Linga Purana

पद्मप्रभाः पद्ममुखाः पद्मपत्त्रनिभेक्षणाः पद्मपत्त्रसुगन्धाश् च जायन्ते भवभाविताः

They are radiant like lotuses, with faces like lotuses, eyes resembling lotus petals, and fragrant like lotus leaves; they are born there, devoted to existence.

जम्बूफलरसाहारा अनिष्पन्दाः सुगन्धिनः देवलोकागतास्तत्र जायन्ते ह्यजरामराः

They live on the juice of jambū fruits, unmoving and fragrant; those who have come from the world of the gods are born there, free from old age and death.

त्रयोदशसहस्राणि वर्षाणां ते नरोत्तमाः आयुःप्रमाणं जीवन्ति वर्षे दिव्ये त्विलावृते

Those excellent men live for thirteen thousand years in the divine region of Ilāvṛta.

जंबूफलरसं पीत्वा न जरा बाधते त्विमान् न क्षुधा न क्लमश्चापि न जनो मृत्युमांस् तथा

By drinking the juice of the Jambu fruit, neither old age afflicts them, nor hunger, nor fatigue, nor do people there encounter death.

तत्र जाम्बूनदं नाम कनकं देवभूषणम् इन्द्रगोपप्रतीकाशं जायते भास्वरं तु तत्

There arises a kind of gold called Jambunada, an ornament of the gods, shining like the insect Indragopa, radiant in appearance.

एवं मया समाख्याता नववर्षानुवर्तिनः वर्णायुर्भोजनाद्यानि संक्षिप्य न तु विस्तरात्

Thus I have briefly described the colors, lifespans, foods, and other features of those who dwell in the nine regions, but not in detail.

हेमकूटे तु गन्धर्वा विज्ञेयाश्चाप्सरोगणाः सर्वे नागाश् च निषधे शेषवासुकितक्षकाः

On Hemakuta are to be known the Gandharvas and all the hosts of Apsaras, and on Nishadha, all the Nagas: Shesha, Vasuki, and Takshaka.

महाबलास् त्रयस्त्रिंशद् रमन्ते याज्ञिकाः सुराः नीले तु वैडूर्यमये सिद्धा ब्रह्मर्षयो ऽमलाः

The thirty-three powerful sacrificial gods delight there; on the blue lapis mountain dwell the perfected beings and pure Brahmarshis.

दैत्यानां दानवानां च श्वेतः पर्वत उच्यते शृङ्गवान् पर्वतश्चैव पितॄणां निलयः सदा

The white mountain is said to be the abode of the Daityas and Danavas; Shringavan mountain is always the dwelling place of the ancestors.

हिमवान् यक्षमुख्यानां भूतानाम् ईश्वरस्य च सर्वाद्रिषु महादेवो हरिणा ब्रह्मणांबया

Himavat is the domain of the chief Yakshas, spirits, and the Lord; among all mountains, Mahadeva is present with Hari, Brahma, and Ambika.

नन्दिना च गणैश्चैव वर्षेषु च वनेषु च नीलश्वेतत्रिशृङ्गे च भगवान्नीललोहितः

With Nandi, the hosts of attendants, in the regions and forests, and on the blue, white, and three-peaked mountains, the Blessed Blue-Red One abides.

सिद्धैर्देवैश् च पितृभिर् दृष्टो नित्यं विशेषतः नीलश् च वैडूर्यमयः श्वेतः शुक्लो हिरण्मयः

He is always seen by the perfected beings, gods, and ancestors, especially on the blue lapis, white, bright, and golden mountains.

मयूरबर्हवर्णस्तु शातकुंभस् त्रिशृङ्गवान् एते पर्वतराजानो जंबूद्वीपे व्यवस्थिताः

The peacock-plumed, the golden, and the three-peaked Shringavan—these mountain kings are established on Jambudvipa.

प्लक्षद्वीपादिद्वीपेषु सप्त सप्तसु पर्वताः ऋज्वायताः प्रतिदिशं निविष्टा वर्षपर्वताः

On Plaksha and the other continents, there are seven mountains on each, extending straight in every direction, known as the regional mountains.

प्लक्षद्वीपे तु वक्ष्यामि सप्त दिव्यान् महाचलान् गोमेदको ऽत्र प्रथमो द्वितीयश्चान्द्र उच्यते

On Plaksha-dvipa, I will describe the seven divine great mountains: Gomedaka is the first, and Chandra is said to be the second.

तृतीयो नारदो नाम चतुर्थो दुन्दुभिः स्मृतः पञ्चमः सोमको नाम सुमनाः षष्ठ उच्यते

The third is named Narada, the fourth is known as Dundubhi; the fifth is called Somaka, and the sixth is Sumanas.

स एव वैभवः प्रोक्तो वैभ्राजः सप्तमः स्मृतः सप्तैते गिरयः प्रोक्ताः प्लक्षद्वीपे विशेषतः

That same is called Vaibhava, and Vaibhraja is remembered as the seventh; thus these seven mountains are especially said to be on Plaksha-dvipa.

सप्त वै शाल्मलिद्वीपे तांस्तु वक्ष्याम्यनुक्रमात् कुमुदश्चोत्तमश्चैव पर्वतश् च बलाहकः

On Shalmali-dvipa also there are seven; I will recount them in order: Kumuda, Uttama, and the mountain called Balāhaka.

द्रोणः कङ्कश् च महिषः ककुद्मान् सप्तमः स्मृतः कुशद्वीपे तु सप्तैव द्वीपाश् च कुलपर्वताः

Drona, Kanka, Mahisha, and Kakudman is remembered as the seventh; on Kusha-dvipa too, there are seven principal mountains.

तांस्तु संक्षेपतो वक्ष्ये नाममात्रेण वै क्रमात् विद्रुमः प्रथमः प्रोक्तो द्वितीयो हेमपर्वतः

I will briefly name them in order: Vidruma is said to be the first, and Hemaparvata the second.

तृतीयो द्युतिमान्नाम चतुर्थः पुष्पितः स्मृतः कुशेशयः पञ्चमस्तु षष्ठो हरिगिरिः स्मृतः

The third is called Dyutiman, the fourth is known as Pushpita; Kuseshaya is the fifth, and the sixth is remembered as Harigiri.

सप्तमो मन्दरः श्रीमान् महादेवनिकेतनम् मन्दा इति ह्यपां नाम मन्दरो धारणाद् अपाम्

The seventh, Mandara, is splendid, the abode of the great god; Mandā is the name of a river, and Mandara is so called because it holds the waters.

तत्र साक्षाद्वृषाङ्कस्तु विश्वेशो विमलः शिवः सोमः सनन्दी भगवान् आस्ते हेमगृहोत्तमे

There, the Lord with the bull-banner, the pure Śiva, Lord of all, Soma, together with Nandī, abides in the most excellent golden mansion.

तपसा तोषितः पूर्वं मन्दरेण महेश्वरः अविमुक्ते महाक्षेत्रे लेभे स परमं वरम्

Formerly, Maheśvara was pleased by Mandara through austerities, and in Avimukta, the great sacred field, he received the highest boon.

प्रार्थितश् च महादेवो निवासार्थं सहांबया अविमुक्तादुपागम्य चक्रे वासं स मन्दरे

And when the great god was requested, for the sake of dwelling, together with Ambā, he came from Avimukta and made his residence on Mandara.

सनन्दी सगणः सोमस् तेनासौ तन्न मुञ्चति क्रौञ्चद्वीपे तु सप्तेह क्रौञ्चाद्याः कुलपर्वताः

With Nandī and his attendants, Soma remains there and does not leave it; on the island of Krauñca, there are seven chief mountains, beginning with Krauñca.

क्रौञ्चो वामनकः पश्चात् तृतीयश्चान्धकारकः अन्धकारात्परश्चापि दिवावृन्नाम पर्वतः

Krauñca, Vāmanaka is next, and the third is Andhakāraka; beyond Andhakāra is the mountain called Divāvṛn.

दिवावृतः परश्चापि विविन्दो गिरिरुच्यते विविन्दात्परतश्चापि पुण्डरीको महागिरिः

Beyond Divāvṛta is the mountain called Vivinda; and beyond Vivinda is the great mountain Puṇḍarīka.

पुण्डरीकात्परश्चापि प्रोच्यते दुन्दुभिस्वनः एते रत्नमयाः सप्त क्रौञ्चद्वीपस्य पर्वताः

Beyond Puṇḍarīka is said to be Dundubhisvana; these seven jewel-encrusted mountains are of the Krauñca island.