Vayu Purana

तत् सिद्धयक्षगन्धर्वाः किन्नरा उरगास्तथा। विद्याधराश्च मुदिता उपजीवन्ति नित्यशः ।। ३८.

There, Siddhas, Yakshas, Gandharvas, Kinnaras, Nagas, and Vidyadharas, all joyful, dwell continually.

प्रसन्नस्वादुसलिलास्तत्र नद्यो बहूदकाः। सुरसामलतोयास्ताः सरांसि च समन्ततः ।। ३८.

There are rivers with clear, sweet water, abundant in flow, their waters mingled with Surasa and Amala, and lakes all around.

तत्राश्रमं भगवतः कर्द्दमस्य प्रजापतेः। रम्यं सुरगणाकीर्णं सर्वतश्चित्रकाननम्। समन्ताद्योजनशतं तद्वनं परिमण्डलम् ।। ३८.

There is the hermitage of the venerable Prajapati Kardama, charming and filled with hosts of gods, surrounded on all sides by wondrous forests, and that grove is perfectly circular, a hundred yojanas in every direction.

ताम्रवर्णस्य शैलस्य पतङ्गस्यान्तरेण तु। शतयोजनविस्तीर्णं द्वियोजनशतायतम् ।। ३८.

Between the copper-colored mountain and Pataṅga lies a region one hundred yojanas wide and two hundred yojanas long.

तरुणादित्यसङ्काशैः पुण्डरीकैः समन्ततः। सहस्रपत्रैर्विकचैर्महापद्मैरलङ्कृतम् ।। ३८.

It is adorned on all sides with fully blossomed thousand-petaled lotuses, shining like the rising sun, and with great lotuses.

तथा भ्रमरसंलीनैः शतपत्रैः सुगन्धिभिः। प्रफुल्ल्लैः शोभितजलं रक्तनीलैर्महोत्पलैः ।। ३८.

The waters are beautiful, graced with fragrant, blooming red and blue lotuses, and with hundred-petaled lotuses clustered with bees.

सरोवरं महापुण्यं देवदानवसेवितम्। महोरगैरध्युषितं नीलजाल विभूषितम् ।। ३८.

There is a great and sacred lake, frequented by gods and demons, inhabited by mighty serpents, and adorned with blue waterlily clusters.

तस्य मध्ये जनपदो ह्यायतः शतयोजनः। त्रिंशद्योजनविस्तीर्णो रक्तधातुविभूषितः ।। ३८.

In its midst is a settlement, stretching a hundred yojanas in length and thirty yojanas in width, decorated with red minerals.

तस्योपरि महारम्या प्रांशु प्राकारतोरणा। नरनारीगणाकीर्णा स्फीता विभवविस्तरैः ।। ३८.

Above it rises a splendid city, with lofty ramparts and gateways, crowded with groups of men and women, flourishing with abundant wealth.

वलभीकूटनिर्व्यूहैर्मणिभक्तिविचित्रितैः। रत्नचित्रार्पिततलैः श्लक्ष्णचित्रोत्तरच्छदैः ।। ३८.

Its mansions are arrayed with turrets and balconies, adorned with various jewels, their floors inlaid with gems and covered with smooth, colorful canopies.

महाभवनमालाभिर्महाप्रांशुभिरुत्तमैः। विद्याधरपुरं तत्र शोभते भ्राजयच्छुभम् ।। ३८.

There shines the city of the Vidyādharas, resplendent with rows of great and lofty palaces, radiating auspicious brilliance.

विद्याधरपतिस्तत्र पुलोमा तत्र विश्रुतः। चित्रवेषधरः स्रग्वी माहेन्द्रसदृशद्युतिः ।। ३८.

There, the renowned lord of the Vidyādharas, Pulomā, dwells, adorned with garlands, wearing varied attire, and possessing a radiance equal to Mahendra.

दीप्तानां चित्रवेषाणां सूर्यप्रतिमतेजसाम्। विद्याधरसहस्राणामनेकेषां स राजराट् ।। ३८.

He is the sovereign king among thousands of Vidyādharas, all with dazzling forms, splendid garments, and brilliance like the sun.

विशाखस्याचलेन्द्रस्य पतङ्गस्यान्तरेण च। सरसस्ताम्रवर्णस्य पूर्वे तीरे परिश्रुतम् ।। ३८.

Between Viśākha, the lord of mountains, and Pataṅga, on the eastern shore of the copper-colored lake, lies a famed region.

पञ्चेषुक्षेपणैर्विद्धं सुशाखं वर्णशोभितम् । सर्व कालफलं तत्र स्फीतं चाम्रवणं महत् ।। ३८.

There stands a great and flourishing mango grove, with beautiful branches, ever bearing fruit in all seasons, its trees struck by five arrows.

फलैः कनकसङ्काशैर्महास्वादैः सुगन्धिभिः। महाकुम्भप्रमाणैश्चातनुशाखैः समन्ततः ।। ३८.

Its fruits resemble gold, are very sweet and fragrant, as large as great jars, and its branches spread all around.

गन्धर्वकिन्नरा यक्षा नागा विद्याधरास्तथा। पिबन्त्याम्ररसं तत्र सुस्वादुं ह्यमृतोपमम् ।। ३८.

There, Gandharvas, Kinnaras, Yakṣas, Nāgas, and Vidyādharas all drink the delicious mango juice, which is like nectar.

तत्राम्ररसपीतानां मुदितानां महात्मनाम्। श्रूयन्ते हृष्ट पुष्टानां नादास्तस्मिन् महावने ।। ३८.

In that great forest, the joyful sounds of those noble beings, delighted and nourished after drinking the mango juice, are heard.

सुमूलस्याचलेन्द्रस्य वसुधारस्य चान्तरे। समा सुरभिपूर्णाढ्या विहङ्गैरुपशोभिता ।। ३८.

Between the root of the mountain lord and Vasudhāra, there is a land filled with fragrance, adorned with birds.

त्रिंशद्योजनविस्तीर्णा पञ्चाशद्योजनायता। तत्र बिल्वस्थली विप्राः शुद्धा निम्नफलद्रुमाः ।। ३८.

There, O sages, is a bilva grove, thirty yojanas wide and fifty yojanas long, with pure trees bearing fruit low to the ground.

सुस्वादैर्विद्रुमनिभैः फलैर्बिल्वैर्महोपमैः। शीर्यमाणैर्विशीर्णैश्च प्रक्लिन्नतलमृत्तिकाः ।। ३८.

The ground is moistened by the falling and scattered bilva fruits, which are delicious, coral-like, and of great size.

तां स्थलीमुपजीवन्ति यक्षगन्धर्वकिन्नराः। सिद्धा नागाश्च बहुशो नित्यं बिल्वफलाशिनः ।। ३८.

That region is inhabited by Yakshas, Gandharvas, Kinnaras, Siddhas, and Nagas, who always subsist on bilva fruits in abundance.

अन्तरे वसुधारस्य रत्नधारस्य चान्तरे। त्रिंशद्योजनविस्तीर्णमायतं शतयोजनम् ।। ३८.

Between the earth-current and the stream of jewels, there lies a stretch thirty yojanas wide and one hundred yojanas long.

सुगन्धं किंशुकवनं नित्यं पुष्पितपादपम्। पुष्पलक्ष्म्यावृतं भाति प्रदीप्तमिव सर्वतः ।। ३८.

There shines a fragrant forest of kimshuka trees, ever blossoming, adorned with the splendor of flowers, appearing radiant on all sides.

यस्य गन्धेन दिव्येन वास्यते परिमण्डलम्। समग्रं योजनशतं काननानि समन्ततः ।। ३८.

By whose divine fragrance the entire region, a hundred yojanas of forests all around, is perfumed.

तत् सिद्धचारणगणैरप्सरोभिश्च सेवितम् । रम्यं तत् किंशुक वनं जलाशयविभूषितम् ।। ३८.

That beautiful kimshuka forest, adorned with lakes, is frequented by hosts of Siddhas, Charanas, and Apsaras.

तत्रादित्यस्य देवस्य दीप्तमायतनं महत् । मासे मासेऽनतरति तत्र सूर्यः प्रजापतिः ।। ३८.

There is the great and radiant abode of the god Sun; every month, the Sun, the lord of creatures, traverses there.

तत्र कालस्य कर्त्तारं सहस्रांशुं सुरोत्तमम्। सिद्धसङ्घा नमस्यन्ति सर्वलोकनमस्कृतम् ।। ३८.

There, the assembly of Siddhas worships the thousand-rayed, supreme god, the maker of time, honored by all worlds.

पञ्चकूटस्य शैलस्य कैलासस्यान्तरेण तु। षट्‌त्रिंशद्योजनायामं विस्तीर्णं शतयोजनम् ।। ३८.

Between the five-peaked mountain and Kailasa lies a region thirty-six yojanas long and one hundred yojanas wide.