Shiva Purana
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सनत्कुमार उवाच ॥ वक्ष्येऽहं भारतं वर्षं हिमाद्रेश्चैव दक्षिणे ॥ उत्तरे तु समुद्रस्य भारती यत्र संसृतिः ॥ १॥
Sanatkumara said. I shall now describe the country of Bharata and the southern Himalayas The northern part of the ocean is the Bharati where Samsriti is.
english translation
sanatkumAra uvAca ॥ vakSye'haM bhArataM varSaM himAdrezcaiva dakSiNe ॥ uttare tu samudrasya bhAratI yatra saMsRtiH ॥ 1॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptनवयोजनसाहस्रो विस्तारोऽस्य महामुने ॥ स्वर्गापवर्गयोः कर्मभूमिरेषा स्मृता बुधैः ॥ २॥
O great sage it is nine thousand yojanas in breadth This is the land of action for heaven and liberation by the wise.
english translation
navayojanasAhasro vistAro'sya mahAmune ॥ svargApavargayoH karmabhUmireSA smRtA budhaiH ॥ 2॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptयतस्संप्राप्यते पुंभिस्स्वर्गो नरक एव च ॥ भारतस्यापि वर्षस्य नव भेदान्ब्रवीमि ते ॥ ३ ॥
Heaven and hell are attained by men from here only. I shall mention nine subdivisions of the Bhārata Varṣa to you.
english translation
yatassaMprApyate puMbhissvargo naraka eva ca ॥ bhAratasyApi varSasya nava bhedAnbravImi te ॥ 3 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptइंद्रद्युम्नः कसेरुश्च ताम्रवर्णो गभस्तिमान् ॥ नागद्वीपस्तथा सौम्यो गन्धर्वस्त्वथ वारुणः ॥ ४ ॥
Indradyumna and Kaseru were copper-coloured and radiant. The island of Nagadvipa is also known as Soumya Gandharva and Varuna.
english translation
iMdradyumnaH kaseruzca tAmravarNo gabhastimAn ॥ nAgadvIpastathA saumyo gandharvastvatha vAruNaH ॥ 4 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptअयं तु नवमस्तेषां द्वीपस्सागरसंभृतः ॥ योजनानां सहस्रं तु द्वीपोऽयं दक्षिणोत्तरः ॥ ५ ॥
This is the ninth of these islands surrounded by the ocean This island is a thousand yojanas in the north-south.
english translation
ayaM tu navamasteSAM dvIpassAgarasaMbhRtaH ॥ yojanAnAM sahasraM tu dvIpo'yaM dakSiNottaraH ॥ 5 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript