Vayu Purana

न तत्र वञ्चको नेर्ष्या न स्तेना न भयं तथा। निग्रहो न च दण्डोऽस्ति न लोभो न परिग्रहः ।। ४९.

There is no deceiver, nor envy, nor thief, nor fear; there is no oppression, no punishment, no greed, nor accumulation of possessions.

सत्यानृतं न तत्रास्ति धर्माधर्मौ तथैव च। वर्णाश्रमाणां वार्त्ता वा पाशुपाल्यं वणिक्क्रिया ।। ४९.

There is no truth or falsehood there, nor righteousness or unrighteousness; there is no talk of castes or stages of life, nor herding of cattle, nor trading.

त्रयी विद्या दण्डनीतिः शुश्रूषा शल्यमेव च। वर्षद्वये सर्वमेतत् पुष्करस्य न विद्यते ।। ४९.

The threefold Veda, the science of punishment, service, and surgery—none of these exist in those two regions of Puṣkara.

न तत्र नद्यो वर्षञ्च शीतोष्णं वा न विद्यते । उद्भिज्जान्युदकान्यत्र गिरिप्रस्रवणानि च ।। ४९.

There are no rivers, no rainfall, nor cold or heat there; the waters arise from springs and mountain streams.

उत्तराणां कुरूणाञ्च तुल्यकालो जनः सदा। सर्वत्र सुसुखस्तत्र जराक्लमविवर्जितः ।। ४९.

The people of the northern Kurus always experience equal seasons; everywhere they live in great comfort, free from old age and fatigue.

इत्येष धातकीखण्डो महावीते तथैव च । आनुपूर्व्याद्विधिः कृत्स्नः पुष्करस्य प्रकीर्तितः ।। ४९.

Thus, this region of Dhātakī is described in the Mahāvīta; in sequence, the complete order of Puṣkara is proclaimed.

स्वादूदकेनोदधिना पुष्करः परिवारितः। विस्तरान्मण्डलाच्चैव पुष्करस्य तथैव च ।। ४९.

Puṣkara is surrounded by sweet water and the ocean, and likewise by its circular expanse.

एवं द्वीपाः समुद्रैस्तु सप्त सप्तभिरावृताः। द्वीपस्यानन्तरो यस्तु समुद्रस्तु समन्ततः ।। ४९.

Thus, the seven islands are encircled by seven oceans; the ocean next to each island lies all around it.

एवं द्वीपसमुद्राणां वृद्धिर्ज्ञेया परस्परात्। अपाञ्चैव समुद्रेकात् समुद्रा इति संज्ञिताः ।। ४९.

In this way, the growth of the islands and oceans is understood as arising from one another; the waters beyond the ocean are called 'oceans.'

ऋषयो निवसन्त्यस्मिन् प्रजा यस्माच्चतुर्विधाः। तस्माद्वर्षमिति प्रोक्तं प्रजानां सुखदन्तु तत् ।। ४९.

Rishis dwell in this region, and the people are of four kinds; therefore, it is called a 'region,' and it brings happiness to its inhabitants.

ऋष इत्येव ऋषयः वृषः शक्तिप्रबन्धने। इति प्रबन्धनात् सिद्धं वर्षत्वं तेन तेषु तत् ।। ४९.

The term 'ṛṣa' means rishis; 'vṛṣa' signifies strength in binding; thus, from this connection, the status of 'region' is established among them.

शुक्लपक्षे चन्द्रवृद्धौ समुद्रः पूर्यते तदा। प्रक्षीयमाणे बहुले क्षीयतेऽस्तमिते खगे ।। ४९.

During the waxing phase of the moon, the ocean fills; as the moon wanes and sets, the ocean diminishes.

आपूर्यमाणे उदधिः स्वत एवाभिपूर्यते। ततोऽपक्षीयमाणेऽपि स्वात्मनैवापकृष्यते ।। ४९.

When the ocean is filling, it fills by itself; then, as it wanes, it recedes by its own nature.

उखास्थमग्निसंयोगात् जलमुद्रिच्यते यथा। तथा महोदधिगतं तोयमुद्रिच्यते ततः ।। ४९.

Just as water evaporates from a vessel due to contact with fire, so too does the water in the great ocean evaporate.

अन्यूनाह्यतिरिक्ताश्च वर्द्धन्त्यापो ह्रसन्ति च। उदयास्तमितैश्चेन्दोः पक्षयोः शुक्लकृष्णयोः। क्षयवृद्धिरेवमुदधेः सोमवृद्धिक्षयात्पुनः ।। ४९.

Waters increase or decrease, becoming more or less, according to the rising and setting of the moon, during its bright and dark phases; thus, the ocean's decrease and increase follow the waxing and waning of the moon.

दशोत्तराणि पञ्चैव अङ्गुलीनां शतानि तु। अपां वृद्धिः क्षयो दृष्टः समुद्राणान्तु पर्वसु ।। ४९.

The increase and decrease of the waters is observed to be one hundred and fifteen finger-widths at the junctions of the oceans.

द्विरापत्वात् स्मृता द्वीपाः सर्वतश्चोदकावृताः। उदकस्याधानं यस्माच्च तस्मादुदधिरुच्यते ।। ४९.

Because the islands are surrounded everywhere by water, they are called 'islands'; and since water is contained there, it is called 'ocean.'

अपर्वाणस्तु गिरयः पर्वभिः पर्वताः स्मृताः । प्लक्षद्वीपे तु गोमेदः पर्वतस्तेन चोच्यते ।। ४९.

Mountains not at the junctions are called 'mountains,' while those at the junctions are known as 'ranges'; in Plakṣa island, the mountain Gomeda is thus named.

शाल्मलिः शाल्मलद्वीपे पूज्यते च महाद्रुमाः। कुशद्वीपे कुशस्तम्बस्तस्य नाम्ना स उच्यते ।। ४९.

The Śālmalī tree is honored in Śālmalī island as a great tree; in Kuśa island, the Kuśa stalk is called by its own name.

क्रौञ्चद्वीपे गिरिः क्रौञ्चो मध्ये जनपदस्य ह। शकद्वीपे द्रुमः शाकस्तस्य नाम्ना स उच्यते ।। ४९.

In Krauñca island, the mountain Krauñca stands in the center of the region; in Śaka island, the Śaka tree is called by its own name.

न्यग्रोधः पुष्करद्वीपे तत्र तैः स नमस्कृतः। महादेवः पुष्करे तु ब्रह्मा त्रिभुवनेश्वरः ।। ४९.

The banyan tree is revered in Puṣkara island by those people; in Puṣkara, Mahādeva and Brahmā, the lord of the three worlds, are honored.

तस्मिन्निवसति ब्रह्मा साध्यैः सार्द्धं प्रजापतिः। उपासते तत्र देवास्त्रयस्त्रिंशन्महर्षिभिः। स तत्र पूज्यते चैव देवैर्देवोत्तमोत्तमः ।। ४९.

There dwells Brahma, the Lord of Creatures, together with the Sadhyas; the thirty-three gods worship him there, along with the great sages; he is honored there by the gods, being the supreme among the supreme gods.

जम्बूद्वीपात्प्रवर्त्तन्ते रत्नानि विविधानि च। द्वीपेषु तेषु सर्वेषु प्रजानां हि क्रमास्त्विह ।। ४९.

From Jambudvipa arise various kinds of gems; in all those islands, the generations of beings proceed in order.

सर्वसो ब्रह्मचर्येण सत्येन च दमेन च। आरोग्यायुःप्रमाणाद्धि द्विगुणञ्च समन्ततः ।। ४९.

Everywhere, by means of celibacy, truthfulness, and self-restraint, the measure of health and lifespan is doubled in all directions.

एतस्मिन् पुष्करद्वीपे यदुक्तं वर्षकद्वयम्। गोपायति प्रजास्तत्र स्वयं सज्जनमण्डिताः ।। ४९.

In this Pushkara island, as has been said, two regions are protected by the inhabitants themselves, adorned with virtuous people.

ईश्वरो दण्डमुद्यम्य ब्रह्मा त्रिभुवनेश्वरः। सविष्णुः सशिवो देवः सपिता सपितामहः ।। ४९.

The Lord, raising his staff, is Brahma, the ruler of the three worlds; he is accompanied by Vishnu, Shiva, the gods, the fathers, and the grandfathers.

भोजनञ्चाप्रयत्नेन तत्र स्वयमुपस्थितम् । षड्रसं सुमहावीर्यं भुञ्जते च प्रजाः सदा ।। ४९.

There, food appears by itself without effort; the people always partake of it, possessing six tastes and great potency.

परेण पुष्करस्याथ आवृत्या यः स्थितो महान् । स्वादूदकः समुद्रस्तु समन्तात्परिवेष्टितः ।। ४९.

Beyond Pushkara, encircling it, is the great ocean of sweet water, which surrounds it on all sides.

परेण तस्य महती दृश्यते लोक संस्थितिः। काञ्चनी द्विगुणा भूमिः सर्वा चैकशिलोपमा ।। ४९.

Beyond that, a vast region is seen, the abode of worlds; the golden land is twice as large, and entirely resembles a single stone.