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\engtitle{.. Jambudvipavarnanam in Brahmapurana ..}##
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lomaharShaNa uvAcha \-
uttareNa samudrasya himAdreshchaiva dakShiNe |
varShaM tadbhArataM nAma bhAratI yatra santatiH || 1||
navayojanasAhasro vistArashcha munIshvarAH |
karmabhUmiriyaM svargamapavarge cha ichChatAm || 2||
mahendro malayaH saMhyaH shuktimAnR^ikShaparvataH |
vindhyashcha pAriyAtrashcha saptAtra kula parvatAH || 3||
ataH samprApyate svargo muktimasmAtprayAti vai |
tiryaktvaM narakaM chApi yAntyataH puruShA dvijAH || 4||
itaH svargashcha mokShashcha madhyaM chAnte cha gachChati |
na khalvanyatra martyAnAM karma bhUmau vidhIyate || 5||
bhAratasyAsya varShasya nava bhedAnnishAmaya |
indradvIpaH kaserumAMstAmraparNo garbhastimAn || 6||
nAgadvIpastathA saumyo gandharvastvatha vAruNaH |
ayaM tu navamasteShAM dvIpaH sAgarasaMvR^itaH || 7||
yojanAnAM sahasraM cha dvIpo.ayaM dakShiNottarAt |
pUrve kirAtAstiShThanti pashchime yavanAH sthitAH || 8||
brAhmaNAH kShatriyA vaishyA madhye shUdrAshcha bhAgashaH |
ijyAyuddhavANijyAdyai vR^ittimanto vyavasthitAH || 9||
shatadruchandrabhAgAdyA himavatpAdaniHsR^itAH ||
vedasmR^itimukhAshchAnyAH pAriyAtrodbhavA mune || 10||
narmadAsurasAdyAshcha nadyo vindhyaviniHsR^itAH |
tApIpayoShNInirvindhyAkAverIpramukhA nadIH || 11||
R^ikShapAdodbhavA hyetAH shrutAH pApaM haranti yAH |
godAvarIbhImarathIkR^iShNaveNyAdikAstathA || 12||
sahyapAdodbhavA nadyaH smR^itAH pApabhayApahAH |
kR^itamAlAtAmraparNIpramukhA malayodbhavAH || 13||
trisAndhyaR^iShikulyAdyA mahendraprabhavAH smR^itAH |
R^iShikulyAkumArAdyAH shuktimatpAdasambhavAH || 14||
AsAM nadyupanadyashcha santyanyAstu sahasrashaH |
tAsvime kurupa~nchAlamadhyadeshAdayo janAH || 15||
pUrvadeshAdikAshchaiva kAmarUpanivAsinaH |
pauNDrAH kali~NgA magadhA dAkShiNAtyAshcha sarvashaH || 16||
tathA parAntyAH saurAShTrAH shUdrAbhIrAstathA.arbudAH |
mArukA mAlavAshchaiva pAriyAtranivAsinaH || 17||
sauvIrAH saindhavApannAH shAlvAH shAkalavAsinaH |
madvArAmAstathA.ambaShThAH pArasIkAdayastathA || 18||
AsAM pibanti salilaM vasanti saritAM sadA |
samopetA mahAbhAgA hR^iShTapuShTajanAkulAH || 19||
chatvAri bhArate varShe yugAnyatra mahAmune |
kR^itaM tretA dvAparaM cha kalishchAnyatra na kvachit || 20||
tapastapyanti yatayo juhvate chAtra yajvinaH |
dAnAni chAtra dIyante paralokArthamAdarAt ||| 21||
puruShairyaj~napuruSho jambUdvIpe sadejyate |
yaj~nairyaj~namayo viShNuranyadvIpeShu chAnyathA || 22||
atrApi bhArataM shreShThaM jambUdvIpe mahAmune |
yato hi karmabhUreShA ato.anyA bhogabhUmayaH || 23||
atra janmasahasrANAM sahasrairapi sattama |
kadAchillabhate janturmAnuShyaM puNyasa~nchayAt || 24||
gAyanti devAH kila gItakAni dhanyAstu ye bhAratabhUmibhAge |
svargApavargAspadahetubhUte bhavanti bhUyaH puruShA manuShyAH || 25||
karmANya sa~NkalpitatatphalAni sa.nnyasya viShNau paramAtmarUpe |
avApya tAM karmamahImanante tasmilla.NyaM ye tvamalAH prayAnti || 26||
jAnI naitatkuvayaM (?) vilIne svargaprade karmaNi dehabandham |
prApsyanti dhanyAH khalu te manuShyA ye bhAratenendriyavihInAH || 27||
navavarShe cha bho viprA jambUdvIpamidaM mayA |
lakShayojanavistAraM sa~NkShepAtkathitaM dvijAH || 28||
jambUdvIpa samAvR^itya lakShayojanavistaraH |
bho dvijA valayAkAraH sthitaH kShArodadhirbahiH || 29||

|| iti brahmapurANe jambUdvIpavarNanam ||

|| brahmapurANam | bhuvanakoshe jambUdvIpavarNanam ||
(bhAratavarShapramANaM , tadantargatabhedavarNanaM ,
nadyupanadyutpattinirUpaNaM , jambUdvIpaprAshastyavarNana~ncha)
##
.. brahmapurANam . bhuvanakoshe jambUdvIpavarNanam ..
(bhAratavarShapramANaM , tadantargatabhedavarNanaM ,
nadyupanadyutpattinirUpaNaM , jambUdvIpaprAshastyavarNanancha)

Notes:

Brahma Purāṇa ##brahma purANa##; in this chapter has the description about the continent Jambūdvīpa ##jambUdvIpa ## that has Bhāratavarṣa ##bhAratavarSha ## as one of it’s subcontinent that is constituted of Nine Parts viz.  Indradvīpa ##indradvIpa##, Kaśerumān ##kasherumAn##, Tāmraparṇa ##tAmraparNa##, Gabhasti ##gabhasti##, Saumya ##saumya##, Gāndharva ##gAndharva##, Varuṇa ##varuNa##, Nāga ##nAga##, and Bhārata ##bhArata##.  Seven Principal Mountain Ranges, i.e.  Kulaparvata ##kulaparvata ## include: Mahendra ##mahendra##, Malaya ##malaya##, Sahya ##sahya##, Śuktimata ##shuktimata##, Ṛkṣa ##R^ikSha##, Vindhya ##vindhya##, Pāriyātra ##pAriyAtra##.

The chapter numbering in the referenced publications varies.

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