Vayu Purana

चतुर्थः पर्वतो द्रोणो यत्रौषध्यो महाबलाः। विशल्यकरणी चैव मृतसञ्जीवनी तथा ।। ४९.

The fourth mountain is Droṇa, where powerful medicinal herbs grow, including Viśalyakarani and Mṛtasañjīvanī.

कङ्कस्तु पञ्चमस्तत्र पर्वतः सुमहोदयः। दिव्यपुष्पफलो पेतो वृक्षवीरुत्समावृतः ।। ४९.

Kaṅka is the fifth mountain there, of great height, adorned with divine flowers and fruits, and surrounded by trees and creepers.

षष्ठस्तु पर्वतस्तत्र महिषो मेघसन्निभः। यस्मिन् सोऽग्निर्निवसति महिषो नाम वारिजः ।। ४९.

The sixth mountain there is Mahiṣa, resembling a cloud, where Agni resides; it is called Mahiṣa, born of water.

सप्तमः पर्वतस्तत्र ककुझान्नाम भाष्यते। तत्र रत्नान्यनेकानि स्वयं वर्षति वासवः। प्रजापतिमुपादाय प्राजापत्ये विधिस्त्वयम् ।। ४९.

The seventh mountain is called Kakudha; there, Indra himself rains down many gems, taking Prajāpati as his guide, according to the Prajāpati rite.

इत्येते पर्वताः सप्त शाल्मले मणिभूषिताः । तेषां वर्षाणि वक्ष्यामि सप्तैव तु शुभानि वै। कुमुदात् प्रथमं श्वेतमुन्नतस्य तु लोहितम् ।। ४९.

These are the seven mountains in Śālmalī, adorned with jewels. I will now describe their seven auspicious regions: from Kumuda, the first is white; from Unnata, red.

बलाहकस्य जीमूतं द्रोणस्य हरितं स्मृतम् । कङ्कस्य वैद्युतं नाम महिषस्य तु मानसम् ।। ४९.

From Balāhaka, it is called Jīmūta; from Droṇa, it is remembered as green; from Kaṅka, it is named Vaidyuta; from Mahiṣa, Mānasam.

ककुदः सुप्रभं नाम सप्तैतानि तु सप्तधा। वर्षाणि पर्वतांश्चैव नदीस्तेषु निबोधत ।। ४९.

Kakudha is called Suprabha; thus, these are the seven regions and mountains. Now listen to the rivers in those regions.

पानितोया वितृष्णा च चन्द्रा शुक्रा विमोचनी। निवृत्तिः सप्तमी तासां प्रतिवर्षं तु ताः स्मृताः ।। ४९.

Pānitoyā, Vitṛṣṇā, Candrā, Śukrā, Vimocanī, and Nivṛtti are the seven rivers; each is remembered for its respective region.

तासां समीपगाश्चान्याः शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः। अशक्याः परिसंख्यातुं श्रद्धेयास्तु बुभूषता ।। ४९.

Besides these, there are hundreds and thousands of other rivers nearby, impossible to enumerate, but worthy of belief for those who desire knowledge.

इत्येष सन्निवेशो वः शाल्मलस्यापि कीर्तितः। प्लक्षवृक्षेण संख्यातस्तस्य मध्ये महाद्रुमः ।। ४९.

Thus, the arrangement of Śālmalī has also been described to you; counted by the Plakṣa tree, its great tree stands in the center.

शाल्मलिर्विपुलस्कन्ध स्तस्य नाम्ना स उच्यते। शाल्मलिस्तु समुद्रेण सुरोदेन समन्ततः। विस्ताराच्छाल्मलस्यैव समेन तु समन्ततः ।। ४९.

Śālmalī, with its broad trunk, is so called by name; Śālmalī is surrounded on all sides by the ocean of sweet water, and its expanse is equal on every side to that of Śālmalī itself.

उत्तरेषु तु धर्मज्ञा द्वीपेषु श्रृणुत प्रजाः। यथाश्रुतं यथान्यायं ब्रुवतो मे निबोधत ।। ४९.

Now hear, in the northern islands, O knowers of righteousness, about the peoples; listen as I speak to you, according to what has been heard and what is proper.

कुशद्वीपं प्रवक्ष्यामि चतुर्थं तं समासतः। सुरोदकः परिवृतः कुशद्वीपेन सर्वतः ।। ४९.

I shall briefly describe Kuśadvīpa, the fourth island, which is entirely surrounded by the Suroda sea.

सप्तैव गिरयस्तत्र वर्ण्यमानान्निबोधत। शाल्मलस्य तु विस्ताराद् द्विगुणेन समन्ततः ।। ४९.

There are seven mountains there—listen as I describe them; the extent of Kuśadvīpa is twice that of Śālmaladvīpa in every direction.

कुखद्वीपे तु विज्ञेयः पर्वतो विद्रुमोच्चयः। द्वीपस्य प्रथमस्तस्य द्वितीयो हेमपर्वतः ।। ४९.

In Kuśadvīpa, the first mountain is called Vidrumoccaya; the second is Hemaparvata.

तृतीयो द्युतिमान्नाम जीमूतसदृशो गिरिः। चतुर्थः पुष्पवान्नाम पञ्चमस्तु कुशेशयः ।। ४९.

The third is the radiant mountain named Dyutimān, resembling a rain cloud; the fourth is called Puṣpavān, and the fifth is Kuśeśaya.

षष्ठो हरिगिरिर्नाम सप्तमो मन्दरः स्मृतः । मन्दा इति ह्यपां नाम मन्दरो दारणादपाम् ।। ४९.

The sixth is the mountain named Harigiri, and the seventh is known as Mandara; Mandara is also called Mandā, and it is so named because it splits the waters.

तेषामन्तरविष्कम्भो द्विगुणः परिवारितः। उद्भिदं प्रथमं वर्षं द्वितीयं वेणुमण्डलम् ।। ४९.

The spaces between them are twice as wide as before; the first region is called Udbhida, the second is Veṇumaṇḍala.

तृतीयं स्वैरथाकारं चतुर्थं लवणं स्मृतम्। पञ्चमं धृतिमद्वर्षं षष्ठं वर्ष प्रभाकरम्। सप्तमं कपिलं नाम सप्तैते वर्षपर्वताः ।। ४९.

The third is of the form called Svairatha, the fourth is known as Lavaṇa; the fifth is Dhṛtimat, the sixth is Varṣaprabhākara, and the seventh is named Kapila—these are the seven mountain-regions.

एतेषु देवगन्धर्वाः प्रभास्तु जगदीश्वराः। विहरन्ति रमन्ते च दृश्यमानास्तु वर्षशः ।। ४९.

In these regions, the gods, Gandharvas, and radiant lords of the world dwell and delight, each visible in their own region.

न तेषु दस्यवः सन्ति म्लेच्छजात्यस्तथैव च। गौरप्रायो जनः सर्वः क्रमाच्च म्रियते तथा ।। ४९.

There are no robbers or foreign tribes among them; the people are mostly fair-complexioned, and all die in due course.

तत्रापि नद्यः सप्तैव धुतपापाः शिवास्तथा। पवित्रा सन्ततिश्चैव द्युतिगर्भा मही तथा ।। ४९.

There too are seven rivers, pure and auspicious, cleansing from sin; their streams are holy, and the earth there is radiant.

अन्यास्ताभ्यः परिज्ञाताः शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः। अभिगच्छन्ति ताः सर्वा यतो वर्षति वासवः ।। ४९.

Besides these, hundreds and thousands of other rivers are known; all of them flow where Indra causes rain.

घृतोदेन कुशद्वीपो बाह्यतः परिवारितः। विज्ञेयः स तु विस्तारात् कुशद्वीपसमेन तु ।। ४९.

Kuśadvīpa is surrounded on the outside by the ocean of clarified butter; it is to be understood that this ocean is equal in extent to Kuśadvīpa itself.

इत्येष सन्निवेशो वः कुशद्वीपस्य वर्णितः। क्रौञ्चद्वीपस्य विस्तारं वक्ष्याम्यहमतः परम् ।। ४९.

Thus the arrangement of Kuśadvīpa has been described to you; now I shall speak of the extent of Krauñcadvīpa.

कुशद्वीपस्य विस्ताराद् द्विगुणः स तु वै स्मृतः। घृतोदकसमुद्रो वै क्रौञ्चद्वीपेन संवृतः ।। ४९.

Krauñcadvīpa is said to be twice the size of Kuśadvīpa; it is surrounded by the ocean of clarified butter.

तस्मिन् द्वीपे नगश्रेष्ठः क्रौञ्चस्थः प्रथमो गिरिः। क्रौञ्चात्परो वामनको वामनादन्धकारकः ।। ४९.

In that island, the foremost mountain is Krauñca; beyond Krauñca is Vāmanaka, and beyond Vāmanaka is Andhakāraka.

अन्धकारात्परश्चापि दिवावृन्नाम पर्वतः। दिवावृतः परश्चपि दिविन्दो गिरिरुच्यते ।। ४९.

Beyond Andhakāraka is the mountain called Divāvṛt; beyond Divāvṛt is the mountain known as Divinda.

दिविन्दात्परतश्चापि पुण्डरीको महागिरिः। पुण्डरीकात्परश्चापि प्रोच्यते दुन्दुभिस्वनः ।। ४९.

Beyond Divinda is the great mountain Puṇḍarīka; beyond Puṇḍarīka is said to be Dundubhisvana.