Skip to main content

Brahma-khaṇḍa · Chapter 7

Chapter 7

Unit 7 of 276Brahma-khaṇḍa · Chapter 7Brahma-khaṇḍa · Chapter 71 source entries

Brahma-khaṇḍa · Chapter 7

Source

सौतिरुवाच ।। तदा ब्रह्मा तपः कृत्वा सिद्धिं प्राप्य यथेप्सिताम् ।। ससृजे पृथिवीमादौ मधुकैटभमेदसा ।। १ ।। ससृजे पर्वतानष्टौ प्रधानान्सुमनोहरान् ।। क्षुद्रानसंख्यान्किं ब्रूमः प्रधानाख्यां निशामय ।। २ ।। सुमेरुं चैव कैलासं मलयं च हिमालयम्।। उदयं च तथाऽस्तं च सुवेलं गन्धमादनम् ।। ३ ।। समुद्रान्ससृजे सप्त नदान्कतिविधा नदीः ।। वृक्षांश्च ग्रामनगरं समुद्राख्या निशामय ।। ४ ।। लवणेक्षुसुरासर्पिर्दधिदुग्धजलार्णवान् ।। लक्षयोजनमानेन द्विगुणांश्च परात्परान् ।। ५ ।। सप्तद्वीपांश्च तद्भूमिमण्डले कमलाकृते ।। उपद्वीपांस्तथा सप्तसीमाशैलांश्च सप्त च ।। ६ ।। निबोध विप्र द्वीपाख्यां पुरा या विधिना कृता ।। जम्बूशाककुशप्लक्षक्रौञ्चन्यग्रोधपौष्करान् ।। ७ ।। मेरोरष्टसु शृङ्गेषु ससृजेऽष्टौ पुरी प्रभुः ।। अष्टानां लोकपालानां विहाराय मनोहराः ।। ८ ।। मूलेऽनन्तस्य नगरीं निर्माय जगतां पतिः ।। ऊर्ध्वे स्वर्गांश्च सप्तैव तेषामाख्या निशामय।।९।। भूर्लोकं च भुवर्लोकं स्वर्लोकं सुमनोहरम् ।। जनोलोकं तपोलोकं सत्यलोकं च शौनक।।1.7.१०।। शृङ्गमूर्ध्नि ब्रह्मलोकं जरादिपरिवर्जितम् ।। तदूर्ध्वे ध्रुवलोकं च सर्वतः सुमनोहरम् ।।११।। तदधः सप्त पातालान्निर्ममे जगदीश्वरः ।। स्वर्गातिरिक्तभोगाढ्यानधोधः क्रमतो मुने ।। १२ ।। अतलं वितलं चैव सुतलं च तलातलम् ।। महातलं च पातालं रसातलमधस्ततः ।। १३ ।। सप्तद्वीपैः सप्तनाकैः सप्तपातालसंज्ञकैः ।। एभिर्लोकैश्च ब्रह्माण्डं ब्रह्माधिकृतमेव च ।। १४ ।। एवञ्चासंख्यब्रह्माण्डं सर्वं कृत्रिममेव च ।। महाविष्णोश्च लोम्नां च विवरेषु च शौनक ।। १५ ।। प्रतिविश्वेषु दिक्पाला ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वराः ।। सुरा नरादयः सर्वे सन्ति कृष्णस्य मायया ।। १६ ।। ब्राह्माण्डगणनां कर्तुं न क्षमो जगतां पतिः ।। न शङ्करो न धर्मश्च न च विष्णुश्च के सुराः।।१७।। संख्यातुमीश्वरः शक्तो न संख्यातुं तथापि सः ।। विश्वाकाशदिशां चैव सर्वतो यद्यपि क्षमः ।। १८ ।। कृत्रिमाणि च विश्वानि विश्वस्थानि च यानि च ।। अनित्यानि च विप्रेन्द्र स्वप्नवन्नश्वराणि च ।। १९ ।। वैकुण्ठः शिवलोकश्च गोलोकश्च तयोः परः ।। नित्यो विश्वबहिर्भूतश्चात्माकाशदिशो यथा ।। 1.7.२० ।। इति श्रीब्रह्मवैवर्ते महापुराणे सौतिशौनकसंवादे ब्रह्मखण्डे सृष्टिनिरूपणं नाम सप्तमोऽध्यायः ।। ७ ।।

sautiruvāca || tadā brahmā tapaḥ kṛtvā siddhiṃ prāpya yathepsitām || sasṛje pṛthivīmādau madhukaiṭabhamedasā || 1 || sasṛje parvatānaṣṭau pradhānānsumanoharān || kṣudrānasaṃkhyānkiṃ brūmaḥ pradhānākhyāṃ niśāmaya || 2 || sumeruṃ caiva kailāsaṃ malayaṃ ca himālayam|| udayaṃ ca tathā'staṃ ca suvelaṃ gandhamādanam || 3 || samudrānsasṛje sapta nadānkatividhā nadīḥ || vṛkṣāṃśca grāmanagaraṃ samudrākhyā niśāmaya || 4 || lavaṇekṣusurāsarpirdadhidugdhajalārṇavān || lakṣayojanamānena dviguṇāṃśca parātparān || 5 || saptadvīpāṃśca tadbhūmimaṇḍale kamalākṛte || upadvīpāṃstathā saptasīmāśailāṃśca sapta ca || 6 || nibodha vipra dvīpākhyāṃ purā yā vidhinā kṛtā || jambūśākakuśaplakṣakrauñcanyagrodhapauṣkarān || 7 || meroraṣṭasu śṛṅgeṣu sasṛje'ṣṭau purī prabhuḥ || aṣṭānāṃ lokapālānāṃ vihārāya manoharāḥ || 8 || mūle'nantasya nagarīṃ nirmāya jagatāṃ patiḥ || ūrdhve svargāṃśca saptaiva teṣāmākhyā niśāmaya||9|| bhūrlokaṃ ca bhuvarlokaṃ svarlokaṃ sumanoharam || janolokaṃ tapolokaṃ satyalokaṃ ca śaunaka||1.7.10|| śṛṅgamūrdhni brahmalokaṃ jarādiparivarjitam || tadūrdhve dhruvalokaṃ ca sarvataḥ sumanoharam ||11|| tadadhaḥ sapta pātālānnirmame jagadīśvaraḥ || svargātiriktabhogāḍhyānadhodhaḥ kramato mune || 12 || atalaṃ vitalaṃ caiva sutalaṃ ca talātalam || mahātalaṃ ca pātālaṃ rasātalamadhastataḥ || 13 || saptadvīpaiḥ saptanākaiḥ saptapātālasaṃjñakaiḥ || ebhirlokaiśca brahmāṇḍaṃ brahmādhikṛtameva ca || 14 || evañcāsaṃkhyabrahmāṇḍaṃ sarvaṃ kṛtrimameva ca || mahāviṣṇośca lomnāṃ ca vivareṣu ca śaunaka || 15 || prativiśveṣu dikpālā brahmaviṣṇumaheśvarāḥ || surā narādayaḥ sarve santi kṛṣṇasya māyayā || 16 || brāhmāṇḍagaṇanāṃ kartuṃ na kṣamo jagatāṃ patiḥ || na śaṅkaro na dharmaśca na ca viṣṇuśca ke surāḥ||17|| saṃkhyātumīśvaraḥ śakto na saṃkhyātuṃ tathāpi saḥ || viśvākāśadiśāṃ caiva sarvato yadyapi kṣamaḥ || 18 || kṛtrimāṇi ca viśvāni viśvasthāni ca yāni ca || anityāni ca viprendra svapnavannaśvarāṇi ca || 19 || vaikuṇṭhaḥ śivalokaśca golokaśca tayoḥ paraḥ || nityo viśvabahirbhūtaścātmākāśadiśo yathā || 1.7.20 || iti śrībrahmavaivarte mahāpurāṇe sautiśaunakasaṃvāde brahmakhaṇḍe sṛṣṭinirūpaṇaṃ nāma saptamo'dhyāyaḥ || 7 ||

English translation

Creation of the Earth, mountains and oceans etc. by Brahma.

Brahma then perfonned tapas with the concentration of his mind and achieved the desired goal. First of all the earth was created with the feet of Madhu and Kaitabha; them the eight high mountains together with many small hills attached to them were created. What could be said about their names? Listen to the names of the chief mountains, which include Sumeru, Suvela and Gandhamadana, which are known as the eight chief mountains. Brahma then created trees, villages and cities. The oceans included of saltish water, sugarcane, wine, ghee, curd, milk and pure water. The first of them was spread in an area of a lakh of yojanas. The rest of them become double in size respectively.

There are seven continents (islands) which are surrounded by these oceans. Their lands resemble those of the lotus leaves. The sub¬ continents and the respective mountains too are also seven in number. O Brahmana, I now speak out the name of these islands which are Jambu, Saka, kus'a, Plaksa, Krauhca, Nyagrodha and Pus Thereafter Brahma built up eight cities over the peaks of the Meru mountain for the sport of Dikpalas (which are eight in number).

The lord of the universe created the abode of Sesa and created seven islands in the nether These were named as BhQ-loka, Bhuvar-loka,* the most pleasing heaven, Janaloka, Tapaloka and Satyaloka. Thereafter Brahma created Brahmaloka a top the Meru mountain, which w'as free from death and old age. Above that the charming Dhruvaloka was built. Down below seven Patala lokas were created for the lord of the universe. It was more equipped with items of cosmetics and pleasure as compared to the There names are given as under- Atala, Vitala, Sutala, Talatala, Mahatala, Patala and Rasatala.

The seven dvipas (Islands), seven Patalas in the universe are controlled by Brahma. O Saunaka! innumerable globes are found in the hair pits on the body of lord Visnu.

With the illusion of lord Krsua, in each globe is infested with the Dikpalas, Visnu, Siva, Brahma, the gods and the humans.

Brahma, the lord of the universe is unable to count the population of the universe. Not only this even Siva, Visnu and other gods are unable to do so.

Region between sun and earth.

Though Isvara is unable to count them, still it is quite difficult for them to manage the daily routine of the universe, including the sky and O best of the Brahmanas, all the things which exist in the arti'^cial world, they are all perishable and are all like the dreams,.

Goloka, which is located beyond ^ivaloka and Visnuloka, is the eternal place. Like the soul, the sky and directions, these are eternal and are beyond the artificial globe,.

Brahma in her womb for a hundred divine years and gave birth to channing Raginis. Thereafter six beautiful Ragas were created together with the rhythms Savitrl then gave birth of Satyayuga, Dvdpara, Tretayuga and Kaliyuga,.

O best of the ascetics thereafter, years, days, nights, days of the week, daybreak, Pusti, Devasena, Medha, Vijaya, JayS, six Krttikas and Karana were also produced by her.

Chapter-aligned complete witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource revision 400026 (2023-12-26T21:32:10Z); Shanti Lal Nagar English scan pages n31–n34: https://archive.org/details/brahma-vaivarta-purana-all-four-kandas-english-translation/page/n31/mode/1up. The historic English OCR transcription is lightly normalized; no verse-by-verse alignment is asserted.