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

gaMdharvAdyAH pizAcAMtAzcatasro devayonayaH ॥ siddhA vidyAdharAdyAzca ye 'pi cAnye nabhazcarAH ॥ 156 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

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

asurA rAkSasAzcaiva pAtAlatalavAsinaH ॥ anaMtAdyAzca nAgendrA vainateyAdayo dvijAH ॥ 157 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

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

kUSmAMDAH pretavetAlA grahA bhUtagaNAH pare ॥ DAkinyazcApi yoginyaH zAkinyazcApi tAdRzAH ॥ 158 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

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

kSetrArAmagRhAdIni tIrthAnyAyatanAni ca ॥ dvIpAH samudrA nadyazca nadAzcAnye sarAMsi ca ॥ 159 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

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

girayazca sumervAdyAH kananAni samaMtataH ॥ pazavaH pakSiNo vRkSAH kRmikITAdayo mRgAH ॥ 160 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript