Vayu Purana

द्वितीयं जलधारस्य सुकुमारमिति स्मृतम्। रैवतस्य तु कौमारं श्यामस्य तु मणीचकम् ।। ४९.

The second region of Jaladhara is called Sukumara; that of Raivata is Kaumara, and that of Shyama is known as Manichaka.

अस्तस्यापि शुभं वर्षं विज्ञेयं कुसुमोत्तरम्। आम्बिकेयस्य मोदाकं केसरेषु महाद्रुमम् ।। ४९.

The auspicious region of Asta is called Kusumottara; that of Ambikeya is Modaka, and in Keshari it is Mahadruma.

द्वीपस्य परिमाणञ्च ह्रस्वदीर्घत्वमेव च। शाकद्वीपेन विख्यातस्तस्य मध्ये वनस्पतिः । शाको नाम महावृक्षस्तस्य पूजां प्रयुञ्जते ।। ४९.

The extent and dimensions of the island are well known as Shakadvipa; in its center stands a great tree named Shaka, which is worshipped.

एतेन देवगन्धर्वाः सिद्धाश्च सह चारणैः। विहरन्ति रमन्ते च दृश्यमानाश्च तैः सह ।। ४९.

There, the gods, Gandharvas, Siddhas, and Charanas dwell and take delight, visible together with them.

तत्र पुण्या जनपदाश्चातुर्वर्णसमन्विताः। तेषु नद्यश्च सप्तैव प्रतिवर्षं समुद्रगाः । विद्धि नाम्नश्च ताः सर्वा गङ्गास्ताः सप्तधा स्मृताः ।। ४९.

There are blessed settlements inhabited by the four social orders; in them flow seven rivers, each year reaching the ocean. Know that all these are called by name the sevenfold Ganga.

प्रथमा सुकुमारीति गङ्गा शिवजला तथा। अनु तप्ता च नाम्नैव नदी सम्परिकीर्त्तिता ।। ४९.

The first is called Sukumari, also known as Shivajala; next is the river named Tapta.

कुमारी नामतः सिद्धा द्वितीया सा पुनः सती । नन्दा च पार्वती चैव तृतीय परिकीर्त्तिता ।। ४९.

The second, called Kumari, is considered accomplished and again chaste; the third is named Nanda and Parvati.

शिवेतिका चतुर्थी स्यात् त्रिदिवा च पुनः स्मृता। इक्षुश्च पञ्चमी ज्ञेया तथैव च पुनः क्रतुः ।। ४९.

The fourth is called Shivetika, also remembered as Tridiva; the fifth is known as Ikshu, and again as Kratu.

धेनुका च मृता चैव षष्ठी संपरिकीर्त्तिता। एताः सप्त महागङ्गाः प्रतिवर्षं शिवोदकाः। भावयन्ति जनं सर्वं शाकद्वीपनिवासिनम् ।। ४९.

The sixth, called Dhenuka and also Mrita, is so named; these seven great Gangas, filled with Shiva's waters, nourish all the inhabitants of Shakadvipa each year.

अनुगच्छन्ति तास्त्वन्या नदीनद्यः सहस्रशः। बहूदक परिस्रावा यतो वर्षति वासवः ।। ४९.

Along with these, thousands of other rivers and streams, abundant in water, flow wherever Indra causes rain.

तासान्तु नामधेयानि परिमाणं तथैव च। न शक्यं परिसंख्यातुं पुण्यास्ताः सरिदुत्तमाः। ताः पिबन्ति सदा हृष्टा नदीर्जनपदास्तु ते ।। ४९.

Their names and measurements cannot be fully counted; those sacred, excellent rivers are always drunk joyfully by the people of those lands.

शंशपायन विस्तीर्णो द्वीपोऽसौ चक्रसंस्थितः। नदीजलैः प्रतिच्छन्नः पर्वतैश्चाभ्रसन्निभैः ।। ४९.

That island, called Shamshapayāna, is vast and shaped like a wheel, covered with river waters and mountains resembling clouds.

सर्वधातुविचित्रैश्च मणि विद्रुमभूषितैः। पुरैश्च विविधाकारैः स्फीतैर्जनपदैरपि ।। ४९.

It is adorned with diverse minerals, gems, and coral, with splendid cities of various forms and prosperous regions.

वृक्षैः पुष्पफलोपेतैः समन्ताद्धनधान्यवान्। क्षीरोदेन समुद्रेण सर्वतः परिवारितः। शाकद्वीपस्तु विस्तारात् समेन तु समन्ततः ।। ४९.

Surrounded on all sides by the Milk Ocean, Shakadvipa is rich in trees bearing flowers and fruits, abundant in wealth and grain, and equal in extent on every side.

तस्मिन् जनपदाः पुण्याः पर्वतान्तरिते शुभाः । वर्णाश्रमसमाकीर्णा देशास्ते सप्त वै स्मृताः ।। ४९.

There, blessed peoples dwell in auspicious regions separated by mountains; those seven lands are known to be filled with all classes and stages of life.

न सङ्करश्च तेष्वस्ति वर्णाश्रमकृतः व्कचित् । धर्मस्य चाव्यभीचारादेकान्तसुखिताः प्रजाः ।। ४९.

Among them there is no intermixture, nor does anyone perform the duties of caste or stage of life; because of their unwavering adherence to righteousness, the people are entirely content.

न तेषु लोभो माया वा ईर्ष्यासूयाऽधृतिः कुतः। विपर्ययो न तेष्वस्ति एतत् स्वाभाविकं स्मृतम् ।। ४९.

Among them there is no greed, nor delusion, nor envy, nor jealousy, nor lack of resolve; there is no contrary behavior among them—this is considered their natural state.

करोत्पत्तिर्नतेष्वस्ति न दण्डो न च दण्डकाः। स्वधर्मेणैव धर्मज्ञास्ते रक्षन्ति परस्परम् ।। ४९.

There is no production of evil among them, nor punishment, nor punishers; knowing righteousness, they protect one another by their own proper conduct.

एतावदेव शक्यं वै तस्मिन् द्वीपे निवासिनाम्। पुष्करं सप्तमं द्वीपं प्रवक्ष्यामि निबोधत ।। ४९.

This much can be said about the inhabitants of that continent; now I will describe the seventh continent, Puṣkara—listen.

पुष्करेण तु द्वीपेन वृतः क्षीरोदको बहिः। शाकद्वीपस्य विस्ताराद्‌द्विगुणेन समन्ततः ।। ४९.

The continent of Puṣkara is surrounded on the outside by an ocean of milk, which is twice as wide in every direction as the continent of Śākadvīpa.

पुष्करे पर्वतः श्रीमान् एक एव महाशिलः। चित्रै र्मणिमयैः शीलैः शिखरैस्तु समुच्छ्रितैः ।। ४९.

On Puṣkara there is a single splendid mountain, great and made of one massive rock, with peaks adorned with various jeweled crests, rising high.

द्वीपस्य तस्य पूर्वार्द्धे चित्रसानुः स्थितो महान्। परिमण्डलसहस्राणि विस्तीर्णः पञ्चविंशतिः ।। ४९.

In the eastern half of that continent stands the great mountain Citrasānu, spreading across twenty-five thousand leagues in circumference.

ऊर्द्द्वञ्चैव चतुस्त्रिशत्सहस्राणि समाचितः। द्वीपार्द्धस्य परिस्तोमः पर्वतो मानसोत्तमः ।। ४९.

And rising upwards, it is thirty-four thousand leagues high; the supreme mountain Mānasa forms the boundary of half the continent.

स्थितो वेलासमीपे तु नवचन्द्र इवोदितः। योजनानां सहस्राणि ऊर्द्ध्वं पञ्चशदुच्छ्रितः ।। ४९.

Situated near the shore, it appears like a newly risen crescent moon, and rises fifty thousand leagues upward.

तावदेव स विस्तीर्णः सर्वतः परिमण्डलः। स एवं द्वीपपश्चार्द्धे मानसः पृथिवीधरः ।। ४९.

It is just as wide as it is tall, perfectly round on all sides; thus, in the western half of the continent is the mountain Mānasa, the supporter of the earth.

एक एव महासानुः सन्निवेशाद्द्विधा कृतः। स्वादूदकेनोदधिना सर्वतः परिवारितः ।। ४९.

There is only one great ridge, divided in its arrangement; all around it is surrounded by an ocean of fresh water.

पुष्करद्वीपविस्ताराद्विस्तीर्णोऽसौ समन्ततः। तस्मिन् द्वीपे स्मृतौ द्वौ तु पुण्यौ जनपदौ शुभौ। अभितो मानसस्याथ पर्वतस्यानुमण्डलौ ।। ४९.

Surpassing the extent of Puṣkara, it spreads all around; in that continent, two auspicious and holy regions are remembered, encircling the mountain Mānasa on both sides.

महावीतन्तु यद्वर्षं बाह्यतो मानसस्य तत्। तस्यैवाभ्यन्तरे यत्तु धातकीखण्डमुच्यते ।। ४९.

The region called Mahāvītantu lies outside Mānasa, and within it is what is known as the Dhātakīkhaṇḍa.

दशवर्षसहस्राणि तत्र जेवन्ति मानवाः। आरोग्यसुखभूयिष्ठा मानसीं सिद्धिमास्थिताः ।। ४९.

There, humans live for ten thousand years, enjoying abundant health and happiness, established in the perfection of the mind.