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Shiva Purana

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गंधर्वाद्याः पिशाचांताश्चतस्रो देवयोनयः ॥ सिद्धा विद्याधराद्याश्च ये ऽपि चान्ये नभश्चराः ॥ १५६ ॥

The four demigods, headed by the Gandharvas, were born of the demigods. Siddhas Vidyadharas and others who fly in the sky.

english translation

असुरा राक्षसाश्चैव पातालतलवासिनः ॥ अनंताद्याश्च नागेन्द्रा वैनतेयादयो द्विजाः ॥ १५७ ॥

The asuras and rakshasas inhabiting the nether world Ananta and other kings of serpents and Vainateya and other brahmins.

english translation

कूष्मांडाः प्रेतवेताला ग्रहा भूतगणाः परे ॥ डाकिन्यश्चापि योगिन्यः शाकिन्यश्चापि तादृशाः ॥ १५८ ॥

Others are the cuckoos, the ghostly creatures, the planets and the hosts of ghosts. There are also witches and yoginis and shakinis and so on.

english translation

क्षेत्रारामगृहादीनि तीर्थान्यायतनानि च ॥ द्वीपाः समुद्रा नद्यश्च नदाश्चान्ये सरांसि च ॥ १५९ ॥

They also built fields, rest houses, holy places and temples. Islands seas rivers streams and other lakes.

english translation

गिरयश्च सुमेर्वाद्याः कननानि समंततः ॥ पशवः पक्षिणो वृक्षाः कृमिकीटादयो मृगाः ॥ १६० ॥

There are mountains and forests all around. Animals birds trees worms insects and other animals.

english translation