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Library:Description of the ocean as Kadru and Vinita approach ocean.
sūta uvāca॥
Sūta said:
tato rajanyāṃ vyuṣṭāyāṃ prabhāta udite ravau| kadrūśca vinatā caiva bhaginyau te tapodhana ॥1-19-1॥
Then, at night, when the dawn broke and the sun rose, Kadrū and Vinata, the two sisters, approached the ascetic sage.
amarṣite susaṁrabdhe dāsye kṛtapaṇe tadā। jagmatus turagaṁ draṣṭum ucchaiḥśravasam antikāt ॥1-19-2॥
In a fit of anger and intense rage, the servants, having placed a bet, went to see the horse Uchchaihshravas up close.
dadṛśāte tadā tatra samudraṃ nidhim ambhasām। timiṅgilajhaṣākīrṇaṃ makarair āvṛtaṃ tathā ॥1-19-3॥
Then they saw the ocean there, which was a treasure of waters, teeming with whales and fishes, and covered with crocodiles.
sattvaiśca bahusāhasrairnānārūpaiḥ samāvṛtam। ugrairnityamanādhṛṣyaṃ kūrmagrāhasamākulam ॥1-19-4॥
The place was surrounded by countless beings of various forms, always fierce and unassailable, teeming with turtles and crocodiles.
ākaraṃ sarvaratnānāmālayaṃ varuṇasya ca। nāgānāmālayaṃ ramyamuttamaṃ saritāṃ patim ॥1-19-5॥
This is the mine of all jewels, the abode of Varuna and serpents, beautiful and excellent, and the lord of rivers.
pātālajvalanāvāsamasurāṇāṃ ca bandhanam। bhayaṅkaraṃ ca sattvānāṃ payasāṃ nidhimarṇavam ॥1-19-6॥
The abode of fire in the netherworld serves as the prison for demons and is terrifying to all beings; it is the oceanic treasure of waters.
śubhaṁ divyamamartyānāmamṛtasyākaraṁ param। aprameyamacintyaṁ ca supuṇyajalamadbhutam ॥1-19-7॥
This is the auspicious and divine supreme source of nectar for the immortals; it is immeasurable, inconceivable, and contains wonderful holy water.
ghoraṃ jalacarārāvaraudraṃ bhairavanisvanam। gambhīrāvartakalilaṃ sarvabhūtabhayaṅkaram ॥1-19-8॥
The terrible and loud roar of the frightening aquatic creatures, with deep whirlpools, is terrifying to all beings.
velādolānilacalaṃ kṣobhodvegasamutthitam। vīcīhastaiḥ pracalitairnṛtyantamiva sarvaśaḥ ॥1-19-9॥
The wind, swinging along the shore, stirred by agitation and excitement, seemed to dance everywhere with the moving hands of the waves.
candravṛddhikṣayavaśādudvṛttormidurāsadam. pāñcajanyasya jananaṃ ratnākaramanuttamam ॥1-19-10॥
The ocean, known as Ratnākara, became difficult to approach due to the swelling waves caused by the moon's waxing and waning. This led to the birth of Pāñcajanya, the excellent conch.
gāṃ vindatā bhagavatā govindenāmitaujasā। varāharūpiṇā cāntarvikṣobhitajalāvilam ॥1-19-11॥
The blessed Govinda, with immeasurable energy, took the form of a boar to recover the earth, which was submerged in the muddy and agitated waters.
brahmarṣiṇā ca tapatā varṣāṇāṃ śatamatriṇā। anāsāditagādhaṃ ca pātālatalamavyayam ॥1-19-12॥
The sage Atri, through his austerity, spent a hundred years reaching the imperishable depths of the netherworld.
adhyātmayoganidrāṃ ca padmanābhasya sevataḥ। yugādikālaśayanaṃ viṣṇoramitatejasaḥ ॥1-19-13॥
The spiritual sleep of union of Padmanabha, who serves Vishnu of immeasurable splendor, reclining at the beginning of an age.
vaḍavāmukhadīptāgnestoyahavyapradaṃ śubham। agādha-pāraṃ vistīrṇamaprameyaṃ saritpatim ॥1-19-14॥
The auspicious ocean, blazing with the mouth of submarine fire, is an unfathomable, vast, and immeasurable lord of rivers.
mahānadībhirbahvībhiḥ spardhayeva sahasraśaḥ। abhisāryamāṇamaniśaṃ dadṛśāte mahārṇavam ॥1-19-15॥
They saw the great ocean being approached constantly by thousands, as if in competition with many great rivers.
gambhīraṃ timimakarograsaṅkulaṃ taṃ; garjantaṃ jalacararāvaraudranādaiḥ. vistīrṇaṃ dadṛśaturambaraprakāśaṃ; te'gādhaṃ nidhiṃurumambhasāmanantam ॥1-19-16॥
They observed the profound ocean teeming with fierce whales and sharks, echoing with the thunderous sounds of sea creatures, vast and shining like the sky, an immeasurable treasure of boundless waters.
ityevaṃ jhaṣamakarormisaṅkulaṃ taṃ; gambhīraṃ vikasitamambaraprakāśam। pātālajvalanaśikhāvidīpitaṃ taṃ; paśyantyau drutamabhipetatustadānīm ॥1-19-17॥
Thus, seeing the deep waters full of fish and crocodiles, illuminated by the flames of the netherworld and the expanded sky light, they quickly approached at that moment.
