Linga Purana

वैद्युतो मानसश्चैव सुप्रभः सप्तमस् तथा श्वेतस्य देशः श्वेतस्तु हरितस्य च हारितः

Vaidyuta, Mānasā, and the seventh, Suprabha; the region of Śveta belonged to Śveta, and Hārita to Harita.

जीमूतस्य च जीमूतो रोहितस्य च रोहितः वैद्युतो वैद्युतस्यापि मानसस्य च मानसः

Jīmūta to Jīmūta, Rohita to Rohita, Vaidyuta to Vaidyuta, and Mānasā to Mānasā.

सुप्रभः सुप्रभस्यापि सप्त वै देशलाञ्छकाः प्लक्षद्वीपे तु वक्ष्यामि जम्बूद्वीपादनन्तरम्

Suprabha to Suprabha; thus, the seven regions are marked by their names. Now I will speak of Plakṣadvīpa, after Jambūdvīpa.

सप्त मेधातिथेः पुत्राः प्लक्षद्वीपेश्वरा नृपाः ज्येष्ठः शान्तभयस्तेषां सप्तवर्षाणि तानि वै

The seven sons of Medhātithi were the kings, lords of Plakṣadvīpa; the eldest among them was Śāntabhaya, and these are the seven regions.

तस्माच्छान्तभयाच्चैव शिशिरस्तु सुखोदयः आनन्दश् च शिवश्चैव क्षेमकश् च ध्रुवस् तथा

From Śāntabhaya came Śiśira, Sukhodaya, Ānanda, Śiva, Kṣemaka, and also Dhruva.

तानि तेषां तु नामानि सप्तवर्षाणि भागशः निवेशितानि तैस्तानि पूर्वं स्वायंभुवे ऽन्तरे

These are their names, the seven regions, each established separately by them in the former Svāyambhuva Manvantara.

मेधातिथेस्तु पुत्रैस्तैः प्लक्षद्वीपनिवासिभिः वर्णाश्रमाचारयुताः प्रजास्तत्र निवेशिताः

By those sons of Medhātithi, the inhabitants of Plakṣadvīpa were settled there, endowed with the practices of varṇa and āśrama.

प्लक्षद्वीपादिवर्षेषु शाकद्वीपान्तिकेषु वै ज्ञेयः पञ्चसु धर्मो वै वर्णाश्रमविभागशः

In the regions of Plakṣadvīpa and those near Śākadvīpa, the dharma is known to be fivefold, according to the divisions of varṇa and āśrama.

सुखमायुः स्वरूपं च बलं धर्मो द्विजोत्तमाः पञ्चस्वेतेषु द्वीपेषु सर्वसाधारणं स्मृतम्

Happiness, long life, their own form, strength, and dharma, O best of twice-born, are considered common to all these five islands.

रुद्रार्चनरता नित्यं महेश्वरपरायणाः अन्ये च पुष्करद्वीपे प्रजाताश् च प्रजेश्वराः

Devoted always to the worship of Rudra, dedicated to Maheśvara, and others born in Puṣkaradvīpa, are the lords of the people.

प्रजापतेश् च रुद्रस्य भावामृतसुखोत्कटाः

And the people of Prajāpati and Rudra are filled with the bliss of devotion.

आग्नीध्रं ज्येष्ठदायादं काम्यपुत्रं महाबलम् प्रियव्रतो ऽभ्यषिञ्चद्वै जंबूद्वीपेश्वरं नृपः

Āgnīdhra, the eldest and mighty son of Kāmyā, was anointed by Priyavrata as the lord of Jambūdvīpa.

सो ऽतीव भवभक्तश् च तपस्वी तरुणः सदा भवार्चनरतः श्रीमान् गोमान्धीमान्द्विजर्षभाः

He was exceedingly devoted to Bhava, ever youthful, steadfast in austerity, always engaged in the worship of Bhava, glorious, and accompanied by Gomān, Dhīmān, and the best of twice-born.

तस्य पुत्रा बभूवुस्ते प्रजापतिसमा नव सर्वे माहेश्वराश्चैव महादेवपरायणाः

He had nine sons, equal to Prajāpati, all devoted to Maheśvara and dedicated to Mahādeva.

ज्येष्ठो नाभिर् इति ख्यातस् तस्य किंपुरुषो ऽनुजः हरिवर्षस्तृतीयस्तु चतुर्थो वै त्विलावृतः

The eldest was known as Nābhi; his younger brother was Kiṃpuruṣa; the third was Harivarṣa, and the fourth was Ilāvṛta.

रम्यस्तु पञ्चमस् तत्र हिरण्मान् षष्ठ उच्यते कुरुस्तु सप्तमस्तेषां भद्राश्वस्त्वष्टमः स्मृतः

The fifth was Ramya, the sixth is called Hiraṇmān, the seventh was Kuru, the eighth was Bhadrāśva.

नवमः केतुमालस्तु तेषां देशान्निबोधत नाभेस्तु दक्षिणं वर्षं हेमाख्यं तु पिता ददौ

The ninth was Ketumāla; now hear of their regions. To Nābhi, the southern region called Hema was given by their father.

हेमकूटं तु यद्वर्षं ददौ किंपुरुषाय सः नैषधं यत्स्मृतं वर्षं हरये तत्पिता ददौ

He gave the region called Hemakūṭa to Kiṃpuruṣa, and the region known as Naiṣadha was given by his father to Hari.

इलावृताय प्रददौ मेरुर्यत्र तु मध्यमः नीलाचलाश्रितं वर्षं रम्याय प्रददौ पिता

He gave Ilāvṛta, where Meru stands in the center, and the delightful region at the base of Nīlācalā to his son.

श्वेतं यदुत्तरं तस्मात् पित्रा दत्तं हिरण्मते यदुत्तरं शृङ्गवर्षं पिता तत्कुरवे ददौ

The northern region called Śveta was given by the father to Hiraṇmaya, and the northern Śṛṅgavarṣa was given by the father to Kuru.

वर्षं माल्यवतं चापि भद्राश्वस्य न्यवेदयत् गन्धमादनवर्षं तु केतुमालाय दत्तवान्

He assigned the region of Mālyavat to Bhadrāśva, and Gandhamādana to Ketumālā.

इत्येतानि महान्तीह नव वर्षाणि भागशः आग्नीध्रस्तेषु वर्षेषु पुत्रांस्तानभिषिच्य वै

Thus, these nine great regions were divided; in each of these regions, Āgnīdhra installed his sons as rulers.

यथाक्रमं स धर्मात्मा ततस्तु तपसि स्थितः तपसा भावितश्चैव स्वाध्यायनिरतस्त्वभूत्

That righteous one, following the proper order, then remained engaged in austerity, purified by penance and devoted to self-study.

स्वाध्यायनिरतः पश्चाच् छिवध्यानरतस् त्वभूत् यानि किंपुरुषाद्यानि वर्षाण्यष्टौ शुभानि च

After being devoted to self-study, he became absorbed in meditation on Śiva; these eight auspicious regions, beginning with Kiṃpuruṣa, are described.

तेषां स्वभावतः सिद्धिः सुखप्राया ह्ययत्नतः विपर्ययो न तेष्वस्ति जरामृत्युभयं न च

By their very nature, the inhabitants there attain perfection easily and without effort; they do not experience the opposites, nor do they have old age or death.

धर्माधर्मौ न तेष्वास्तां नोत्तमाधममध्यमाः न तेष्वस्ति युगावस्था क्षेत्रेष्वष्टसु सर्वतः

There is neither righteousness nor unrighteousness among them, nor superior, inferior, or middling; in all those eight regions, there is no division of ages.

रुद्रक्षेत्रे मृताश्चैव जङ्गमाः स्थावरास् तथा भक्ताः प्रासंगिकाश्चापि तेषु क्षेत्रेषु यान्ति ते

In the Rudra-kshetras, both moving and unmoving beings who die, as well as devoted and incidental followers, go to those regions.

तेषां हिताय रुद्रेण चाष्टक्षेत्रं विनिर्मितम् तत्र तेषां महादेवः सान्निध्यं कुरुते सदा

For their welfare, Rudra created these eight regions; there, the great god always manifests his presence for them.

दृष्ट्वा हृदि महादेवम् अष्टक्षेत्रनिवासिनः सुखिनः सर्वदा तेषां स एवेह परा गतिः

Seeing the great god in their hearts, the inhabitants of the eight regions always remain happy; for them, he alone is the supreme goal here.