रेष्ठं रुक्मधातुमयं प्रति
apareṇa tu kailāsānmukhyasattvauṣadhiṃ girim| aruṇaṃ parvataśreṣṭhaṃ rukmadhātumayaṃ prati
But to the west of Kailāsa (lies) the mountain rich in the foremost creatures and herbs — Aruṇa, best of mountains, made of gold ore.
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VaP 1 47.18
भवस्य दयितः श्रीमान् पर्वतो मेघसन्निभः। शातकुम्भमयैः शुभ्रैः शिलाजालैः समावृतः
bhavasya dayitaḥ śrīmān parvato meghasannibhaḥ| śātakumbhamayaiḥ śubhraiḥ śilājālaiḥ samāvṛtaḥ
(There is) a splendid mountain dear to Bhava, resembling a cloud, covered over with bright networks of rock made of gold.
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VaP 1 47.19
शतसङ्ख्यैस्तापनीयैः श्रृङ्गैर्दिवमिवोल्लिखन्। मुञ्जवान् स महादिव्यो दुर्गशैलो हिमार्चितः
śatasaṅkhyaistāpanīyaiḥ śrṛṅgairdivamivollikhan| muñjavān sa mahādivyo durgaśailo himārcitaḥ
With a hundred golden peaks it seems to scratch the sky: that is Muñjavān, greatly divine, a mountain hard of access, honoured with snow.
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VaP 1 47.20
तस्मिन् गिरौ निवसति गिरिशो धूम्रलोहितः। तस्य पादात् प्रभवति शैलोदं नाम तत्सरः
tasmin girau nivasati giriśo dhūmralohitaḥ| tasya pādāt prabhavati śailodaṃ nāma tatsaraḥ
On that mountain dwells Giriśa, smoke-red in colour; from its foot arises that lake named Śailoda.
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VaP 1 47.21
तस्मात् प्रभवते हिव्या शैलोदा नाम निम्नगा। सा चक्षुःशीतयोर्मध्ये प्रविष्टा लवणोदधिम्
tasmāt prabhavate hivyā śailodā nāma nimnagā| sā cakṣuḥśītayormadhye praviṣṭā lavaṇodadhim
From it arises the divine river named Śailodā; passing between the Cakṣu and the Śītā, it enters the salt ocean.
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VaP 1 47.22
तस्यास्तीरे वनं दिव्यं विश्रुतं सुरभीति वै। अस्त्युत्तरेण कैलासाच्छिवसत्त्वौषधो गिरिः
tasyāstīre vanaṃ divyaṃ viśrutaṃ surabhīti vai| astyuttareṇa kailāsācchivasattvauṣadho giriḥ
On its bank is a divine forest well known as Surabhi. To the north of Kailāsa there is a mountain of auspicious creatures and herbs.
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VaP 1 47.23
गौरो नाम गिरिस्तत्र हरितालमयः शुभः। हिरण्यश्रृङ्गः सुमहान् दिव्यो मणिमयो गिरिः
gauro nāma giristatra haritālamayaḥ śubhaḥ| hiraṇyaśrṛṅgaḥ sumahān divyo maṇimayo giriḥ
There is a mountain named Gaura, fair, made of yellow orpiment; and (there is) Hiraṇyaśṛṅga, a very great, divine mountain made of gems.
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VaP 1 47.24
तस्य पादे महद्दिव्यं शुभं काञ्चनवालुकम्। रम्यं बिन्दुसरो नाम यत्र यातो भगीरथः
tasya pāde mahaddivyaṃ śubhaṃ kāñcanavālukam| ramyaṃ bindusaro nāma yatra yāto bhagīrathaḥ
At its foot is the great, divine, fair lake with golden sands, the lovely one named Bindusaras, to which Bhagīratha went.
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VaP 1 47.25
गङ्गानिमित्तं राजर्षिरुवास बहुलाः समाः । दिवं यास्यन्ति मे पूर्वे गङ्गातोयपरिप्लुताः
gaṅgānimittaṃ rājarṣiruvāsa bahulāḥ samāḥ | divaṃ yāsyanti me pūrve gaṅgātoyapariplutāḥ
For the sake of the Gaṅgā the royal sage dwelt (there) many years, (thinking:) "My forefathers will go to heaven, flooded over by the Gaṅgā's water."
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VaP 1 47.26
तत्र त्रिपथगा देवी प्रथमन्तु प्रतिष्ठिता। सोमपादप्रसूता सा सप्तधा प्रतिपद्य ते
tatra tripathagā devī prathamantu pratiṣṭhitā| somapādaprasūtā sā saptadhā pratipadya te
There the goddess who goes by three paths first became established; born from the foot of Soma, she went forth in seven streams.
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VaP 1 47.27
यूपा मणिमयास्तत्र चितयश्च हिरण्मयाः । तत्रेष्ट्वा तु गतः शर्वं शक्रः सर्वैः सुरैः सह
yūpā maṇimayāstatra citayaśca hiraṇmayāḥ | tatreṣṭvā tu gataḥ śarvaṃ śakraḥ sarvaiḥ suraiḥ saha
There the sacrificial posts are of gems and the (funeral/fire) altars of gold; having sacrificed there, Śakra went to Śarva together with all the gods.
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VaP 1 47.28
दिविच्छायापथो यस्तु अनुनक्षत्रमण्डलम् । दृश्यते भास्वरो रात्रौ देवी त्रिपथगा तु सा
divicchāyāpatho yastu anunakṣatramaṇḍalam | dṛśyate bhāsvaro rātrau devī tripathagā tu sā
That path of shade in the sky, following the circle of the constellations, which is seen shining at night — that is the goddess who goes by three paths.
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VaP 1 47.29
अन्तरिक्षं दिवञ्चैव भावयन्ती भुवङ्गता। भवोत्तमाङ्गे पतिता संरुद्धा योगमायया
antarikṣaṃ divañcaiva bhāvayantī bhuvaṅgatā| bhavottamāṅge patitā saṃruddhā yogamāyayā
Sustaining both the mid-air and the sky, she came to earth, and falling on Bhava's head she was held back by (his) power of yoga.
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VaP 1 47.30
तस्या ये बिन्दवः केचित् क्रुद्धायाः पतिताः क्षितौ। कृतं बिन्दुसरस्तत्र ततो बिन्दुसरः स्मृतम्
tasyā ye bindavaḥ kecit kruddhāyāḥ patitāḥ kṣitau| kṛtaṃ bindusarastatra tato bindusaraḥ smṛtam
Whatever drops of her, when she was enraged, fell on the ground — there Bindusaras was made; hence it is called Bindusaras.
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VaP 1 47.31
ततो निरुद्धा देवी सा भवेन स्मयता किल। चिन्तयामास मनसा शङ्करक्षेपणं प्रति
tato niruddhā devī sā bhavena smayatā kila| cintayāmāsa manasā śaṅkarakṣepaṇaṃ prati
Then, being held back by Bhava, who was smiling, the goddess pondered in her mind on how to hurl Śaṅkara away.
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VaP 1 47.32
भित्त्वा विशामि पातालं स्रोतसा गृह्य शङ्करम्। ज्ञात्वा तस्या अभिप्रायं क्रूरं देव्या चिकीर्षितम्
bhittvā viśāmi pātālaṃ srotasā gṛhya śaṅkaram| jñātvā tasyā abhiprāyaṃ krūraṃ devyā cikīrṣitam
"Splitting (the earth), I shall enter Pātāla, carrying off Śaṅkara with my current." Knowing that intention of hers, the cruel thing the goddess wished to do —
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VaP 1 47.33
तिरोभावयितुं बुद्धिरासीदङ्गेषु तां नदीम्। तस्यावलेपं तं बुद्ध्वा नद्याः क्रुद्धस्तु शङ्करः। निरुध्य तु शिरस्येनां वेगेन पतितां भुवि
tirobhāvayituṃ buddhirāsīdaṅgeṣu tāṃ nadīm| tasyāvalepaṃ taṃ buddhvā nadyāḥ kruddhastu śaṅkaraḥ| nirudhya tu śirasyenāṃ vegena patitāṃ bhuvi
(his) thought was to make that river vanish within his limbs. Knowing that arrogance of the river, Śaṅkara grew angry, and checking her on his head, (she) fell violently to the earth.
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VaP 1 47.34
एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु दृष्ट्वा राजानमग्रतः। धमनीसन्ततं क्षीणं क्षुधापरिगतेन्द्रियम्
etasminneva kāle tu dṛṣṭvā rājānamagrataḥ| dhamanīsantataṃ kṣīṇaṃ kṣudhāparigatendriyam
And at that very moment, seeing the king before (him) — his veins standing out, emaciated, his senses overcome by hunger —
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VaP 1 47.35
अनेन तोषितश्चाहं नद्यर्थं पूर्वमेव हि। बुद्ध्वास्य वरदानं तु कोपं नियतवांस्तु सः
anena toṣitaścāhaṃ nadyarthaṃ pūrvameva hi| buddhvāsya varadānaṃ tu kopaṃ niyatavāṃstu saḥ
"By him I was gratified long before, for the sake of the river" — recognising the boon he had granted, he restrained his anger.
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VaP 1 47.36
ब्रह्मणो हि वचः श्रुत्वा प्रतिज्ञाधारणं प्रति। ततो विसर्जयामास संरुद्धां स्वेन तेजसा। नदीं भगीरथस्यार्थे तपसोग्रेण तोषितः
brahmaṇo hi vacaḥ śrutvā pratijñādhāraṇaṃ prati| tato visarjayāmāsa saṃruddhāṃ svena tejasā| nadīṃ bhagīrathasyārthe tapasogreṇa toṣitaḥ
For, having heard Brahmā's word concerning the keeping of the promise, he then released the river he had held back by his own energy, for Bhagīratha's sake, being gratified by (his) fierce austerity.
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VaP 1 47.37
ततो विसृज्यमानायाः स्रोतस्तत्सप्तताङ्गतम्। त्रयः प्राचीमभिमुखं प्रतीचीं त्रयः एव तु
tato visṛjyamānāyāḥ srotastatsaptatāṅgatam| trayaḥ prācīmabhimukhaṃ pratīcīṃ trayaḥ eva tu
Then the stream of her who was being released went in seven directions: three faced the east, and three the west.
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VaP 1 47.38
नद्याः स्रोतस्तु गङ्गायाः प्रत्यपद्यत सप्तधा। नलिनी ह्रादिनी चैव पावनी चैव प्राग्गता
nadyāḥ srotastu gaṅgāyāḥ pratyapadyata saptadhā| nalinī hrādinī caiva pāvanī caiva prāggatā
The river Gaṅgā's stream became sevenfold: Nalinī, Hrādinī and Pāvanī went eastward;
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VaP 1 47.39
सीता चक्षुश्च सिन्धुश्च प्रतीचीं दिशमाक्षिताः। सप्तमी त्वनुगा तासां दक्षिणेन भगीरथी
sītā cakṣuśca sindhuśca pratīcīṃ diśamākṣitāḥ| saptamī tvanugā tāsāṃ dakṣiṇena bhagīrathī
Sītā, Cakṣu and Sindhu looked toward the western quarter; and the seventh of them, Bhāgīrathī, follows along on the southern (course).
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VaP 1 47.40
तस्माद्भागीरथी या सा प्रविष्टा लवणोदधिम्। सप्तैता भावयन्तीह हिमाह्वं वर्षमेव तु
tasmādbhāgīrathī yā sā praviṣṭā lavaṇodadhim| saptaitā bhāvayantīha himāhvaṃ varṣameva tu
Hence she who is Bhāgīrathī entered the salt ocean. These seven here nourish the region named Hima (the Himālayan land).
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VaP 1 47.41
प्रसूताः सप्त नद्यस्ताः शुभा बिन्दुसरोद्भवाः। नानादेशान् भावयन्त्यो म्लेच्छप्रायांश्च सर्वशः
prasūtāḥ sapta nadyastāḥ śubhā bindusarodbhavāḥ| nānādeśān bhāvayantyo mlecchaprāyāṃśca sarvaśaḥ
These seven auspicious rivers, born from the Bindu lake, issued forth, nourishing various countries and, on all sides, (lands) largely of barbarians;
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VaP 1 47.42
उपगच्छन्ति ताः सर्वा यतो वर्षति वासनः। सिरिन्ध्रान् कुन्तलांश्चीनान् बर्भरान् यवसान् द्रुहान्
upagacchanti tāḥ sarvā yato varṣati vāsanaḥ| sirindhrān kuntalāṃścīnān barbharān yavasān druhān
they all go to where the Rain-giver (Indra) rains: (they reach) the Sirindhras, Kuntalas, Cīnas, Barbharas, Yavasas, Druhas,
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VaP 1 47.43
रुषाणांश्च कुणिन्दांश्च अङगलोकवराश्च ये। कृत्वा द्विधा सिन्धुमरुं सीतागात्पश्चिमोदधिम्
ruṣāṇāṃśca kuṇindāṃśca aṅagalokavarāśca ye| kṛtvā dvidhā sindhumaruṃ sītāgātpaścimodadhim
the Ruṣāṇas, the Kuṇindas, and those who are the best of the Aṅgaloka people; and having split the Sindhu desert in two, the Sītā went to the western ocean.
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VaP 1 47.44
अथ चीनमरूंश्चैव नङ्गणान् सर्वमूलिकान् । साध्रांस्तु षारांस्तम्पाकान् पह्नवान् दरदान् शकान्। एतान् जनपदान् चक्षुः स्रावयन्ती गतोदधिम्
atha cīnamarūṃścaiva naṅgaṇān sarvamūlikān | sādhrāṃstu ṣārāṃstampākān pahnavān daradān śakān| etān janapadān cakṣuḥ srāvayantī gatodadhim
Then the Cīnamarus, the Naṅgaṇas, the Sarvamūlikas, the Sādhras, the Ṣāras, the Tampākas, the Pahnavas, the Daradas, the Śakas — watering these peoples, the Cakṣu went to the ocean.
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VaP 1 47.45
दरदांश्च सकांश्मीरान् गान्धारान् वरपान् ह्रदान्। शिवपौरानिन्द्रहासान् वदातींश्च विसर्जयान्
daradāṃśca sakāṃśmīrān gāndhārān varapān hradān| śivapaurānindrahāsān vadātīṃśca visarjayān
And (passing by) the Daradas together with the Kāśmīras, the Gāndhāras, the Varapas, the Hradas, the Śivapauras, the Indrahāsas and the Vadātis,
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VaP 1 47.46
सैन्धवान् रन्ध्रकरकान् भ्रमराभीररोहकान् । शुनामुखांश्चोर्द्ध्वमनून् सिद्धचारणसोवितान्
saindhavān randhrakarakān bhramarābhīrarohakān | śunāmukhāṃścorddhvamanūn siddhacāraṇasovitān
the Saindhavas, the Randhrakarakas, the Bhramaras, Ābhīras and Rohakas, the Śunāmukhas and the Ūrdhvamanus, (regions) frequented by Siddhas and Cāraṇas,
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VaP 1 47.47
गन्धर्वान् किन्नरान् यक्षान् रक्षोविद्याधरोरगान्। कलापग्रामकांश्चैव पारदान् सीगणान् खसान्
gandharvān kinnarān yakṣān rakṣovidyādharoragān| kalāpagrāmakāṃścaiva pāradān sīgaṇān khasān
the Gandharvas, Kinnaras, Yakṣas, Rākṣasas, Vidyādharas and Uragas, the Kalāpagrāmakas, the Pāradas, the Sīgaṇas, the Khasas,
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VaP 1 47.48
किरातांश्च पुलिन्दांश्च कुरून् सभरतानपि। पञ्चालकाशिमात्स्यांश्च मगधाङ्गांस्तथैव च
kirātāṃśca pulindāṃśca kurūn sabharatānapi| pañcālakāśimātsyāṃśca magadhāṅgāṃstathaiva ca
the Kirātas and Pulindas, the Kurus together with the Bharatas, the Pañcālas, Kāśis and Matsyas, and likewise the Magadhas and Aṅgas,
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VaP 1 47.49
ब्रह्मोत्तरांश्च वङ्गांश्च तामलिप्तांस्तथैव च। एतान् जनपदानार्यान् गङ्गा भावयते शुभान्
brahmottarāṃśca vaṅgāṃśca tāmaliptāṃstathaiva ca| etān janapadānāryān gaṅgā bhāvayate śubhān
the Brahmottaras and the Vaṅgas, and likewise the Tāmaliptas — these auspicious Ārya peoples the Gaṅgā nourishes.
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VaP 1 47.50
ततः प्रतिहता विन्ध्ये प्रविष्टा दक्षिणोददिम्। ततक्ष्वाह्लादिनी पुण्या प्राचीनाभिमुखी ययौ
tataḥ pratihatā vindhye praviṣṭā dakṣiṇodadim| tatakṣvāhlādinī puṇyā prācīnābhimukhī yayau
Then, checked at the Vindhya, she entered the southern ocean. Then the holy Hlādinī went facing eastward,
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VaP 1 47.51
प्लावयन्त्युपभोगांश्च निषादानां च जातयः। धीवरानृषिकांश्चैव तथा नीलमुखानपि
plāvayantyupabhogāṃśca niṣādānāṃ ca jātayaḥ| dhīvarānṛṣikāṃścaiva tathā nīlamukhānapi
flooding the Upabhogas and the castes of the Niṣādas, the Dhīvaras and the Ṛṣikas, and likewise the Nīlamukhas,
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VaP 1 47.52
केरलानुष्ट्रकर्णांश्च किरातानपि चैव हि। कालोदरान् विवर्णांश्च कुमारान् स्वर्णभूषितान्
keralānuṣṭrakarṇāṃśca kirātānapi caiva hi| kālodarān vivarṇāṃśca kumārān svarṇabhūṣitān
the Keralas, the Uṣṭrakarṇas and also the Kirātas, the Kālodaras, the Vivarṇas, and the Kumāras adorned with gold.
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VaP 1 47.53
सा मण्डले समुद्रस्य तिरोभूताऽनुपूर्वतः। ततस्तु पावनी चैव प्राचीमेव दिशङ्गता
sā maṇḍale samudrasya tirobhūtā'nupūrvataḥ| tatastu pāvanī caiva prācīmeva diśaṅgatā
She, in the circle of the ocean, gradually vanished. Then Pāvanī too went toward the eastern quarter,
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VaP 1 47.54
अपथान् भावयन्तीह इन्द्रद्युम्नसरोऽपि च। तता खरथांश्चैव इन्द्रशङ्कुपथानपि
apathān bhāvayantīha indradyumnasaro'pi ca| tatā kharathāṃścaiva indraśaṅkupathānapi
Making (the) trackless regions (fertile) here, and also the Indradyumna lake, then the Kharathas as well, and also the Indraśaṅku roads,
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VaP 1 47.55
मध्येनोद्यानमस्कारान् कुथप्रावरणान् ययौ। इन्द्रद्वीपसमुद्रे तु प्रविष्टा लवणोदधिम्
madhyenodyānamaskārān kuthaprāvaraṇān yayau| indradvīpasamudre tu praviṣṭā lavaṇodadhim
she went through the midst of the Udyānamaskāras and the Kuthaprāvaraṇas; and in the Indradvīpa sea she entered the salt ocean.
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VaP 1 47.56
ततश्च नलिनी चागात् प्राचीमाशां जवेन तु। तोमरान् भावयन्तीह हंसमार्गान् सहूहुकान्
tataśca nalinī cāgāt prācīmāśāṃ javena tu| tomarān bhāvayantīha haṃsamārgān sahūhukān
And then the Nalinī went swiftly to the eastern quarter, making (fertile) here the Tomaras, the Haṃsamārgas together with the Hūhukas,
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VaP 1 47.57
पूर्वान् देशांश्च सेवन्ती भित्त्वा सा बहुधा गिरीन्। कर्णप्रावरणांश्चैव प्राप्य चाश्वमुखानपि
pūrvān deśāṃśca sevantī bhittvā sā bahudhā girīn| karṇaprāvaraṇāṃścaiva prāpya cāśvamukhānapi
and, frequenting the eastern lands, splitting the mountains in many places, and reaching the Karṇaprāvaraṇas and also the Aśvamukhas,
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VaP 1 47.58
सिकतापर्वतमरून् गत्वा विद्याधरान् ययौ। नेमिमण्डलकोष्ठे तु प्रविष्टा सा महोदधिम्
sikatāparvatamarūn gatvā vidyādharān yayau| nemimaṇḍalakoṣṭhe tu praviṣṭā sā mahodadhim
having gone to the sand-mountain deserts, she went to the Vidyādharas; and in the Nemimaṇḍala hollow she entered the great ocean.
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VaP 1 47.59
तासां नद्युपनद्यश्च शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः। उपगच्छन्ति ताः सर्वा यतो वर्षति वासवः
tāsāṃ nadyupanadyaśca śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ| upagacchanti tāḥ sarvā yato varṣati vāsavaḥ
And of these (rivers) there are streams and tributaries by hundreds and by thousands; all of them flow together wherever Vāsava (Indra) rains.
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VaP 1 47.60
वस्वोकसायास्तीरे तु वारिसुरभिविश्रुते। हरिश्रृङ्गे तु वसति विद्वान् कौबैरको वशी
vasvokasāyāstīre tu vārisurabhiviśrute| hariśrṛṅge tu vasati vidvān kaubairako vaśī
But on the bank of the Vasvokasārā, famed for its fragrant water, on Hariśṛṅga there dwells the learned, self-controlled Kaubairaka,
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VaP 1 47.61
यज्ञोपेतः स सुमहानमितौजाः सुविक्रमः। तत्रागस्त्यैः परिवृतो विद्वद्भिर्ब्रह्मराक्षसैः। कुबैरानुचराः ह्येते चत्वारस्तत्समाः स्मृताः
yajñopetaḥ sa sumahānamitaujāḥ suvikramaḥ| tatrāgastyaiḥ parivṛto vidvadbhirbrahmarākṣasaiḥ| kubairānucarāḥ hyete catvārastatsamāḥ smṛtāḥ
he, endowed with sacrifice, very great, of measureless might, of great valour; there he is surrounded by learned Agastyas, brahma-rākṣasas; these four are known as followers of Kubera, equal to him.
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VaP 1 47.62
एवमेव तु विज्ञेया ऋद्धिः पर्वतवासिनाम्। परस्परेण द्विगुणा धर्मतः कामतोऽर्थतः
evameva tu vijñeyā ṛddhiḥ parvatavāsinām| paraspareṇa dviguṇā dharmataḥ kāmato'rthataḥ
Just in this same way the prosperity of the mountain-dwellers is to be understood: each twofold beyond the other in respect of dharma, of pleasure, and of wealth.
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VaP 1 47.63
हेमकूटस्य पॄष्ठे तु सायनं नाम तत्सरः। मनस्विनी प्रभवति तस्माज्ज्योतिष्मती च सा
hemakūṭasya pṝṣṭhe tu sāyanaṃ nāma tatsaraḥ| manasvinī prabhavati tasmājjyotiṣmatī ca sā
But on the back of Hemakūṭa is that lake named Sāyana; from it the Manasvinī arises, and that Jyotiṣmatī,
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VaP 1 47.64
अवगाह्य ह्युभयतः समुद्रौ पूर्वपश्चिमौ । सरो विष्णुपदं नाम निषधे पर्वतोत्तमे
avagāhya hyubhayataḥ samudrau pūrvapaścimau | saro viṣṇupadaṃ nāma niṣadhe parvatottame
plunging on both sides into the two oceans, eastern and western. On Niṣadha, best of mountains, is the lake named Viṣṇupada;
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VaP 1 47.65
तस्माद्द्वयं प्रभवति गान्धर्वी नन्वली च या। मेरोः पश्चात् प्रभवति ह्रदश्चन्द्रप्रभो महान्
tasmāddvayaṃ prabhavati gāndharvī nanvalī ca yā| meroḥ paścāt prabhavati hradaścandraprabho mahān
from it a pair arises: the Gāndharvī and the one that is the Nanvalī. West of Meru arises the great lake Candraprabha.
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VaP 1 47.66
तत्र जाम्बूनदी पुण्या यस्यां जाम्बूनदं शुभम्। पयोदं तु सरो नीले सुशुभ्रं पुण्डरीकवत्
tatra jāmbūnadī puṇyā yasyāṃ jāmbūnadaṃ śubham| payodaṃ tu saro nīle suśubhraṃ puṇḍarīkavat
There is the holy Jāmbūnadī, in which is the fine jāmbūnada gold. On Nīla is the lake Payoda, very bright, like a white lotus.
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VaP 1 47.67
पुण्डरीकापयोदा च तस्मान्नद्यौ विनिर्गते। श्वेतात् प्रभवते पुण्यं सरस्तूत्तरमानसम्
puṇḍarīkāpayodā ca tasmānnadyau vinirgate| śvetāt prabhavate puṇyaṃ sarastūttaramānasam
And the Puṇḍarīkā and the Payodā, two rivers, issue from it. From Śveta arises the holy lake Uttaramānasa.
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VaP 1 47.68
ज्योत्स्ना च मृगकान्ता च तस्माद्द्वे संबभूवतुः। मधुमत्सरः पुण्यञ्च पझमीनद्विजाकुलम्
jyotsnā ca mṛgakāntā ca tasmāddve saṃbabhūvatuḥ| madhumatsaraḥ puṇyañca pajhamīnadvijākulam
From it two came into being, the Jyotsnā and the Mṛgakāntā. And the holy lake Madhumat, crowded with lotuses, fish and birds,
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VaP 1 47.69
कल्पवृक्षसमाकीर्णं मधुवत्सर्वतः सुखम्। रुद्रकान्तमिति ख्यातं निर्मितं तद्भवेन तु
kalpavṛkṣasamākīrṇaṃ madhuvatsarvataḥ sukham| rudrakāntamiti khyātaṃ nirmitaṃ tadbhavena tu
strewn with wish-granting trees, full of honey, delightful on all sides — it is known as Rudrakānta, and it was made by Bhava (Śiva).
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VaP 1 47.70
अन्ये चाप्यत्र विख्याताः पझमीनद्विजाकुलाः। नाम्ना रुद्राजया नाम द्वादशोदधिसन्निभाः
anye cāpyatra vikhyātāḥ pajhamīnadvijākulāḥ| nāmnā rudrājayā nāma dvādaśodadhisannibhāḥ
And others too are renowned here, crowded with lotuses, fish and birds, twelve in number, called by name the Rudrājayās, resembling oceans.
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VaP 1 47.71
तेभ्यः शान्ता च माध्वी च द्वे नद्यौ सम्बभूवतुः। यनि किम्पुरुषाद्यानि तेषु देवो न वर्षति
tebhyaḥ śāntā ca mādhvī ca dve nadyau sambabhūvatuḥ| yani kimpuruṣādyāni teṣu devo na varṣati
From them two rivers came into being, the Śāntā and the Mādhvī. In those (regions) which are Kimpuruṣa and the rest, the god does not rain;
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VaP 1 47.72
उद्भिद्यान्युदकान्यत्र प्रवहन्ति सरिद्वराः। ऋषभो दुन्दुभिश्चैव धूम्रश्चैव महागिरिः
udbhidyānyudakānyatra pravahanti saridvarāḥ| ṛṣabho dundubhiścaiva dhūmraścaiva mahāgiriḥ
here the excellent rivers flow, their waters bursting forth (from the ground). Ṛṣabha, and Dundubhi, and Dhūmra the great mountain —
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VaP 1 47.73
पूर्वायता महभागा निम्नगा लवणाम्भसि। चन्द्रकङ्कस्तथा प्राणो महानग्निः शिलोच्चयः। उदग्याता उदीच्यान्ता अवगाढा महोदधिम्
pūrvāyatā mahabhāgā nimnagā lavaṇāmbhasi| candrakaṅkastathā prāṇo mahānagniḥ śiloccayaḥ| udagyātā udīcyāntā avagāḍhā mahodadhim
stretching eastward, greatly fortunate, sloping down into the salt water; likewise Candrakaṅka, Prāṇa, Mahān, Agni, Śiloccaya — stretching northward, ending in the north, plunged into the great ocean.
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VaP 1 47.74
सोमकश्च वराहश्च नारदश्च महीधरः। प्रतीचीमायतास्ते वै प्रविष्टा लवणोदधिम्
somakaśca varāhaśca nāradaśca mahīdharaḥ| pratīcīmāyatāste vai praviṣṭā lavaṇodadhim
Somaka, Varāha, Nārada and Mahīdhara — these, extending westward, have entered the salt ocean.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 47.75
चक्रो बलाहकश्चैव मैनाकश्चैव पर्वतः। आयतास्ते महाशैलाः समुद्रं दक्षिणं प्रति। चन्द्रमैनाकयोर्मध्येविदिशं दक्षिणां प्रति
cakro balāhakaścaiva mainākaścaiva parvataḥ| āyatāste mahāśailāḥ samudraṃ dakṣiṇaṃ prati| candramainākayormadhyevidiśaṃ dakṣiṇāṃ prati
Cakra, Balāhaka, and the mountain Maināka — these great peaks extend toward the southern sea; and between Candra and Maināka (they extend) toward the southern intermediate quarter.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 47.76
तत्र संवर्त्तको नाम सोऽग्निः पिबति तज्जलम्। नाम्ना समुद्रपः श्रीमानौर्वः स वडवामुखः
tatra saṃvarttako nāma so'gniḥ pibati tajjalam| nāmnā samudrapaḥ śrīmānaurvaḥ sa vaḍavāmukhaḥ
There the fire named Saṃvartaka drinks that water; by name he is the Drinker of the Ocean, the glorious Aurva, he of the mare's mouth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 47.77
द्वादशैते प्रविष्टा हि पर्वता लवणोदधिम्। महेन्द्रभयवित्रस्ताः पक्षच्छेदभयात्तदा। यदेतदॄश्यते चन्द्रे श्वेते कृष्णशशाकृतिः
dvādaśaite praviṣṭā hi parvatā lavaṇodadhim| mahendrabhayavitrastāḥ pakṣacchedabhayāttadā| yadetadṝśyate candre śvete kṛṣṇaśaśākṛtiḥ
These twelve mountains entered the salt ocean, terrified by fear of great Indra, from fear of the cutting off of their wings; (and) that which is seen on the white moon has the shape of a dark hare.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 47.78
भारतस्य तु वर्षस्य भेदास्ते नव कीर्तिताः। इहोदितस्य दृश्यन्ते तथान्येऽन्यत्र नोदिते
bhāratasya tu varṣasya bhedāste nava kīrtitāḥ| ihoditasya dṛśyante tathānye'nyatra nodite
These nine are declared to be the divisions of the land of Bhārata; of what has been stated here (these) are visible, and others elsewhere are not stated.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VaP 1 47.79
उत्तरोत्तरमेतेषां वर्षमुद्दिश्यते गुणैः। आरोग्यायुः प्रमाणाभ्यां धर्मतः कामतोऽर्थतः
uttarottarameteṣāṃ varṣamuddiśyate guṇaiḥ| ārogyāyuḥ pramāṇābhyāṃ dharmataḥ kāmato'rthataḥ
Of these, each successive region is designated as superior in qualities — in health and length of life, in measure, in respect of dharma, of kāma, and of artha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VaP 1 47.80
समन्वितानि भूतानि गुणै रेतैस्तु भागतः। वसन्ति नानाजातीनि तेषु वर्षेषु तानि वै। इत्येषाऽधारयत् सर्वं पृत्वी विश्वं जगत्स्थिता
samanvitāni bhūtāni guṇai retaistu bhāgataḥ| vasanti nānājātīni teṣu varṣeṣu tāni vai| ityeṣā'dhārayat sarvaṃ pṛtvī viśvaṃ jagatsthitā
Beings endowed with these qualities, each in its portion, of various kinds, dwell in those regions; thus this earth, established, has supported the whole universe.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain