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॥ अथ द्वितीयांशे तृतीयोऽध्यायः ॥
श्रीपराशर उवाच ।
२.३.२
नवयोजनसाहस्रो विस्तारोस्य महामुने ।
कर्मभूमिरियं स्वर्गमपवर्गं च गच्छताम् ॥
Summary AI O great sage, the extent of this land is nine thousand yojanas. It is the land of action (karmabhūmi) for those seeking to attain heaven or liberation.
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कृतमाला ताम्रपर्णिप्रसुखा मलयोद्भवाः ।
त्रिसामा चर्षिकुल्याद्या महेन्द्रप्रभवाः स्मृताः ॥
Summary AI The Kṛtamālā, Tāmraparṇī, and others originate from the Malaya mountains, while the Trisāmā, Ṛṣikulyā, and others are known to rise from the Mahendra range.
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ऋषिकुल्याकुमाराद्याः शुक्तिमत्पादसम्भवाः ।
आसां नद्य उपानद्यः सन्त्यन्याश्च सहस्रशः ॥
Summary AI The Ṛṣikulyā, Kumāra, and others originate from the foothills of the Śuktimān mountains; there are thousands of other secondary rivers and streams connected to these.
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पुण्ड्राः कलिङ्गा मगधा दक्षिणाद्याश्च सर्वशः ।
तथापरान्ताः सौराष्ट्राः शूराभीरास्तथार्बुदाः ॥
Summary AI Also the Puṇḍras, Kaliṅgas, Magadhas, and all those in the south; likewise the people of the western borders, the Saurāṣṭras, the Śūras, the Ābhīras, and the Arbudas.
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पुरुषैर्यज्ञपुरुषो जम्बूद्वीपे सदेज्यते ।
यज्ञैर्यज्ञमयो विष्णुरन्यद्वीपेषु चान्यथा ॥
Summary AI In Jambūdvīpa, Viṣṇu, the embodiment and Lord of sacrifice, is constantly worshiped by men through rituals; in other islands, He is worshiped in a different manner.
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अत्रापि भारतं श्रेष्ठं जन्बूद्वीपे महामुने ।
यतो हि कर्मभूरेषा ह्यतोन्या भोगभूमयः ॥
Summary AI O great sage, even within Jambūdvīpa, Bhārata is the most excellent because it is the land of action (karmabhūmi), whereas other regions are merely lands of enjoyment (bhogabhūmi).
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नववर्षं तु मैत्रेय जम्बुद्वीपमिदं मया ।
लक्षयोजनविस्तारं संक्षेपात्कथितं तव ॥
Summary AI O Maitreya, I have briefly described to you this Jambūdvīpa, which consists of nine regions (varṣas) and extends over a hundred thousand yojanas.
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जम्बूद्वीपं समावृत्य लक्षयोजनविस्तरः ।
मैत्रेय वलयाकारः स्थितः क्षारोदधिर्बहिः ॥
Summary AI O Maitreya, surrounding Jambūdvīpa is the salty ocean (Kṣārodadhi), which is a hundred thousand yojanas in breadth and encompasses the island like a ring.
इति श्रिविष्णुमहापुराणे द्वितीयेऽंशे तृतीयोध्यायः ।
॥ इति द्वितीयांशे तृतीयोऽध्यायः ॥
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