संजय उवाच
उत्तरेषु तु कौरव्य द्वीपेषु श्रूयते कथा ॥
यथाश्रुतं महाराज ब्रुवतस् तन् निबोध मे ॥
घृततोयः समुद्रो ऽत्र दधिमण्डोदको ऽपरः ॥
सुरोदः सागरश् चैव तथान्यो घर्मसागरः ॥
परस्परेण द्विगुणाः सर्वे द्वीपा नराधिप ॥
सर्वतश् च महाराज पर्वतैः परिवारिताः ॥
गौरस् तु मध्यमे द्वीपे गिरिर् मानःशिलो महान् ॥
पर्वतः पश्चिमः कृष्णो नारायणनिभो नृप ॥
तत्र रत्नानि दिव्यानि स्वयं रक्षति केशवः ॥
प्रजापतिम् उपासीनः प्रजानां विदधे सुखम् ॥
कुशद्वीपे कुशस्तम्बो मध्ये जनपदस्य ह ॥
संपूज्यते शल्मलिश् च द्वीपे शाल्मलिके नृप ॥
क्रौञ्चद्वीपे महाक्रौञ्चो गिरी रत्नचयाकरः ॥
संपूज्यते महाराज चातुर्वर्ण्येन नित्यदा ॥
गोमन्दः पर्वतो राजन् सुमहान् सर्वधातुमान् ॥
यत्र नित्यं निवसति श्रीमान् कमललोचनः ॥
मोक्षिभिः संस्तुतो नित्यं प्रभुर् नारायणो हरिः ॥
saṃjaya uvāca
uttareṣu tu kauravya dvīpeṣu śrūyate kathā ||
yathāśrutaṃ mahārāja bruvatas tan nibodha me ||
ghṛtatoyaḥ samudro 'tra dadhimaṇḍodako 'paraḥ ||
surodaḥ sāgaraś caiva tathānyo gharmasāgaraḥ ||
paraspareṇa dviguṇāḥ sarve dvīpā narādhipa ||
sarvataś ca mahārāja parvataiḥ parivāritāḥ ||
gauras tu madhyame dvīpe girir mānaḥśilo mahān ||
parvataḥ paścimaḥ kṛṣṇo nārāyaṇanibho nṛpa ||
tatra ratnāni divyāni svayaṃ rakṣati keśavaḥ ||
prajāpatim upāsīnaḥ prajānāṃ vidadhe sukham ||
kuśadvīpe kuśastambo madhye janapadasya ha ||
saṃpūjyate śalmaliś ca dvīpe śālmalike nṛpa ||
krauñcadvīpe mahākrauñco girī ratnacayākaraḥ ||
saṃpūjyate mahārāja cāturvarṇyena nityadā ||
gomandaḥ parvato rājan sumahān sarvadhātumān ||
yatra nityaṃ nivasati śrīmān kamalalocanaḥ ||
mokṣibhiḥ saṃstuto nityaṃ prabhur nārāyaṇo hariḥ ||
Sanjaya said: 'O Kaurava, such a tale is told of the northern dvīpas; hear from me, O great king, what I recount as I have heard it. Here there is an ocean of waters made of clarified butter, another of the whey of curds, an ocean of wine, and yet another — an ocean of hot water. All the dvīpas, O lord of men, are each twice the size of the one before, and are surrounded on every side by mountains. On the middle island stands the great, bright mountain Manahshila; in the west stands a dark mountain resembling Narayana, O king. There Keshava himself guards the divine jewels; worshipping Prajapati, He established happiness for all beings. In Kushadvipa, in the center of the land, a tuft of kusha grass is honored; on the island of Shalmali, O king, the shalmali tree is honored. In Krauncadvipa, O great king, the great mountain Kraunca, a source of gem deposits, is always honored by the four varnas. O king, there is the great mountain Gomanda, rich in every mineral; there the glorious, lotus-eyed Lord Narayana Hari ever dwells, forever praised by the liberated.'
11740ad31968 · प्रकाशित 17 जुल॰ 2026, 8:47:27 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Sanjaya's account of the northern dvīpas moves through oceans, mountains, and sacred centers. Wealth and cosmic order stand guarded here by Keshava, and the account reaches its summit in the dwelling of Narayana Hari, forever glorified by the liberated souls.