Vayu Purana

नवस्वेतेषु वर्षेषु यथाभागस्थितेषु वै। भूतान्युपनिविष्टानि गतिमन्ति ध्रुवाणि च ।। ४६.

In the nine Śveta regions, each situated according to its portion, beings are established, possessing movement and steadfastness.

तेषां विवृद्धिर्बहुला दृश्यते देवमानुषोः। न शक्या परिसङ्ख्यातुं श्रद्धेयानु बुभूषता ।। ४६.

Their increase is abundant, seen among gods and humans; it cannot be counted, but is to be accepted by those who desire knowledge.

इति श्रीमहापुराणे वायुप्रोक्ते भुवनविन्यासो नाम षट्चत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः

Thus ends the forty-sixth chapter, named 'The Arrangement of Worlds,' spoken by Vāyu in the glorious Mahāpurāṇa.

सव्ये हिमवतः पार्श्वे कैलासो नाम पर्वतः। तस्मिन्निवसति श्रीमान् कुबेरः सह राक्षसैः। अप्सरोगणसंयुक्तो मोदते ह्यलकाधिपः ।। ४७.

On the left side of Himavat is the mountain called Kailāsa; there resides the illustrious Kubera with the rākṣasas, enjoying himself, surrounded by groups of apsarases, as the lord of Alakā.

कैलासपादात् सम्भूतं पुण्यं शीत जलं शुभम्। मन्दं नाम्ना कुमुद्वन्तं शरदम्बुदसन्निभम् ।। ४७.

From the foot of Kailāsa arises the sacred, cool, and pure water, called Kumudvat, gentle and resembling autumn clouds.

तस्माद्दिव्या प्रभवति नदी मन्दाकिनी शुभा। दिव्यञ्च नन्दनं तत्र तस्यास्तीरे महद्वनम् ।। ४७.

From it flows the divine river Mandākinī, auspicious; there, on its bank, is the celestial Nandana, a great forest.

प्रागुत्तरेण कैलासाद्दिव्यसत्त्वौषधं गिरिम्। सुरधातुमयं चित्रं सुवर्णं पर्वतं प्रति ।। ४७.

Northeast of Kailāsa is a mountain with divine beings and medicinal herbs, made of celestial minerals, splendid and golden.

चन्द्रप्रभो नाम गिरिः सशुद्धां रत्नसन्निभः। तस्य पादे महद्दिव्यमच्छोदं नाम तत्सरः ।। ४७.

There is a mountain named Candraprabha, pure and resembling gems; at its foot is the great, divine lake called Acchoda.

तस्माद्दिव्या प्रभवति ह्यच्छोदा नाम निम्नगा। तस्यास्तीरे महादिव्यं वनं चैत्ररथं स्मृतम् ।। ४७.

From it flows the divine river named Acchodā; on its bank is the great celestial forest known as Caitraratha.

तस्मिन् गिरौ निवसति मणिभद्रः सहानुगः। यक्षसेनापतिः क्रूरगुह्यकैः परिवारितः ।। ४७.

On that mountain dwells Maṇibhadra, accompanied by his followers, the commander of the Yakṣas, surrounded by fierce Guhyakas.

पुण्या मन्दाकिनी चैव निम्नगाच्छोदिका तथा। महीमण्डलमध्येन प्रविष्टे ते महोदधिम् ।। ४७.

There, the sacred Mandākinī and also the river Nīmnagā flow; both enter the great ocean through the middle of the earth's expanse.

कैलासाद्दक्षिणप्राच्यां शिवसत्त्वौषधिं गुरुम् । मनःशिलामयं दिव्यं पिशङ्गं पर्वतं प्रति ।। ४७.

To the southeast of Kailāsa is the mountain Piśaṅga, divine and made of realgar, the great Śivasattvauṣadhi, a mountain of herbs.

लोहितो हेमश्रृङ्गस्तु गिरिः सूर्य प्रभो महान्। तस्य पादे महद्दिव्यं लोहितं नाम तत्सरः ।। ४७.

There is the great mountain Lohita, with golden peaks, O radiant one; at its foot is the great and divine lake called Lohita.

तस्मात् पुण्यः प्रभवति लौहित्यः सदनो महान्। देवारण्यं विशोकञ्च तस्य तीरे महावनम् ।। ४७.

From there arises the sacred and great abode of the river Lauhitya; on its bank is the vast and divine forest called Devāraṇya and Viśoka.

तस्मिन् गिरौ निवसति यक्षो मणिवरो वशी। सौम्यैः सुधार्मिकैश्चैव गुह्यकैः परिवारितः ।। ४७.

On that mountain dwells the Yakṣa Maṇivara, self-controlled, surrounded by gentle and righteous Guhyakas.

कैलासाद्दक्षिणे पार्श्वे क्रूरसत्वौषधं गिरिम्। वृत्रकायात् किलोत्पन्नमञ्जनं त्रिककुत्प्रति ।। ४७.

To the southern side of Kailāsa is the mountain Añjana, the fierce mountain of herbs, said to have arisen from the body of Vṛtra, facing Trikakut.

सर्वधातुमयस्तत्र सुमहान् वैद्युतो गिरिः। तस्य पादे सरः पुण्यं मानसं सिद्धसेवितम् ।। ४७.

There stands the great mountain Vaidyuta, composed of all metals; at its foot is the sacred lake Mānasā, frequented by perfected beings.

तस्मात् प्रभवते पुण्या सरयूर्लोकभावनी। तस्यास्तीरे वनं दिव्यं वैभ्राजं नाम विश्रुतम् ।। ४७.

From there arises the sacred river Sarayū, the nourisher of the world; on its bank is the renowned and divine forest called Vaibhrāja.

कुबेरानुचरस्तत्र प्रहेतृतनयो वशी। ब्रह्म पातो निवसति राक्षसोऽनन्तविक्रमः। अन्तरिक्षचरैर्घोरैर्यातुधानशतैर्वृतः ।। ४७.

There dwells Brahmapāta, the son of Prahetṛ and follower of Kubera, a mighty Rākṣasa of boundless prowess, surrounded by fierce sky-roaming Yātudhānas numbering in the hundreds.

अपरेण तु कैलासान्मुख्यसत्त्वौषधिं गिरिम्। अरुणं पर्वतश्रेष्ठं रुक्मधातुमयं प्रति ।। ४७.

Beyond that, from Kailāsa, is the chief mountain of herbs, Aruṇa, the foremost of mountains, composed of golden ore.

भवस्य दयितः श्रीमान् पर्वतो मेघसन्निभः। शातकुम्भमयैः शुभ्रैः शिलाजालैः समावृतः ।। ४७ .

Beloved of Bhava, that glorious mountain resembles a cloud, covered with beautiful masses of rocks made of shining brass.

शतसङ्ख्यैस्तापनीयैः श्रृङ्गैर्दिवमिवोल्लिखन्। मुञ्जवान् स महादिव्यो दुर्गशैलो हिमार्चितः ।। ४७.

Muñjavān, that great and divine fortress mountain, honored by snow, rises with hundreds of blazing golden peaks, as if piercing the sky.

तस्मिन् गिरौ निवसति गिरिशो धूम्रलोहितः। तस्य पादात् प्रभवति शैलोदं नाम तत्सरः ।। ४७.

On that mountain dwells the lord of mountains, Dhūmralohita; from its foot arises the lake named Śailoda.

तस्मात् प्रभवते हिव्या शैलोदा नाम निम्नगा। सा चक्षुःशीतयोर्मध्ये प्रविष्टा लवणोदधिम् ।। ४७.

From there flows the sacred river called Śailodā; she enters the briny ocean between the two mountains Cakṣu and Śītaya.

तस्यास्तीरे वनं दिव्यं विश्रुतं सुरभीति वै। अस्त्युत्तरेण कैलासाच्छिवसत्त्वौषधो गिरिः ।। ४७.

On her bank is the renowned and divine forest called Surabhī; to the north of Kailāsa is the mountain Śivasattvauṣadha.

गौरो नाम गिरिस्तत्र हरितालमयः शुभः। हिरण्यश्रृङ्गः सुमहान् दिव्यो मणिमयो गिरिः ।। ४७.

There is the mountain named Gaura, beautiful and made of orpiment; and the great, divine, jewel-encrusted mountain Hiraṇyaśṛṅga.

तस्य पादे महद्दिव्यं शुभं काञ्चनवालुकम्। रम्यं बिन्दुसरो नाम यत्र यातो भगीरथः ।। ४७.

At its foot is the great and divine, auspicious lake with golden sands, called Bindusaras, where Bhagīratha once arrived.

गङ्गानिमित्तं राजर्षिरुवास बहुलाः समाः । दिवं यास्यन्ति मे पूर्वे गङ्गातोयपरिप्लुताः ।। ४७.

For the sake of the Ganga, the royal sage dwelled there for many years; my ancestors, having been bathed in the waters of the Ganga, will ascend to heaven.

तत्र त्रिपथगा देवी प्रथमन्तु प्रतिष्ठिता। सोमपादप्रसूता सा सप्तधा प्रतिपद्य ते ।। ४७.

There, at first, the divine river Tripathaga was established; born from the foot of Soma, she then divided herself into seven streams.