Garudapurana 1.56
Garuḍapurāṇa 1.56
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- 1.56.21 — 1 part
1.56.1
śrīgaruḍamahāpurāṇam- 56
hariruvāca /
sapta medhātitheḥ putrāḥ plakṣadvīpeśvarasya ca /
jyeṣṭhaḥ śāntabhavo nāma śiśirastadantaraḥ //
Hari said: / Seven were the sons of Medhātithi, the lord of Plakṣadvīpa; / the eldest was named Śāntabhava, and next to him was Śiśira;
1.56.2
sukhodayastathā nandaḥ śivaḥ kṣemaka eva ca /
dhruvaśca saptamasteṣāṃ plakṣadvīpeśvarā hi te //
Sukhodaya, Nanda, Śiva, Kṣemaka, / and Dhruva was the seventh of them; indeed, they were rulers of Plakṣadvīpa.
1.56.3
gomedaścaiva candraśca nārado dundubhistathā /
somakaḥ sumanāḥ śailo baibhrājaścātra saptamaḥ //
Gomeda, Candra, Nārada, Dundubhi, / Somaka, Sumanas, and Mount Baibhrāja is the seventh here.
1.56.4
anutaptā śikhī caiva vipāśā tridivā kramuḥ /
amṛtā sukṛtā caiva saptaitāstatra nimnagāḥ //
Anutaptā, Śikhī, Vipāśā, Tridivā, Kramu, / Amṛtā, and Sukṛtā: these seven are the rivers there.
1.56.5
vapuṣmāñchālmalasyeśastatsutā varṣanāmakāḥ /
śveto 'tha haritaścaiva jīmūto rohitastathā //
Vapuṣmat was the lord of Śālmala; his sons gave their names to the realms: / Śveta, Harita, Jīmūta, Rohita,
1.56.6
vaidyuto mānasaścaiva saprabhaśācapi saptamaḥ /
kumudaśconnato droṇo mahiṣo 'tha balāhakaḥ //
Vaidyuta, Mānasa, and Suprabha was the seventh. / Kumuda, Unnata, Droṇa, Mahiṣa, Balāhaka,
1.56.7
krauñcaḥ kakudmānhyete vai girayaḥ saritastvimāḥ /
yonitoyā vitṛṣṇā ca candrā śukla vimocanī //
Krauñca, and Kakudmat: these are the mountains, while these are the rivers: / Yonitoyā, Vitṛṣṇā, Candrā, Śuklā, Vimocanī,
1.56.8
vidhṛtiḥ saptamī tāsāṃ smṛtāḥ pāpapraśāntidāḥ /
jyotiṣmataḥ kuśadvīpe sapta putrāḥ śṛṇuṣvatān //
and Vidhṛti, the seventh among them; they are remembered as bringers of peace from sin. / Hear about the seven sons of Jyotiṣmat in Kuśadvīpa:
1.56.9
udbhido veṇumāṃścaiva dvairatho lambano dhṛtiḥ /
prabhākaro 'tha kapilastannāmā varṣapaddhatiḥ //
Udbhida, Veṇumat, Dvairatha, Lambana, Dhṛti, / Prabhākara, and Kapila; the series of realms bears their names.
1.56.10
vidrumo hemaśailaśca dyutimānpuṣpavāṃstathā /
kuśeśayo hariścaiva saptamo mandarācalaḥ //
Vidruma, Hemaśaila, Dyutimat, Puṣpavat, / Kuśeśaya, Hari, and the seventh is Mount Mandara.
1.56.11
dhūtapāpā śivā caiva pavitrā sanmatistathā /
vidyudabhrā mahī cānyā sarvapāpaharāstvimāḥ //
Dhūtapāpā, Śivā, Pavitrā, Sanmati, / Vidyudabhrā, and another, Mahī; these take away all sins.
1.56.12
krauñcadvīpe dyutimataḥ putrāḥ sapta mahātmanaḥ /
kuśalo mandagaścoṣṇaḥ pīvaro 'thondhakārakaḥ //
In Krauñcadvīpa, the high-souled Dyutimat had seven sons: / Kuśala, Mandaga, Uṣṇa, Pīvara, Andhakāraka,
1.56.13
muniśca dundubhiścaiva saptaite tatsutā hara /
krauñcaśca vāmanaścaiva tṛtīyaścāndha (tha) kārakaḥ //
Muni, and Dundubhi: these seven were his sons, O Hara. / Krauñca, Vāmana, the third Andhakāra,
1.56.14
divāvṛtpañcamaścānyo dundubhiḥ puṇḍarīkavān /
gaurī kumudvatī caiva sandhyā rātrirmanojavā //
Divāvṛt, the fifth another Dundubhi, [and] Puṇḍarīkavat [are the mountains]. / Gaurī, Kumudvatī, Sandhyā, Rātri, Manojavā,
1.56.15
khyātiśca puṇḍarīkā ca saptaitā varṣanimnagāḥ /
śākadvīpeśvarādbhavyātsapta putrāḥ prajajñire //
Khyāti, and Puṇḍarīkā: these seven are the rivers of the realms. / From Bhavya, the lord of Śākadvīpa, seven sons were born:
1.56.16
jaladśca kumāraśca sukumāroruṇī bakaḥ /
kusumodaḥ samodārkiḥ saptamaśca mahādrumaḥ //
Jalada, Kumāra, Sukumāra, Aruṇi, Baka, / Kusumoda, Samodārki, and the seventh, Mahādruma.
1.56.17
sukumārī kumārī ca nalinī dhenukā ca yā /
ikṣuśca veṇukā caiva gabhastī saptamī tathā //
Sukumārī, Kumārī, Nalinī, and Dhenukā, / Ikṣu, Veṇukā, and Gabhastī is the seventh.
1.56.18
śabalātpuṣkareśācca mahāvīraśca dhātakiḥ /
abhūdvarṣadvayaṃ caiva mānasottaraparvataḥ //
From Śabala, the lord of Puṣkara, came Mahāvīra and Dhātaki; / there were two realms and Mount Mānasottara.
1.56.19
yojanānāṃ sahasrāṇi ūrdhvaṃ pañcāśaducchritaḥ /
tāvaccaiva ca vistīrṇaḥ sarvataḥ parimaṇḍalaḥ //
Fifty thousand yojanas high, / and just as broad, circular on all sides,
1.56.20
svādūdakenodadhinā puṣkaraḥ pariveṣṭitaḥ /
svādūdakasya purato dṛśyate lokasaṃsthitiḥ //
Puṣkara is surrounded by the ocean of sweet water. / In front of the sweet water, the structure of the world is seen.
1.56.21
dviguṇā kāñcanī bhūmiḥ sarvajantuvivarjitā /
lokālokastataḥ śailo yojanāyutāvistṛtaḥ /
tamasā parvato vyāptastamo 'pyaṇḍakaṭāhataḥ //
Twice as large is the golden land, devoid of all living beings. / Beyond that is the Lokāloka mountain, ten thousand yojanas wide; / the mountain is enveloped in darkness, and the darkness reaches up to the cosmic egg's shell.
1.56.21.p1
iti śrīgāruḍe mahāpurāṇe pūrvakhaṇḍe prathamāṃśākhye ācārakāṇḍe bhuvanakośavarṇanaṃ nāma ṣaṭpañcāśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Thus ends the fifty-sixth chapter, entitled 'Description of the Cosmic Spheres', in the Section on Conduct, the first part of the first section of the glorious Garuḍa Purāṇa.
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