Adhyaya 47

हिन्दी अर्थ

अर गो ग-तिम करते बाले हैं। ये सदा जागरूक रहते हुए किरणों द्वारा जगत् का पोषण करते हैं। तिथि,

English

Splendid, auspicious, cool water flows from the foot of Kailasa into a lake called Manda. It is full of lilies and is sparkling like autumnal clouds. From that (lake) proceeds the auspicious, heavenly river Mandakinl. 2 On its bank stands a great.celestial forest called Nandana. To the north-east of Kailasa, there is a mountain called Candraprabha near mount Suvarna which abounds in celestial animals, medicinal herbs and minerals for the use of Devas. The mountain Candraprabha 3 is like a pure jewel. There is a divine lake Acchoda at its foot.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तिथीनां पर संधीनां पुणिमादर्शयोरपि । योनिनिशाकरो यश्न योम्रतात्मा प्रजापतिः ४० तस्मात्स पितृमान्सोम ऋग्यज़ुश्छन्दसात्मक: । प्राणापानसमानानेव््यानोदानात्मकरपि ४१ कर्मभि: प्राणिनां लोके सर्वच्चेष्टाप्रवर्तकः । प्राणापानसमानानां वायूनां च प्रवर्तकः १४२ पच्चानां चेन्द्रियमनोबुद्धिस्मृतिजलात्मनाम् । समानकालकरण:ः क्रिया: संपादयत्रिव ॥॥४ ३ सर्वात्मा सबंलोकानामावहः प्रवहादिभि: । विधाता सर्वेभृतानां क्षमी नित्य॑ प्रभझ्जनः

English

Manibhadra, a general of Yaksas, lives on that mountain along with his attendants. He is surrounded by his retinue of fierce Guhyakas. Probably the 65 ' flows into Lake Kongys Tso or Lake GounSflS* rr ° m Wh '' Ch

हिन्दी अर्थ

योनिरग्नेरवां भुमेरवेश्रन्द्रसमश्न यः। वायुः प्रजाश्रति पूँत॑ लोकात्मा प्रपितामहः

English

On that excellent mountain there lives the self-control¬ led Manivara Yaksa, along with his retinue of righteous Guhyakas. The great mountain Yaidyuta 2 consisting of varie¬ gated minerals and metals lies near the Afijana mountain bom of the body of the demon Vrtra. It has three peaks and it abounds in ferocious animals and medicinal herbs. It is on the southern side ofKailasa. At the foot of the mountain Vaidyuta, there is the holy lake Manasa where Siddhas live.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रजापतिमुखेद बे: सम्पगिष्टफलाथिमिः । त्रिभिरेव कपालस्तु अम्बकरोषधिक्षये ॥। इज्यते भगवान्यस्मात्तस्माव्यस्वक उच्यते.. द ४६ गायत्री चेव त्रिष्टुप्च जगतो चेव या स्मृता । अ्यम्बका नामतः प्रोक्ता योतयः सवनस्य ताः.

English

The Raksasa Brahmapata, an attendant of Kuberaand son of Prahctr lives there. He has infinite valour (yet) he is self-controlled. Fie is surrounded by hundreds of Yatudhanas capable of traversing aerial regions. To the west of Kailasa, there is the excellent mountain Aruna 3 It is full of important animals, medicinal herbs, gold and other minerals. Nearby is the mountain Munjavat, a glorious mountain resembling clouds. This is a favourite haunt of the great Lord Sankara. It is surrounded by clusters of rocks, pure and golden. It appears (as if) to brush the heaven with its hundreds of golden peaks. This great divine mountain is snow-capped and inaccessible.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सेक षट्क॑ विजज्ञेड्थ मध्यादीनृतपः किल ३४ ६

English

On this mountain lives Lord Dhumra-Lohita, 4 * the king of mountains. At its foot there,is.the lake Sailoda 6 from This is the Brahmaputra. From a small lake at the foot of the raoun

हिन्दी अर्थ

पर्वंसन्धि, पूणिमा, अमावास्या के ये ही उत्पादक, निश्ाकर और प्रजापति हैं ।३८-४०। इसीलिये ये सोम पितुमान् एवं ऋक, यजुर्वेद के स्त्ररूप हैं। ये प्राण, अपान, समान उदान और ब्यानात्मक कर्म द्वारा लोक में निखिल प्राणियों की सम्पूर्ण चेष्ठाओं के प्रवर्तक हैं । ये ही प्राण, अपान और समान वायु के प्रवर्तक हैं ' इन णँचों के अर्थात् इन्द्रिय, मन बुद्धि, स्पृति और जल के यथाकाल पोषण कर्ता और इनकी क्रियाओं के सम्पादक हैं। ये प्रभंजन सर्वात्मा हैं। आवह प्रवह आदि के द्वारा सब लोकों के तथा सब भूततों के विधाता एवं पृथ्वी को घारण करने वाले हैं । ये ही प्रभंअनन जल, अग्नि, भूमि, रवि और चन्द्रमा के उत्तादक हैं। ये ही वायु प्रजापति, लोकात्मा और प्रपितामह हैं ।४३-४४५। प्रजापति आदि देवगण अपने अभीष्ट फलों को पाने के

English

This is the peak Gurla Mandhata, since lake Manasa Sarovar lies This is the Ladakh or Leh range (Ibid ). •, Arp

हिन्दी अर्थ

लिये ओषधियों के क्षय हो जाने पर त्रिकपाल और व्यम्बका हारा भगवान् की पूजा करते हैं इसलिये वे वज्यम्बक कहलाते हैं । गायत्री, त्रिष्युप् और जगती त्यम्बका नाम से ख्यात हैं, जो यज्ञयोनि या सवन की उत्पादिका है। ये ही तीनों छन्द जब अपने पराक्रम से एकत्र हो जाते हैं, तब वे ही त्रिसाधन, पुरोडाश और त्रिकपाल कहे जाते हैं ।४६-४८। विद्वानों ने इस प्रकार पाँच वर्षों का युग कहा है। विप्रों ने जो इन पांच प्रकार के

English

According to M.AIi, it is the Nanga Parbat (for detatls vide AGP The famous divine forest Surabhi lies on its banks. North ofKailasa there lies a mountain Gaura byname, which is the resort of auspicious beings and abounds in medicinal herbs and yellow orpiment. It is a splendid bejewelled moun¬ tain having golden peaks.

हिन्दी अर्थ

संवत्सरों कों बताया है, उनमें प्रत्येक बसन्‍त आदि छः ऋतुओं वाले हैं ।४६। ऋतु-पुत्र, आतंव गण पांच प्रकार के हैं। संक्षेप में यही कथा है। यह वायु प्राणियों के जीवन को काल रूप से संहार करती हुई नदी नदविगेसमायुक्तं कालो धावति संहरन् । अहोरात्रकरस्तस्मात्स वायुरभवत्युनः ५१

English

At the foot of the mountain, there is a splendid lake called Bindusaras. 1 Even its sands are of gold. It was to this lake that Bhagiratha came. For the sake of the river Ganga, that saintly king lived there for many years (thinking to himself:) "My ancestors will go to heaven, if they are bathed in the waters of the Ganga." The goddess Ganga (lit. a river flowing through three paths, viz. the heaven, the earth and the nether-world) 2 was first initiated there. Rising from the foot of Soma mountain, she divides herself in seven streams.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ध्यायतो ब्रह्मणो वक्‍त्राद्रदन्‍्समभव-द्भवः॥ ऋषिधिप्रों महादेवों भुतात्मा प्रपितामह: ४३

English

There the sacrificial posts are made of precious stones. The citis (oblong quadrilateral sacrificial pits) are golden. It was after performing a sacrifice there that Indra along with attending Devas attained to Siva. The innumerable stars of the milky way in the clear sky, which look very close to each other and glitter brightly at night are nothing but the goddess Ganga.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अग्नि: संवत्सरः सूर्यश्रच्धसा वायुरेव च । युगाभिमानी कालात्मा नित्य संक्षेपकृद्विमुः ॥ उन्मादको घ्नुग्रहकृत्स इद्वत्सर उच्यते पर रुद्राविष्टो भगवता जगत्यस्मिन्स्वतेजसा । आश्रयाश्रयसंयोगात्तनुभिर्नामभिस्तथा .

English

Having flowed through the sky and the heaven, the Ganga came down upon the earth. When she fell down on the head of Siva, he held (up) her with his Yogic Maya power. As the river became furious, some drops (of her water) fell an the earth and created a lake of drops and hence came to be known as Bindusaras. The name is explained in two wavs •

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततस्तस्य तु वीयेंण लोकानुग्रहकारकम् । द्वितीय॑ भद्रसंयोगं शर्त तस्थेककारकम् ५७

English

It is reported that when (the flow of) the goddess At the same time Lord Siva saw before him King Bhaglratha who had grown emaciated, and a veritable network of (visible) veins and whose sense-organs were not functioning well due to hunger. The Lord thought to himself, "I have been propitiated by him (this king) earlier for this river." Becoming aware of the boon granted to him earlier, he controlled his anger (against the river).

हिन्दी अर्थ

देवत्वं च पितृत्वं च कालत्वं चास्य यत्परम् । तस्माद्द सवंधा भव्रस्तद्वज्धि रभिपुज्यते ५८ पति: पतीनां भगवान्प्रजेशानां प्रजापति: । भवनः सर्वभुतानां सर्वेषां नोललोहितः ॥

English

On hearing the request of God Brahma to keep up his promise, the Lord released the river held up b.y him by his prowess, for the sake of Bhaglratha by whose severe penance he felt satisfied. As the river was being released, the flow of the river started in seven currents. Three of them flowed to the east and three to the west. The entire course of the river Ganga was divided into seven parts. NalinI, Hradini and PavanI * 1 flowed to the east. Sita, Caksu and Sindhu flowed to the west. The seventh current led by Bhaglratha flowed to the south. Hence it is known as the Bhaglrathl. That river entered

हिन्दी अर्थ

के वेग की तरह बहने लगती है और उस समय से फिर वह वायु दिन रात को करने वाली होती है। ये सभी प्रजापति सब देहधारियों में प्रधान, सब लोकों के पिता और लोकात्मा कहे गये हैं ।५०-१२। ध्यान करते हुए ब्रह्मा के मुख से रोते हुई रुद्र उत्पन्न हुए। ये ही ऋषि, विप्र, महादेव, भृताश्मा और प्रपितामह हैं। ये ही सभी के ईश्वर और प्रणव के लिये उत्पन्न हुये हैं। ये ही आत्मा रूप से जीवों के अंग्-प्रत्यंग की उत्पत्ति

English

M. Ali (op. cit. ) identifies Nalini, Hradm. and Pavan.-the These seven streams issuing from the Hindu lake sanctify several countries mainly occupied by Mlecchas and approach a place where Indra showers the rain. They are as follows rSirindhras, Kuntalas, Cinas, Barbaras. Yavasas, Druhas Rusanas, Kunindas and Angalokavaras. The river Slta divides the desert ofSindhu into two and flows into the western ocean.

हिन्दी अर्थ

के कारण हैं। ये ही अग्नि, संवत्सर, सूय॑ चन्द्रमा, वायु, युगाभिमानी, कालात्मा, नित्य संहार करने वाले, विभु, उन्‍्मादक और अनुग्रह करने वाले हैं। ये ही इद्व त्सर कहे जाते हैं ।५३०५१५। क्रीधाविष्ट होकर ये ही भगवान् इस संसार में अपने तेज से आश्रय और आश्रयसंयोग के कारण अपने नामों और शरीरों से वर्तमान रहते हैं। तब उन्हीं के पराक्रम से लोकों के अनुकूल कल्याणकारक दूसरी विस्तृत सृष्टि देवों, पितरों, काल तथा अन्यान्यों की हुईैं। इस कारण उन उत्पन्न लोकों द्वारा वे ही भद्वरूप महादेव पूजे जाते हैं ।५६-४८। ये मील- लोहित भगवान् अधीश्वरों के अधीश्वर, प्रजाधिपों के प्रजापति, सब जीवों के उत्पादक और क्षीण ओषधियों के पुनः पुनः उत्पादक हैं इन सब के णो पुत्र हैं, वे प्रमाण में बहुत अधिक हैं और इनके पुत्र-पोत्र भी जनस्त हैं; इसलिये उनकी गणना करना भक्ति के बाहर है। जो आदमी स्थिर कीति वाले महान् पुण्यकर्मा प्रजेशों के इस

English

The river Caksu flows through these countries: Clnamarus (Chinese desert?), Nanganas, Sarvamiilikas, Sadhras, Tusaras The Ganga sanctifies the auspicious Aryan coun¬ tries: Daradas, Kasmiras, Gandharas, Varapas, Hradas, Siva- Obstructed by the Vindhya mountain, it falls into the southern sea. The holy river Ahladini (one of its eastern branches) flows to the cast. eastern

हिन्दी अर्थ

इस वंश प्रजेशानां महतां पुण्यकर्मंणाम् । कीतंयन्स्थिरकीर्तोनां महतीं सिद्धिमाप्नुयात् ३६१

English

On the banks of the river Vasvokasa, on the peak Harisrnga famous for its fragrant waters, lives the scholar Kauberaka of self-control. Yajnopeta, Sumahan, Amitaujas and Suvikrama are his attendants. They are on par with him. Kauberaka is sur¬ rounded by scholarly Brahma-raksasas of the family of Agastya.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इति श्रीमहापुराणे वायुप्रोक्‍्ते देववंशवर्णनं नार्मकरत्रिशोःध्यायः अत ऊर्ध्व॑ प्रवक्ष्यामि प्रणवस्य विनिश्चयम् । ओंकारमक्षरं ब्रह्म त्रिवर्ण चा5४दितः ह्मृतम्

English

The prosperity of the inhabitants of mountains should be known thus. Through mutual cooperation their prosperity arising from Dharma (Virtue), Artha (Wealth) and Kama (Love) becomes doubled. Behind Hemakuta there is the lake Sayana. 1 The rivers ManasvinI and Jyotismatl emerge from this lake. They flow into the eastern and western oceans res¬ pectively. On the excellent mountain Nisadha is the lake Visnupada. 2

हिन्दी अर्थ

यो यो यस्य यथा वर्णो विहतो देवतास्तथा। ऋचो यजूंषि सामानि वायुरग्निस्तथाज«्लम्

English

The two rivers, Gandharvi and Nanvali rise from it. There is a great eddy called Candraprabha rising to the west of Meru. The holy river of Jambu juice, the source of the splendid gold (called Jambunada) flows from here. The lake Payoda, 3 as splendid as the white lotus, is on the mount Nila.

हिन्दी अर्थ

रस ... 8 कक धषाणफजद:-ज:-जड:६ ५६ ।फप् ् नभनजतन- है") //"/ण",।,/"णए/7ः बंश का कीतं॑न करता है, वह महान् सिद्धि प्राप्त करता है ।५६-६१॥।

English

It is from this lake that the rivers Puncjarika a nd Payoda have their source. The holy lake Uttara-manasa rises from mount Sveta. The two rivers Jyotsna and Mrgakanta rise from this (lake). The holy lake known as Rudrakanta is 4 full of This lake known as Naga in other Puranas is the Lake 'Naktso' which

हिन्दी अर्थ

चायु बोले-- इसके आगे अब हम प्रणब के सम्बन्ध में कहते हैं। ओंकार अक्षर ब्रह्म है । इसमें वीन वर्ण हैं। यह आदि में स्मरण किया जाता है।१। जो जो जिसके बर्ण तथा देवता कहे गये हैं, वे भी ऑकार से ही उत्पन्न हुए। ऋक, यजुः और साम, वायु, अग्नि एवं जल भी ओंकार से उत्पन्न हुए ।२। उस अक्षर

English

Now known as Lake Chakmaktin, the source of the Wakhan river M. Ali identifies this with the Kara Kul of northern Pamirs. It is a twin lake mentioned as Payoda and Puntfarika • (like lakes i rasa

हिन्दी अर्थ

नात्राध्यायपरिसमाप्तिः ख. पुस्तके । + जलमित्यस्तेःध्यायपरिसमाप्तिदु श्यते ख. पुस्तके । तस्मात्त अक्षरादेव पुनरन्ये प्रजज्ञिरे । चतुदंश महात्मानो देवानां ये तु देवताः

English

M. Ali believes that the lakes in w. 68-70 were in S.bena-AGP There are twelve famous lakes full of lotuses, fishes and birds. They are named as Rudrajayas and they arc (big) like seas. From these lakes there emerge the rivers Santa and Madhvi. There is no rainfall in the Kimpurusa continent.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तेषु सर्वंगतश्चेव सर्वंग: सर्वेयोगवित् । अनुग्रहाय लोकानामादिमध्यान्त उच्यते ४ सप्तर्षयस्तथेन्धा ये देवाश्र पितृभिः सह । अक्षरात्रि:सृताः सर्वे देवदेवान्महेश्वरात् ३५ इहामुत्र हितार्थाय वदन्ति परम परम् । पुर्बंमेव मयोक्तस्ते कालस्तु युगसंशितः ६ कृत त्रेता द्वापरं च युगादिः कलिना सह । परिवतंमानेस्तेरेव भ्रममाणेषु चक्रवत्

English

Excellent rivers flow here with waters from the sub¬ terranean regions. These blessed rivers flow through the moun¬ tains Rsabha, Dundubhi, Dhumra and Mahagiri, to the east and fall into the briny sea. Others flow to the north over the moun¬ tains Candrakahka, Prana, Mahan and Agni and merge into the great ocean. The mountains Somaka, Varaha and Narada extend to the west upto the briny sea.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तदा ते वाग्यता भुत्वा आदौ मन्वन्तरस्य वे । ऋषयश्चेव देवाश्र इन्द्रश्बेव महातपा: १६ समाधाय मनस्तीत्र॑ं सहल्न परिवत्सरान् । प्रपन्नास्ते महादेवं भीताः कालस्थ वे तदा १० अय॑ हि कालो देवेशश्रतुम् त्तिश्नतुर्मुखः । को5स्य विद्यान्महादेव अगाधस्य महेश्वर ११ अथ दुष्ट्वा महादेवस्तं तु काल॑ चतुर्मुखभ् । न भेतव्यमिति प्राह को वः कामः प्रदीयताम॒ तत्करिष्याभ्यहूं सर्व न वथाउ्यं परिश्रम: । उवाच देवो भगवान्स्वयं काल: सुदुर्जयः ११३ यदेतस्य सुखं श्वेतं चतुजिह्न हि लक्ष्यते । एतत्कृतयुगं नाम तस्य कालस्य वे सुखम् ।।

English

The great mountains Cakra, Balahakaand Mainaka extend to the southern ocean. In between Candra and Mainaka, to the south, there is the great fire Samvartaka which consumes the waters of the ocean. It is known asAurvaand Vadavamukha. The twelve mountains entered the ocean because they feared Mahendra who would have cut off their wings. What is seen reflected in the form of a black hare on the white (orb of the) moon is the replica of Bharatavarsa divided into nine regions. It is seen in the moon that rises here and not elsewhere. These countries become more and more flourishing in respect of good qualities, health, longevity and magnitude based on virtue, love and wealth. Different kinds and castes of people and other living beings endowed with good qualities live in the different countries. Thus the Earth holds the entire universe.