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Chapter 6

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श्रीनारायण उवाच अरुणोदा नदी या तु मया प्रोक्ता च नारद । मन्दरान्निपतन्ती सा पूर्वेणेलावृतं प्लवेत् ॥ १ ॥ यज्जोषणाद्‍भवान्याश्चानुचरीणां स्त्रियामपि । यक्षगन्धर्वपत्‍नीनां देहगन्धवहोऽनिलः ॥ २ ॥ वासयत्यभितो भूमिं दशयोजनसंख्यया । एवं जम्बूफलानां च तुङ्गदेशनिपातनात् ॥ ३ ॥ विशीर्यतामनस्थीनां कुञ्जराङ्गप्रमाणिनाम् । रसेन च नदी जम्बूनाम्नी मेर्वाख्यमन्दरात् ॥ ४ ॥ पतन्ती भूमिभागे च दक्षिणेलावृतं गता । देवी जम्बूफलास्वादतुष्टा जम्ब्वादिनी स्मृता ॥ ५ ॥ तत्रत्यानां च लोकानां देवनागर्षिरक्षसाम् । पूजनीयपदा मान्या सर्वभूतदयाकरी ॥ ६ ॥ पावनी पापिनां रोगनाशिनी स्मरतामपि । कीर्तिता विघ्नसंहर्त्री माननीया दिवौकसाम् ॥ ७ ॥ कोकिलाक्षी कामकला करुणा कामपूजिता । कठोरविग्रहा धन्या नाकिमान्या गभस्तिनी ॥ ८ ॥ एभिर्नामपदैः कामं जपनीया सदा नृणाम् । जम्बूनदीरोधसोर्या मृत्तिकातीरवर्तिनी ॥ ९ ॥ जम्बूरसेनानुविद्ध्यमाना वाय्वर्कयोगतः । विद्याधरामरस्त्रीणां भूषणं विविधं महत् ॥ १० ॥ जाम्बूनदं सुवर्णं च प्रोक्तं देवविनिर्मितम् । यत्सुवर्णं च विबुधा योषिद्‌‍भिः कामुकाः सदा ॥ ११ ॥ मुकुटं कटिसूत्रं च केयूरादीन्प्रकुर्वते । महाकदम्बः सम्प्रोक्तः सुपार्श्वगिरिसंस्थितः ॥ १२ ॥ तस्य कोटरदेशेभ्यः पञ्च धाराश्च याः स्मृताः । सुपार्श्वगिरिमूर्ध्नीह पतन्त्येता भुवं गताः ॥ १३ ॥ मधुधाराः पञ्च तास्तु पश्चिमेलावृतं प्लुताः । याश्चोपभुज्यमानानां देवानां मुखगन्धभृत् ॥ १४ ॥ वायुः समन्ततोऽगच्छञ्छतयोजनवासनः । धारेश्वरी महादेवी भक्तानां कार्यकारिणी ॥ १५ ॥ देवपूज्या महोत्साहा कालरूपा महानना । वसते कर्मफलदा कान्तारग्रहणेश्वरी ॥ १६ ॥ करालदेहा कालाङ्गी कामकोटिप्रवर्तिनी । इत्येतैर्नामभिः पूज्या देवी सर्वसुरेश्वरी ॥ १७ ॥ एवं कुमुदरूढो यो नाम्ना शतबलो वटः । तत्स्कन्धेभ्योऽधोमुखाश्च नदाः कुमुदमूर्धतः ॥ १८ ॥ पयोदधिमधुघृतगुडान्नाद्यम्बरादिभिः । शय्यासनाद्याभरणैः सर्वे कामदुघाश्च ते ॥ १९ ॥ उत्तरेणेलावृतं ते प्लावयन्ति समन्ततः । मीनाक्षी तत्तले देवी देवासुरनिषेविता ॥ २० ॥ नीलाम्बरा रौद्रमुखी नीलालकयुता च सा । नाकिनां देवसंघानां फलदा वरदा च सा ॥ २१ ॥ अतिमान्यातिपूज्या च मत्तमातङ्गगामिनी । मदनोन्मादिनी मानप्रिया मानप्रियान्तरा ॥ २२ ॥ मारवेगधरा मारपूजिता मारमादिनी । मयूरवरशोभाढ्या शिखिवाहनगर्भभूः ॥ २३ ॥ एभिर्नामपदैर्वन्द्या देवी सा मीनलोचना । जपतां स्मरतां मानदात्री चेश्वरसङ्‌गिनी ॥ २४ ॥ तेषां नदानां पानीयपानानुगतचेतसाम् । प्रजानां न कदाचित्स्याद्वलीपलितलक्षणम् ॥ २५ ॥ क्लमस्वेदादिदौर्गन्ध्यं जरामयमृतिभ्रमाः । शीतोष्णवातवैवर्ण्यमुखोपप्लवसंचयाः ॥ २६ ॥ नापदश्चैव जायन्ते यावज्जीवं सुखं भवेत् । नैरन्तर्येण तत्स्याद्वै सुखं निरतिशायकम् ॥ २७ ॥ तत ऊर्ध्वं प्रवक्ष्यामि सन्निवेशं च तद्‌गिरेः । सुवर्णमयनाम्नो वै सुमेरोः पर्वताः पृथक् ॥ २८ ॥ गिरयो विंशतिपराः कर्णिकाया इवेह ते । केसरीभूय सर्वेऽपि मेरोर्मूलविभागके ॥ २९ ॥ परितश्चोपक्लृप्तास्ते तेषां नामानि शृण्वतः । कुरङ्गः कुरगश्चैव कुसुम्भोऽथो विकङ्कतः ॥ ३० ॥ त्रिकूटः शिशिरश्चैव पतङ्गो रुचकस्तथा । निषधश्च शिनीवासः कपिलः शङ्ख एव च ॥ ३१ ॥ वैदूर्यश्चारुधिश्चैव हंसो ऋषभ एव च । नागः कालञ्जरश्चैव नारदश्चेति विंशतिः ॥ ३२ ॥

śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca aruṇodā nadī yā tu mayā proktā ca nārada | mandarānnipatantī sā pūrveṇelāvṛtaṃ plavet || 1 || yajjoṣaṇād‍bhavānyāścānucarīṇāṃ striyāmapi | yakṣagandharvapat‍nīnāṃ dehagandhavaho'nilaḥ || 2 || vāsayatyabhito bhūmiṃ daśayojanasaṃkhyayā | evaṃ jambūphalānāṃ ca tuṅgadeśanipātanāt || 3 || viśīryatāmanasthīnāṃ kuñjarāṅgapramāṇinām | rasena ca nadī jambūnāmnī mervākhyamandarāt || 4 || patantī bhūmibhāge ca dakṣiṇelāvṛtaṃ gatā | devī jambūphalāsvādatuṣṭā jambvādinī smṛtā || 5 || tatratyānāṃ ca lokānāṃ devanāgarṣirakṣasām | pūjanīyapadā mānyā sarvabhūtadayākarī || 6 || pāvanī pāpināṃ roganāśinī smaratāmapi | kīrtitā vighnasaṃhartrī mānanīyā divaukasām || 7 || kokilākṣī kāmakalā karuṇā kāmapūjitā | kaṭhoravigrahā dhanyā nākimānyā gabhastinī || 8 || ebhirnāmapadaiḥ kāmaṃ japanīyā sadā nṛṇām | jambūnadīrodhasoryā mṛttikātīravartinī || 9 || jambūrasenānuviddhyamānā vāyvarkayogataḥ | vidyādharāmarastrīṇāṃ bhūṣaṇaṃ vividhaṃ mahat || 10 || jāmbūnadaṃ suvarṇaṃ ca proktaṃ devavinirmitam | yatsuvarṇaṃ ca vibudhā yoṣid‌‍bhiḥ kāmukāḥ sadā || 11 || mukuṭaṃ kaṭisūtraṃ ca keyūrādīnprakurvate | mahākadambaḥ samproktaḥ supārśvagirisaṃsthitaḥ || 12 || tasya koṭaradeśebhyaḥ pañca dhārāśca yāḥ smṛtāḥ | supārśvagirimūrdhnīha patantyetā bhuvaṃ gatāḥ || 13 || madhudhārāḥ pañca tāstu paścimelāvṛtaṃ plutāḥ | yāścopabhujyamānānāṃ devānāṃ mukhagandhabhṛt || 14 || vāyuḥ samantato'gacchañchatayojanavāsanaḥ | dhāreśvarī mahādevī bhaktānāṃ kāryakāriṇī || 15 || devapūjyā mahotsāhā kālarūpā mahānanā | vasate karmaphaladā kāntāragrahaṇeśvarī || 16 || karāladehā kālāṅgī kāmakoṭipravartinī | ityetairnāmabhiḥ pūjyā devī sarvasureśvarī || 17 || evaṃ kumudarūḍho yo nāmnā śatabalo vaṭaḥ | tatskandhebhyo'dhomukhāśca nadāḥ kumudamūrdhataḥ || 18 || payodadhimadhughṛtaguḍānnādyambarādibhiḥ | śayyāsanādyābharaṇaiḥ sarve kāmadughāśca te || 19 || uttareṇelāvṛtaṃ te plāvayanti samantataḥ | mīnākṣī tattale devī devāsuraniṣevitā || 20 || nīlāmbarā raudramukhī nīlālakayutā ca sā | nākināṃ devasaṃghānāṃ phaladā varadā ca sā || 21 || atimānyātipūjyā ca mattamātaṅgagāminī | madanonmādinī mānapriyā mānapriyāntarā || 22 || māravegadharā mārapūjitā māramādinī | mayūravaraśobhāḍhyā śikhivāhanagarbhabhūḥ || 23 || ebhirnāmapadairvandyā devī sā mīnalocanā | japatāṃ smaratāṃ mānadātrī ceśvarasaṅ‌ginī || 24 || teṣāṃ nadānāṃ pānīyapānānugatacetasām | prajānāṃ na kadācitsyādvalīpalitalakṣaṇam || 25 || klamasvedādidaurgandhyaṃ jarāmayamṛtibhramāḥ | śītoṣṇavātavaivarṇyamukhopaplavasaṃcayāḥ || 26 || nāpadaścaiva jāyante yāvajjīvaṃ sukhaṃ bhavet | nairantaryeṇa tatsyādvai sukhaṃ niratiśāyakam || 27 || tata ūrdhvaṃ pravakṣyāmi sanniveśaṃ ca tad‌gireḥ | suvarṇamayanāmno vai sumeroḥ parvatāḥ pṛthak || 28 || girayo viṃśatiparāḥ karṇikāyā iveha te | kesarībhūya sarve'pi merormūlavibhāgake || 29 || paritaścopaklṛptāste teṣāṃ nāmāni śṛṇvataḥ | kuraṅgaḥ kuragaścaiva kusumbho'tho vikaṅkataḥ || 30 || trikūṭaḥ śiśiraścaiva pataṅgo rucakastathā | niṣadhaśca śinīvāsaḥ kapilaḥ śaṅkha eva ca || 31 || vaidūryaścārudhiścaiva haṃso ṛṣabha eva ca | nāgaḥ kālañjaraścaiva nāradaśceti viṃśatiḥ || 32 ||

English translation

1-32. Narayana said O Narada! This Arunoda river that I mentioned to you rises from the Mandara mountain and flows by the east of llavarsa. The Pavana Deva (the God of wind) takes up the nice smell from the bodies of the wives of the Yaksas and Gandharbas, etc., and the attendants of the Devi Bhavani and keeps the surroundings of the earth there filled with nice smell for ten Yoyanas around. Again the rose-apples with their nuts, of the size of an elephant, fall down upon the earth from the high peaks of the mountain Mandara and break into pieces; the sweet scented juices flow down as a river. This is called the Jambu river and this flows by the south of llavarsa. The Devi Bhagavati there is pleased with the Juice of that rose-apple (Jambu) and is known by the name of Jambadini. The Devas, Nagas, and Risis all always worship with great devotion, the lotus-feet of the merciful Devi, wishing the welfare of all the Jivas. The mere remembering of the name of the Devi destroys all the disease, and all the sins of the sinner.

Therefore the Devas always worship and chant the names of the Devi, the Remover of all obstacles. She is installed on both the banks of the Jambu river. If men recite Her names Kokilaksi, Karuna, Kamapujita, Kathoravigraha, Devapujya, Dhanya, Gavastini and worship, so they get their welfare both in this world and in the next. With the juice of the Jambu fruit aided by the combination of the wind and the rays of the Sun, is created the gold. Out of this are made the ornaments for the wives of the Immortals and the Vidyadharas. This gold, created by the Daiva, is known by the name of the Jambunada gold. The love-stricken Devas make their crowns, waist bands and armlets out of this gold for their sweet-hearts. There is a big Kadamba tree on the mountain SuparsVa; the five streams of honey called Madhu Dhara get out from its cavities and running by the west of llavrita Varsa, flow over the land. The Devas drink its waters; and their mouths become filled with the sweet fragrance. The air carries

this sweet fragrant smell to a distance of even one hundred Yoyanas. The Dhares'vari Maha Devi dwells there, the Fulfiller of the desires of the Bhaktas, highly energetic, of the nature of Kala (the Time, the Destroyer), and having large face (Mahanana), faces everywhere, worshipped by the Devas and is the presiding Deity of the woods and forests all around. The Devi, the Lady of the Devas, is to be worshipped by the names “Karala Deha,” “Kalamgi”, “Kamakotipravartini”. The great Banyan tree named S'atabala is situated on the top of the Kumud mountain. From its trunk many big rivers take their origin. These rivers possess such influences as to give to the holy persons there, the milk, curd, honey, clarified butter, raw sugar, rice, clothing, ornaments, seats, and beddings, etc., whatever they desire. Therefore these rivers are called Kamadugh. They come gradually down the earth and flow by the north of llavarsa. The Bhagavati Minaksi dwell there and is worshipped by the Suras and the Asuras alike. That Deity clothed blue, of fearful countenance, and ornamented with hairs of blue colour, always fulfil the desires of the Devas dwelling in the Heavens. Those that worship Her, remember Her or praise Her by the names Atimanya, Atipujya, Mattamatanga Gamini, Madanonmadini, Manapriya, Manapriyatara, Marabegadhara, Marapujita, Maramadini, Mayuravaras'obhadhya, S'ikhivahanagarbhabhu, etc., are honoured by the Deity Minalochana Ekangarupini and the ParamesVara and get all sorts of happiness. Those drink the clear waters of these rivers become free from old age or decay, worry, perspiration, bad smell, from any disease, or premature death. They do not suffer anything from error, from cold, heat, or rains, or from any paleness in their colour. They enjoy extreme happiness as long as they live and no dangers come to them. O Child! Now hear the names of the other twenty mountains that encircle the Golden Sumeru mountain at its base, as if they were the filaments round the pericarp of a flower.

The first is Kuranga; they come in order Kuraga, Kus'umbha, Vikankata, Trikuta, S'is'ira, Patanga, Ruchaka, Nisadha, S'itivasa, Kapila, S'amkha, Vaidurya, Charudhi, Hamsa, Risabha, Naga, Kalanjara and lastly Narada. The central one is the twentieth.

Here ends the Sixth Chapter of the Eighth Book on the rivers and the mountains Sumeru and others in the Mahapuranam S'ri Mad Devi Bhagavatam, of 18,000 verses, by Maharsi Veda Vyasa.

Complete chapter-aligned witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource page 23834, revision 73376 (2016-07-03T03:06:34Z). English is Swami Vijñanananda’s complete 1921–23 public-domain translation, controlled against the archival OCR and its chapter page at https://sacred-texts.com/hin/db/bk08ch06.htm. Historic spelling and transliteration are lightly normalized; no verse-by-verse alignment is asserted.