Book 1 - Adhyaya 45

हिन्दी अर्थ

परेण तस्य महती दूश्यते लोकसंस्थितिः । काञ्चनी द्विगुणा भूमिः सर्वा चैकशिलोपमा प्रकाशश्चाप्रकाशश्च लोकालोकः स उच्यते

English

Bhuh, Bhuvah, Svah, Mahah, Jana, Tapas, Satya, Paiala, the crores of hellish seas, stars, jilancts, the sun, the moon, the polar star, the seven sages (Great Bear and those going al:)out in aerial chariots -all these abide by his grace. All these are created by him. O excellent brahmins, 280. It refers to the five-syllabled mantra of Siva — ''namalni sivaya."

हिन्दी अर्थ

तावांश्च विस्तरस्तस्य लोकालोकमहागिरेः । अर्वाचीने तु तस्यार्धे चरन्ति रविरश्मयः परार्धे तु तमो नित्यं लोकालोकस्ततः स्मृतः । एवं सङ्क्षेपतः प्रोक्तो भूलोंकस्य च विस्तरः

English

Those who are confounded, those who arc deluded by his Maya do not know the great lord Mahevara the noble soul, the Atman of all. Indeed the three worlds constitute his body. Hence after bowing to him I shall recount the splendid detail of the worlds.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आभानो्ै भुवः स्वस्तु आध्चुवान्मुनिसत्तमाः। आवहाद्या निविष्टास्तु वायोवै सप्त नेमयः आवहः प्रवहश्चैव ततश्चानुवहस्तथा।

English

Formerly, I had mentioned to you about the shape and features of the Cosmic Egg. I shall now describe the features of the worlds in the cosmic Egg. The Earth, the firmament, Svah, Mahab, Jana, Tapas and Satya — these seven are the splendid worlds originating from the Cosmic Egg.

हिन्दी अर्थ

संवहो विवहश्चाथ ततश्चोर्ध्वं परावहः द्विजाः परिवहश्चेति वायोर्वै सप्त नेमयः। बलाहकास्तथा भानुश्चन्द्रो नक्षत्रराशयः

English

O brahmins, beneath these are the seven worlds begin* ning with Mahatala. Beneath them are the hells one by one. Mahatala has the golden ground surface, which is ren* dered splendid by jewels, mansions and shrines dedicated to Icrd Siva.

हिन्दी अर्थ

रथः षोडशसाहस्त्रो भास्करस्य तथोपरि कोटियोजनमाक्रम्य महलोंको थुवाद् ध्रुव:

English

It is occupied by Ananta, Mucukunda and king Bali who is the resident of Patala and Svarga. O brahmins, Rasatala is rocky, Talatala is full of gravels, Sutala is yellow and Vitala has the lustre of coral.

हिन्दी अर्थ

जनलोको महलोंकात्तथा कोटिद्वयं द्विजा:। जनलोकात्तपोलोकश्चतस्त्रः कोटयो मत: प्राजापत्याद् ब्रह्मलोकः कोटिषट्कं विसृज्य तु। पुण्यलोकास्तु सप्तैते ह्यण्डेऽस्मिन् कथिता द्विजा:

English

Atala is white. Tala is black. O men of good holy rites, the extent of all the Talas below is as much as that of the earth, viz., 1000 yojanas each. The sky above each Tala extends to ten thousand yojanas. The magnitude of all the seven along with the clouds is seven thousand lakhs of yojanas. The root (i.e. the space below the last world Patala) is thirty thousand yojanas. O excellent sages, the splendid Rasatala is frequented by Suvarna, Vasuki and by others as well.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अधः सप्ततलानां तु नरकाणां हि कोटयः पापिनस्तेषु पच्यन्ते स्वस्वकर्मानुरूपतः। अवीच्यन्तानि सर्वाणि रौरवाद्यानि तेषु च

English

Sutala is occupied by Vainayaka and others, by Purvadevas (demons) with ICalanemi at the head and by others too. Vitala is occupied by Danavas and others beginning

हिन्दी अर्थ

हैं द्वीपके अनन्तर जो समुद्र है, वह सातवाँ समुद्र है झा प्रकार द्वीपो तथा समुद्रोंको परस्पर वृद्धिको चाहिए॥ २७--२९॥

English

Atala is occupied by Kambalava, Tala (i.e. Mahatala) is rendered splendid and occu- pied by Sankukarna and other heroes beginning with Namuci.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पुष्करके बाहर उसे चारों ओरसे घेरकर स्वादिष्ट जलसे युक्त महान् समुद्र स्थित है। उसके बाहर महती लोकस्थिति दिखायी देती है, वहाँकी भूमि स्वर्णमयी है और विस्तारमें दुगुनी है । सम्पूर्ण भूमि एक शिलाके तुल्य है। उसके परे मर्यादामण्डलस्वरूप एक पर्वत है । इसका कुछ भाग प्रकाशमय तथा कुछ भाग अन्धकारमय रहता है, इसे लोकालोक पर्वत कहा जाता है । है द्विजो ! जितना यह दृश्य-अदृश्य पर्वत है, उतनी ही यह धरा है। उसकी

English

In all these nether worlds the great lord is present along with Uma, Skanda, Nandin and all the chieftains of Ganas. O excellent ones, above all these seven Talas are the earth and other worlds. The earth too is of seven divisions about which I shall tell you now. The Earth consists of seven continents. It is full of rivers and mountains. It is surrounded by seven oceans® all round and embellished by them.

हिन्दी अर्थ

(पर्वतकी) ऊँचाई दस हजार योजन कही गयी है। उस लोकालोक नामक महापर्वतका विस्तार भी उतना ही है। उसके आधे भागमें सूर्यकी किरणें पहुँचती हैं और दूसरे आधे भागमें सदा अन्धकार रहता है, इसलिये इसे लोकालोक कहा गया है। है द्विजो ! इस प्रकार मैंने संक्षेपमें भूलोकके विस्तारका वर्णन किया ॥ ३०--३५ ॥

English

The seven continents beginning with the inner one are Jambu, Plaksa,!§almali, Kusa, Krauhea, Saka and Puskara. Lord Siva is present in all the seven continents, accom- panied by Uma (his consort), surrounded by the Ganas, and assuming different guises.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हे श्रेष्ठ मुनियो! भुवर्लोक सूर्यतक है और स्वलोक धुवतक है। आवह आदि वायुकी सात नेमियाँ कही गयी है । है द्विजो! आवह, प्रबह, अनुवह, संवह, विवह, परावह और परिवह-ये वायुकी सात नेमियाँ हैं है विप्रो! मेघ, ये क्रमसे व्यवस्थित हैं ॥ ३६--३८

English

The seven oceans in order are those having, (1) briny water, (2) sugercane juice, (3) wine, (4) ghee, (5) curds, (6) milk and (7) sweet water. In all these oceans the glorious lord Siva assumes the form of water and sports with the waves along with the Ganas. samudraib saptabhib — by seven seas. According to S. M. Ali, 'samudra does not necessarily mean *a watery sea'. The Puranic sea can be a large expanse of sand as well as water. The sea of sand and that of water as barriers to human settlement and movement are synonymous when con- sidering the geography of the inhabited world."

हिन्दी अर्थ

पृथ्वीतलसे ऊपर ध्रुवलोकपर्यन्त पन्द्रह नियुत योजनकी दूरी है। भूपृष्ठसे भानुमण्डल एक नियुत योजन दूर है। उसके ऊपर सूर्यका रथ सोलह हजार योजन है । मेरु पर्वत पृथ्वीतलसे चौरासी हजार योजनपर है । धरुवसे एक करोड़ योजनके बाद महर्लोक है है द्विजो ! महर्लोकसे दो करोड़ योजनको दूरीपर जनलोक है। जनलोकसे चार करोड़ योजनको दूरीपर तपोलोक कहा गया है । प्राजापत्यलोक (तपोलोक)-से छ: करोड़ योजनकी दूरी छोड़कर ब्रह्मलोक

English

Lord Vi;nu always sleeps in yogic slumber in the milky ocean as though he were the nectar from that, with his intellect concentrated on the knowledge of l§iva. When the lord wakes up, the entire universe wakes up; when he is asleep it is also asleep; the mobile and immobile beings are identical with him.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स्थित है। है ब्राह्मणो! इस प्रकार इस ब्रह्माण्डमें इन सात पुण्यलोकोंको मैंने बता दिया॥ ३९--४३॥ सात तलोंके नीचे घोरसे लेकर मायातक अट्टाईस कोटिके नरक हैं; पापीलोग उनमें अपने-अपने कर्मोके आमुरूप दु:ख भोगते हैं। उनमेंसे प्रत्येकमें रौरवसे लेकर

English

With the favour of Paramesthin lord of Devas, every- thing was created, held, protected and annihilated by him alone.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अध्याय ५३ 1 भुवनकोशवर्णनमें प्लक्ष, शाल्मलि, क्रौंचद्वीपोंके महापर्वतोंका वर्णन २२७ प कजा कनक अाकका म कफ कक न न न न्न आरी फ फ फ फ फ फ क फफ फ फ फ फ फ फ फ फ फ फ फ़ फ फ़ फ फ़ फ फ फ फ फ़ फ फ फ फ़ फ़ फक फ़ फ़ फ फ़ फ फ क फा फ क क फा फ फा फी फम मीमी

English

O excellent sages, those who are well known as susenas worship Aniruddha the leading Puru$a holding conch, discus and iron club. O sages, most excellent among the knowers of Atman! those who meditate on Aniruddha Purusa are all similar to Vi$nu and become endowed with all riches. Sanandana, Sanaka, Sanatana, Valakhilyas, Siddhas, Mitra and Varuna these all worship Visu who is the origin of the universe. In all the seven continents there are lofty mountains, some rising to great heights, some extending as far as the oceans, others having many peaks and caves. There were many kings in these continents who were overlords and who ruled with efficiency according to the demands of the period.* They were powerful, thanks to the lord (Siva), the father of the enemy of Kraunca®®® ( i. e. Karttikeya).

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रत्येकं पञ्चकान्याहुर्नरकाणि विशेषतः। सभी विशेष रूपसे पाँच नरक कहे गये हैं। अण्डमादौ मया प्रोक्तमण्डस्यावरणानि च॥ ४६ मैंने आदिमें अण्डका वर्णन किया और अण्डके आवरणोंका भी वर्णन किया एवं प्रसंगवश ब्रह्माकी हिरण्यगर्भसर्गश्च प्रसङ्चाद्वहुविस्तरात्।

English

I shall mention the kings in all the manvantaras past and future, beginning with those in the Svayambhuva manvantara. The grandsons of Svayambhuva Manu were all very strong, with similar status, honour and identical pur- poses. They were the heroic sons of Priyavrata®** and they are reputed to be ten,*®* viz., Agnidhra, Agnibahu, Medha, Medhatithi, Vasu, Jyotiman, Dyutimw, Havya, Savana and Putra. Priyavrala crowned seven of them as kings over the seven continents.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ज सृष्टिका भी विस्तारसे वर्णन किया। इस प्रकारके अण्डानामीदृशानां तु कोट्यो ज्ञेयाः सहस्त्रशः॥ ४७ हजारों-करोड़ों ब्रह्माण्डोंको जानना चाहिए प्रधानके सर्वगामी होनेके कारण इन अण्डोंमें तिर्यक्, ऊपर तथा नीचे सभी ओर चौदह भुवन हैं। है श्रेष्ठ द्विजो! उनमें प्रत्येक अण्डके हेतु महेश्वर हैं । अष्टमूर्ति शिव अण्डोंमें, अण्डोंके बाहर, अण्डोंके आवरणोंमें,

English

Krairiic&rih: the enemy of Krauiica, i.e. Karttikeya, so called because he split the Himalaya range Krauiica, situated in the eastern part of the chain on the north of Assam. Priyavrata, son of Svayambhuva Manu and Satarupk.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अन्धकारके भीतर तथा अन्धकारके परे भी विद्यमान हैं। सम्पूर्ण जगत् इन महेश्वर, महादेव, धीमान्, देहरहित परमात्माका शरीर है । गृहस्थरूप इन अष्टमूर्ति शर्व शिवकी गृहिणी दिव्य प्रकृति है, महत् आदि इनकी सन्ताने हैं और सभी देहाभिमानी पशु इनके सेवक हैं ॥ ४८--५२॥

English

Though the number is the same, their names differ in the PurSnas.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वे शिव ही आदि-अन्तसे रहित, भगवान् अनन्त, पुरुष, प्रधान आदि (बुद्धि, अहंकार आदि) दस इन्द्रिया, मन), अष्टमूर्ति तथा महेश्वर हैं। उन्हींकी आज्ञाके प्रभावसे पृथ्वी, पर्वत, मेघ, समुद्र, तारागण, इन्द्र आदि देवता, वैमानिक तथा स्थावर-जंगम सभी प्राणी स्थित हैं

English

He made Agnidhra the lord of Jambudvipa and Medhatithi the king of Plaksadvipa. He crowned Vapusman the king of 8almali, Jyotisman theking of Kusadvipa, Dyutiman the king of Krauhcadvipa, Havya the lord of iSakadvipa. O sages of good holy rites, he made Savana the overlord of Puskara. Savana had two sons Mahavira and Dhatakl. They were most excellent that men could have. The kingdom of Mahavira is known as Mahavira Varsa after the name of that noble soul. The kingdom of Dhatakl is called Dhataklkhanda.* Havya the lord of Sakadvipa procreated seven sons. They were Jalada, Kumara, Sukumara, Manicaka, Kusumottara, Modaki and Mahadruma.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अस्यात्मनो महेशस्य महादेवस्य धीमतः अदेहिनस्त्वहो देहमखिलं परमात्मनः। अस्याष्टमूर्तेः शर्वस्य शिवस्य गृहमेधिनः

English

The Varsa continent of Talada is called ( 1 ) Tala- da; the Varsa of Kumara is called (2) Kaumara; that of Suku- mara is glorified as (3) Sukumara; the Varsa of Manicaka is called (4) Manicaka; the Varsa of Kusumottara is (5) Kusu- mottara, the Varsa of Modaki is glorified as (6) Modaka; after the name of Mahadruma, the next Varsa is (7) Maha- druma; all the seven Varsas are thus named after their rulers.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पशवः किङ्करास्तस्य सर्वे देहाभिमानिनः आद्यान्तहीनो भगवाननन्तः लक्षणोंसे रहित यक्षरूपी शिवको देखकर इन्द्रसहित

English

Dyutiman, the lord of Kraufica Dvipa had seven sons named Kuala, Manuga, Usna, Pivara, Andhakaraka, Muni and Dundubhi who had splendid sub-continents named after them, in the Kraufica Dvipa. The sub-continent of Kusala isKusala; that of Manuga is Manonuga; that of Usna is Usna; that of Pivara is Pivara; the land of Andhakara is Andhakaraka; the land of Muni is called Muni and that of Dundubhi is Dundubhi. These seven shining countries are in Kraufica Dvipa. They were Udbhida, VetJiuman, Dvmratha, Lavaca, Dhrti, Prabhakara and Kapila.

हिन्दी अर्थ

'प्रधानमूर्तिस्त्वथ षोडशाङ्को वैमानिकाः स्थावरजङ्गमाश्च

English

The first Var|a is Udbhida; the second is Veu- madl* the third is Dvairatha; the fourth is Lavai;. the fifth isDhrtimat; the sixth is Prabhakara, and the seventh is Kapila.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दृष्ट्वा सेन्दरास्ते किमेतत्त्विहेति। यक्षं गत्वा निश्चयात्पावकाद्याः शक्तिक्षीणाश्चाभवन्यत्ततोऽपि अग्नि आदि वे देवता “यहाँ यह क्या है?'- ऐसा

English

Medhatithi had seven sons; they were the kings of Plaksa Dvipa which consists of seven Varsas. The eldest among the sons was Santabhaya. After him were Sisira; Sukhodaya, Ananda; Siva, Kemaka and Dhruva. The conti- nent was divided into seven Varsas and named after these sons. Formerly in the Svayambhuva manvantara these Varsas were colonised by them. Subjects endowed with the discipline of four castes and four stages of life were colonised in the Vars by those sons of Medhatithi, the residents of Plaksadvipa. In the five continents beginning with Plakdvipa and ending with Sadvipa, the Dharma, was promulgated in accordance with the division of four castes and four stages of life. O excellent brahmins, in these five Dvipas, happiness, span of life, handsome features, strength and Dharma were their individual characteristics respectively.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यक्षस्य वह्निर्न शशाक विप्राः। सुरेश्वरं यक्षमुवाच को वा

English

The characteristic common to all the five continents was that the subjects there were all perpetually engaged in the worship of Rudra and devoted to Mahesvara. The kings born in the Puskaradvipa enjoy the nectar of their devout feelings towards Prajapati and Rudra.