Vayu Purana

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.

विश्वज्योतिः प्रधानायैस्तैरिमा वर्द्धिताः प्रजाः। तैरिदं भारतं वर्षं सप्तखण्डं कृतं पुरा ।। ३३.

Viśvajyotiḥ and the foremost among them caused these peoples to flourish; by them, this land of Bhārata was formerly divided into seven regions.

तेषां वंशप्रकूतैस्तु भुक्तेयं भारती धरा। कृतत्रेतादियुक्तानि युगाख्यान्येकसप्ततिः ।। ३३.

Through the descendants of their lineages, this Bhārata land has been enjoyed; seventy-one ages named Kṛta, Tretā, and others have passed.

येऽतीतास्तैर्युगैः सार्द्धं राजानस्ते तदन्वयाः। स्वायम्भुवेऽन्तरे पूर्वं शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ।। ३३.

Those kings and their descendants who have passed along with those ages, in the previous Svāyambhuva interval, numbered in the hundreds and thousands.

एष स्वायम्भुवः सर्गो येनेदं पूरितं जगत्। ऋषिभिर्दैवतैश्चापि पितृगन्धर्वराक्षसैः ।। ३३.

This is the Svāyambhuva creation, by which the world was filled—with sages, gods, ancestors, gandharvas, and rākṣasas.

यक्षभूतपिशाचैश्च मनुष्यमृगपक्षिभिः । तैषां सृष्टिरियं लोके युगैः सह विवर्त्तते ।। ३३.

With yakṣas, bhūtas, piśācas, humans, beasts, and birds; their creation in this world evolves together with the ages.

एवं प्रजासन्निवेशं श्रुत्वा च ऋषिपुङ्गवः। पप्रच्छ निपुणः सूतं पृथिव्यायाम विस्तरौ ।। ३४.

Having heard this account of the arrangement of peoples, the eminent sage skillfully questioned the Sūta about the extent and breadth of the earth.

कति द्वीपाः समुद्रा वा पर्वताश्च कति प्रभोः। कियन्ति चैव वर्षाणि तेषु नद्यश्च काः स्मृताः ।। ३४.

How many continents and oceans are there, and how many mountains, O lord? How many regions are there, and which rivers are remembered in them?

महाभूतप्रमाणञ्च लोका लोकौ तथैव च। पर्यायपारिमाण्यञ्च गतिश्चन्द्रार्कयोस्तथा। एतत् प्रब्रूहि नः सर्वं विस्तरेण यथा तथा ।। ३४.

What is the measure of the great elements, and of the worlds and Lokāloka? What are their alternate extents, and what is the course of the moon and sun? Tell us all this in detail, just as it is.

अत ऊर्द्ध्वं प्रवक्ष्यामि पृथिव्यायामविस्तरम्। सङ्ख्याश्चैव समुद्राणां द्वीपानाञ्चैव विस्तरम् ।। ३४.

Now I shall declare the breadth of the earth, and also the number of oceans and the extent of the continents.

यावन्ति चैव वर्षाणि तेषु नद्यश्च याः स्मृताः। महाभूतप्रमाणञ्च लोकालोकौ तथैव च। पर्यायपारिमाण्यञ्च गतिश्चन्द्रार्कयोस्तथा ।। ३४.

How many regions there are, and which rivers are remembered in them; the measure of the great elements, and of the worlds and Lokāloka; their alternate extents, and the course of the moon and sun.

द्वीपभेदसहस्राणि सप्तस्वन्तर्गतानि वै। न शक्यन्ते प्रमाणेन वक्तुं वर्षशतैरपि ।। ३४.

The thousands of divisions within the seven continents cannot be described even in hundreds of years.

सप्तद्वीपन्तु वक्ष्यामि चन्द्रादित्यग्रहैः सह। येषां मनुष्यास्तर्केण प्रमाणानि प्रचक्षते ।। ३४.

I shall describe the seven continents along with the moon, sun, and planets, whose measures are determined by humans through reasoning.

अचिन्त्याः खलु ये भावा न तांस्तर्केण भावयेत्। प्रकृतिभ्यः परं यच्च तन्नित्यञ्च प्रजक्ष्यते ।। ३४.

Indeed, those things which are inconceivable should not be considered by reasoning; what is beyond the elements and eternal will be declared.

नववर्षं प्रवक्ष्यामि जम्बूद्वीपं यथा तथा । विस्तरान्मण्डलाच्चैव योजनैस्तन्निबोधत ।। ३४.

I shall describe the nine regions of Jambūdvīpa in detail, along with their extent and circumference measured in yojanas; listen to this.

शतमेकं सहस्राणां योजनानां प्रमाणतः। नानाजनपदाकीर्णैः पुरैश्च विविधैः शुभैः ।। ३४.

The measure is one hundred thousand yojanas, adorned with various peoples and splendid cities.

सिद्धचारणगन्धर्वपर्वतैरुपशोभितम्। सर्वधातुनिबद्धैश्च शिलाजालसमुद्भवैः । पर्वतप्रभवाभिश्च नदीभिः पर्वतैस्तथा ।। ३४.

It is beautified by Siddhas, Cāraṇas, Gandharvas, and mountains, by rocks composed of all minerals, and by rivers originating from mountains.

जम्बूद्वीपः पृथुः श्रीमान् सर्व्वतः परिवारितः। नवभिश्चावृतः सर्व्वैर्भुवनैर्भूतभावनैः। लावणेन समुद्रेण सर्व्वतः परिवारितः ।। ३४.

Jambudvīpa is vast and splendid, surrounded on all sides; it is encircled by nine regions, the abodes of all beings, and on every side by the salt ocean.

जम्बूद्वीपस्य विस्तारात् समेन तु समन्ततः। जम्बूद्वीपस्य विस्तारात् समेन तु समन्ततः। प्रागायताः सुपर्वाणः षडिमे वर्षपर्व्वताः। अवगाढा उभयतः समुद्रौ पूर्वपश्विमौ ।। ३४.

From the breadth of Jambudvīpa, equally on all sides, six great mountain ranges extend eastward; they are broad and massive, and on both the eastern and western sides are deeply immersed in the ocean.

हिमप्रायश्च हिमवान् हेमकूटश्च हेमवान्। तरुणादित्यवर्णाभो हैरण्यो निषधः स्मृतः ।। ३४.

The Himavat is mostly snowy, and Hemakūṭa is golden; Niṣadha, said to be golden, shines with the hue of the rising sun.

चातुर्वर्णस्तु सौवर्णो मेरुश्चोच्यतमः स्मृतः। प्लुताकृतिप्रमाणश्च चतुरस्रः समुच्छ्रितः ।। ३४.

Meru, renowned as the golden mountain, is said to be of four colors; it is vast in form, square in shape, and rises high.