Brahmanda Purana · Chapter 1.20

iti śrībrahmāṇḍe mahāpurāṇe vāyuprokte pūrvabhāge dvitīye 'nuṣaṅgapāde plakṣādidvīpavarṇanaṃ nāmaikonaviṃśatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ
sūta uvāca
adhaḥpramāṇamūrddhva ca vakṣyamāṇaṃ nibodhata /
pṛthivī vāyurākāśamāpo jyotiśca pañcamam

anantā dhātavo hyetaṃ vyāpakāstu prakīrttitāḥ /
jananī sarvabhūtānāṃ sarvasattvadharā dharā

nānājanapadākīrṇā nānādhiṣṭhānapattanā /
nānānadanadīśailā naikajātisamākulā

anantā gīyate devī pṛthivī bahuvistarā /
nadīnadasasudrasthāstanthā kṣudrāśrayasthitāḥ

parvatākāśasaṃsthāśca antarbhūmigātāśca yāḥ /
āpo 'nantā hi vijñeyāstathāgniḥ sarvalokagaḥ

anantaḥ paṭhyate caiva vyāpakaḥ sarvasaṃbhavaḥ /
tathākāśamanālekhyaṃ ramyaṃ nānāśrayaṃ smṛtam

anantaṃ paṭhyate caiva vāyuścākāśasambhavaḥ /
āpaḥ pṛthivyāmudake pṛthivyupari saṃsthitāḥ

ākāśaścāparamatha punarbhūmiḥ punarjalam /
evaṃ matamanantasya bhautikasya na vidyate

parasparaiḥ sopacitā bhūmiścaiva nibodhata /
bhūmirjalamathā kāśamiti yā yā paraṃparā

sthitireṣā tu vikhyātā saptame 'sminnasātale /
daśayojanasāhasramekaṃ bhaumaṃ rasātalam

sādhubhiḥ parisaṃkhyātamekaikenaiva vistaram /
prathamaṃ tatvalaṃ nāma sutalaṃ tu tataḥ param

tatastalātalaṃ vidyādatalaṃ bahuvistaram /
tator'vākca talaṃ nāma parataśca rasātalam

eteṣāmapyadhobhāge pātālaṃ saptamaṃ smṛtam /
kṛṣṇabhaumaśca prathamo bhūmibhāgaḥ prakīrttitaḥ

pāṇḍubhūmirdvitīyastu tṛtīyo nīlamṛttikaḥ /
pītabhaumaścaturthastu pañcamaḥ śarkarāmayaḥ

ṣaṣṭhaḥ śilāmayo jñeyaḥ sauvarṇaḥ saptamaḥ smṛtaḥ /
prathame 'smiṃstale khyātamasuredrasya mandiram

namucerindraśatrośca mahānādasya cālayam /
puraṃ ca śaṅkukarṇasya kabandhasya ca mandiram

niṣkulādasya ca puraṃ prahṛṣṭajanasaṃkulam /
rākṣasasya ca bhīmasya śūladantasya cālayam

lohitākṣakaliṅgānāṃ nagaraṃ śvāpadasya ca /
dhanañjayasya ca puraṃ nāgendrasya mahātmanaḥ

kāliyasya ca nāgasya nagaraṃ kauśikasya ca /
evaṃ purasahasrāṇi nāgadānavarakṣasām

tale jñeyāni prathame kṛṣṇabhaume na saṃśayaḥ /
dvitīye sutale viprā daityendrasya ca rakṣasaḥ

mahājaṃbhasya tu tathā nagaraṃ prathamasya tu /
iyagrīvasya kṛṣṇasya nikumbhasya ca mandiram

śaṅkhakhyasya ca daityasya nagaraṃ gomukhasya ca /
rākṣasasya ca nīlasya meghasya kathanasya ca

ālayaṃ kukupādasya mahoṣṇīṣasya cālayam /
kaṃbalasya ca nāgasya puramaśvatarasya ca

kadrūputrasya ca puraṃ takṣakasya mahātmanaḥ /
evaṃ purasahasrāṇi nāgadānavarakṣasām

dvitīye 'smin tale viprāḥ pāṇḍubhaume na saṃśayaḥ /
tṛtīye tu tale khyātaṃ prahlādasya mahātmanaḥ

anudrādasya ca puraṃ puramagnimukhasya ca /
tārakāśyasya ca puraṃ puraṃ triśirasastathā

śiśumārasya ca puraṃ tripurasya tathā puram /
purañjanasya daityasya hṛṣṭapuṣṭajanākulam

cyavanasya tu vijñeyaṃ rākṣasasya ca mandiram /
rākṣaseṃdrasya ca puraṃ kumbhilasya kharasya ca

virādhasya ca krūrasya puramulkāsukhasya ca /
hemakasya ca nāgasya tathā pāṇḍurakasya ca

maṇināgasya ca puraṃ kapilasya ca mandiram /
nedakasyoragapatorviśālākṣasya mandiram

evaṃ purasahasrāṇi nāgadānavarakṣasām /
tṛtīye 'smiṃstale viprā nīlabhaume na saṃśayaḥ

caturthe daityasiṃhasya kālanemermahātmanaḥ /
gajakarṇasya ca puraṃ nagaraṃ kuñjarasya ca

rākṣaseṃdrasya ca puraṃ sumālerbahuvistaram /
muñjasya lokanāthasya vṛkavaktrasya cālayam

bahuyojanavistīrṇaṃ bahupakṣisamākulam /
nagalaṃ vainateyasya caturthe 'sminnasātale

pañcame śarkarābhaume bahuyojanavistaram /
virojanasya nagaraṃ daityasiṃhasya dhīmataḥ

vaidyutasyāgniji hvasya hiraṇyākṣasya cālayam /
puraṃ ca vidyujjihvasya rākṣasendrasya dhīmataḥ

sahāmeghasya ca puraṃ rākṣaseṃdrasya mālinaḥ /
kirmīrasya ca nāgasya svastikasya jayasya ca

evaṃ purasahasrāṇi nāgadānavarakṣasām /
pañcame 'smiṃstale jñeyaṃ śarkarānicaye sadā

ṣaṣṭhe tale daityapateḥ kesare nagarottamam /
suparvaṇaḥ pulomnaśca nagaraṃ mahiṣasya ca

rākṣaseṃdrasya ca puraṃ suroṣasya mahātmanaḥ /
tatrāste suramāputraḥ śataśīrṣo mudā yutaḥ

mahendrasya sakhā śrīmānvāsukināma nāgarāṭ /
evaṃ purasahasrāṇi nāgadānavarakṣasām

ṣaṣṭhe tale 'sminvikhyāte śilābhaume rasātale /
saptame tu tale jñeyaṃ pātāle sarvapaścime

puraṃ baleḥ pramuditaṃ naranā rīgaṇākulam /
asurāśīviṣaiḥ pūrṇaṃ sukhitairdevaśatrubhiḥ

mucukundasya detyasya tatraiva nagaraṃ mahāt /
anekairditiputrāṇāṃ samudīrṇairmahāpuraiḥ

tathaiva nāganagarairdyutimadbhiḥ sahasraśaḥ /
daityānāṃ dānavānāṃ ca samudīrṇairmahāpuraiḥ

udīrṇai rākṣasāvāsairanekaiśca samākulam /
pātālānte ca viprendrā vistīṇa bahuyojane

āste raktāravindākṣo mahātmā hyajarāmaraḥ /
dhautaśaṅkhodaravapurnīla vāsā mahābalaḥ

viśālabhogo dyutimāṃścitramālyadharo balī /
rukmaśṛṅgāvadātena dīptāsyena virājatā

prabhurmukha sahasreṇa śobhate caikakuṇḍalī /
sa jihvāmālayā dīpto lolajjvālānalārciṣā

jvālāmālāparikṣiptaḥ kailāsa iva lakṣya te /
sa tu netrasahasreṇa dviguṇena virājatā

bālasūryābhitāmreṇa śarīrasnigdhapāṇḍunā /
tasya kundenduvarṇasya netramālā virājate

taruṇādityamāleva śvetaparvatamūrddhani /
vikarālocchritatanurlakṣyate śayanāsane

vistīrṇa iva medinyāṃ sahasraśikharo giriḥ /
mahānāgairmahābhogairmahāvijñairmahātmabhiḥ

upāsyate mahātejā mahānāgapatiḥ svayam /
sa rājā sarvanāgānāṃ śeṣo 'nanto mahādyutiḥ

sā vaiṣṇavī vyavahṛtirmaryādā yā vyavasthitā /
saptaivamete kathitā vyavahāryā rasātalāḥ

devāsurama hānāgarākṣasādhyuṣitāḥ sadā /
ataḥ paramanālokamagamyaṃ siddhasādhubhiḥ

devānāmapyaviditaṃ vyavahāravivakṣayā /
pṛthvyaṃbuva ṅnivāyūnāṃ nabhasaśca dvijottamāḥ

mahattvamṛṣibhiścaivaṃ varṇyate nātra saṃśayaḥ /
ata ūrddhvaṃ pravakṣyāmi sūryācandramasorgatim