Vayu Purana

ज्येष्ठः शान्तभयस्तेषां सप्तवर्षाणि तानि वै। तस्माच्छान्तभयाच्चैव शिशिरस्तु सुखोदयः। आनन्दश्च ध्रुवश्चैव क्षेमकश्च शिवस्तथा ।। ३३.

Of them, the eldest is Śāntabhaya; these are the seven regions. From Śāntabhaya come Śiśira, Sukhodaya, Ānanda, Dhruva, Kṣemaka, and Śiva.

तानि तेषां सनामानि सप्तवर्षाणि भागशः। निवेशितानि तैस्तानि पूर्वे स्वायम्भुवेऽन्तरे ।। ३३.

These are their names, the seven regions, each a portion; they were established by them in the former Svāyambhuva Manvantara.

मेधातिथेस्तु पुत्रैस्तैः सप्तद्वीपनिवासिभिः। वर्णाश्रमाचारयुक्ताः प्लक्षद्वीपे प्रजाः कृताः ।। ३३.

By those sons of Medhātithi, the inhabitants of the seven islands, the people of Plakṣa Island were established, endowed with the practices of the orders and castes.

प्लक्षद्वीपादिकेष्वेव शाकद्वीपान्तरेषु वै। ज्ञेयः पञ्चसु धर्मो वै वर्णाश्रमविभागशः ।। ३३.

In Plakṣa and the other islands, and in the regions beyond Śāka Island, the law is known to be fivefold, according to the divisions of caste and order.

सुखमायुश्च रूपञ्च बलं धर्मश्च नित्यशः। पञ्चस्वेतेषु द्वीपेषु सर्वं साधारणं स्मृतम् ।। ३३.

Happiness, long life, beauty, strength, and righteousness—these five are always common to all these five islands.

सप्तद्वीपपरिक्रान्तं जम्बूद्वीपं निबोधत। आग्नीध्रं ज्येष्ठदायादं कन्यापुत्रं महाबलम्। प्रियव्रतोऽभ्यषिञ्चत्तं जम्बूद्वीपेश्वरं नृपम् ।। ३३.

Hear now of Jambūdvīpa, encircled by the seven islands: Priyavrata anointed Āgnīdhra, his eldest and most powerful son by Kanyā, as king and lord of Jambūdvīpa.

तस्य पुत्रा बभूवुर्हि प्रजापतिसमौजसः। ज्येष्ठो नाभि रिति ख्यातस्तस्य किम्पुरुषोऽनुजः ।। ३३.

His sons were as mighty as Prajāpati: the eldest was Nābhi, so famed; his younger brother was Kimpuruṣa.

हरिवर्षस्तृतीयस्तु चतुर्थोऽभूदिलावृतः। रम्यः स्यात्पञ्चमः पुत्रो हरिन्मान् षष्ठ उच्यते ।। ३३.

The third was Harivarṣa, the fourth was Ilāvṛta; the fifth son was Ramya, the sixth is called Hārimān.

कुरुस्तु सप्तमस्तेषां भद्राश्वो ह्यष्टमः स्मृतः। नवमः केतुमालस्तु तेषां देशान्निबोधत ।। ३३.

The seventh among them was Kuru, Bhadrāśva is remembered as the eighth, and Ketumāla as the ninth; now hear of their regions.

नाभेस्तु दक्षिणं वर्षं हिमाद्वन्तु पिता ददौ । हेम कूटं तु यद्वर्षं ददौ किम्पुरुषाय तत् ।। ३३.

The southern region from Nābhi, called Himāhva, the father gave; and the region called Hemakūṭa, he gave to Kimpuruṣa.

नैषधं यत् स्मृतं वर्षं हरिवर्षाय तद्ददौ। मध्यमं यत्सुमेरोस्तु स ददौ तदिलावृते ।। ३३.

The region known as Naiṣadha, he gave to Harivarṣa; and the central part of Sumeru, he gave to Ilāvṛta.

नीलन्तु यत् स्मृतं वर्षं रम्यायैतत् पिता ददौ । श्वेतं यदुत्तरं तस्मात् पित्रा दत्तं हरिन्मते ।। ३३.

The region called Nīla, the father gave to Ramyā; and the northern Śveta, O wise one, was given by the father as well.

यदुत्तरं श्रृङ्गवतो वर्ष तत् कुरवे ददौ । वर्षं माल्यवत श्चापि भद्राश्वाय न्यवेदयत् ।। ३३.

The northern region of Śṛṅgavān he gave to Kuru; and the region of Mālyavat he entrusted to Bhadrāśva.

गन्धमादनवर्षन्तु केतुमाले न्यवेदयत्। इत्येतानि महान्तीह नववर्षाणि भागशः ।। ३३.

The region of Gandhamādana he assigned to Ketumāla; thus these are the great nine regions, each allotted in turn.

आग्नीध्रस्तेषु सर्वेषु पुत्रांस्तानभ्यषिञ्चत। यथाक्रमं स धर्मात्मा ततस्तु तपसि स्थितः ।। ३३.

Āgnīdhra installed all his sons over these regions in due order, that righteous soul, and then remained engaged in austerity.

इत्येतैः सप्भिः कृत्स्नाः सप्तद्वीपा निवेशिताः । प्रियव्रतस्य पुत्रैस्तैः पौत्रैः स्वायम्भुवस्य तु ।। ३३.

Thus, by these sons, all the seven continents were settled, by the sons and grandsons of Priyavrata, the descendant of Svāyambhuva.

यानि किम्पुरुषाद्यानि वर्षाण्यष्टौ शुभानि तु। तेषां स्वभावतः सिद्धिः सुखप्राया ह्ययत्नतः ।। ३३.

The eight auspicious regions, beginning with Kimpuruṣa, naturally attain fulfillment for their inhabitants, who mostly enjoy happiness effortlessly.

विपर्ययो न तेष्वस्ति जरामृत्युभयं न च । धर्माधर्मौ न तेष्वास्तां नोत्तमाधममध्यमाः । न तेष्वस्ति युगावस्था क्षेत्रेष्वेव तु सर्वशः ।। ३३.

There is no reversal for them, nor old age or death; for them, there is neither righteousness nor unrighteousness, nor higher, lower, or middle status; nor is there any change of ages, but only in the lands themselves.

नाभेर्हि सर्गं वक्ष्यामि हिमाह्वे तन्निबोधत। नाभिस्त्वजनयत् पुत्रं मेऱुदेव्यां महाद्युतिः। ऋषभं पार्थिवश्रेष्ठं सर्वक्षत्रस्य पूर्वजम् ।। ३३.

Now I shall speak of the creation from Nābhi; listen to this concerning Himāhva. Nābhi, of great splendor, begot a son by Merudevī, Ṛṣabha, foremost among kings and ancestor of all Kṣatriyas.

ऋषभाद्भरतो जज्ञे वीरः पुत्रशताग्रजः। सोऽभिषिच्याथ भरतः पुत्रं प्राव्राज्यमास्थितः ।। ३३.

From Ṛṣabha was born Bharata, a heroic son, eldest among a hundred sons; and after installing his son, Bharata withdrew to the forest.

हिमाह्वं दक्षिणं वर्षं भरताय न्यवेदयत्। तस्मात्तद्भारतं वर्षं तस्य नाम्ना विदुर्बुधाः ।। ३३.

The southern region called Himāhva was entrusted to Bharata; therefore, that region is known by the wise as Bhārata after his name.

भरतस्यात्मजो विद्वान् सुमतिर्नाम धार्मिकः। बभूव तस्मिंस्तद्राज्यं भरतः संन्ययोजयत्। पुत्र संक्रामितश्रीको वनं राजा विवेश सः ।। ३३.

Bharata's own son was the learned and righteous Sumati; to him, Bharata entrusted the kingdom, and, having transferred his royal fortune to his son, the king entered the forest.

तेजसस्तु सुतश्चापि प्रजापतिरमित्रजित्। तैजसस्यात्मजो विद्वानिन्द्रद्युम्न इति श्रुतः ।। ३३.

Sumati's son was the illustrious Prajāpati Amitrajit; Amitrajit's son, renowned for wisdom, was Indradyumna.

परमेष्ठी सुतश्चाथ निधने तस्य शोभनः । प्रतीहारकुले तस्य नाम्ना जज्ञे तदन्वयात्। प्रतिहर्त्तेति विख्यातो जज्ञे तस्यापि धीमतः ।। ३३.

Indradyumna's son was Parameṣṭhī, and at his death, Śobhana was born in the family of Pratīhāra; from his line, the wise Pratihartā was born.

उन्नेता प्रतिहर्त्तुस्तु भुवस्तस्य सुतः स्मृतः । उद्गीथस्तस्य पुत्रोऽभूत्प्रताविश्चापि तत्सुतः ।। ३३.

From Pratihartā, Unnetā was born, remembered as his son; Unnetā's son was Udgītha, and Udgītha's son was Pratāvi.

प्रतावेस्तु विभुः पुत्रः पृथुस्तस्य सुतो मतः । पृथोश्चापि सुतो नक्तो नक्तस्यापि गयः स्मृतः ।। ३३.

Pratāvi's son was Vibhu, and his son was Pṛthu; Pṛthu's son was Nakta, and Nakta's son was Gaya.

गयस्य तु नरः पुत्रो नरस्यापि सुतो विराट्। विराट्‌सुतो महावीर्यो दीमांस्तस्य सुतोऽभवत् ।। ३३.

Gaya's son was Nara, and Nara's son was Virāṭ; Virāṭ's son, of great might, was Dīmant.

धीमतश्च महान् पुत्रो महतश्चापि भौवनः। भौवनस्य सुतस्त्वष्टा अरिजस्तस्य चात्मजः ।। ३३.

The wise one had a great son, and Bhauvana was also great; Bhauvana's son was Tvaṣṭā, and Arija was his son.

अरिजस्य रजः पुत्रः शतजिद्रजसो मतः। तस्य पुत्रशतं त्वासीद्राजानः सर्व एव ते ।। ३३.

Arija's son was Rajaḥ, and Śatajid is known as Rajaḥ's son; he had a hundred sons, all of whom were kings.