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Library: Description of Varuna’s assembly.
नारद उवाच॥
nārada uvāca॥
[नारद (nārada) - Nārada; (name of the sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (he spoke);]
(Nārada said;)
Nārada said.
युधिष्ठिर सभा दिव्या वरुणस्य सितप्रभा। प्रमाणेन यथा याम्या शुभप्राकारतोरणा ॥२-९-१॥
yudhiṣṭhira sabhā divyā varuṇasya sitaprabhaā। pramāṇena yathā yāmyā śubhaprākāratoraṇā ॥2-9-1॥
[युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira; (proper noun) सभा (sabhā) - assembly; hall; दिव्या (divyā) - divine; heavenly; वरुणस्य (varuṇasya) - of Varuṇa; (genitive singular) सितप्रभा (sitaprabhaā) - having white radiance; shining white; प्रमाणेन (pramāṇena) - in measure; in proportion; यथा (yathā) - just as; like; याम्या (yāmyā) - southern; belonging to Yama; शुभ (śubha) - auspicious; beautiful; प्राकार (prākāra) - rampart; wall; तोरणा (toraṇā) - gateways; arches;]
(Yudhishthira's assembly hall, divine, of Varuṇa, having white radiance, in measure just as the southern (Yama's), with auspicious ramparts and gateways.)
Yudhishthira's assembly hall was divine, shining with the white radiance of Varuṇa, measured just like Yama's, and adorned with beautiful ramparts and gateways. (2-9-1)
अन्तःसलिलमास्थाय विहिता विश्वकर्मणा। दिव्यरत्नमयैर्वृक्षैः फलपुष्पप्रदैर्युता ॥२-९-२॥
antaḥ-salilam-āsthāya vihitā viśvakarmaṇā। divya-ratnamayair-vṛkṣaiḥ phala-puṣpa-pradair-yutā ॥2-9-2॥
[अन्तः (antaḥ) - within; inside; सलिलम् (salilam) - water; आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having resorted to; having taken to; विहिता (vihitā) - constructed; established; विश्वकर्मणा (viśvakarmaṇā) - by Viśvakarman; by the divine architect; दिव्य (divya) - divine; रत्नमयैः (ratnamayaiḥ) - made of jewels; वृक्षैः (vṛkṣaiḥ) - with trees; फल (phala) - fruit; पुष्प (puṣpa) - flower; प्रदैः (pradair) - bestowing; giving; युता (yutā) - endowed; furnished;]
(Having resorted to the water within, constructed by Viśvakarman, endowed with divine jewel-made trees, furnished with fruit and flower bestowing (trees).)
Having entered the waters within, (there was a structure) constructed by Viśvakarman, adorned with divine jewel trees, and filled with trees that bore fruit and flowers. (2-9-2)
नीलपीतासितश्यामैः सितैर्लोहितकैरपि। अवतानैस्तथा गुल्मैः पुष्पमञ्जरिधारिभिः ॥२-९-३॥
nīlapītāsitaśyāmaiḥ sitairlohitakairapi। avatānaistathā gulmaiḥ puṣpamañjaridhāribhiḥ ॥2-9-3॥
[नील (nīla) - dark-blue; पीत (pīta) - yellow; सित (sita) - white; श्यामैः (śyāmaiḥ) - dark; सितैः (sitaiḥ) - with white; लोहितकैः (lohitakaiḥ) - with red; अपि (api) - also; अवतानैः (avatānaiḥ) - with drooping; तथा (tathā) - also; गुल्मैः (gulmaiḥ) - with bushes; पुष्पमञ्जरिधारिभिः (puṣpamañjaridhāribhiḥ) - bearing clusters of flowers;]
(With dark-blue, yellow, white, and dark ones, also with white and red ones, also with drooping, with bushes, bearing clusters of flowers.)
There were bushes of various kinds—dark-blue, yellow, white, dark, white, and red—some drooping, all bearing clusters of flowers. (2-9-3)
तथा शकुनयस्तस्यां नानारूपा मृदुस्वराः। अनिर्देश्या वपुष्मन्तः शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ॥२-९-४॥
tathā śakunayas tasyāṃ nānā-rūpā mṛdu-svarāḥ। anirdeśyā vapuṣmantaḥ śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ ॥2-9-4॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; in that manner; शकुनयः (śakunayaḥ) - birds; तस्याम् (tasyām) - in that (place); नानारूपाः (nānārūpāḥ) - of various forms; मृदुस्वराः (mṛdusvarāḥ) - soft-voiced; अनिर्देश्याः (anirdeśyāḥ) - indescribable; वपुष्मन्तः (vapuṣmantaḥ) - possessing forms; शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds; अथ (atha) - and; then; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands;]
(Thus, birds in that (place), of various forms, soft-voiced, indescribable, possessing forms, by hundreds and by thousands.)
In that place, there were birds of many kinds and forms, with soft voices, indescribable in appearance, numbering in the hundreds and thousands. (2-9-4)
सा सभा सुखसंस्पर्शा न शीता न च घर्मदा। वेश्मासनवती रम्या सिता वरुणपालिता ॥२-९-५॥
sā sabhā sukhasaṃsparśā na śītā na ca gharmadā। veśmāsanavatī ramyā sitā varuṇapālitā ॥2-9-5॥
[सा (sā) - that; (feminine singular nominative); सभा (sabhā) - assembly; hall; सुखसंस्पर्शा (sukhasaṃsparśā) - having contact with comfort; न (na) - not; शीता (śītā) - cold; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; घर्मदा (gharmadā) - giving heat; hot; वेश्मासनवती (veśmāsanavatī) - having mansions and seats; रम्या (ramyā) - beautiful; delightful; सिता (sitā) - white; bright; वरुणपालिता (varuṇapālitā) - protected by Varuṇa;]
(That assembly hall, having contact with comfort, is neither cold nor hot; having mansions and seats, beautiful, bright, protected by Varuṇa.)
That assembly hall, pleasant to the touch, is neither cold nor hot; it is adorned with mansions and seats, delightful, bright, and protected by Varuṇa. (2-9-5)
यस्यामास्ते स वरुणो वारुण्या सह भारत। दिव्यरत्नाम्बरधरो भूषणैरुपशोभितः ॥२-९-६॥
yasyām āste sa varuṇo vāruṇyā saha bhārata। divya-ratnāmbaradharo bhūṣaṇair upaśobhitaḥ ॥2-9-6॥
[यस्याम् (yasyām) - in whom; आस्ते (āste) - dwells; सः (saḥ) - he; वरुणः (varuṇaḥ) - Varuṇa; वारुण्या (vāruṇyā) - with Vāruṇī; सह (saha) - together; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; दिव्य (divya) - divine; रत्नाम्बरधरः (ratnāmbaradharaḥ) - wearer of gem-studded garments; भूषणैः (bhūṣaṇaiḥ) - with ornaments; उपशोभितः (upaśobhitaḥ) - adorned;]
(In whom dwells he, Varuṇa, together with Vāruṇī, O Bhārata, wearing divine gem-studded garments, adorned with ornaments.)
O Bhārata, in whom Varuṇa, together with Vāruṇī, resides, adorned with divine gem-studded garments and ornaments. (2-9-6)
स्रग्विणो भूषिताश्चापि दिव्यमाल्यानुकर्षिणः। आदित्यास्तत्र वरुणं जलेश्वरमुपासते ॥२-९-७॥
sragviṇo bhūṣitāś cāpi divyamālyānukarṣiṇaḥ। ādityās tatra varuṇaṃ jaleśvaram upāsate ॥2-9-7॥
[स्रग्विणः (sragviṇaḥ) - wearers of garlands; भूषिताः (bhūṣitāḥ) - adorned; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; दिव्य (divya) - divine; माल्य (mālya) - garlands; अनु (anu) - following; कर्षिणः (karṣiṇaḥ) - drawers; आदित्याः (ādityāḥ) - the Ādityas; तत्र (tatra) - there; वरुणम् (varuṇam) - Varuṇa; जलेश्वरम् (jaleśvaram) - the lord of waters; उपासते (upāsate) - worship;]
(Wearers of garlands, adorned and also drawing along divine garlands, the Ādityas there worship Varuṇa, the lord of waters.)
The Ādityas, adorned with garlands and divine wreaths, there worship Varuṇa, the lord of the waters. (2-9-7)
वासुकिस्तक्षकश्चैव नागश्चैरावतस्तथा। कृष्णश्च लोहितश्चैव पद्मश्चित्रश्च वीर्यवान् ॥२-९-८॥
vāsukis takṣakaś caiva nāgaś cairāvatas tathā। kṛṣṇaś ca lohitaś caiva padmaś citraś ca vīryavān ॥2-9-8॥
[वासुकिः (vāsukiḥ) - Vāsuki; (name of a serpent king); तक्षकः (takṣakaḥ) - Takṣaka; (name of a serpent king); च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; नागः (nāgaḥ) - Nāga; (serpent); च (ca) - and; ऐरावतः (airāvataḥ) - Airāvata; (name of a serpent king); तथा (tathā) - also; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Kṛṣṇa; (name of a serpent); च (ca) - and; लोहितः (lohitaḥ) - Lohita; (name of a serpent); च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; पद्मः (padmaḥ) - Padma; (name of a serpent); चित्रः (citraḥ) - Citra; (name of a serpent); च (ca) - and; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - powerful;]
(Vāsuki, Takṣaka indeed, Nāga and Airāvata also, Kṛṣṇa and Lohita indeed, Padma, Citra and powerful.)
Vāsuki, Takṣaka, Nāga, Airāvata, Kṛṣṇa, Lohita, Padma, and Citra—all powerful serpents—are mentioned here. (2-9-8)
कम्बलाश्वतरौ नागौ धृतराष्ट्रबलाहकौ। मणिमान्कुण्डलधरः कर्कोटकधनञ्जयौ ॥२-९-९॥
kambalāśvatarau nāgau dhṛtarāṣṭrabalāhakau। maṇimānkuṇḍaladharaḥ karkoṭakadhanañjayau ॥2-9-9॥
[कम्बल (kambala) - Kambala; (name of a serpent); अश्वतरौ (aśvatarau) - Aśvatara; (name of a serpent); नागौ (nāgau) - serpents; (dual); धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra; (name of a serpent); बलाहकौ (balāhakau) - Balāhaka; (name of a serpent); (dual); मणिमान् (maṇimān) - Maṇimān; (name of a serpent); कुण्डलधरः (kuṇḍaladharaḥ) - Kuṇḍaladhara; (name of a serpent); कर्कोटक (karkoṭaka) - Karkoṭaka; (name of a serpent); धनञ्जयौ (dhanañjayau) - Dhanañjaya; (name of a serpent); (dual);]
(Kambala and Aśvatara, the two serpents; Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Balāhaka, the two; Maṇimān, Kuṇḍaladhara, Karkoṭaka, and the two Dhanañjayas.)
Kambala and Aśvatara, the serpents; Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Balāhaka; Maṇimān, Kuṇḍaladhara, Karkoṭaka, and the two Dhanañjayas. (2-9-9)
प्रह्लादो मूषिकादश्च तथैव जनमेजयः। पताकिनो मण्डलिनः फणवन्तश्च सर्वशः ॥२-९-१०॥
prahlādo mūṣikādaś ca tathaiva janamejayaḥ। patākino maṇḍalinaḥ phaṇavantaś ca sarvaśaḥ ॥2-9-10॥
[प्रह्लादः (prahlādaḥ) - Prahlāda; (proper noun, a devotee of Viṣṇu); मूषिकादः (mūṣikādaḥ) - Mūṣikāda; (proper noun, a king); च (ca) - and; तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; जनमेजयः (janamejayaḥ) - Janamejaya; (proper noun, a king); पताकिनः (patākinaḥ) - those with banners; मण्डलिनः (maṇḍalinaḥ) - those with circles (of armies); फणवन्तः (phaṇavantaḥ) - those with hoods (serpents); च (ca) - and; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - all;]
(Prahlāda, Mūṣikāda and likewise Janamejaya; those with banners, those with circles (of armies), those with hoods (serpents) and all (of them).)
Prahlāda, Mūṣikāda, and likewise Janamejaya; all those with banners, armies, and serpent-hoods. (2-9-10)
एते चान्ये च बहवः सर्पास्तस्यां युधिष्ठिर। उपासते महात्मानं वरुणं विगतक्लमाः ॥२-९-११॥
ete cānye ca bahavaḥ sarpās tasyāṃ yudhiṣṭhira। upāsate mahātmānaṃ varuṇaṃ vigataklamāḥ ॥2-9-11॥
[एते (ete) - these; च (ca) - and; अन्ये (anye) - others; च (ca) - and; बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many; सर्पाः (sarpāḥ) - serpents; तस्याम् (tasyām) - in that (place); युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhiṣṭhira; उपासते (upāsate) - worship; महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - the great-souled; वरुणम् (varuṇam) - Varuṇa; विगत्क्लमाः (vigataklamāḥ) - free from fatigue;]
(These and other many serpents in that (place), O Yudhiṣṭhira, worship the great-souled Varuṇa, free from fatigue.)
O Yudhiṣṭhira, these and many other serpents in that place worship the great-souled Varuṇa, free from fatigue. (2-9-11)
बलिर्वैरोचनो राजा नरकः पृथिवीञ्जयः। प्रह्लादो विप्रचित्तिश्च कालखञ्जाश्च सर्वशः ॥२-९-१२॥
balirvairocano rājā narakaḥ pṛthivīñjayaḥ। prahlādo vipracittiśca kālakhañjāśca sarvaśaḥ ॥2-9-12॥
[बलिः (baliḥ) - Bali; (proper name, son of Virocana); वैरोचनः (vairocanaḥ) - son of Virocana; (patronymic); राजा (rājā) - king; (sovereign); नरकः (narakaḥ) - Naraka; (proper name); पृथिवीञ्जयः (pṛthivīñjayaḥ) - conqueror of the earth; (pṛthivī - earth; jaya - conqueror); प्रह्लादः (prahlādaḥ) - Prahlada; (proper name); विप्रचित्तिः (vipracittiḥ) - Vipracitti; (proper name); च (ca) - and; कालखञ्जाः (kālakhañjāḥ) - Kālakhañjas; (proper name, plural); च (ca) - and; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - all; (entirely);]
(Bali, son of Virocana, king, Naraka, conqueror of the earth, Prahlada, Vipracitti and Kālakhañjas and all.)
Bali, the son of Virocana, the king; Naraka, the conqueror of the earth; Prahlada, Vipracitti, and all the Kālakhañjas. (2-9-12)
सुहनुर्दुर्मुखः शङ्खः सुमनाः सुमतिः स्वनः। घटोदरो महापार्श्वः क्रथनः पिठरस्तथा ॥२-९-१३॥
suhanur durmukhaḥ śaṅkhaḥ sumanāḥ sumatiḥ svanaḥ। ghaṭodaro mahāpārśvaḥ krathanaḥ piṭharas tathā ॥2-9-13॥
[सुहनुः (suhanuḥ) - good-jawed; दुर्मुखः (durmukhaḥ) - evil-faced; शङ्खः (śaṅkhaḥ) - conch; सुमनाः (sumanāḥ) - good-minded; सुमतिः (sumatiḥ) - good-intellect; स्वनः (svanaḥ) - resounding; घटोदरः (ghaṭodaraḥ) - pot-bellied; महापार्श्वः (mahāpārśvaḥ) - broad-sided; क्रथनः (krathanaḥ) - crusher; पिठरः (piṭharaḥ) - broad-backed; तथा (tathā) - likewise;]
(Good-jawed, evil-faced, conch, good-minded, good-intellect, resounding, pot-bellied, broad-sided, crusher, broad-backed, likewise.)
Suhanur, Durmukha, Shankha, Sumanas, Sumati, Svan, Ghatodara, Mahaparshva, Krathana, and Pithara were also there. (2-9-13)
विश्वरूपः सुरूपश्च विरूपोऽथ महाशिराः। दशग्रीवश्च वाली च मेघवासा दशावरः ॥२-९-१४॥
viśvarūpaḥ surūpaś ca virūpo 'tha mahāśirāḥ। daśagrīvaś ca vālī ca meghavāsā daśāvaraḥ ॥2-9-14॥
[विश्वरूपः (viśvarūpaḥ) - having the form of the universe; सुरूपः (surūpaḥ) - beautiful form; च (ca) - and; विरूपः (virūpaḥ) - deformed; अथ (atha) - then; महाशिराः (mahāśirāḥ) - great-headed; दशग्रीवः (daśagrīvaḥ) - ten-necked; च (ca) - and; वाली (vālī) - Vālī; च (ca) - and; मेघवासा (meghavāsā) - cloud-dweller; दशावरः (daśāvaraḥ) - ten-formed;]
(Having the form of the universe, beautiful form, and deformed, then great-headed; ten-necked and Vālī and cloud-dweller, ten-formed. (2-9-14))
He who has the form of the universe, a beautiful form, and also a deformed one; then the great-headed, the ten-necked, Vālī, the cloud-dweller, and the ten-formed. (2-9-14)
कैटभो विटटूतश्च संह्रादश्चेन्द्रतापनः। दैत्यदानवसङ्घाश्च सर्वे रुचिरकुण्डलाः ॥२-९-१५॥
kaiṭabho viṭaṭūtaś ca saṃhrādaś cendratāpanaḥ। daityadānavasaṅghāś ca sarve rucirakuṇḍalāḥ ॥2-9-15॥
[कैटभः (kaiṭabhaḥ) - Kaiṭabha (a demon); विटटूतः (viṭaṭūtaḥ) - Viṭaṭūta (a demon); च (ca) - and; संह्रादः (saṃhrādaḥ) - Saṃhrāda (a demon); च (ca) - and; इन्द्रतापनः (indratāpanaḥ) - Indratāpana (a demon); दैत्यदानवसङ्घाः (daityadānavasaṅghāḥ) - assemblies of Daityas and Dānavas; च (ca) - and; सर्वे (sarve) - all; रुचिरकुण्डलाः (rucirakuṇḍalāḥ) - having beautiful earrings;]
(Kaiṭabha, Viṭaṭūta, and Saṃhrāda, and Indratāpana; assemblies of Daityas and Dānavas, and all having beautiful earrings.)
Kaiṭabha, Viṭaṭūta, Saṃhrāda, Indratāpana, and all the groups of Daityas and Dānavas, all adorned with beautiful earrings. (2-9-15)
स्रग्विणो मौलिनः सर्वे तथा दिव्यपरिच्छदाः। सर्वे लब्धवराः शूराः सर्वे विगतमृत्यवः ॥२-९-१६॥
sragviṇo maulinaḥ sarve tathā divyaparicchadāḥ। sarve labdhavarāḥ śūrāḥ sarve vigatamṛtyavaḥ ॥2-9-16॥
[स्रग्विणः (sragviṇaḥ) - wearing garlands; मौलिनः (maulinaḥ) - with crowns on their heads; सर्वे (sarve) - all; तथा (tathā) - likewise; दिव्यपरिच्छदाः (divyaparicchadāḥ) - having divine ornaments; सर्वे (sarve) - all; लब्धवराः (labdhavarāḥ) - having obtained boons; शूराः (śūrāḥ) - valiant; सर्वे (sarve) - all; विगतमृत्यवः (vigatamṛtyavaḥ) - free from death;]
(Wearing garlands, with crowns on their heads, all likewise having divine ornaments, all having obtained boons, valiant, all free from death.)
All of them wore garlands and crowns, adorned with divine ornaments, all were valiant, had received boons, and were free from death. (2-9-16)
ते तस्यां वरुणं देवं धर्मपाशस्थिताः सदा। उपासते महात्मानं सर्वे सुचरितव्रताः ॥२-९-१७॥
te tasyāṃ varuṇaṃ devaṃ dharmapāśasthitāḥ sadā। upāsate mahātmānaṃ sarve sucaritavratāḥ ॥2-9-17॥
[ते (te) - they; तस्यां (tasyām) - in that (place/her); वरुणं (varuṇam) - Varuṇa (the deity); देवं (devam) - god; धर्मपाशस्थिताः (dharmapāśasthitāḥ) - bound by the noose of dharma; सदा (sadā) - always; उपासते (upāsate) - worship; महात्मानं (mahātmānam) - the great-souled one; सर्वे (sarve) - all; सुचरितव्रताः (sucarita-vratāḥ) - of good conduct and vows;]
(They, in that (place), always worship Varuṇa, the god, bound by the noose of dharma, all (being) of good conduct and vows, the great-souled one.)
There, all those of good conduct and vows always worship the great-souled god Varuṇa, who is bound by the noose of dharma. (2-9-17)
तथा समुद्राश्चत्वारो नदी भागीरथी च या। कालिन्दी विदिशा वेण्णा नर्मदा वेगवाहिनी ॥२-९-१८॥
tathā samudrāś catvāro nadī bhāgīrathī ca yā। kālindī vidiśā veṇṇā narmadā vegavāhinī ॥2-9-18॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; समुद्राः (samudrāḥ) - oceans; चत्वारः (catvāraḥ) - four; नदी (nadī) - river; भागीरथी (bhāgīrathī) - Bhagirathi (Ganga); च (ca) - and; या (yā) - which; कालिन्दी (kālindī) - Kalindi (Yamuna); विदिशा (vidiśā) - Vidiśā; वेण्णा (veṇṇā) - Veṇṇā; नर्मदा (narmadā) - Narmadā; वेगवाहिनी (vegavāhinī) - swift-flowing;]
(Thus, the four oceans, the river Bhagirathi and which (are) Kalindi, Vidiśā, Veṇṇā, Narmadā, (all) swift-flowing.)
Thus, the four oceans, the river Bhagirathi, and also Kalindi, Vidiśā, Veṇṇā, and Narmadā, all of which are swift-flowing, (are mentioned here). (2-9-18)
विपाशा च शतद्रुश्च चन्द्रभागा सरस्वती। इरावती वितस्ता च सिन्धुर्देवनदस्तथा ॥२-९-१९॥
vipāśā ca śatadruśca candrabhāgā sarasvatī। irāvatī vitastā ca sindhurdevanadastathā ॥2-9-19॥
[विपाशा (vipāśā) - Vipāśā (name of a river); च (ca) - and; शतद्रु (śatadru) - Śatadru (name of a river); च (ca) - and; चन्द्रभागा (candrabhāgā) - Candrabhāgā (name of a river); सरस्वती (sarasvatī) - Sarasvatī (name of a river); इरावती (irāvatī) - Irāvatī (name of a river); वितस्ता (vitastā) - Vitastā (name of a river); च (ca) - and; सिन्धुः (sindhuḥ) - Sindhu (name of a river); देवनदः (devanadaḥ) - Devanada (name of a river); तथा (tathā) - also;]
(Vipāśā and Śatadru and Candrabhāgā, Sarasvatī, Irāvatī, Vitastā and Sindhu, Devanada also.)
Vipāśā, Śatadru, Candrabhāgā, Sarasvatī, Irāvatī, Vitastā, Sindhu, and Devanada are also included among the rivers. (2-9-19)
गोदावरी कृष्णवेण्णा कावेरी च सरिद्वरा। एताश्चान्याश्च सरितस्तीर्थानि च सरांसि च ॥२-९-२०॥
godāvarī kṛṣṇaveṇṇā kāverī ca saridvarā। etāścānyāśca saritastīrthāni ca sarāṃsi ca ॥2-9-20॥
[गोदावरी (godāvarī) - Godāvarī; (name of a river); कृष्णवेण्णा (kṛṣṇaveṇṇā) - Kṛṣṇaveṇṇā; (name of a river); कावेरी (kāverī) - Kāverī; (name of a river); च (ca) - and; सरिद्वरा (saridvarā) - best of rivers; एताः (etāḥ) - these; च (ca) - and; अन्याः (anyāḥ) - others; च (ca) - and; सरितः (saritaḥ) - rivers; तीर्थानि (tīrthāni) - sacred fords; च (ca) - and; सरांसि (sarāṃsi) - lakes; च (ca) - and;]
(Godāvarī, Kṛṣṇaveṇṇā, Kāverī and the best of rivers; these and other rivers, sacred fords and lakes and (others).)
Godāvarī, Kṛṣṇaveṇṇā, Kāverī, and the best of rivers; these and other rivers, sacred fords, and lakes are mentioned here. (2-9-20)
कूपाश्च सप्रस्रवणा देहवन्तो युधिष्ठिर। पल्वलानि तडागानि देहवन्त्यथ भारत ॥२-९-२१॥
kūpāś ca saprasravaṇā dehavanto yudhiṣṭhira। palvalāni taḍāgāni dehavanty atha bhārata ॥2-9-21॥
[कूपाः (kūpāḥ) - wells; च (ca) - and; सप्रस्रवणाः (saprasravaṇāḥ) - with springs; देहवन्तः (dehavantaḥ) - having bodies (inhabited); युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhiṣṭhira; पल्वलानि (palvalāni) - marshes; तडागानि (taḍāgāni) - ponds; देहवन्ति (dehavanti) - having bodies (inhabited); अथ (atha) - then; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata;]
(Wells and those with springs, inhabited, O Yudhiṣṭhira; marshes, ponds, inhabited, then, O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata).)
O Yudhiṣṭhira, there are wells with springs and inhabited places; there are also marshes and ponds that are inhabited, O Bhārata. (2-9-21)
दिशस्तथा मही चैव तथा सर्वे महीधराः। उपासते महात्मानं सर्वे जलचरास्तथा ॥२-९-२२॥
diśas tathā mahī caiva tathā sarve mahīdharāḥ। upāsate mahātmānaṃ sarve jalacarās tathā ॥2-9-22॥
[तथा (tathā) - likewise;]
(Directions likewise, earth indeed, also all mountains; worship the great-souled one, all aquatic beings likewise.)
In the same way, the directions, the earth, all the mountains, and all aquatic beings worship the great-souled one. (2-9-22)
गीतवादित्रवन्तश्च गन्धर्वाप्सरसां गणाः। स्तुवन्तो वरुणं तस्यां सर्व एव समासते ॥२-९-२३॥
gītavāditravantaś ca gandharvāpsarasāṃ gaṇāḥ। stuvanto varuṇaṃ tasyāṃ sarva eva samāsate ॥2-9-23॥
[गीत (gīta) - song; वादित्रवन्तः (vāditravantaḥ) - possessing musical instruments; च (ca) - and; गन्धर्व (gandharva) - Gandharvas; अप्सरसां (apsarasām) - of Apsarases; गणाः (gaṇāḥ) - groups; स्तुवन्तः (stuvantaḥ) - praising; वरुणं (varuṇam) - Varuṇa; तस्यां (tasyām) - in that (assembly); सर्व (sarva) - all; एव (eva) - indeed; समासते (samāsate) - assemble;]
(Song, possessing musical instruments, and Gandharvas, of Apsarases, groups, praising Varuṇa, in that (assembly), all, indeed, assemble.)
The groups of Gandharvas and Apsarases, possessing songs and musical instruments, all indeed assemble in that assembly, praising Varuṇa. (2-9-23)
महीधरा रत्नवन्तो रसा येषु प्रतिष्ठिताः। सर्वे विग्रहवन्तस्ते तमीश्वरमुपासते ॥२-९-२४॥
mahī-dharā ratnavanto rasā yeṣu pratiṣṭhitāḥ। sarve vigrahavantaste tam īśvaram upāsate ॥2-9-24॥
[महीधरा (mahī-dharā) - earth-bearers; (mountains;) रत्नवन्तः (ratnavantaḥ) - possessing jewels; रसा (rasāḥ) - essences; (juices;) येषु (yeṣu) - in whom; प्रतिष्ठिताः (pratiṣṭhitāḥ) - are established; सर्वे (sarve) - all; विग्रहवन्तः (vigrahavantaḥ) - having forms; ते (te) - they; तम् (tam) - him; ईश्वरम् (īśvaram) - the Lord; उपासते (upāsate) - worship;]
(Earth-bearers possessing jewels, essences are established in whom; all those having forms worship him, the Lord.)
All the mountains that possess jewels and in whom the essences are established, all those with forms worship that Lord. (2-9-24)
एषा मया सम्पतता वारुणी भरतर्षभ। दृष्टपूर्वा सभा रम्या कुबेरस्य सभां शृणु ॥२-९-२५॥
eṣā mayā sampatatā vāruṇī bharatarṣabha। dṛṣṭapūrvā sabhā ramyā kuberasya sabhāṃ śṛṇu ॥2-9-25॥
[एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine); मया (mayā) - by me; सम्पतता (sampatatā) - having approached; वारुणी (vāruṇī) - of Varuṇa; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O bull among the Bharatas; दृष्टपूर्वा (dṛṣṭapūrvā) - seen before; सभा (sabhā) - assembly; रम्या (ramyā) - beautiful; कुबेरस्य (kuberasya) - of Kubera; सभां (sabhām) - assembly; शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear;]
(This (feminine) by me having approached, of Varuṇa, O bull among the Bharatas, seen before, assembly, beautiful, of Kubera, assembly, hear.)
O best of the Bharatas, this beautiful assembly of Varuṇa, which I have previously seen, having approached, listen to the assembly of Kubera. (2-9-25)
