06.007
Library: Description of the five elements and their manifestation. Then the Sudarshana island, visible in the moon's sphere.
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca॥
[धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhritarashtra; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Dhritarashtra said:)
Dhritarashtra spoke:
उक्तो द्वीपस्य सङ्क्षेपो विस्तरं ब्रूहि सञ्जय। यावद्भूम्यवकाशोऽयं दृश्यते शशलक्षणे ॥ तस्य प्रमाणं प्रब्रूहि ततो वक्ष्यसि पिप्पलम् ॥६-७-१॥
ukto dvīpasya saṅkṣepo vistaraṃ brūhi sañjaya। yāvadbhūmyavakāśo'yaṃ dṛśyate śaśalakṣaṇe ॥ tasya pramāṇaṃ prabrūhi tato vakṣyasi pippalam ॥6-7-1॥
[उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; द्वीपस्य (dvīpasya) - of the island; सङ्क्षेपः (saṅkṣepaḥ) - summary; विस्तरं (vistaram) - in detail; ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; यावत् (yāvat) - as long as; भूमि (bhūmi) - earth; अवकाशः (avakāśaḥ) - space; अयम् (ayam) - this; दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen; शशलक्षणे (śaśalakṣaṇe) - marked by a hare; तस्य (tasya) - its; प्रमाणं (pramāṇam) - measure; प्रब्रूहि (prabrūhi) - explain; ततः (tataḥ) - then; वक्ष्यसि (vakṣyasi) - you will tell; पिप्पलम् (pippalam) - Pippala;]
(The summary of the island has been spoken; tell in detail, Sanjaya, as long as the space of the earth is seen marked by a hare. Explain its measure, then you will tell Pippala.)
The summary of the island has been mentioned; now, Sanjaya, describe it in detail as far as the earth's expanse is visible, marked by the hare. Explain its dimensions, and then you will speak of Pippala.
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said:)
Vaiśampāyana spoke:
एवमुक्तः स राज्ञा तु सञ्जयो वाक्यमब्रवीत्। प्रागायता महाराज षडेते रत्नपर्वताः ॥ अवगाढा ह्युभयतः समुद्रौ पूर्वपश्चिमौ ॥६-७-२॥
evamuktaḥ sa rājñā tu sañjayo vākyamabravīt। prāgāyatā mahārāja ṣaḍete ratnaparvatāḥ ॥ avagāḍhā hyubhayataḥ samudrau pūrvapaścimau ॥6-7-2॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; स (sa) - he; राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king; तु (tu) - but; सञ्जयः (sañjayaḥ) - Sanjaya; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; प्रागायता (prāgāyatā) - extended; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; षट् (ṣaṭ) - six; एते (ete) - these; रत्नपर्वताः (ratnaparvatāḥ) - jewel mountains; अवगाढाः (avagāḍhāḥ) - immersed; हि (hi) - indeed; उभयतः (ubhayataḥ) - on both sides; समुद्रौ (samudrau) - oceans; पूर्व (pūrva) - eastern; पश्चिमौ (paścimau) - western;]
(Thus spoken by the king, Sanjaya said these words: O great king, these six jewel mountains are extended and immersed on both sides by the eastern and western oceans.)
Upon being addressed by the king, Sanjaya spoke: 'O great king, these six jewel mountains stretch out and are submerged between the eastern and western oceans.'
हिमवान्हेमकूटश्च निषधश्च नगोत्तमः। नीलश्च वैडूर्यमयः श्वेतश्च रजतप्रभः ॥ सर्वधातुविनद्धश्च शृङ्गवान्नाम पर्वतः ॥६-७-३॥
himavān hemakūṭaś ca niṣadhaś ca nagottamaḥ। nīlaś ca vaiḍūryamayaḥ śvetaś ca rajataprabhaḥ॥ sarvadhātuvinaddhaś ca śṛṅgavān nāma parvataḥ॥ 6-7-3॥
[हिमवान् (himavān) - Himavan; the Himalayas; हेमकूटः (hemakūṭaḥ) - Hemakuta; a mountain; च (ca) - and; निषधः (niṣadhaḥ) - Nishadha; a mountain; च (ca) - and; नगोत्तमः (nagottamaḥ) - the best of mountains; नीलः (nīlaḥ) - Nila; a mountain; च (ca) - and; वैडूर्यमयः (vaiḍūryamayaḥ) - made of beryl; श्वेतः (śvetaḥ) - Shveta; a mountain; च (ca) - and; रजतप्रभः (rajataprabhaḥ) - shining like silver; सर्वधातुविनद्धः (sarvadhātuvinaddhaḥ) - bound with all minerals; शृङ्गवान् (śṛṅgavān) - Shringavan; a mountain; नाम (nāma) - named; पर्वतः (parvataḥ) - mountain;]
(Himavan, Hemakuta, and Nishadha are the best of mountains. Nila is made of beryl, Shveta shines like silver. Shringavan is a mountain bound with all minerals.)
The mountains Himavan, Hemakuta, and Nishadha are considered the best. Nila is known for its beryl composition, while Shveta is renowned for its silver-like shine. Shringavan is a mountain rich in various minerals.
एते वै पर्वता राजन्सिद्धचारणसेविताः। तेषामन्तरविष्कम्भो योजनानि सहस्रशः ॥६-७-४॥
ete vai parvatā rājansiddhacāraṇasevitāḥ। teṣāmantaraviṣkambho yojanāni sahasraśaḥ ॥6-7-4॥
[एते (ete) - these; वै (vai) - indeed; पर्वता (parvatā) - mountains; राजन् (rājan) - O king; सिद्ध (siddha) - siddhas; चारण (cāraṇa) - charanas; सेविताः (sevitāḥ) - attended by; तेषाम् (teṣām) - their; अन्तर (antara) - intermediate; विष्कम्भः (viṣkambhaḥ) - breadth; योजनानि (yojanāni) - yojanas; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - thousands;]
(These indeed are the mountains, O king, attended by siddhas and charanas. Their intermediate breadth is thousands of yojanas.)
These are the mountains, O king, revered by siddhas and charanas. The distance between them spans thousands of yojanas.
तत्र पुण्या जनपदास्तानि वर्षाणि भारत। वसन्ति तेषु सत्त्वानि नानाजातीनि सर्वशः ॥६-७-५॥
tatra puṇyā janapadāstāni varṣāṇi bhārata। vasanti teṣu sattvāni nānājātīni sarvaśaḥ ॥6-7-5॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; पुण्या (puṇyā) - holy; जनपदाः (janapadāḥ) - regions; तानि (tāni) - those; वर्षाणि (varṣāṇi) - years; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; वसन्ति (vasanti) - dwell; तेषु (teṣu) - in them; सत्त्वानि (sattvāni) - beings; नानाजातीनि (nānājātīni) - of various kinds; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - everywhere;]
(There, O Bhārata, those holy regions exist for years; in them dwell beings of various kinds everywhere.)
In those holy regions, O Bhārata, various kinds of beings dwell everywhere for years.
इदं तु भारतं वर्षं ततो हैमवतं परम्। हेमकूटात्परं चैव हरिवर्षं प्रचक्षते ॥६-७-६॥
idaṁ tu bhārataṁ varṣaṁ tato haimavataṁ param। hemakūṭātparaṁ caiva harivarṣaṁ pracakṣate ॥6-7-6॥
[इदं (idaṁ) - this; तु (tu) - but; भारतं (bhārataṁ) - Bharata; वर्षं (varṣaṁ) - region; ततः (tataḥ) - then; हैमवतं (haimavataṁ) - Himavat; परम् (param) - beyond; हेमकूटात् (hemakūṭāt) - from Hemakuta; परं (paraṁ) - beyond; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; हरिवर्षं (harivarṣaṁ) - Harivarsa; प्रचक्षते (pracakṣate) - is called;]
(This is the Bharata region, then beyond is Himavat. Beyond Hemakuta, indeed, is called Harivarsa.)
This region is known as Bharata, beyond which lies the Himavat. Beyond Hemakuta, it is indeed called Harivarsa.
दक्षिणेन तु नीलस्य निषधस्योत्तरेण च। प्रागायतो महाराज माल्यवान्नाम पर्वतः ॥६-७-७॥
dakṣiṇena tu nīlasya niṣadhasyottareṇa ca। prāgāyato mahārāja mālyavānnāma parvataḥ ॥6-7-7॥
[दक्षिणेन (dakṣiṇena) - to the south; तु (tu) - but; नीलस्य (nīlasya) - of Nīla; निषधस्य (niṣadhasya) - of Niṣadha; उत्तरेण (uttareṇa) - to the north; च (ca) - and; प्रागायतः (prāgāyataḥ) - stretching to the east; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; माल्यवान्नाम (mālyavānnāma) - named Mālyavān; पर्वतः (parvataḥ) - mountain;]
(To the south of Nīla and to the north of Niṣadha, O great king, lies the mountain named Mālyavān, stretching to the east.)
O great king, the mountain named Mālyavān stretches to the east, lying to the south of Nīla and to the north of Niṣadha.
ततः परं माल्यवतः पर्वतो गन्धमादनः। परिमण्डलस्तयोर्मध्ये मेरुः कनकपर्वतः ॥६-७-८॥
tataḥ paraṃ mālyavataḥ parvato gandhamādanaḥ। parimaṇḍalastayormadhye meruḥ kanakaparvataḥ ॥6-7-8॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; परं (paraṃ) - beyond; माल्यवतः (mālyavataḥ) - of Mālyavat; पर्वतः (parvataḥ) - mountain; गन्धमादनः (gandhamādanaḥ) - Gandhamādana; परिमण्डलः (parimaṇḍalaḥ) - circular; तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two; मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle; मेरुः (meruḥ) - Meru; कनकपर्वतः (kanakaparvataḥ) - golden mountain;]
(Then beyond the mountain of Mālyavat is Gandhamādana. In the middle of those two is Meru, the golden mountain.)
Then, beyond the Mālyavat mountain lies Gandhamādana. Between these two stands Meru, the golden mountain.
आदित्यतरुणाभासो विधूम इव पावकः। योजनानां सहस्राणि षोडशाधः किल स्मृतः ॥६-७-९॥
ādityataruṇābhāso vidhūma iva pāvakaḥ। yojanānāṃ sahasrāṇi ṣoḍaśādhaḥ kila smṛtaḥ ॥6-7-9॥
[आदित्य (āditya) - sun; तरुण (taruṇa) - young; आभासः (ābhāsaḥ) - appearance; विधूम (vidhūma) - smokeless; इव (iva) - like; पावकः (pāvakaḥ) - fire; योजनानां (yojanānāṃ) - of leagues; सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands; षोडश (ṣoḍaśa) - sixteen; अधः (adhaḥ) - below; किल (kila) - indeed; स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - is remembered;]
(The sun's youthful appearance, like a smokeless fire, is indeed remembered to be sixteen thousand leagues below.)
The sun, appearing youthful and like a smokeless fire, is said to be situated sixteen thousand leagues below.
उच्चैश्च चतुराशीतिर्योजनानां महीपते। ऊर्ध्वमन्तश्च तिर्यक्च लोकानावृत्य तिष्ठति ॥६-७-१०॥
uccaiśca caturāśītiryojanānāṃ mahīpate। ūrdhvamantaśca tiryakca lokānāvṛtya tiṣṭhati ॥6-7-10॥
[उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - high; च (ca) - and; चतुराशीतिः (caturāśītiḥ) - eighty-four; योजनानां (yojanānāṃ) - of yojanas; महीपते (mahīpate) - O king; ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - upwards; अन्तः (antaḥ) - within; च (ca) - and; तिर्यक् (tiryak) - across; च (ca) - and; लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; आवृत्य (āvṛtya) - covering; तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands;]
(High and eighty-four yojanas, O king, upwards, within, and across, covering the worlds, it stands.)
O King, it stands high, covering eighty-four yojanas upwards, within, and across the worlds.
तस्य पार्श्वे त्विमे द्वीपाश्चत्वारः संस्थिताः प्रभो। भद्राश्वः केतुमालश्च जम्बूद्वीपश्च भारत ॥ उत्तराश्चैव कुरवः कृतपुण्यप्रतिश्रयाः ॥६-७-११॥
tasya pārśve tvime dvīpāścatvāraḥ saṁsthitāḥ prabho। bhadrāśvaḥ ketumālaśca jambūdvīpaśca bhārata ॥ uttarāścaiva kuravaḥ kṛtapuṇyapratiśrayāḥ ॥6-7-11॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; पार्श्वे (pārśve) - beside; तु (tu) - but; इमे (ime) - these; द्वीपाः (dvīpāḥ) - islands; चत्वारः (catvāraḥ) - four; संस्थिताः (saṁsthitāḥ) - situated; प्रभो (prabho) - O lord; भद्राश्वः (bhadrāśvaḥ) - Bhadrashva; केतुमालः (ketumālaḥ) - Ketumala; च (ca) - and; जम्बूद्वीपः (jambūdvīpaḥ) - Jambudvipa; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - Bharata; उत्तराः (uttarāḥ) - northern; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - Kurus; कृतपुण्यप्रतिश्रयाः (kṛtapuṇyapratiśrayāḥ) - abode of those who have performed meritorious deeds;]
(Beside him, however, these four islands are situated, O lord: Bhadrashva, Ketumala, Jambudvipa, and Bharata. And in the north are the Kurus, the abode of those who have performed meritorious deeds.)
Beside him, there are four islands: Bhadrashva, Ketumala, Jambudvipa, and Bharata. To the north are the Kurus, known as the abode of the virtuous.
विहगः सुमुखो यत्र सुपर्णस्यात्मजः किल। स वै विचिन्तयामास सौवर्णान्प्रेक्ष्य वायसान् ॥६-७-१२॥
vihagaḥ sumukho yatra suparṇasyātmajaḥ kila। sa vai vicintayāmāsa sauvarṇānprekṣya vāyasān ॥6-7-12॥
[विहगः (vihagaḥ) - bird; सुमुखः (sumukhaḥ) - beautiful-faced; यत्र (yatra) - where; सुपर्णस्य (suparṇasya) - of Suparna; आत्मजः (ātmajaḥ) - son; किल (kila) - indeed; सः (saḥ) - he; वै (vai) - indeed; विचिन्तयामास (vicintayāmāsa) - thought; सौवर्णान् (sauvarṇān) - golden; प्रेक्ष्य (prekṣya) - seeing; वायसान् (vāyasān) - crows;]
(The bird, beautiful-faced, where indeed the son of Suparna, he indeed thought, seeing the golden crows.)
The beautiful-faced bird, who was indeed the son of Suparna, contemplated upon seeing the golden crows.
मेरुरुत्तममध्यानामधमानां च पक्षिणाम्। अविशेषकरो यस्मात्तस्मादेनं त्यजाम्यहम् ॥६-७-१३॥
meruruttamamadhyānāmadhamānāṃ ca pakṣiṇām। aviśeṣakaro yasmāttasmādenaṃ tyajāmyaham ॥6-7-13॥
[मेरुः (meruḥ) - Meru; उत्तम (uttama) - best; मध्यानाम् (madhyānām) - of the middling; अधमानाम् (adhamānām) - of the lowest; च (ca) - and; पक्षिणाम् (pakṣiṇām) - of the birds; अविशेषकरः (aviśeṣakaraḥ) - indiscriminate; यः (yaḥ) - who; स्मात् (smāt) - because; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; एनम् (enam) - him; त्यजामि (tyajāmi) - I abandon; अहम् (aham) - I;]
(Meru is the best among the middling and the lowest of the birds. Because he is indiscriminate, therefore I abandon him.)
Meru, being indiscriminate among the best, middling, and lowest of birds, is abandoned by me for this reason.
तमादित्योऽनुपर्येति सततं ज्योतिषां पतिः। चन्द्रमाश्च सनक्षत्रो वायुश्चैव प्रदक्षिणम् ॥६-७-१४॥
tamādityo'nuparyeti satataṃ jyotiṣāṃ patiḥ। candramāśca sanakṣatro vāyuścaiva pradakṣiṇam ॥6-7-14॥
[तम् (tam) - that; आदित्यः (ādityaḥ) - Sun; अनुपर्येति (anuparyeti) - follows; सततम् (satatam) - constantly; ज्योतिषाम् (jyotiṣām) - of the luminaries; पतिः (patiḥ) - lord; च (ca) - and; चन्द्रमाः (candramāḥ) - Moon; सनक्षत्रः (sanakṣatraḥ) - with the stars; वायुः (vāyuḥ) - wind; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; प्रदक्षिणम् (pradakṣiṇam) - circumambulation;]
(That Sun, the lord of the luminaries, constantly follows. The Moon with the stars and the wind indeed circumambulate.)
The Sun, as the lord of all luminaries, constantly follows its path. The Moon, along with the stars and the wind, indeed perform their circumambulation.
स पर्वतो महाराज दिव्यपुष्पफलान्वितः। भवनैरावृतः सर्वैर्जाम्बूनदमयैः शुभैः ॥६-७-१५॥
sa parvato mahārāja divyapuṣpaphalānvitaḥ। bhavanairāvṛtaḥ sarvairjāmbūnadamayaiḥ śubhaiḥ ॥6-7-15॥
[स (sa) - that; पर्वतः (parvataḥ) - mountain; महाराज (mahārāja) - great king; दिव्य (divya) - divine; पुष्प (puṣpa) - flowers; फल (phala) - fruits; अन्वितः (anvitaḥ) - endowed with; भवनैः (bhavanaḥ) - with buildings; आवृतः (āvṛtaḥ) - covered; सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - all; जाम्बूनद (jāmbūnada) - gold; मयैः (mayaiḥ) - made of; शुभैः (śubhaiḥ) - auspicious;]
(That mountain, O great king, is endowed with divine flowers and fruits, covered with all auspicious buildings made of gold.)
O great king, that mountain is adorned with divine flowers and fruits and is surrounded by all auspicious buildings made of gold.
तत्र देवगणा राजन्गन्धर्वासुरराक्षसाः। अप्सरोगणसंयुक्ताः शैले क्रीडन्ति नित्यशः ॥६-७-१६॥
tatra devagaṇā rājan gandharvāsurarākṣasāḥ। apsarogaṇasaṃyuktāḥ śaile krīḍanti nityaśaḥ ॥6-7-16॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; देवगणा (devagaṇā) - the groups of gods; राजन् (rājan) - O king; गन्धर्व (gandharva) - gandharvas; असुर (asura) - demons; राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - rākṣasas; अप्सरोगणसंयुक्ताः (apsarogaṇasaṃyuktāḥ) - together with groups of apsaras; शैले (śaile) - on the mountain; क्रीडन्ति (krīḍanti) - sport; नित्यशः (nityaśaḥ) - constantly;]
(There, O king, the groups of gods, gandharvas, demons, and rākṣasas, together with groups of apsaras, constantly sport on the mountain.)
In that place, O king, the divine beings, including gandharvas, demons, and rākṣasas, along with the apsaras, are always engaged in playful activities on the mountain.
तत्र ब्रह्मा च रुद्रश्च शक्रश्चापि सुरेश्वरः। समेत्य विविधैर्यज्ञैर्यजन्तेऽनेकदक्षिणैः ॥६-७-१७॥
tatra brahmā ca rudraśca śakraścāpi sureśvaraḥ। sametya vividhairyajñairyajante'nekadakṣiṇaiḥ ॥6-7-17॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahma; च (ca) - and; रुद्रः (rudraḥ) - Rudra; च (ca) - and; शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; सुरेश्वरः (sureśvaraḥ) - lord of gods; समेत्य (sametya) - having assembled; विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - various; यज्ञैः (yajñaiḥ) - sacrifices; यजन्ते (yajante) - perform; अनेक (aneka) - many; दक्षिणैः (dakṣiṇaiḥ) - with gifts;]
(There, Brahma and Rudra and Indra, the lord of gods, having assembled, perform various sacrifices with many gifts.)
In that place, Brahma, Rudra, and Indra, the lord of the gods, gather together to perform various sacrifices, offering numerous gifts.
तुम्बुरुर्नारदश्चैव विश्वावसुर्हहा हुहूः। अभिगम्यामरश्रेष्ठाः स्तवै स्तुन्वन्ति चाभिभो ॥६-७-१८॥
tumbururnāradaścaiva viśvāvasurhahā huhūḥ। abhigamyāmaraśreṣṭhāḥ stavai stuvanti cābhibho ॥6-7-18॥
[तुम्बुरुः (tumburuḥ) - Tumburu; नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Nārada; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; विश्वावसुः (viśvāvasuḥ) - Viśvāvasu; हहा (hahā) - Hahā; हुहूः (huhūḥ) - Huhūḥ; अभिगम्य (abhigamya) - having approached; अमरश्रेष्ठाः (amaraśreṣṭhāḥ) - best among the immortals; स्तवैः (stavaiḥ) - with praises; स्तुन्वन्ति (stuvanti) - praise; च (ca) - and; अभिभो (abhibho) - O Lord;]
(Tumburu, Nārada, indeed Viśvāvasu, Hahā, and Huhūḥ, having approached, the best among the immortals, praise with praises, and O Lord.)
Tumburu, Nārada, Viśvāvasu, Hahā, and Huhūḥ, the best among the immortals, approach and praise you, O Lord, with their hymns.
सप्तर्षयो महात्मानः कश्यपश्च प्रजापतिः। तत्र गच्छन्ति भद्रं ते सदा पर्वणि पर्वणि ॥६-७-१९॥
saptarṣayo mahātmānaḥ kaśyapaśca prajāpatiḥ। tatra gacchanti bhadraṃ te sadā parvaṇi parvaṇi ॥6-7-19॥
[सप्तर्षयः (saptarṣayaḥ) - seven sages; महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great souls; कश्यपः (kaśyapaḥ) - Kaśyapa; च (ca) - and; प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - lord of creatures; तत्र (tatra) - there; गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) - go; भद्रम् (bhadram) - good; ते (te) - your; सदा (sadā) - always; पर्वणि (parvaṇi) - on the occasion; पर्वणि (parvaṇi) - on the occasion;]
(The seven sages, the great souls, Kaśyapa and the lord of creatures go there. May good be yours always on every occasion.)
The seven great sages, including Kaśyapa, the lord of creatures, always go there on every occasion. May you be blessed always.
तस्यैव मूर्धन्युशनाः काव्यो दैत्यैर्महीपते। तस्य हीमानि रत्नानि तस्येमे रत्नपर्वताः ॥६-७-२०॥
tasyaiva mūrdhany uśanāḥ kāvyo daityair mahīpate। tasya hīmāni ratnāni tasyeme ratnaparvatāḥ ॥6-7-20॥
[तस्यैव (tasyaiva) - of him indeed; मूर्धनि (mūrdhani) - on the head; उशनाः (uśanāḥ) - Ushanas; काव्यः (kāvyaḥ) - Kavi; दैत्यैः (daityaiḥ) - by the demons; महीपते (mahīpate) - O king; तस्य (tasya) - of him; हि (hi) - indeed; इमानि (imāni) - these; रत्नानि (ratnāni) - gems; तस्य (tasya) - of him; इमे (ime) - these; रत्नपर्वताः (ratnaparvatāḥ) - mountain of gems;]
(Of him indeed, on the head, Ushanas Kavi by the demons, O king; of him indeed these gems, of him these mountain of gems.)
O king, Ushanas Kavi was placed on the head by the demons; these are indeed his gems, these are his mountains of gems.
तस्मात्कुबेरो भगवांश्चतुर्थं भागमश्नुते। ततः कलांशं वित्तस्य मनुष्येभ्यः प्रयच्छति ॥६-७-२१॥
tasmātkubero bhagavāṃścaturthaṃ bhāgamaśnute। tataḥ kalāṃśaṃ vittasya manuṣyebhyaḥ prayacchati ॥6-7-21॥
[तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; कुबेरः (kuberaḥ) - Kubera; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the divine; चतुर्थम् (caturtham) - fourth; भागम् (bhāgam) - part; अश्नुते (aśnute) - enjoys; ततः (tataḥ) - then; कलांशम् (kalāṃśam) - a portion; वित्तस्य (vittasya) - of wealth; मनुष्येभ्यः (manuṣyebhyaḥ) - to humans; प्रयच्छति (prayacchati) - gives;]
(Therefore, Kubera, the divine, enjoys the fourth part. Then, he gives a portion of the wealth to humans.)
Therefore, the divine Kubera enjoys a fourth of the wealth and then distributes a portion of it to humans.
पार्श्वे तस्योत्तरे दिव्यं सर्वर्तुकुसुमं शिवम्। कर्णिकारवनं रम्यं शिलाजालसमुद्गतम् ॥६-७-२२॥
pārśve tasyottare divyaṃ sarvartukusumaṃ śivam। karṇikāravanaṃ ramyaṃ śilājālasamudgatam ॥6-7-22॥
[पार्श्वे (pārśve) - beside; तस्य (tasya) - his; उत्तरे (uttare) - northern; दिव्यं (divyaṃ) - divine; सर्वर्तुकुसुमं (sarvartukusumaṃ) - all-season flowers; शिवम् (śivam) - auspicious; कर्णिकारवनं (karṇikāravanaṃ) - karṇikāra forest; रम्यं (ramyaṃ) - beautiful; शिलाजालसमुद्गतम् (śilājālasamudgatam) - emerging from a network of rocks;]
(Beside his northern side, there is a divine, auspicious karṇikāra forest with all-season flowers, emerging beautifully from a network of rocks.)
On the northern side of him, there is a divine and auspicious karṇikāra forest, blooming with flowers in all seasons, beautifully emerging from a network of rocks.
तत्र साक्षात्पशुपतिर्दिव्यैर्भूतैः समावृतः। उमासहायो भगवान्रमते भूतभावनः ॥६-७-२३॥
tatra sākṣātpaśupatirdivyairbhūtaiḥ samāvṛtaḥ। umāsahāyo bhagavānramate bhūtabhāvanaḥ ॥6-7-23॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly; पशुपतिः (paśupatiḥ) - Lord of creatures; दिव्यैः (divyaiḥ) - divine; भूतैः (bhūtaiḥ) - beings; समावृतः (samāvṛtaḥ) - surrounded; उमासहायः (umāsahāyaḥ) - with Uma; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the Lord; रमते (ramate) - enjoys; भूतभावनः (bhūtabhāvanaḥ) - creator of beings;]
(There, directly, the Lord of creatures, surrounded by divine beings, with Uma, the Lord enjoys, creator of beings.)
There, Lord Shiva, the creator of all beings, enjoys in the company of Uma, surrounded by divine beings.
कर्णिकारमयीं मालां बिभ्रत्पादावलम्बिनीम्। त्रिभिर्नेत्रैः कृतोद्द्योतस्त्रिभिः सूर्यैरिवोदितैः ॥६-७-२४॥
karṇikāramayīṃ mālāṃ bibhratpādāvalambinīm। tribhirnetraiḥ kṛtoddyotatribhiḥ sūryairivoditaiḥ ॥6-7-24॥
[कर्णिकारमयीं (karṇikāramayīṃ) - made of karṇikāra flowers; मालां (mālāṃ) - garland; बिभ्रत् (bibhrat) - wearing; पादावलम्बिनीम् (pādāvalambinīm) - hanging down to the feet; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; नेत्रैः (netraiḥ) - eyes; कृत (kṛta) - made; उद्द्योतः (uddyotaḥ) - shining; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; सूर्यैः (sūryaiḥ) - suns; इव (iva) - like; उदितैः (uditaiḥ) - risen;]
(Wearing a garland made of karṇikāra flowers, hanging down to the feet, shining with three eyes like three risen suns.)
He wore a garland made of karṇikāra flowers that hung down to his feet, and his three eyes shone like three rising suns.
तमुग्रतपसः सिद्धाः सुव्रताः सत्यवादिनः। पश्यन्ति न हि दुर्वृत्तैः शक्यो द्रष्टुं महेश्वरः ॥६-७-२५॥
tamugratapasaḥ siddhāḥ suvratāḥ satyavādinaḥ। paśyanti na hi durvṛttaiḥ śakyo draṣṭuṃ maheśvaraḥ ॥6-7-25॥
[तम् (tam) - that; उग्रतपसः (ugratapasaḥ) - of intense austerity; सिद्धाः (siddhāḥ) - perfected beings; सुव्रताः (suvratāḥ) - of good vows; सत्यवादिनः (satyavādinaḥ) - truth speakers; पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - see; न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; दुर्वृत्तैः (durvṛttaiḥ) - by the wicked; शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - possible; द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see; महेश्वरः (maheśvaraḥ) - the great lord;]
(That great lord is seen by perfected beings of intense austerity, good vows, and truth speakers; not indeed by the wicked is it possible to see.)
The great Lord Shiva is visible to those who have perfected themselves through intense austerities, uphold good vows, and speak the truth; he cannot be seen by the wicked.
तस्य शैलस्य शिखरात्क्षीरधारा नरेश्वर। त्रिंशद्बाहुपरिग्राह्या भीमनिर्घातनिस्वना ॥६-७-२६॥
tasya śailasya śikharātkṣīradhārā nareśvara। triṃśadbāhuparigrāhyā bhīmanirghātanisvanā ॥6-7-26॥
[तस्य (tasya) - of that; शैलस्य (śailasya) - mountain; शिखरात् (śikharāt) - from the peak; क्षीरधारा (kṣīradhārā) - stream of milk; नरेश्वर (nareśvara) - O king; त्रिंशद् (triṃśad) - thirty; बाहु (bāhu) - arms; परिग्राह्या (parigrāhyā) - encompassing; भीम (bhīma) - terrible; निर्घात (nirghāta) - thunder; निस्वना (nisvanā) - sound;]
(From the peak of that mountain, O king, a stream of milk, encompassing thirty arms, with a terrible sound of thunder.)
O King, from the peak of that mountain flows a stream of milk, spanning thirty arms, resonating with the sound of thunder.
पुण्या पुण्यतमैर्जुष्टा गङ्गा भागीरथी शुभा। पतत्यजस्रवेगेन ह्रदे चान्द्रमसे शुभे ॥ तया ह्युत्पादितः पुण्यः स ह्रदः सागरोपमः ॥६-७-२७॥
puṇyā puṇyatamairjuṣṭā gaṅgā bhāgīrathī śubhā। patatyajasravegena hrade cāndramase śubhe ॥ tayā hyutpāditaḥ puṇyaḥ sa hradaḥ sāgaropamaḥ ॥6-7-27॥
[पुण्या (puṇyā) - sacred; पुण्यतमैः (puṇyatamaiḥ) - most sacred; जुष्टा (juṣṭā) - adorned; गङ्गा (gaṅgā) - Ganga; भागीरथी (bhāgīrathī) - Bhagirathi; शुभा (śubhā) - auspicious; पतति (patati) - falls; अजस्रवेगेन (ajasravegena) - with continuous speed; ह्रदे (hrade) - into the lake; चान्द्रमसे (cāndramase) - moon-like; शुभे (śubhe) - auspicious; तया (tayā) - by her; हि (hi) - indeed; उत्पादितः (utpāditaḥ) - produced; पुण्यः (puṇyaḥ) - sacred; स (sa) - that; ह्रदः (hradaḥ) - lake; सागर (sāgara) - ocean; उपमः (upamaḥ) - like;]
(The sacred Ganga, adorned by the most sacred, falls with continuous speed into the auspicious moon-like lake. Indeed, by her, that sacred lake, like an ocean, was produced.)
The sacred and auspicious Ganga, known as Bhagirathi, flows continuously into the moon-like lake. This lake, created by her, is as vast as an ocean.
तां धारयामास पुरा दुर्धरां पर्वतैरपि। शतं वर्षसहस्राणां शिरसा वै महेश्वरः ॥६-७-२८॥
tāṃ dhārayām āsa purā durdharāṃ parvatair api। śataṃ varṣasahasrāṇāṃ śirasā vai maheśvaraḥ ॥6-7-28॥
[तां (tāṃ) - her; धारयामास (dhārayām āsa) - held; पुरा (purā) - formerly; दुर्धरां (durdharāṃ) - difficult to hold; पर्वतैरपि (parvatair api) - even by mountains; शतं (śataṃ) - a hundred; वर्षसहस्राणां (varṣasahasrāṇāṃ) - of thousand years; शिरसा (śirasā) - on (his) head; वै (vai) - indeed; महेश्वरः (maheśvaraḥ) - Lord Shiva;]
(Lord Shiva indeed held her, difficult to hold even by mountains, on his head for a hundred thousand years formerly.)
Long ago, Lord Shiva held her on his head for a hundred thousand years, even though she was difficult to hold even by the mountains.
मेरोस्तु पश्चिमे पार्श्वे केतुमालो महीपते। जम्बूषण्डश्च तत्रैव सुमहान्नन्दनोपमः ॥६-७-२९॥
merostu paścime pārśve ketumālo mahīpate। jambuṣaṇḍaśca tatraiva sumahānnandanopamaḥ ॥6-7-29॥
[मेरोस्तु (merostu) - may be in the west; पश्चिमे (paścime) - in the west; पार्श्वे (pārśve) - side; केतुमालः (ketumālaḥ) - Ketumala; महीपते (mahīpate) - O king; जम्बूषण्डः (jambuṣaṇḍaḥ) - Jambuṣaṇḍa; च (ca) - and; तत्रैव (tatraiva) - there itself; सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great; नन्दनोपमः (nandanopamaḥ) - like Nandana;]
(May Ketumala be on the western side, O king. There itself is the very great Jambuṣaṇḍa, like Nandana.)
O king, on the western side is Ketumala, and there is the very great Jambuṣaṇḍa, comparable to Nandana.
आयुर्दश सहस्राणि वर्षाणां तत्र भारत। सुवर्णवर्णाश्च नराः स्त्रियश्चाप्सरसोपमाः ॥६-७-३०॥
āyurdaśa sahasrāṇi varṣāṇāṃ tatra bhārata। suvarṇavarṇāśca narāḥ striyaścāpsarasopamāḥ ॥6-7-30॥
[आयुः (āyuḥ) - life; दश (daśa) - ten; सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands; वर्षाणां (varṣāṇāṃ) - years; तत्र (tatra) - there; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; सुवर्णवर्णाः (suvarṇavarṇāḥ) - golden-colored; च (ca) - and; नराः (narāḥ) - men; स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women; च (ca) - and; अप्सरसोपमाः (apsarasopamāḥ) - like Apsaras;]
(Life of ten thousand years there, O Bhārata. Golden-colored men and women like Apsaras.)
O Bhārata, in that place, people live for ten thousand years. The men are golden-colored, and the women are like celestial nymphs (Apsaras).
अनामया वीतशोका नित्यं मुदितमानसाः। जायन्ते मानवास्तत्र निष्टप्तकनकप्रभाः ॥६-७-३१॥
anāmayā vītaśokā nityaṃ muditamānasāḥ। jāyante mānavāstatra niṣṭaptakanakaprabhāḥ ॥6-7-31॥
[अनामया (anāmayā) - free from disease; वीतशोका (vītaśokā) - free from sorrow; नित्यं (nityaṃ) - always; मुदितमानसाः (muditamānasāḥ) - with joyful minds; जायन्ते (jāyante) - are born; मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans; तत्र (tatra) - there; निष्टप्तकनकप्रभाः (niṣṭaptakanakaprabhāḥ) - shining like refined gold;]
(Free from disease, free from sorrow, always with joyful minds, humans are born there, shining like refined gold.)
In that place, humans are born free from disease and sorrow, always with joyful minds, and they shine like refined gold.
गन्धमादनशृङ्गेषु कुबेरः सह राक्षसैः। संवृतोऽप्सरसां सङ्घैर्मोदते गुह्यकाधिपः ॥६-७-३२॥
gandhamādanaśṛṅgeṣu kuberaḥ saha rākṣasaiḥ। saṃvṛto'psarasāṃ saṅghairmodate guhyakādhipaḥ ॥6-7-32॥
[गन्धमादनशृङ्गेषु (gandhamādanaśṛṅgeṣu) - on the peaks of Gandhamādana; कुबेरः (kuberaḥ) - Kubera; सह (saha) - with; राक्षसैः (rākṣasaiḥ) - demons; संवृतः (saṃvṛtaḥ) - surrounded; अप्सरसां (apsarasāṃ) - of celestial nymphs; सङ्घैः (saṅghaiḥ) - by groups; मोदते (modate) - rejoices; गुह्यकाधिपः (guhyakādhipaḥ) - the lord of the Guhyakas;]
(Kubera, surrounded by groups of celestial nymphs and demons, rejoices on the peaks of Gandhamādana, the lord of the Guhyakas.)
Kubera, the lord of the Guhyakas, enjoys his time on the peaks of Gandhamādana, surrounded by groups of celestial nymphs and demons.
गन्धमादनपादेषु परेष्वपरगण्डिकाः। एकादश सहस्राणि वर्षाणां परमायुषः ॥६-७-३३॥
gandhamādanapādeṣu pareṣvaparagaṇḍikāḥ। ekādaśa sahasrāṇi varṣāṇāṃ paramāyuṣaḥ ॥6-7-33॥
[गन्धमादनपादेषु (gandhamādanapādeṣu) - in the regions of Gandhamādana; परेषु (pareṣu) - in others; अपरगण्डिकाः (aparagaṇḍikāḥ) - other Gaṇḍikas; एकादश (ekādaśa) - eleven; सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands; वर्षाणां (varṣāṇāṃ) - of years; परमायुषः (paramāyuṣaḥ) - supreme lifespan;]
(In the regions of Gandhamādana, in others, other Gaṇḍikas have a supreme lifespan of eleven thousand years.)
In the regions of Gandhamādana and other places, the other Gaṇḍikas have a supreme lifespan of eleven thousand years.
तत्र कृष्णा नरा राजंस्तेजोयुक्ता महाबलाः। स्त्रियश्चोत्पलपत्राभाः सर्वाः सुप्रियदर्शनाः ॥६-७-३४॥
tatra kṛṣṇā narā rājaṃstejoyuktā mahābalāḥ। striyaścotpalapatrābhāḥ sarvāḥ supriyadarśanāḥ ॥6-7-34॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; कृष्णा (kṛṣṇā) - dark; नराः (narāḥ) - men; राजन् (rājan) - king; तेजोयुक्ताः (tejoyuktāḥ) - endowed with brilliance; महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - very strong; स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women; च (ca) - and; उत्पलपत्राभाः (utpalapatrābhāḥ) - like lotus petals; सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all; सुप्रियदर्शनाः (supriyadarśanāḥ) - very pleasing to look at;]
(There, dark men, O king, endowed with brilliance and very strong; and women, like lotus petals, all very pleasing to look at.)
There, O king, the men were dark, endowed with brilliance and very strong, while the women were all very pleasing to look at, resembling lotus petals.
नीलात्परतरं श्वेतं श्वेताद्धैरण्यकं परम्। वर्षमैरावतं नाम ततः शृङ्गवतः परम् ॥६-७-३५॥
nīlātparataraṃ śvetaṃ śvetāddhairaṇyakaṃ param। varṣamairāvataṃ nāma tataḥ śṛṅgavataḥ param ॥6-7-35॥
[नीलात् (nīlāt) - than blue; परतरं (parataraṃ) - higher; श्वेतं (śvetaṃ) - white; श्वेतात् (śvetāt) - than white; हैरण्यकं (hairaṇyakaṃ) - golden; परम् (param) - beyond; वर्षम् (varṣam) - region; ऐरावतं (airāvataṃ) - Airavata; नाम (nāma) - named; ततः (tataḥ) - then; शृङ्गवतः (śṛṅgavataḥ) - of Shringavata; परम् (param) - beyond;]
(Beyond the blue is white, beyond the white is golden. The region named Airavata, then beyond Shringavata.)
Beyond the blue region lies the white, and beyond the white is the golden region. This region is known as Airavata, and beyond it is Shringavata.
धनुःसंस्थे महाराज द्वे वर्षे दक्षिणोत्तरे। इलावृतं मध्यमं तु पञ्च वर्षाणि चैव ह ॥६-७-३६॥
dhanuḥsaṃsthe mahārāja dve varṣe dakṣiṇottare। ilāvṛtaṃ madhyamaṃ tu pañca varṣāṇi caiva ha ॥6-7-36॥
[धनुःसंस्थे (dhanuḥsaṃsthe) - in the position of Sagittarius; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; द्वे (dve) - two; वर्षे (varṣe) - years; दक्षिणोत्तरे (dakṣiṇottare) - in the south and north; इलावृतं (ilāvṛtaṃ) - Ilavrita; मध्यमं (madhyamaṃ) - middle; तु (tu) - but; पञ्च (pañca) - five; वर्षाणि (varṣāṇi) - years; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; ह (ha) - certainly;]
(In the position of Sagittarius, O great king, two years in the south and north. Ilavrita, the middle, but five years indeed certainly.)
O great king, when the sun is in the position of Sagittarius, it takes two years to traverse the southern and northern paths. However, the middle region, Ilavrita, takes five years.
उत्तरोत्तरमेतेभ्यो वर्षमुद्रिच्यते गुणैः। आयुष्प्रमाणमारोग्यं धर्मतः कामतोऽर्थतः ॥६-७-३७॥
uttarottarametebhyo varṣamudricyate guṇaiḥ। āyuṣpramāṇamārogyaṃ dharmataḥ kāmato'rthataḥ ॥6-7-37॥
[उत्तरोत्तरम् (uttarottaram) - increasingly; एतेभ्यः (etebhyaḥ) - than these; वर्षम् (varṣam) - year; उद्रिच्यते (udricyate) - is increased; गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by qualities; आयुष्प्रमाणम् (āyuṣpramāṇam) - measure of life; आरोग्यम् (ārogyaṃ) - health; धर्मतः (dharmataḥ) - by righteousness; कामतः (kāmataḥ) - by desire; अर्थतः (arthataḥ) - by wealth;]
(The year is increasingly enhanced by qualities than these: measure of life, health, by righteousness, by desire, by wealth.)
The year is progressively enhanced by qualities compared to these: life span, health, through righteousness, desire, and wealth.
समन्वितानि भूतानि तेषु वर्षेषु भारत। एवमेषा महाराज पर्वतैः पृथिवी चिता ॥६-७-३८॥
samanvitāni bhūtāni teṣu varṣeṣu bhārata। evameṣā mahārāja parvataiḥ pṛthivī citā ॥6-7-38॥
[समन्वितानि (samanvitāni) - endowed; भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings; तेषु (teṣu) - in those; वर्षेषु (varṣeṣu) - years; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; एवम् (evam) - thus; एषा (eṣā) - this; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; पर्वतैः (parvataiḥ) - with mountains; पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth; चिता (citā) - adorned;]
(The beings are endowed in those years, O Bharata. Thus, O great king, this earth is adorned with mountains.)
O Bharata, in those years, the beings were endowed. Thus, O great king, this earth is adorned with mountains.
हेमकूटस्तु सुमहान्कैलासो नाम पर्वतः। यत्र वैश्रवणो राजा गुह्यकैः सह मोदते ॥६-७-३९॥
hemakūṭastu sumahān kailāso nāma parvataḥ। yatra vaiśravaṇo rājā guhyakaiḥ saha modate ॥6-7-39॥
[हेमकूटः (hemakūṭaḥ) - Hemakuta; तु (tu) - but; सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great; कैलासः (kailāsaḥ) - Kailasa; नाम (nāma) - named; पर्वतः (parvataḥ) - mountain; यत्र (yatra) - where; वैश्रवणः (vaiśravaṇaḥ) - Vaishravana; राजा (rājā) - king; गुह्यकैः (guhyakaiḥ) - with the Guhyakas; सह (saha) - with; मोदते (modate) - rejoices;]
(Hemakuta, but very great, is the mountain named Kailasa, where King Vaishravana rejoices with the Guhyakas.)
There is a very great mountain named Kailasa, known as Hemakuta, where King Vaishravana enjoys with the Guhyakas.
अस्त्युत्तरेण कैलासं मैनाकं पर्वतं प्रति। हिरण्यशृङ्गः सुमहान्दिव्यो मणिमयो गिरिः ॥६-७-४०॥
astyuttareṇa kailāsaṃ mainākaṃ parvataṃ prati। hiraṇyaśṛṅgaḥ sumahāndivyo maṇimayo giriḥ ॥6-7-40॥
[अस्ति (asti) - there is; उत्तरेण (uttareṇa) - to the north; कैलासं (kailāsaṃ) - Kailasa; मैनाकं (mainākaṃ) - Mainaka; पर्वतं (parvataṃ) - mountain; प्रति (prati) - towards; हिरण्यशृङ्गः (hiraṇyaśṛṅgaḥ) - golden-peaked; सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great; दिव्यः (divyaḥ) - divine; मणिमयः (maṇimayaḥ) - jewel-made; गिरिः (giriḥ) - mountain;]
(There is a very great, divine, jewel-made mountain with golden peaks towards the Kailasa and Mainaka mountains to the north.)
To the north of Kailasa and Mainaka mountains, there is a magnificent and divine mountain with golden peaks, made of jewels.
तस्य पार्श्वे महद्दिव्यं शुभं काञ्चनवालुकम्। रम्यं बिन्दुसरो नाम यत्र राजा भगीरथः ॥ दृष्ट्वा भागीरथीं गङ्गामुवास बहुलाः समाः ॥६-७-४१॥
tasya pārśve mahaddivyaṃ śubhaṃ kāñcanavālukam। ramyaṃ bindusaro nāma yatra rājā bhagīrathaḥ ॥ dṛṣṭvā bhāgīrathīṃ gaṅgāmuvāsa bahulāḥ samāḥ ॥6-7-41॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; पार्श्वे (pārśve) - beside; महद्दिव्यं (mahaddivyaṃ) - great divine; शुभं (śubhaṃ) - auspicious; काञ्चनवालुकम् (kāñcanavālukam) - golden sand; रम्यं (ramyaṃ) - beautiful; बिन्दुसरः (bindusaraḥ) - Bindu lake; नाम (nāma) - named; यत्र (yatra) - where; राजा (rājā) - king; भगीरथः (bhagīrathaḥ) - Bhagīratha; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; भागीरथीं (bhāgīrathīṃ) - Bhāgīrathī; गङ्गाम् (gaṅgām) - Ganges; उवास (uvāsa) - dwelt; बहुलाः (bahulāḥ) - many; समाः (samāḥ) - years;]
(Beside him was a great divine, auspicious golden sand. There was a beautiful lake named Bindu where King Bhagīratha, having seen the Bhāgīrathī Ganges, dwelt for many years.)
Beside him was a great divine and auspicious golden sand. There was a beautiful lake called Bindu where King Bhagīratha, after seeing the Bhāgīrathī Ganges, lived for many years.
यूपा मणिमयास्तत्र चित्याश्चापि हिरण्मयाः। तत्रेष्ट्वा तु गतः सिद्धिं सहस्राक्षो महायशाः ॥६-७-४२॥
yūpā maṇimayāstatra cityāścāpi hiraṇmayāḥ। tatreṣṭvā tu gataḥ siddhiṃ sahasrākṣo mahāyaśāḥ ॥6-7-42॥
[यूपाः (yūpāḥ) - sacrificial posts; मणिमयाः (maṇimayāḥ) - made of jewels; तत्र (tatra) - there; चित्याः (cityāḥ) - altars; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; हिरण्मयाः (hiraṇmayāḥ) - made of gold; तत्र (tatra) - there; इष्ट्वा (iṣṭvā) - having worshipped; तु (tu) - but; गतः (gataḥ) - attained; सिद्धिम् (siddhim) - success; सहस्राक्षः (sahasrākṣaḥ) - Indra; महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - of great fame;]
(There, the sacrificial posts made of jewels and altars also made of gold; having worshipped there, Indra of great fame attained success.)
In that place, the sacrificial posts were made of jewels and the altars were made of gold. After worshipping there, the thousand-eyed Indra, renowned for his great fame, achieved success.
सृष्ट्वा भूतपतिर्यत्र सर्वलोकान्सनातनः। उपास्यते तिग्मतेजा वृतो भूतैः समागतैः ॥ नरनारायणौ ब्रह्मा मनुः स्थाणुश्च पञ्चमः ॥६-७-४३॥
sṛṣṭvā bhūtapati ryatra sarvalokān sanātanaḥ। upāsyate tigmatejā vṛto bhūtaiḥ samāgataiḥ ॥ naranārāyaṇau brahmā manuḥ sthāṇuśca pañcamaḥ ॥6-7-43॥
[सृष्ट्वा (sṛṣṭvā) - having created; भूतपतिः (bhūtapatiḥ) - the lord of beings; यत्र (yatra) - where; सर्वलोकान् (sarvalokān) - all worlds; सनातनः (sanātanaḥ) - eternal; उपास्यते (upāsyate) - is worshipped; तिग्मतेजा (tigmatejā) - of fierce energy; वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded; भूतैः (bhūtaiḥ) - by beings; समागतैः (samāgataiḥ) - assembled; नरनारायणौ (naranārāyaṇau) - Nara and Narayana; ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahma; मनुः (manuḥ) - Manu; स्थाणुः (sthāṇuḥ) - Sthanu; च (ca) - and; पञ्चमः (pañcamaḥ) - the fifth;]
(Having created, the eternal lord of beings, where all worlds are worshipped, of fierce energy, surrounded by beings assembled, Nara and Narayana, Brahma, Manu, Sthanu, and the fifth.)
After creating all beings, the eternal lord is worshipped in all worlds. He is of fierce energy, surrounded by assembled beings, including Nara and Narayana, Brahma, Manu, and Sthanu as the fifth.
तत्र त्रिपथगा देवी प्रथमं तु प्रतिष्ठिता। ब्रह्मलोकादपक्रान्ता सप्तधा प्रतिपद्यते ॥६-७-४४॥
tatra tripathagā devī prathamaṃ tu pratiṣṭhitā। brahmalokādapakrāntā saptadhā pratipadyate ॥6-7-44॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; त्रिपथगा (tripathagā) - three-path-flowing; देवी (devī) - goddess; प्रथमं (prathamaṃ) - first; तु (tu) - indeed; प्रतिष्ठिता (pratiṣṭhitā) - established; ब्रह्मलोकादपक्रान्ता (brahmalokādapakrāntā) - from Brahmaloka departed; सप्तधा (saptadhā) - sevenfold; प्रतिपद्यते (pratipadyate) - proceeds;]
(There, the three-path-flowing goddess is indeed first established. Departed from Brahmaloka, she proceeds in sevenfold.)
There, the goddess Ganga, known as the three-path-flowing, is first established. Having departed from Brahmaloka, she proceeds in seven streams.
वस्वोकसारा नलिनी पावना च सरस्वती। जम्बूनदी च सीता च गङ्गा सिन्धुश्च सप्तमी ॥६-७-४५॥
vasvokasārā nalinī pāvanā ca sarasvatī। jambūnadī ca sītā ca gaṅgā sindhuśca saptamī ॥6-7-45॥
[वस्वोकसारा (vasvokasārā) - the essence of wealth; नलिनी (nalinī) - lotus; पावना (pāvanā) - purifying; च (ca) - and; सरस्वती (sarasvatī) - Sarasvati; जम्बूनदी (jambūnadī) - Jambu river; च (ca) - and; सीता (sītā) - Sita; च (ca) - and; गङ्गा (gaṅgā) - Ganga; सिन्धुश्च (sindhuśca) - and Sindhu; सप्तमी (saptamī) - seventh;]
(The essence of wealth, lotus, purifying, and Sarasvati; Jambu river, and Sita, and Ganga, and Sindhu, the seventh.)
The essence of wealth, the lotus, the purifying Sarasvati; the Jambu river, Sita, Ganga, and Sindhu are the seven sacred rivers.
अचिन्त्या दिव्यसङ्कल्पा प्रभोरेषैव संविधिः। उपासते यत्र सत्रं सहस्रयुगपर्यये ॥६-७-४६॥
acintyā divyasaṅkalpā prabhoreṣaiva saṃvidhiḥ। upāsate yatra satraṃ sahasrayugaparyaye ॥6-7-46॥
[अचिन्त्या (acintyā) - inconceivable; दिव्यसङ्कल्पा (divyasaṅkalpā) - divine intentions; प्रभोः (prabhoḥ) - of the Lord; एषा (eṣā) - this; एव (eva) - indeed; संविधिः (saṃvidhiḥ) - arrangement; उपासते (upāsate) - worship; यत्र (yatra) - where; सत्रं (satraṃ) - assembly; सहस्रयुगपर्यये (sahasrayugaparyaye) - at the end of a thousand ages;]
(Inconceivable are the divine intentions of the Lord; this indeed is the arrangement. Where the assembly is worshipped at the end of a thousand ages.)
The divine intentions of the Lord are beyond comprehension; this is indeed the arrangement where the assembly is worshipped at the end of a thousand ages.
दृश्यादृश्या च भवति तत्र तत्र सरस्वती। एता दिव्याः सप्त गङ्गास्त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुताः ॥६-७-४७॥
dṛśyādṛśyā ca bhavati tatra tatra sarasvatī। etā divyāḥ sapta gaṅgāstriṣu lokeṣu viśrutāḥ ॥6-7-47॥
[दृश्यादृश्या (dṛśyādṛśyā) - visible and invisible; च (ca) - and; भवति (bhavati) - exists; तत्र (tatra) - there; तत्र (tatra) - there; सरस्वती (sarasvatī) - Sarasvati; एता (etā) - these; दिव्याः (divyāḥ) - divine; सप्त (sapta) - seven; गङ्गाः (gaṅgāḥ) - Ganges; त्रिषु (triṣu) - in three; लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - worlds; विश्रुताः (viśrutāḥ) - famous;]
(Visible and invisible, Sarasvati exists here and there. These seven divine Ganges are famous in the three worlds.)
Sarasvati, both visible and invisible, is present everywhere. These seven divine rivers, known as the Ganges, are renowned across the three worlds.
रक्षांसि वै हिमवति हेमकूटे तु गुह्यकाः। सर्पा नागाश्च निषधे गोकर्णे च तपोधनाः ॥६-७-४८॥
rakṣāṃsi vai himavati hemakūṭe tu guhyakāḥ। sarpā nāgāśca niṣadhe gokarṇe ca tapodhanāḥ ॥6-7-48॥
[रक्षांसि (rakṣāṃsi) - demons; वै (vai) - indeed; हिमवति (himavati) - in the Himalayas; हेमकूटे (hemakūṭe) - in Hemakuta; तु (tu) - but; गुह्यकाः (guhyakāḥ) - secretive beings; सर्पाः (sarpāḥ) - serpents; नागाः (nāgāḥ) - nagas; च (ca) - and; निषधे (niṣadhe) - in Nishadha; गोकर्णे (gokarṇe) - in Gokarna; च (ca) - and; तपोधनाः (tapodhanāḥ) - ascetics;]
(Demons indeed in the Himalayas, but secretive beings in Hemakuta; serpents and nagas in Nishadha and ascetics in Gokarna.)
In the Himalayas reside demons, while in Hemakuta there are secretive beings. Serpents and nagas are found in Nishadha, and ascetics in Gokarna.
देवासुराणां च गृहं श्वेतः पर्वत उच्यते। गन्धर्वा निषधे शैले नीले ब्रह्मर्षयो नृप ॥ शृङ्गवांस्तु महाराज पितॄणां प्रतिसञ्चरः ॥६-७-४९॥
devāsurāṇāṃ ca gṛhaṃ śvetaḥ parvata ucyate। gandharvā niṣadhe śaile nīle brahmarṣayo nṛpa ॥ śṛṅgavāṃstu mahārāja pitṝṇāṃ pratisañcaraḥ ॥6-7-49॥
[देवासुराणां (devāsurāṇāṃ) - of the gods and demons; च (ca) - and; गृहं (gṛhaṃ) - abode; श्वेतः (śvetaḥ) - white; पर्वत (parvata) - mountain; उच्यते (ucyate) - is called; गन्धर्वा (gandharvā) - Gandharvas; निषधे (niṣadhe) - in Nishadha; शैले (śaile) - mountain; नीले (nīle) - blue; ब्रह्मर्षयो (brahmarṣayo) - Brahmarshis; नृप (nṛpa) - O king; शृङ्गवांस्तु (śṛṅgavāṃstu) - Shringavan; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; पितॄणां (pitṝṇāṃ) - of the ancestors; प्रतिसञ्चरः (pratisañcaraḥ) - returning place;]
(The white mountain is called the abode of the gods and demons. Gandharvas reside in the blue mountain of Nishadha, O king. Shringavan is the returning place of the ancestors, O great king.)
The white mountain is known as the abode of both gods and demons. The Gandharvas reside in the blue mountain of Nishadha, while the Brahmarshis are in the blue mountain, O king. Shringavan is the place where the ancestors return, O great king.
इत्येतानि महाराज सप्त वर्षाणि भागशः। भूतान्युपनिविष्टानि गतिमन्ति ध्रुवाणि च ॥६-७-५०॥
ityetāni mahārāja sapta varṣāṇi bhāgaśaḥ। bhūtānyupaniviṣṭāni gatimanti dhruvāṇi ca ॥6-7-50॥
[इति (iti) - thus; एतानि (etāni) - these; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; सप्त (sapta) - seven; वर्षाणि (varṣāṇi) - years; भागशः (bhāgaśaḥ) - in parts; भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings; उपनिविष्टानि (upaniviṣṭāni) - settled; गतिमन्ति (gatimanti) - moving; ध्रुवाणि (dhruvāṇi) - fixed; च (ca) - and;]
(Thus, O great king, these seven years are divided in parts; beings are settled, moving and fixed.)
Thus, O great king, these seven years are divided into parts, and the beings are settled, both moving and fixed.
तेषामृद्धिर्बहुविधा दृश्यते दैवमानुषी। अशक्या परिसङ्ख्यातुं श्रद्धेया तु बुभूषता ॥६-७-५१॥
teṣāmṛddhirbahuvidhā dṛśyate daivamānuṣī। aśakyā parisaṅkhyātuṃ śraddheyā tu bubhūṣatā ॥6-7-51॥
[तेषाम् (teṣām) - their; ऋद्धिः (ṛddhiḥ) - prosperity; बहुविधा (bahuvidhā) - various; दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen; दैवमानुषी (daivamānuṣī) - divine and human; अशक्या (aśakyā) - impossible; परिसङ्ख्यातुम् (parisaṅkhyātum) - to enumerate; श्रद्धेया (śraddheyā) - to be believed; तु (tu) - but; बुभूषता (bubhūṣatā) - by the desirous;]
(Their prosperity, various, is seen as divine and human. Impossible to enumerate, but to be believed by the desirous.)
Their prosperity appears in various forms, both divine and human. It is impossible to count, but should be believed by those who desire it.
यां तु पृच्छसि मा राजन्दिव्यामेतां शशाकृतिम्। पार्श्वे शशस्य द्वे वर्षे उभये दक्षिणोत्तरे ॥६-७-५२॥
yāṃ tu pṛcchasi mā rājandivyāmetāṃ śaśākṛtim। pārśve śaśasya dve varṣe ubhaye dakṣiṇottare ॥6-7-52॥
[याम् (yām) - whom; तु (tu) - but; पृच्छसि (pṛcchasi) - you ask; माम् (mām) - me; राजन् (rājan) - O king; दिव्याम् (divyām) - divine; एताम् (etām) - this; शशाकृतिम् (śaśākṛtim) - hare-like form; पार्श्वे (pārśve) - beside; शशस्य (śaśasya) - of the hare; द्वे (dve) - two; वर्षे (varṣe) - years; उभये (ubhaye) - both; दक्षिणोत्तरे (dakṣiṇottare) - south and north;]
(Whom, but you ask me, O king, this divine hare-like form. Beside the hare, two years, both south and north.)
O king, you ask me about this divine form resembling a hare. There are two years beside the hare, one to the south and one to the north.
कर्णौ तु नागद्वीपं च कश्यपद्वीपमेव च ॥६-७-५२॥
karṇau tu nāgadvīpaṃ ca kaśyapadvīpameva ca ॥6-7-52॥
[कर्णौ (karṇau) - ears; तु (tu) - but; नागद्वीपं (nāgadvīpaṃ) - Nagadwipa; च (ca) - and; कश्यपद्वीपम् (kaśyapadvīpam) - Kashyapadwipa; एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and;]
(Ears but Nagadwipa and Kashyapadwipa indeed and.)
The ears, however, are indeed in Nagadwipa and Kashyapadwipa.
ताम्रवर्णः शिरो राजञ्श्रीमान्मलयपर्वतः। एतद्द्वितीयं द्वीपस्य दृश्यते शशसंस्थितम् ॥६-७-५३॥
tāmravarṇaḥ śiro rājañśrīmānmalayaparvataḥ। etaddvitīyaṃ dvīpasya dṛśyate śaśasaṃsthitam ॥6-7-53॥
[ताम्रवर्णः (tāmravarṇaḥ) - copper-colored; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; राजन् (rājan) - O king; श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious; मलयपर्वतः (malayaparvataḥ) - Malaya mountain; एतत् (etat) - this; द्वितीयं (dvitīyaṃ) - second; द्वीपस्य (dvīpasya) - of the island; दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen; शशसंस्थितम् (śaśasaṃsthitam) - moon-like;]
(The copper-colored head, O king, is the glorious Malaya mountain. This second of the island is seen as moon-like.)
The Malaya mountain, with its copper-colored peak, is a magnificent sight, O king. It appears as the second island, resembling the moon.
