Vayu Purana

तत्र ते पुरुषाः श्वेता महासत्त्वा महाबलाः। स्त्रियः कुमुदवर्णाभाः सुन्दर्य्यः प्रियदर्शनाः ।। ४३.

There, the men are white, mighty and powerful; the women are like the color of kumuda flowers, beautiful and pleasant to behold.

चन्द्रप्रभाश्वन्द्रवर्णाः पूर्णचन्द्रनिभाननाः। चन्द्रशीतलगात्राश्च स्त्रियश्चोत्पलगन्धिकाः ।। ४३.

They shine with the radiance of the moon, their faces resemble the full moon; their bodies are cool as moonlight, and the women are fragrant like lotuses.

दशवर्षसहस्राणि तेषामायुर्निरामयम्। कालाम्रस्य रसं पीत्वा सर्वदा सिथरयौवनाः ।। ४३.

Their lifespan is ten thousand years, free from disease; by drinking the juice of kālāmra, they always remain in youthful vigor.

प्रमाणं वर्णमायुश्च याथातथ्येन कीर्तितम्। चतुर्णामपि द्वीपानां समासान्न तु विस्तरात् ।। ४३.

The measure, color, and lifespan have been described truthfully, in summary, for the four continents, not in detail.

भद्राश्वानां यथा चिह्नं कीर्तितं कीर्तिवर्द्धनाः। तच्छृणुध्वं तु कार्त्स्न्येन पूर्वसिद्धैरुदाहृतम् ।। ४३.

As the mark of the Bhadrāśvas has been recounted, O increasers of fame, listen fully to what has been declared by the ancient sages.

देवकूटस्य सर्वस्य प्रथितस्येह यत्परम्। पूर्वेण दिक्षु सर्वासु यथावच्च प्रकीर्तितम् ।। ४३.

The entirety of Devakūṭa, renowned here as the highest, has been described in detail in all the eastern directions, just as it is known.

कुलाचलानां पञ्चानां नदीनाञ्च विशेषतः। तथा जनपदानाञ्च यथा दृष्टं यथाश्रुतम् ।। ४३.

So too, the five Kulācalas, the rivers especially, and likewise the regions of people, have been recounted as seen and as heard.

शैवालो वर्णमालाग्रः कोरञ्जश्चाचलोत्तमः। श्वेतवर्णश्च नीलश्च पञ्चैते कुलपर्वताः ।। ४३.

Śaivāla, Varṇamālāgra, Korañja, Śveta, and Nīla—these five are the principal Kulaparvatas (ancestral mountains).

तेषां प्रसूतिरन्येपि पर्वता बहुविस्तराः। कोटिकोटिः क्षितौ ज्ञेयाः शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ।। ४३.

From them are born many other mountains, vast in extent; they are to be known as numbering in the tens of millions, by the hundreds and by the thousands, upon the earth.

तैर्विमिश्रा जनपदैर्नानासत्त्वसमाकुलाः। नानाप्रकारजातीयास्त्वनेकनृपपालिताः ।। ४३.

Intermixed with these are regions filled with various beings, of many kinds and races, ruled by numerous kings.

नामधेयैश्च निक्रान्तैः श्रीमद्भिः पुरुषर्षभैः। अध्यासिता जनपदाः कीर्तनीयाश्च शोभिताः ।। ४३.

These regions, inhabited and adorned by illustrious men whose renowned names have spread, are worthy of being praised.

तेषान्तु नामधेयानि राष्ट्राणि विविधानि च। गिर्यन्तरनिविष्टानि समेषु विषमेषु च ।। ४३.

Their names, and the various kingdoms as well, are situated among the mountains, both on level ground and in rugged places.

तथा सुमङ्गलाः शुद्धाश्चन्द्रकान्ताः सुनन्दनाः। व्रजका नीलशैलेयाः सौवीरा विजयस्थलाः ।। ४३.

Thus, there are the Sumaṅgalas, the pure Śuddhas, the Moon-stone-like Candrakāntas, the joyful Sunandanas, the Vrajakas, the Nīla mountain dwellers, the Sauvīras, and the victorious Vijayasthalas.

महास्थलाः सुकामाश्च महाकेशाः सुमूर्द्धजाः। वातरंहाः सोपसङ्गाः परिवायाः पराचकाः ।। ४३.

There are the Mahāsthalas, the contented Sukāmas, the great-haired Mahākeśas, the well-tressed Sumūrddhajas, the swift Vātaraṃhās with their branches, the Parivāyas, and the Parācakas.

सम्भवक्रा महानेत्राः शैवालास्तनपास्तथा। कुमुदाः शाकमुण्डाश्च उरः सङ्कीर्णभौमकाः ।। ४३.

There are the Sambhavakras, the great-eyed Mahānetras, the Śaivālas, the Tanapās, the Kumudas, the Śākamuṇḍas, and those whose land is mingled at the breast.

सोदका वत्सकाश्चैके वाराहा हारवामकाः। शङ्खाख्या भाविसन्द्राश्च उत्तरा हैमभौमकाः ।। ४३.

Some are Sodakas and Vatsakas, others are Vārāhas and Hāravāmakas, the Śaṅkhas by name, the Bhāvisandras, and the northern Haimabhaumakas.

कृष्णभौमाः सुभौमाश्च महाभौमाश्च कीर्तिताः। एते चान्ये च विख्याता नानाजनपदा मया ।। ४३.

The Kṛṣṇabhaumas, Subhaumas, and Mahābhaumas are also named; these and others, various peoples, have been described by me.

ते पिबन्ति महापुण्यां महागङ्गां महानदीम्। आदौ त्रैलोक्यविख्याता शीता शीताम्बुवाहिनी ।। ४३.

They drink the supremely holy, great Gaṅgā, the great river—at first famed throughout the three worlds, cold, and bearing cool waters.

तथा च हंसवसतिर्महाचक्रा च निम्नगा। चक्रा वक्रा च कञ्ची च सुरसा चापगोत्तमा ।। ४३.

Likewise, Haṃsavasatī, Mahācakrā, Nimnagā, Cakrā, Vakrā, Kañcī, and Surasā, the best of rivers.

शाखावती चेन्द्रनदी मेघा मङ्गारवाहिनी। कावेरी हरितोया च सोमावर्त्ता शतह्रदा ।। ४३.

Śākhāvatī, Indranadī, Meghā, Maṅgāravāhinī, Kāverī, Haritoyā, Somāvarttā, and Śatahradā.

वनमाला वसुमती पम्पा पम्पावती शुभा। सुवर्णा पञ्च वर्णा च तथा पुण्या वपुष्मती ।। ४३.

Vanamālā, Vasumatī, Pampā, the auspicious Pampāvatī, Suvarṇā, Pañcavarṇā, and the blessed Vapuṣmatī.

मणिवप्रा सुवप्रा च ब्रह्मभागा शिलाशिनी। कृष्णतोया च पुण्योदा तथा नागपदी शुभा ।। ४३.

Maṇivaprā, Suvaprā, Brahmabhāgā, Śilāśinī, Kṛṣṇatoyā, Puṇyodā, and the auspicious Nāgapadī.

शैवालिनी मणितटा क्षारोदा चारुणावती। तथा विष्णुपदी चैव महापुण्या महानदी ।। ४३.

Śaivālinī, Maṇitaṭā, Kṣārodā, Āruṇāvatī, and likewise Viṣṇupadī, the supremely holy, great river.

हिरण्यवाहिनीला च स्कन्दमाला सुरावती । वामोदा च पताका च वेताली च महानदी ।। ४३.

Hiraṇyavāhinī, Nīlā, Skandamālā, Surāvatī, Vāmodā, Patākā, Vetālī, and Mahānadī—

एता गङ्गा महानद्यो नायिकाः परिकीर्तिताः। क्षुद्रनद्यस्त्वसंख्याताः शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ।। ४३.

These are the great rivers, the Gaṅgās, renowned as leading streams; while the lesser rivers are countless, in their hundreds and thousands.

पूर्वद्वीपस्य वोहिन्यः पुण्यवत्यश्च कीर्तिताः। कीर्त्तनेनापि चैतासां पूतः स्यादिति मे मतिः ।। ४३.

These are the celebrated, meritorious rivers of the Eastern continent; and even by merely reciting their names, one becomes purified—so is my conviction.

समृद्धराष्ट्रं स्फीतञ्च नानाजनपदाकुलम्। नानावृक्षवनोद्देशं नानानग सुवेष्टितम् ।। ४३.

That land is prosperous and flourishing, crowded with many peoples, adorned with groves of various trees, and encircled by many mountains.

नरनारीगणाकीर्णं नित्यं प्रमुदितं शिवम्। बहुधान्यधनोपेतं नानानृपतिपालितम् । उपेतं कीर्तनशतैर्नानारत्नाकराकरम् ।। ४३.

It is filled with multitudes of men and women, ever joyful and auspicious, endowed with abundant grain and wealth, ruled by many kings, renowned through hundreds of praises, and rich with various mines of jewels.

तस्मिन्देशे समाख्याता हेमशङ्खदलप्रभाः। महाकाया महावीर्याः पुरुषाः पुरुषर्षभाः ।। ४३.

In that country are found men of golden, conch-shell, and leaf-like radiance, of great size and great strength—truly the foremost among men.