Śrīmad Devī Bhāgavatam - SRIMAD DEVI BHAGAVATAM

Ch 4 Verse 1-2 Verse

Sanskrit Text

८ श्रीमद्देवीभागवतमहापुराणे अष्टमः स्कन्धः ८.४ चतुऽ्थोऽध्यायः । भुवनकोशाविषये प्रियत्रतवंशवर्णनम्‌ । श्रीनारायण उवाच । मनोः स्वायम्भुवस्यासीञ्येष्ठः पुत्रः प्रियत्रतः । पितुः सेवापरो नित्यं सत्यधर्मपरायणः ॥ १ ॥ प्रजापतेईहितरं सुरूपां विश्वकर्मणः । बर्हिष्मतीं चोपयेमे समानां शीलकर्मेभिः ॥ २ ॥

English Translation

The Ṛṣi Nārāyaṇa said :-- The eldest son of Svāyambhuva, Priyavrata served always his father and was very truthful. He married the daughter of the Prajāpati Viśva Karmā, the exceedingly lovely and beautiful Barhiṣmatī, resembling like him, adorned with modesty, good nature and various other qualifications.

Ch 4 Verse 3-6 Verse

Sanskrit Text

तस्यां पुत्रान्द्‌श गुणेरन्वितान्भावितात्मनः । जनयामास कन्यां चोर्जस्वतीं च यवीयसीम्‌ ॥ ३ ॥ आय्नीध्रश्चेव्मजिह्ृश्च यज्ञबाहुस्तृतीयकः । महावीरश्चतुर्थस्तु पञ्चमो रुक्मशुक्कः ॥ ४ ॥ घृतपृष्ठश्च सवनो मेधातिथिरथाष्टमः । वीतिहोत्रः कविश्चेति दहीते वह्विनामकाः ॥ ५ ॥ एतेषां दझापुत्राणां त्रयोऽप्यासन्विरागिणः । कविश्च सवनश्चैव महावीर इति त्रयः ॥ ६ ॥

English Translation

He begat ten sons, very spiritual and well qualified and one daughter named Ūrjaṣvatī. This daughter was the youngest of all. The names of the ten sons are respectively :-- (1) Āgnīdhra, (2) Idhmajibha, (3) Jajñabāhu, (4) Mahāvīra, (5) Rukmaśukra (Hiraṇyaretā), (6) Ghritapṛṣṭha, (7) Savana, (8) Medhātithi, (9) Vītihotra and (10) Kavi. The name “Agni” was attached to each of the above names. Out of these ten, the three sons named Kavi, Savana, and Mahāvīra were indifferent and dispassionate to the world.

Ch 4 Verse 7-8 Verse

Sanskrit Text

आत्मविद्यापरिष्णाताः सरवे ते ह्यूध्वरेतसः । आश्रमे परहंसाख्ये निःस्पृहा ह्यभवन्मुदाः ॥ ७ ॥ अपरस्यां च जायायां त्रयः पुत्राश्च जज्ञिरे । उत्तमस्तामसश्चैव रेवतश्चेति विश्रुताः ॥ ८ ॥

English Translation

In due time, these became extremely free from all desires and they were proficient in Ātmavidyā (Self-Knowledge). They were all Ūrdharetā (of perpetual chastity; who has subdued all their passions) and took gladly to the Paramahamsa Dharma. Priyavrata had by his other wife three sons, named Uttama, Tāmasa, and Raivata.

Ch 4 Verse 9-10 Verse

Sanskrit Text

मन्वन्तराधिपतय एते पुत्रा महौजसः । प्रियब्रतः स राजेन्द्रो बुभुजे जगतीमिमाम्‌ ॥ ९ ॥ एकादझाबुंदान्दानामव्याहतबलेन्द्रियः । यदा सूर्यः पृथिव्याश्च विभागे प्रथमेऽतपत्‌ ॥ १० ॥

English Translation

These were all widely known; each of them in due time became endowed with great prowess and splendour and became the Lord of one Manvatara. Priyavrata, the son of Svāyambhuva, the King-Emperor enjoyed with his sons and relations, this earth for eleven Arvuda years; the wonder was this, that he lived so long and there was seen no decay in his strength as regards his body or his senses.

Ch 4 Verse 11-12 Verse

Sanskrit Text

भागे द्वितीये तत्रासीदन्धकारोदयः किल । एवं व्यतिकर राजा विलोक्य मनसा चिरम्‌ ॥ ११ ॥ प्र्ञास्ति मयि भूम्यां च तमः प्रादुर्भवेत्कथम्‌ । एवं निवारयिष्यामि भूमौ योगबलेन च ॥ १२ ॥

English Translation

Once on an occasion, the King observed that when the sun appeared on the horizon and got up, one part of the earth was illumined and the remaining part was enveloped in darkness. Seeing this discrepancy, he thought over for a long time and exclaimed, “What! Will the Darkness be seen in my kingdom, while I am reigning? This can never be. I will stop this by my Yogic powers.”

Ch 4 Verse 13-14 Verse

Sanskrit Text

एवं व्यवसितो राजा पुत्रः स्वायम्भुवस्य सः । 10 sanskritdocuments.org < श्रीमद्देवीभागवतमहापुराणे अष्टमः स्कन्धः रथेनादित्यवर्णेन सप्तकृत्वः प्रकाशयन्‌ ॥ १३ ॥ तस्यापि गच्छतो राज्ञो भूमौ यद्रथनेमयः । पतितास्ते समुद्राख्यां भेजिरे लोकहेतवे ॥ १४ ॥

English Translation

Thus thinking, the King Priyavrata mounted on a luminous chariot, as big as the Sun, to illumine the whole world and circumambulated round the earth seven times. Whatever portion of the earth was trodden by the wheel on each occasion, became an ocean.

Ch 4 Verse 15-17 Verse

Sanskrit Text

जाताः प्रदेशास्ते स्त द्वीपा भूमौ विभागशः । रथनेमिसमुत्थास्ते परिखाः सक्त सिन्धवः ॥ १५ ॥ यत आसंस्ततः सप्त भुवो द्वीपा हि ते स्मृताः । जम्बुद्वीपः छुक्षद्वीपः झाल्मलीद्वीपसंज्ञकः ॥ १६ ॥ कुशद्वीपः कौञ्चद्वीपः शाकद्वीपश्च पुष्करः । तेषां च परिमाणं तु द्विगुणं चोत्तरोत्तरम्‌ ॥ १७ ॥

English Translation

Thus the seven oceans had their origins. And the portion of the earth, that was included within the ruts, became the seven islands (Dvīpas). 0 Child! Now hear about the seven Dvīpas and the seven Oceans :-- The first is the Jambu Dvīpa; the second is Plakṣa, the third is Śalmalī; the fourth is the Kuśa Dvīpa; the fifth is Krauncha; the sixth is the Śaka Dvīpa; and the seventh is the Puṣkara Dvīpa. The second Dvīpa Plakṣa is twice the first Jambu Dvīpa and so on; each succeeding Dvīpa is twice as large as its previous one.

Ch 4 Verse 18-19 Verse

Sanskrit Text

समन्ततश्चोपक्कप्तं बहिभागक्रमेण च । ्षारोदेक्षुरसोदौ च सुरोदश्च घृतोदकः ॥ १८ ॥ क्षीरोदो दधिमण्डोदः शुद्धोदश्चेति ते स्मृताः । Da सस्तते प्रतिविस्याताः पृथिव्यां सिन्धवस्तदा ॥ १९ ॥

English Translation

Now hear the names of the oceans. The first ocean is named Ksāroda (the salt water ocean); the second is Ikṣurasa (the sugarcane ocean); the third is Surā (the wine ocean), the fourth is Ghritoda (the clarified butter ocean) the fifth is Kṣīroda (the ocean of milk); the sixth is Dadhi Maṇḍa (the ocean of curds); and the seventh is that of the ordinary water.

Ch 4 Verse 20-25 Verse

Sanskrit Text

प्रथमो जम्बुद्वीपाख्यो यः क्षारोदेन वेष्टितः । तत्पतिं विदधे राजा पुत्रमाञ्नीधसंज्ञकम्‌ ॥ २० ॥ क्षद्वीपे द्वितीयेऽस्मिन्दवीपेक्षुरससम्झुते । जातस्तदधिपः प्रेयत्रत इध्मादिजिहृकः ॥ २१ ॥ झाल्मलीद्वीप एतस्मिन्सुरोदधिपरिष्लुते । यज्ञबाहुं तदधिपं करोति स्म ्रियत्रतः ॥ २२ ॥ कुशद्वीपेऽतिरम्ये च घृतोदेनोपवेष्टिते । हिरण्यरेता राजाभूत्प्रिततनूजनिः ॥ २३ ॥ कोश्चद्वीपे पञ्चमे तु क्षीरोदपरिसम्झुते । प्रेयनतो घृतपृष्ठः पतिरासीन्महाबलः ॥ २४ ॥ शाकद्वीपे चारुतरे दधिमण्डोदसङ्कले । मेघातिथिरभूद्राजा प्रियतरतसुतो वरः ॥ २५ ॥

English Translation

The Jambu Dvīpa is surrounded by Kṣīra Samudra. The King Priyavrata made his son Āgnīdhra, the lord of this Dvīpa. He gave to his Idhmajibha, the Plakṣa Dvīpa surrounded by Ikṣu Sāgara; so he gave to Jajñabāhu the Śālmalī Dvīpa surrounded by Surā Sāgara and he gave the lordship of Kuśa Dvīpa to Hiraṇyaretā. Then he gave to his powerful son Ghritapṛṣṭha the Krauncha Dvīpa surrounded by Kṣīra Samudra and to his son Medhātithi the Śāka Dvīpa surrounded by Dadhimaṇḍa Sāgara.

Ch 4 Verse 26-29 Verse

Sanskrit Text

पुष्करद्वीपके शुद्धोदकसिन्धुसमाकुले । वीतिहोत्रो बभूवासौ राजा जनकसम्मतः ॥ २६ ॥ devIbhA gavatam08. pdf 11 < श्रीमद्देवीभागवतमहापुराणे अष्टमः स्कन्धः कन्यामूर्जस्वतीनाख्नी ददावुशनसे विभुः । आसीत्तस्यां देवयानी कन्या काव्यस्य विश्रुता ॥ २७ ॥ एवं विभज्य पुत्रेभ्यः स्तद्वीपान्‌ प्रियतरः । विवेकवशगो भूत्वा योगमार्गाश्रितोऽभवत्‌ ॥ २८ ॥

Sanskrit Colophon

इति श्रीमद्देवीभागवते महापुराणेऽष्टादहसाहर्यां संहितायामष्टमस्कन्धे भुवनकोशविषये प्रियतवंशावर्णनं नाम चतुर्थेऽध्यायः ॥ ८.४॥

English Translation

Finally he gave to his Vītihotra, the Puṣkara Dvīpa surrounded by the ordinary water. Thus distributing duly amongst his sons, the separate divisions of the earth, he married his daughter, the youngest Ūrjasvatī to the Bhagavān Uśanā. In the womb of Ūrjasvatī the Bhagavān Śukrācārya had his famous daughter Devayānī. O Child! Thus giving the charge of each Dvīpa to each of his sons and marrying his daughters to the worthy hands, he took to Viveka (discrimination) and adopted the path of Yoga. Here ends the Fourth Chapter of the Eighth Book on the narration of the family of Priyavrata in the Mahā Purāṇam, Śrī Mad Devī Bhāgavatam of 18,000 verses by Maharṣi Veda Vyāsa.