Linga Purana

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.

शाकद्वीपे च गिरयः सप्त तांस्तु निबोधत उदयो रैवतश्चापि श्यामको मुनिसत्तमाः

And on the Śāka island, there are also seven mountains; listen to their names: Udaya, Raivata, and Śyāmaka, O best of sages.

राजतश्च गिरिः श्रीमान् आंबिकेयः सुशोभनः आंबिकेयात्परो रम्यः सर्वौषधिसमन्वितः

There is the splendid mountain Rājata, beautiful and belonging to Ambikā; beyond Ambikeya is the delightful mountain filled with all herbs.

तथैव केसरीत्युक्तो यतो वायुः प्रजायते पुष्करे पर्वतः श्रीमान् एक एव महाशिलः

Likewise, there is the mountain called Kesarī, from which the wind arises; on Puṣkara, there is a single great mountain of stone, resplendent.

चित्रैर्मणिमयैः कूटैः शिलाजालैः समुच्छ्रितैः द्वीपस्य तस्य पूर्वार्धे चित्रसानुस्थितो महान्

With peaks made of various jewels and lofty masses of stone, that great mountain stands on the eastern half of the island, with a wondrous summit.

योजनानां सहस्राणि ऊर्ध्वं पञ्चाशदुच्छ्रितः अधश्चैव चतुस्त्रिंशत् सहस्राणि महाचलः

Rising upwards for fifty thousand yojanas, and extending downwards for thirty-four thousand yojanas, is that great mountain.

द्वीपस्यार्धे परिक्षिप्तः पर्वतो मानसोत्तरः स्थितो वेलासमीपे तु नवचन्द्र इवोदितः

Encircling the half of the island stands the mountain Mānasottara, situated near the shore, shining forth like a newly risen crescent moon.

योजनानां सहस्राणि ऊर्ध्वं पञ्चाशदुच्छ्रितः तावदेव तु विस्तीर्णः पार्श्वतः परिमण्डलः

It rises upwards for fifty thousand yojanas, and is equally broad and round on its sides.

स एव द्वीपपश्चार्धे मानसः पृथिवीधरः एक एव महासानुः संनिवेशाद्द्विधा कृतः

On the western half of the island, Mānasa, the earth-bearing mountain, stands alone, a single great peak, divided into two by its formation.

तस्मिन्द्वीपे स्मृतौ द्वौ तु पुण्यौ जनपदौ शुभौ राजतौ मानसस्याथ पर्वतस्यानुमण्डलौ

On that island, two auspicious and holy regions are remembered, Rājata and Mānasya, lying around the mountain.

महावीतं तु यद्वर्षं बाह्यतो मानसस्य तु तस्यैवाभ्यन्तरो यस्तु धातकीखण्ड उच्यते

The region called Mahāvīta is outside Mānasa, and the inner region is known as Dhātakīkhaṇḍa.