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/ there dwell the rulers of the kalpa, enjoying happiness. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.14.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.14.2) janaloko maharlokāt koṭiyojanadūragaḥ | sanakādyāḥ sthitāstatra trasareṇuvimānagāḥ || > Janaloka is at a distance of one crore of yojanas from Maharloka; / Sanaka and the others abide there, traveling in aerial cars like motes in a sunbeam. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.14.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.14.3) janalokāttapolokaḥ koṭiyojanadūragaḥ | vairājāstatra vai devāḥ sthitā bhayavivarjitāḥ || > Tapoloka is at a distance of one crore of yojanas from Janaloka; / the Vairāja gods indeed abide there, free from fear. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.14.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.14.4) satyalokastapolokātkoṭiyojanadūragaḥ | apunarbhavarūpā ca brahmaṇo vasatiḥ parā || > Satyaloka is at a distance of one crore of yojanas from Tapoloka; / it is the supreme abode of Brahmā, which is of the nature of non-return. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.14.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.14.5) tatra lokagururbrahmā viśvātmā viśvabhāvanaḥ | āste sa yogibhirnityaṃ pītvā yogāmṛtaṃ param || > There sits Brahmā, the guru of the worlds, the soul of all, the creator of all, / along with the yogins, constantly drinking the supreme nectar of yoga. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.14.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.14.6) vasanti yatayastatra naiṣṭhikā brahmacāriṇaḥ | vratinastāpasāḥ siddhā yājakāḥ parameṣṭhinaḥ || > Ascetics dwell there, lifelong celibate students, / observers of vows, ascetics, perfected ones, and sacrificers belonging to Parameṣṭhin. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.14.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.14.7) dvāraṃ tadyogināmekaṃ gacchatāṃ gaṇapaṃ param | na tadvarṇayituṃ śakyaṃ jvālāmālāsamākulam || > That is the single gateway for yogins going to the supreme lord of gaṇas; / filled with garlands of flames, it cannot be described. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.14.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.14.8) tasmādūrdhvaṃ nirālambaṃ viśvarūpavivarjitam | satyalokāntametadvai vairāṭaṃ rūpamuttamam || > Above that is \[the realm\] without support, devoid of universal forms; / this excellent cosmic form indeed extends up to Satyaloka. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.14.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.14.9) pañcakoṭiyutaṃ pūrṇaṃ tasmāddaśaguṇā mahī | brahmākārā ca vijñeyā pañcāśatkoṭivistarā || > It is filled with fifty crores \[of yojanas\]; the earth is to be understood as ten times that, / having the form of Brahman, with an extent of fifty crores. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.14.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.14.10) vidherlokātkoṭiyugme yojanānāṃ prajāpate | śaktiloko nirādhāro jyotirmayavirājitaḥ || > At a distance of two crores of yojanas from the realm of Brahmā, O lord of creatures, / is the realm of Śakti, unsupported and radiant with light. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.14.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.14.11) tejaḥ puñjamaye dakṣa mahāmāyāsamāśrite | niṣkāmāḥ śaktibhaktā ye tatra gacchanti yoginaḥ || > It consists of a mass of splendour, O Dakṣa, resting upon Mahāmāyā; / yogins who are desireless devotees of Śakti go there. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.14.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.14.12) daśasāhasravistāre samantājjanasaṅkule | yojanānāṃ mahābhāga śaktayastatra saṃsthitāḥ || > With an extent of ten thousand yojanas, filled with people on all sides, / O highly fortunate one, the powers are established there. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.14.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.14.13) svatejasā vinirmāya puruṣān samarūpiṇaḥ | taiḥ samaṃ krīḍane saktāḥ strībhāvena jaganmayā || > Having fashioned through their own splendour males of equal form, / they, identical with the universe, delight in sporting with them in the manner of women. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.14.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.14.14) tasmātkoṭicatuṣke ca sūryalokaḥ purātanaḥ | yojanānāṃ mahātejaḥ puñjarūpo virājate || > And four crores of yojanas from that shines the ancient realm of the Sun, / which has the form of a mass of great splendour. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.14.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.14.15) nirādhāre sadā nitye niṣkāmāstatra yānti vai | śuklagatyā mahābhāgāḥ sākṣādbhānunivāsinaḥ || > Desireless, highly fortunate people who dwell directly with the Sun / indeed go by the bright path to that unsupported, ever-eternal \[realm\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.14.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.14.16) anye sūryasya ye bhaktā niṣkāmabhajane ratāḥ | tatra gacchanti te dakṣa bhānutejaḥsamaprabhāḥ || > Other devotees of the sun who are intent upon desireless worship / go there, O Dakṣa, having a splendour equal to the brilliance of the sun. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.14.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.14.17) tasyāpi vistarastāvān śaktilokasamena vai | tatra krīḍati yo bhānuḥ puruṣākārasaṃsthitaḥ || > Its extent also is just as great, equal to the realm of Śakti; / the sun who abides in the form of a man sports there. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.14.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.14.18) svavāmāṅgācca nirmāya māyāṃ karmamayīṃ prabhuḥ | saṃjñāṃ tayā sadā reme puruṣo brahmasaṃjñitaḥ || > The Lord, the Puruṣa named Brahman, having created from his left side / Māyā, consisting of action, named Saṃjñā, always delighted with her. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.14.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.14.19) tasmādyojanakoṭiṣvaṣṭāsu viṣṇuḥ samāsthitaḥ | sadāvikuṇṭhavāsīya ānandamayamūrtimān || > Eight crores of yojanas from that, Viṣṇu is situated; / he is the eternal dweller of Vikuṇṭha, an embodiment of bliss. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.14.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.14.20) vistārastasya lokasya vikuṇṭhasya pramāṇataḥ | ayutaṃ yojanānāṃ ca samantācca virājate || > The extent of that realm, Vikuṇṭha, by measurement, / shines on all sides as ten thousand yojanas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.14.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.14.21) nirādhāre sadā nitye jyotīrūpamaye pare | tatra gacchanti niṣkāmā vaiṣṇavā bhaktitatparāḥ || > In that supreme, unsupported, ever-eternal \[realm\] composed of the form of light, / go the desireless Vaiṣṇavas who are dedicated to devotion. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.14.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.14.22) sadānandasamāyuktāstatra nityasukhe ratāḥ | janāstiṣṭhanti nāryaśca svecchāgativihāriṇaḥ || > Men and women, full of eternal bliss and delighting in constant joy, / dwell there, sporting and moving according to their own desire. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.14.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.14.23) vāmabhāgātsa nirmāya bhogalakṣmīṃ prajāpate | dakṣiṇāṅgān muktilakṣmīṃ tābhyāṃ krīḍati sarvadā || > Having created Bhogalakṣmī from his left side, O lord of creatures, / and Muktilakṣmī from his right side, he continually sports with the two of them. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.14.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.14.24) sadānandamayaḥ sākṣāt viṣṇuḥ paramadharmavit | dvividhaṃ māyayā kṛtvā khelati svecchayā prabhuḥ || > Directly composed of eternal bliss, the knower of the supreme dharma, / the Lord, having divided \[himself\] in two through Māyā, plays according to his will. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.14.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.14.25) tasmātṣoḍaśasaṅkhyāsu yojanānāṃ ca koṭiṣu | dūre śaṅkaralokaśca kailāsaḥ paramādbhutaḥ || > At a distance of sixteen crores of yojanas from that / is the realm of Śaṅkara, Kailāsa, exceedingly wondrous. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.14.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.14.26) khaṃ. 2 a. 15 pāna 33) nirādhāre sadā loke mohahīne sukhaprade | niṣkāmāḥ śivabhaktāśca tatra gacchanti mānavāḥ || > Section 2, Chapter 15, page 33) In that ever-unsupported realm, free from delusion and conferring bliss, / desireless men who are devotees of Śiva go there. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.14.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.14.27) jyotirmayasvarūpe ca sadā kalyāṇadāyake | loke tatra svayaṃ śambhurvasati svecchayā mune || > In that world, which consists of light and always bestows auspiciousness, / Śambhu himself dwells of his own will, O sage. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.14.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.14.28) ayutaṃ yojanānāṃ ca tasya vistāra eva ca | tatra yogena yogajñaḥ śaṅkaraḥ krīḍati prabhuḥ || > Its extent is indeed ten thousand yojanas; / there the lord Śaṅkara, who knows yoga, plays by means of yoga. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.14.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.14.29) vāmāṅgaṃ prakṛtyākāraṃ dakṣiṇāṅgaṃ prajāpate | puruṣākārametasya śaṅkarasya mahātmanaḥ || > The left half of the body of this great-souled Śaṅkara has the form of Prakṛti, O Prajāpati, / and the right half has the form of Puruṣa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.14.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.14.30) saṃyoge ca tayordakṣa ānandaḥ parikīrtitaḥ | nārāyaṇamayī śaktirardhanārīnaraḥ śivaḥ || > And in their union bliss is proclaimed, O Dakṣa; / the power consists of Nārāyaṇa, and Śiva is half woman and half man. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.14.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.14.31) sā śaktistasya devasya tridhā rūpadharā babhau | kṛtā bhinnā śivenāpi jagadānandadāyinī || > That power of that god shone forth bearing a threefold form; / though made distinct by Śiva, she bestows bliss upon the universe. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.14.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.14.32) tayā vyakto mahādevo mohahīnaḥ svabhāvataḥ | krīḍatyanārataṃ dakṣa māyādhāraḥ svalokagaḥ || > Manifested by her, Mahādeva, naturally free from delusion, / the support of māyā residing in his own world, sports unceasingly, O Dakṣa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.14.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.14.33) tasyāḥ paraṃ pṛthivyāstu brahma svānandasaṃjñitam | tatpadānna paraṃ kiñcidvedādau supratiṣṭhitam || > Beyond that earth is Brahman, named Svānanda; / there is nothing beyond that state, which is well established in the Vedas and other texts. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.14.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.14.34) svasaṃvedyaṃ hi yadbrahma caturdhā tadbabhau svayam | caturṇāṃ tatra saṃyogastanmayaḥ kathito budhaiḥ || > That Brahman which is known to oneself alone shone forth of itself in four ways; / the wise proclaim the union of the four as consisting of that. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.14.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.14.35) avyaktaṃ śivasaṃjñaṃ ca brahma nirmoharūpakam | tasmāt samaṃ tathā brahma vaiṣṇavaṃ parikīrtitam || > Brahman is unmanifest, named Śiva, and free from delusion; / equal to that, the Vaiṣṇava Brahman is likewise proclaimed; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.14.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.14.36) tasmādātmasvarūpaṃ yat sūryākāraṃ ca tatsmṛtam | tasmādasanmayaṃ brahma śaktirūpeṇa saṃsthitam || > From that, which is of the nature of the self, having the form of the sun, it is remembered; / from that, Brahman consisting of non-being is situated in the form of Śakti. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.14.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.14.37) teṣāmabhedasamprāptiḥ svānandaḥ parikīrtitaḥ | evaṃ tattveṣu sarveṣu svasvasvānanda ucyate || > The attainment of their non-difference is proclaimed as Svānanda; / thus in all principles their respective bliss is spoken of. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.14.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.14.38) brahma nānāvidhaṃ proktamākāśādivibhedataḥ | tatra kramārthaṃ svānandaḥ svamahinni sthito'bhavat || > Brahman is declared to be manifold according to distinctions such as space; / there, for the purpose of the sequence, Svānanda stood in his own greatness. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.14.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.14.39) ante pūrṇatvamāpannaḥ sākṣādgaṇapateḥ smṛtaḥ | svānandaḥ sarvasaṃyoge samādhiḥ pūrva ucyate || > Having attained fullness at the end, it is remembered as belonging directly to Gaṇapati; / Svānanda in the union of all is spoken of as the primordial absorption. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.14.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.14.40) sthāne sthāne nijānande gaṇeśaḥ saṃsthitaḥ svayam | kalāṃśena vihārārthaṃ sarveṣāṃ sarvasiddhaye || > In place after place, Gaṇeśa himself stands in his own bliss / by a portion of a part for the sake of sport, for the complete accomplishment of all. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.14.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.14.41) evamūrdhvasthalokā ye kathitāste prajāpate | atisaṅkṣepabhāvena śravaṇāt sarvakāmadāḥ || > Thus the upper worlds have been described to you, O Prajāpati, / in an extremely concise manner; by listening to them, they grant all desires. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.14.41.c1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.14.41.c1) oṃ tatsaditi śrīmadāntye purāṇopaniṣadi śrīmanmaudgale mahāpurāṇe dvitīye khaṇḍe ekadantacarite ūrdhvasthalokavarṇanaṃ nāma caturdaśo'dhyāyaḥ || > Om tat sat. Thus ends the fourteenth chapter, named 'Description of the Upper Worlds', in the Ekadantacarita in the second section of the glorious and supreme Purāṇa-Upaniṣad, the glorious Maudgala Mahāpurāṇa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala~en-mt.2.14.p1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (4) - [Kūrmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.kurma.1.42.3) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.brahmanda.1.26.62) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Vāyupurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.vayu.1.55.67) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Skanda Purāṇa (Kumāra Kavi)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skandapurana.18.8) — Kumāra Kavi, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.2.14) · Pramāṇa