Agnipurana 119

English (machine translation) 119

Language: English

119.1 — 4 parts
119.11 — 6 parts
119.20 — 5 parts
119.28 — 12 parts

119.1

Agni said: / Jambūdvīpa, a hundred thousand yojanas in extent, is surrounded

119.1.p1

119.1.p2

1 "śaktimānṛkṣaparvata" in manuscripts gha and cha; "śuktimānṛkṣaparvata" in ja.

119.1.p3

2 "nava bhedā bhavantyasya" in manuscript jha.

119.1.p4

3 "śaktimata" in manuscripts kha, ga, gha, and jha. / :p 22

119.1_2

completely on all sides by the Salt Ocean of one hundred thousand yojanas.

119.2

Encompassing that salt ocean stands Plakṣadvīpa. / Medhātithi had seven sons, who were the lords of Plakṣadvīpa.

119.3

They are Śāntabhaya, Śiśira, Sukhodaya, and beyond this / Ānanda, Śiva, Kṣema, and Dhruva; the realms are named after them.

119.4

Its boundary mountains are Gomedha, Candra, Nārada, Dundubhi, / Somaka, Sumanas, and Mount Vaibhrāja; its people are auspicious.

119.5

Here, seven chief rivers flow in the region extending from Plakṣa up to Śāka. / Lifespan is five thousand [years], and dharma consists of the varṇas and āśramas.

119.6

The Āryakas, Kurus, Viviṃśas, and Bhāvins / are the brāhmaṇas and other classes; by them Soma is to be worshipped. It is two hundred thousand [yojanas in extent], and the ocean is a hundred thousand.

119.7

Surrounded by the Ocean of Sugarcane-Juice, twice that in size is Śālmala. / Vapuṣmat had seven sons, who likewise became the lords of Śālmala:

119.8

Śveta, Harita, Jīmūta, Lohita in order, / Vaidyuta, Mānasa, and the realm named Suprabha.

119.9

Twice that in size, it is surrounded by the Ocean of Wine of equal extent. / Kumuda, Anala, and third Valāhaka,

119.10

Droṇa, Kaṅka, Mahiṣa, and Kakudmat are the seven mountains. / The brāhmaṇas and other classes are the Kapilas, Aruṇas, Pītas, and Kṛṣṇas;

119.11

they used to worship [the Lord] in the form of Vāyu. This [continent] is surrounded by the Ocean of Wine.

119.11.p1

119.11.p2

1 "dvīpas tathā smṛtaḥ" in manuscript jha.

119.11.p3

2 "varṇāśramātmajaḥ" in manuscripts kha, gha, and ja.

119.11.p4

3 "kumudaśconnataś caiva" in manuscripts kha, ga, gha, and ṅa.

119.11.p5

4 "karko 'tha" in manuscript ka.

119.11.p6

5 "surodena samāvṛtaḥ" in manuscript gha. / :p 23

119.11_2

The sons of Jyotiṣmat are the lords of Kuśa: Udbhid, Dhenumat,

119.12

Dvairatha, Lavaṇa, Dhairya, Kapila, and Prabhākara. / The brāhmaṇas and others, chief among whom are the Dadhis, worship [the Lord] in the form of Brahmā.

119.13

Vidruma, the Golden Mountain, Dyutimat, Puṣpavat, / Kuśeśaya, Mount Hari, and Mount Mandara define the realms.

119.14

This continent is surrounded by the Ocean of Clarified Butter, and that in turn by Krauñcadvīpa. / The sons of Dyutimat were the lords of Krauñca, and the realms bear their names:

119.15

Kuśala, Manonuga, Uṣṇa, Pradhāna, Andhakāraka, / Muni, and Dundubhi—these are the seven. There are also seven mountains and rivers:

119.16

Krauñca, Vāmana, third Andhakāraka, / Devavṛt, Puṇḍarīka, and Dundubhi. [Each continent] is twice the size of the preceding.

119.17

The mountains that exist in the continents correspond to the continents [in size]. / The Puṣkaras, Puṣkalas, Dhanyas, and Tīrthas are the brāhmaṇas and other classes; they worship Hari.

119.18

Krauñcadvīpa is surrounded by the Ocean of Curds; / that in turn is enclosed by Śākadvīpa. The sons of Bhavya were the lords of Śāka:

119.19

Jalada, Kumāra, Sukumāra, Maṇīvaka, / Kuśottara, Modākī, and Druma; the realms bear their names.

119.20

Mount Udaya, Jaladhara, Raivata, Śyāmaka, Astra, / Āmbikeya, Ramya, and Keśarin [are its mountains], and there are seven rivers.

119.20.p1

119.20.p2

1 "rudrābha" in manuscript ka; "vikrama" in kha and cha.

119.20.p3

2 The passage beginning with "kuśala" and ending with "nimnagāḥ" is not present in manuscript jha.

119.20.p4

3 "tṛtīyaścānukāraka" in manuscripts gha and jha.

119.20.p5

4 "puṣkalāvatyāṃ tīrthā" in manuscript gha. / :p 24

119.21

The Magas, Magadhas, Mānasas, and Mandagas are the twice-born classes; / they worship [the Lord] in the form of the Sun. Śāka is surrounded by the Ocean of Milk.

119.22

That too is surrounded by Puṣkara. Savana had two sons: / Mahāvīta and Dhātaki; the two realms are designated by their names.

119.23

Here there is a single mountain named Mānasa, circular in shape in the middle, / equal in extent and height to thousands of yojanas.

119.24

The lifespan is ten thousand [years]. Brahmā is worshipped here by the gods. / It is surrounded by the Ocean of Fresh Water, according to the extent of the continent.

119.25

No deficiency or excess occurs in the waters of the oceans, / [except] at the rising and setting of the moon during the bright and dark fortnights.

119.26

An increase and decrease of five hundred and ten aṅgulas / is indeed seen in the waters of the oceans, O great sage.

119.27

Beyond the Fresh Water Ocean is the golden land, manifold [in size], devoid of living creatures. / Beyond that is Mount Lokāloka, ten thousand yojanas broad.

119.28

Lokāloka is enveloped in darkness up to the caldron of the Cosmic Egg. / Including the caldron of the Cosmic Egg, the earth extends fifty crore [yojanas].