06.008
Library: Description of the six jewel mountains stretching out and submerged between the eastern and western oceans; four islands: Bhadrashva, Ketumala, Jambudvipa, and Bharata.
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca॥
[धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhritarashtra; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Dhritarashtra said:)
Dhritarashtra spoke:
मेरोरथोत्तरं पार्श्वं पूर्वं चाचक्ष्व सञ्जय। निखिलेन महाबुद्धे माल्यवन्तं च पर्वतम् ॥६-८-१॥
merorathottaraṃ pārśvaṃ pūrvaṃ cācakṣva sañjaya। nikhilena mahābuddhe mālyavantaṃ ca parvatam ॥6-8-1॥
[मेरोः (meroḥ) - of Meru; अथ (atha) - then; उत्तरं (uttaraṃ) - northern; पार्श्वं (pārśvaṃ) - side; पूर्वं (pūrvaṃ) - eastern; च (ca) - and; आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - describe; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; निखिलेन (nikhilena) - completely; महाबुद्धे (mahābuddhe) - O wise one; माल्यवन्तं (mālyavantaṃ) - Malyavan; च (ca) - and; पर्वतम् (parvatam) - mountain;]
(O wise Sanjaya, describe completely the northern and eastern sides of Meru and the Malyavan mountain.)
O wise Sanjaya, please describe in detail the northern and eastern sides of Mount Meru and the Malyavan mountain.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
दक्षिणेन तु नीलस्य मेरोः पार्श्वे तथोत्तरे। उत्तराः कुरवो राजन्पुण्याः सिद्धनिषेविताः ॥६-८-२॥
dakṣiṇena tu nīlasya meroḥ pārśve tathottare। uttarāḥ kuravo rājanpuṇyāḥ siddhaniṣevitāḥ ॥6-8-2॥
[दक्षिणेन (dakṣiṇena) - to the south; तु (tu) - but; नीलस्य (nīlasya) - of Nila; मेरोः (meroḥ) - of Meru; पार्श्वे (pārśve) - side; तथा (tathā) - and; उत्तरे (uttare) - to the north; उत्तराः (uttarāḥ) - northern; कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - Kurus; राजन् (rājan) - O king; पुण्याः (puṇyāḥ) - sacred; सिद्ध (siddha) - by the perfected beings; निषेविताः (niṣevitāḥ) - inhabited;]
(To the south of Nila and to the north of Meru, O king, are the northern Kurus, sacred and inhabited by perfected beings.)
O king, to the south of the Nila mountain and to the north of the Meru mountain lie the northern Kurus, a sacred region inhabited by perfected beings.
तत्र वृक्षा मधुफला नित्यपुष्पफलोपगाः। पुष्पाणि च सुगन्धीनि रसवन्ति फलानि च ॥६-८-३॥
tatra vṛkṣā madhuphalā nityapuṣpaphalopagāḥ। puṣpāṇi ca sugandhīni rasavanti phalāni ca ॥6-8-3॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; वृक्षा (vṛkṣāḥ) - trees; मधुफला (madhuphalāḥ) - honey-fruited; नित्यपुष्पफलोपगाः (nityapuṣpaphalopagāḥ) - always bearing flowers and fruits; पुष्पाणि (puṣpāṇi) - flowers; च (ca) - and; सुगन्धीनि (sugandhīni) - fragrant; रसवन्ति (rasavanti) - juicy; फलानि (phalāni) - fruits; च (ca) - and;]
(There, the trees are honey-fruited and always bearing flowers and fruits. The flowers are fragrant and the fruits are juicy.)
In that place, the trees bear honey-sweet fruits and are always adorned with flowers and fruits. The flowers are fragrant, and the fruits are full of juice.
सर्वकामफलास्तत्र केचिद्वृक्षा जनाधिप। अपरे क्षीरिणो नाम वृक्षास्तत्र नराधिप ॥६-८-४॥
sarvakāmaphalāstatra kecidvṛkṣā janādhipa। apare kṣīriṇo nāma vṛkṣāstatra narādhipa ॥6-8-4॥
[सर्व (sarva) - all; काम (kāma) - desires; फलाः (phalāḥ) - fruits; तत्र (tatra) - there; केचित् (kecit) - some; वृक्षाः (vṛkṣāḥ) - trees; जनाधिप (janādhipa) - O ruler of people; अपरे (apare) - others; क्षीरिणः (kṣīriṇaḥ) - milky; नाम (nāma) - named; वृक्षाः (vṛkṣāḥ) - trees; तत्र (tatra) - there; नराधिप (narādhipa) - O lord of men;]
(There, O ruler of people, some trees bear all desired fruits; others, O lord of men, are known as milky trees.)
In that place, O ruler of people, there are trees that fulfill all desires, and others known as milky trees, O lord of men.
ये क्षरन्ति सदा क्षीरं षड्रसं ह्यमृतोपमम्। वस्त्राणि च प्रसूयन्ते फलेष्वाभरणानि च ॥६-८-५॥
ye kṣaranti sadā kṣīraṃ ṣaḍrasaṃ hyamṛtopamam। vastrāṇi ca prasūyante phaleṣvābharaṇāni ca ॥6-8-5॥
[ये (ye) - those who; क्षरन्ति (kṣaranti) - flow; सदा (sadā) - always; क्षीरं (kṣīraṃ) - milk; षड्रसं (ṣaḍrasaṃ) - six-flavored; हि (hi) - indeed; अमृतोपमम् (amṛtopamam) - like nectar; वस्त्राणि (vastrāṇi) - garments; च (ca) - and; प्रसूयन्ते (prasūyante) - are produced; फलेषु (phaleṣu) - in fruits; आभरणानि (ābharaṇāni) - ornaments; च (ca) - and;]
(Those who always flow milk, which is six-flavored and indeed like nectar, and garments are produced, and ornaments in fruits.)
Those who always produce milk that is rich in six flavors and akin to nectar, and also produce garments and ornaments within fruits.
सर्वा मणिमयी भूमिः सूक्ष्मकाञ्चनवालुका। सर्वत्र सुखसंस्पर्शा निष्पङ्का च जनाधिप ॥६-८-६॥
sarvā maṇimayī bhūmiḥ sūkṣmakañcanavālukā। sarvatra sukhasaṃsparśā niṣpaṅkā ca janādhipa ॥6-8-6॥
[सर्वा (sarvā) - all; मणिमयी (maṇimayī) - jewel-like; भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - land; सूक्ष्मकाञ्चनवालुका (sūkṣmakañcanavālukā) - fine golden sand; सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere; सुखसंस्पर्शा (sukhasaṃsparśā) - pleasant to touch; निष्पङ्का (niṣpaṅkā) - spotless; च (ca) - and; जनाधिप (janādhipa) - O ruler of people;]
(All the land is jewel-like with fine golden sand, everywhere pleasant to touch and spotless, O ruler of people.)
The entire land is adorned with jewels and fine golden sand, offering a pleasant touch and being spotless, O ruler of people.
देवलोकच्युताः सर्वे जायन्ते तत्र मानवाः। तुल्यरूपगुणोपेताः समेषु विषमेषु च ॥६-८-७॥
devalokacyutāḥ sarve jāyante tatra mānavāḥ। tulyarūpaguṇopetāḥ sameṣu viṣameṣu ca ॥6-8-7॥
[देवलोकच्युताः (devalokacyutāḥ) - fallen from the heavenly world; सर्वे (sarve) - all; जायन्ते (jāyante) - are born; तत्र (tatra) - there; मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans; तुल्यरूपगुणोपेताः (tulyarūpaguṇopetāḥ) - endowed with similar forms and qualities; समेषु (sameṣu) - among equals; विषमेषु (viṣameṣu) - among unequals; च (ca) - and;]
(All humans, fallen from the heavenly world, are born there, endowed with similar forms and qualities, among equals and unequals.)
All humans who have fallen from the heavenly world are born there with similar forms and qualities, existing among both equals and unequals.
मिथुनानि च जायन्ते स्त्रियश्चाप्सरसोपमाः। तेषां ते क्षीरिणां क्षीरं पिबन्त्यमृतसंनिभम् ॥६-८-८॥
mithunāni ca jāyante striyaścāpsarasopamāḥ। teṣāṃ te kṣīriṇāṃ kṣīraṃ pibantyamṛtasaṃnibham ॥6-8-8॥
[मिथुनानि (mithunāni) - couples; च (ca) - and; जायन्ते (jāyante) - are born; स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women; च (ca) - and; अप्सरस-उपमाः (apsarasa-upamāḥ) - like celestial nymphs; तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; ते (te) - they; क्षीरिणाम् (kṣīriṇām) - of those who give milk; क्षीरम् (kṣīram) - milk; पिबन्ति (pibanti) - drink; अमृत-संनिभम् (amṛta-saṃnibham) - like nectar;]
(Couples are born, and women like celestial nymphs. They drink the milk of those who give milk, which is like nectar.)
Couples are born, and the women resemble celestial nymphs. They drink milk from those who provide it, which is akin to nectar.
मिथुनं जायमानं वै समं तच्च प्रवर्धते। तुल्यरूपगुणोपेतं समवेषं तथैव च ॥ एकैकमनुरक्तं च चक्रवाकसमं विभो ॥६-८-९॥
mithunaṃ jāyamānaṃ vai samaṃ tacca pravardhate। tulyarūpaguṇopetaṃ samaveṣaṃ tathaiva ca ॥ ekaikamanuraktaṃ ca cakravākasamaṃ vibho ॥6-8-9॥
[मिथुनं (mithunaṃ) - pair; जायमानं (jāyamānaṃ) - being born; वै (vai) - indeed; समं (samaṃ) - equally; तत् (tat) - that; च (ca) - and; प्रवर्धते (pravardhate) - grows; तुल्य (tulya) - similar; रूप (rūpa) - form; गुण (guṇa) - qualities; उपेतं (upetaṃ) - endowed with; समवेषं (samaveṣaṃ) - equally dressed; तथैव (tathaiva) - just so; च (ca) - and; एकैकम् (ekaikam) - each; अनुरक्तं (anuraktaṃ) - attached; च (ca) - and; चक्रवाकसमं (cakravākasamaṃ) - like chakravaka birds; विभो (vibho) - O lord;]
(The pair being born indeed grows equally. Endowed with similar form and qualities, equally dressed, just so. Each is attached like chakravaka birds, O lord.)
The pair, when born, grows together, endowed with similar form and qualities, and equally dressed. Each is attached to the other like chakravaka birds, O lord.
निरामया वीतशोका नित्यं मुदितमानसाः। दश वर्षसहस्राणि दश वर्षशतानि च ॥ जीवन्ति ते महाराज न चान्योन्यं जहत्युत ॥६-८-१०॥
nirāmayā vītaśokā nityaṃ muditamānasāḥ। daśa varṣasahasrāṇi daśa varṣaśatāni ca ॥ jīvanti te mahārāja na cānyonyaṃ jahatuta ॥6-8-10॥
[निरामया (nirāmayā) - free from disease; वीतशोका (vītaśokā) - free from sorrow; नित्यं (nityaṃ) - always; मुदितमानसाः (muditamānasāḥ) - with joyful minds; दश (daśa) - ten; वर्षसहस्राणि (varṣasahasrāṇi) - thousand years; दश (daśa) - ten; वर्षशतानि (varṣaśatāni) - hundred years; च (ca) - and; जीवन्ति (jīvanti) - live; ते (te) - they; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; न (na) - not; चान्योन्यं (cānyonyaṃ) - each other; जहत्युत (jahatyuta) - abandon indeed;]
(Free from disease, free from sorrow, always with joyful minds, they live for ten thousand years and ten hundred years, O great king, and do not abandon each other indeed.)
O great king, they live free from disease and sorrow, always joyful, for ten thousand and ten hundred years, never abandoning each other.
भारुण्डा नाम शकुनास्तीक्ष्णतुण्डा महाबलाः। ते निर्हरन्ति हि मृतान्दरीषु प्रक्षिपन्ति च ॥६-८-११॥
bhāruṇḍā nāma śakunāstīkṣṇatuṇḍā mahābalāḥ। te nirharanti hi mṛtāndarīṣu prakṣipanti ca ॥6-8-11॥
[भारुण्डा (bhāruṇḍā) - Bhāruṇḍa birds; नाम (nāma) - named; शकुनाः (śakunāḥ) - birds; तीक्ष्णतुण्डाः (tīkṣṇatuṇḍāḥ) - sharp-beaked; महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - very strong; ते (te) - they; निर्हरन्ति (nirharanti) - carry out; हि (hi) - indeed; मृतान् (mṛtān) - the dead; दरीषु (darīṣu) - into caves; प्रक्षिपन्ति (prakṣipanti) - throw; च (ca) - and;]
(The Bhāruṇḍa birds, named, are sharp-beaked and very strong. They indeed carry out the dead and throw them into caves.)
The Bhāruṇḍa birds, known for their sharp beaks and great strength, carry away the dead and dispose of them in caves.
उत्तराः कुरवो राजन्व्याख्यातास्ते समासतः। मेरोः पार्श्वमहं पूर्वं वक्ष्याम्यथ यथातथम् ॥६-८-१२॥
uttarāḥ kuravo rājanvyākhyātāste samāsataḥ। meroḥ pārśvamahaṃ pūrvaṃ vakṣyāmyatha yathātatham ॥6-8-12॥
[उत्तराः (uttarāḥ) - northern; कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - Kurus; राजन् (rājan) - O king; व्याख्याताः (vyākhyātāḥ) - explained; ते (te) - they; समासतः (samāsataḥ) - briefly; मेरोः (meroḥ) - of Meru; पार्श्वम् (pārśvam) - side; अहम् (aham) - I; पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first; वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - will describe; अथ (atha) - then; यथातथम् (yathātatham) - as it is;]
(The northern Kurus, O king, have been explained briefly. I will first describe the side of Meru, then as it is.)
O King, the northern Kurus have been briefly explained. Now, I shall first describe the side of Mount Meru, exactly as it is.
तस्य पूर्वाभिषेकस्तु भद्राश्वस्य विशां पते। भद्रसालवनं यत्र कालाम्रश्च महाद्रुमः ॥६-८-१३॥
tasya pūrvābhiṣekastu bhadrāśvasya viśāṃ pate। bhadrasālavanaṃ yatra kālāmraśca mahādrumaḥ ॥6-8-13॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; पूर्वाभिषेकः (pūrvābhiṣekaḥ) - prior consecration; तु (tu) - but; भद्राश्वस्य (bhadrāśvasya) - of Bhadrashva; विशां (viśām) - of the people; पते (pate) - lord; भद्रसालवनं (bhadrasālavanaṃ) - Bhadrasala forest; यत्र (yatra) - where; कालाम्रः (kālāmraḥ) - black mango tree; च (ca) - and; महाद्रुमः (mahādrumaḥ) - great tree;]
(His prior consecration, but of Bhadrashva, lord of the people. Where the Bhadrasala forest is, and the black mango tree, a great tree.)
Before his consecration, Bhadrashva, the lord of the people, was in the Bhadrasala forest where there was a great black mango tree.
कालाम्रश्च महाराज नित्यपुष्पफलः शुभः। द्वीपश्च योजनोत्सेधः सिद्धचारणसेवितः ॥६-८-१४॥
kālāmraśca mahārāja nityapuṣpaphalaḥ śubhaḥ। dvīpaśca yojanotsedhaḥ siddhacāraṇasevitaḥ ॥6-8-14॥
[कालाम्रः (kālāmraḥ) - black mango tree; च (ca) - and; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; नित्यपुष्पफलः (nityapuṣpaphalaḥ) - always with flowers and fruits; शुभः (śubhaḥ) - auspicious; द्वीपः (dvīpaḥ) - island; च (ca) - and; योजन (yojana) - yojana; उत्सेधः (utsedhaḥ) - height; सिद्ध (siddha) - siddhas; चारण (cāraṇa) - charanas; सेवितः (sevitaḥ) - inhabited by;]
(The black mango tree, O great king, is always with flowers and fruits, auspicious. The island is a yojana in height, inhabited by siddhas and charanas.)
O great king, the black mango tree is ever-flowering and fruitful, and is considered auspicious. The island, a yojana in height, is inhabited by siddhas and charanas.
तत्र ते पुरुषाः श्वेतास्तेजोयुक्ता महाबलाः। स्त्रियः कुमुदवर्णाश्च सुन्दर्यः प्रियदर्शनाः ॥६-८-१५॥
tatra te puruṣāḥ śvetāstejoyuktā mahābalāḥ। striyaḥ kumudavarṇāśca sundaryaḥ priyadarśanāḥ ॥6-8-15॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; ते (te) - those; पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - men; श्वेताः (śvetāḥ) - white; तेजोयुक्ताः (tejoyuktāḥ) - endowed with energy; महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - very strong; स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women; कुमुदवर्णाः (kumudavarṇāḥ) - lotus-colored; च (ca) - and; सुन्दर्यः (sundaryaḥ) - beautiful; प्रियदर्शनाः (priyadarśanāḥ) - pleasing to the sight;]
(There, those men are white, endowed with energy, very strong. The women are lotus-colored, beautiful, and pleasing to the sight.)
There, those men are fair and powerful, full of energy. The women are as beautiful as lotus flowers and are pleasing to look at.
चन्द्रप्रभाश्चन्द्रवर्णाः पूर्णचन्द्रनिभाननाः। चन्द्रशीतलगात्र्यश्च नृत्तगीतविशारदाः ॥६-८-१६॥
candraprabhāścandravarṇāḥ pūrṇacandranibhānanāḥ। candraśītalagātryaśca nṛttagītaviśāradāḥ ॥6-8-16॥
[चन्द्रप्रभाः (candraprabhāḥ) - moon-like radiance; चन्द्रवर्णाः (candravarṇāḥ) - moon-colored; पूर्णचन्द्रनिभाननाः (pūrṇacandranibhānanāḥ) - full-moon-like faces; चन्द्रशीतलगात्र्यः (candraśītalagātryaḥ) - moon-cool bodies; च (ca) - and; नृत्तगीतविशारदाः (nṛttagītaviśāradāḥ) - expert in dance and music;]
(Moon-like radiance, moon-colored, full-moon-like faces, moon-cool bodies, and expert in dance and music.)
They possess a radiance like the moon, are moon-colored, have faces like the full moon, bodies cool as the moon, and are experts in dance and music.
दश वर्षसहस्राणि तत्रायुर्भरतर्षभ। कालाम्ररसपीतास्ते नित्यं संस्थितयौवनाः ॥६-८-१७॥
daśa varṣasahasrāṇi tatrāyurbharatarṣabha। kālāmrarasapītāste nityaṃ saṃsthitayauvanāḥ ॥6-8-17॥
[दश (daśa) - ten; वर्षसहस्राणि (varṣasahasrāṇi) - thousand years; तत्र (tatra) - there; आयुः (āyuḥ) - lifespan; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas; कालाम्ररसपीताः (kālāmrarasapītāḥ) - having drunk the juice of black mangoes; ते (te) - they; नित्यं (nityaṃ) - always; संस्थितयौवनाः (saṃsthitayauvanāḥ) - in the state of perpetual youth;]
(O best of the Bharatas, there the lifespan is ten thousand years; having drunk the juice of black mangoes, they are always in the state of perpetual youth.)
In that place, O best of the Bharatas, the lifespan extends to ten thousand years. Those who have tasted the juice of black mangoes remain eternally youthful.
दक्षिणेन तु नीलस्य निषधस्योत्तरेण तु। सुदर्शनो नाम महाञ्जम्बूवृक्षः सनातनः ॥६-८-१८॥
dakṣiṇena tu nīlasya niṣadhasyottareṇa tu। sudarśano nāma mahāñjambūvṛkṣaḥ sanātanaḥ ॥6-8-18॥
[दक्षिणेन (dakṣiṇena) - to the south; तु (tu) - but; नीलस्य (nīlasya) - of Nīla; निषधस्य (niṣadhasya) - of Niṣadha; उत्तरेण (uttareṇa) - to the north; तु (tu) - but; सुदर्शनः (sudarśanaḥ) - Sudarśana; नाम (nāma) - named; महान् (mahān) - great; जम्बूवृक्षः (jambūvṛkṣaḥ) - Jambu tree; सनातनः (sanātanaḥ) - eternal;]
(To the south of Nīla and to the north of Niṣadha, there is a great and eternal Jambu tree named Sudarśana.)
There is a great and eternal Jambu tree named Sudarśana, located to the south of the Nīla mountain and to the north of the Niṣadha mountain.
सर्वकामफलः पुण्यः सिद्धचारणसेवितः। तस्य नाम्ना समाख्यातो जम्बूद्वीपः सनातनः ॥६-८-१९॥
sarvakāmaphalaḥ puṇyaḥ siddhacāraṇasevitaḥ। tasya nāmnā samākhyāto jambūdvīpaḥ sanātanaḥ ॥6-8-19॥
[सर्वकामफलः (sarvakāmaphalaḥ) - fulfiller of all desires; पुण्यः (puṇyaḥ) - auspicious; सिद्धचारणसेवितः (siddhacāraṇasevitaḥ) - served by siddhas and charanas; तस्य (tasya) - his; नाम्ना (nāmnā) - by name; समाख्यातः (samākhyātaḥ) - known as; जम्बूद्वीपः (jambūdvīpaḥ) - Jambudvipa; सनातनः (sanātanaḥ) - eternal;]
(The fulfiller of all desires, auspicious, served by siddhas and charanas. By his name, known as the eternal Jambudvipa.)
Jambudvipa, known eternally, is auspicious and fulfills all desires, served by siddhas and charanas.
योजनानां सहस्रं च शतं च भरतर्षभ। उत्सेधो वृक्षराजस्य दिवस्पृङ्मनुजेश्वर ॥६-८-२०॥
yojanānāṃ sahasraṃ ca śataṃ ca bharatarṣabha। utsedho vṛkṣarājasya divaspṛṅmanujeśvara ॥6-8-20॥
[योजनानां (yojanānāṃ) - of yojanas; सहस्रं (sahasraṃ) - thousand; च (ca) - and; शतं (śataṃ) - hundred; च (ca) - and; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas; उत्सेधः (utsedhaḥ) - height; वृक्षराजस्य (vṛkṣarājasya) - of the king of trees; दिवस्पृक् (divaspṛk) - touching the sky; मनुजेश्वर (manujeśvara) - O lord of men;]
(O best of Bharatas, the height of the king of trees is a thousand yojanas and a hundred, touching the sky, O lord of men.)
O best of Bharatas, the king of trees stands a thousand and a hundred yojanas tall, reaching up to the sky, O lord of men.
अरत्नीनां सहस्रं च शतानि दश पञ्च च। परिणाहस्तु वृक्षस्य फलानां रसभेदिनाम् ॥६-८-२१॥
aratnīnāṃ sahasraṃ ca śatāni daśa pañca ca। pariṇāhastu vṛkṣasya phalānāṃ rasabhedinām ॥6-8-21॥
[अरत्नीनां (aratnīnāṃ) - of cubits; सहस्रं (sahasraṃ) - thousand; च (ca) - and; शतानि (śatāni) - hundreds; दश (daśa) - ten; पञ्च (pañca) - five; च (ca) - and; परिणाहः (pariṇāhaḥ) - circumference; तु (tu) - indeed; वृक्षस्य (vṛkṣasya) - of the tree; फलानां (phalānāṃ) - of fruits; रस (rasa) - juice; भेदिनाम् (bhedinām) - breaking;]
(The circumference of the tree, indeed, is a thousand cubits, and ten hundreds and five, of fruits breaking the juice.)
The tree has a circumference of a thousand cubits, plus ten hundreds and five, with fruits that break the juice.
पतमानानि तान्युर्व्यां कुर्वन्ति विपुलं स्वनम्। मुञ्चन्ति च रसं राजंस्तस्मिन्रजतसंनिभम् ॥६-८-२२॥
patamānāni tānyurvyāṃ kurvanti vipulaṃ svanam। muñcanti ca rasaṃ rājaṃstasminrajatasaṃnibham ॥6-8-22॥
[पतमानानि (patamānāni) - falling; तानि (tāni) - those; उर्व्यां (urvyāṃ) - on the earth; कुर्वन्ति (kurvanti) - make; विपुलं (vipulaṃ) - great; स्वनम् (svanam) - sound; मुञ्चन्ति (muñcanti) - release; च (ca) - and; रसं (rasaṃ) - juice; राजन् (rājan) - O king; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - there; रजतसंनिभम् (rajatasaṃnibham) - silver-like;]
(Falling, those make a great sound on the earth and release juice there, O king, like silver.)
As they fall to the ground, they create a loud noise and release a silver-like juice, O king.
तस्या जम्ब्वाः फलरसो नदी भूत्वा जनाधिप। मेरुं प्रदक्षिणं कृत्वा सम्प्रयात्युत्तरान्कुरून् ॥६-८-२३॥
tasyā jambvāḥ phalaraso nadī bhūtvā janādhipa। meruṃ pradakṣiṇaṃ kṛtvā samprayātyuttarānkurūn ॥6-8-23॥
[तस्या (tasyā) - her; जम्ब्वाः (jambvāḥ) - of the Jambu tree; फलरसो (phalaraso) - juice of the fruit; नदी (nadī) - river; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - becoming; जनाधिप (janādhipa) - O king; मेरुं (meruṃ) - Meru; प्रदक्षिणं (pradakṣiṇam) - circumambulating; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; सम्प्रयाति (samprayāti) - proceeds; उत्तरान् (uttarān) - northern; कुरून् (kurūn) - to the Kurus;]
(Her, the juice of the Jambu tree's fruit, becoming a river, O king, circumambulating Meru, proceeds to the northern Kurus.)
The juice of the Jambu tree's fruit transforms into a river, encircles Mount Meru, and then flows towards the northern region of the Kurus, O king.
पिबन्ति तद्रसं हृष्टा जना नित्यं जनाधिप। तस्मिन्फलरसे पीते न जरा बाधते च तान् ॥६-८-२४॥
pibanti tadrasam hṛṣṭā janā nityaṃ janādhipa। tasminphalarase pīte na jarā bādhate ca tān ॥6-8-24॥
[पिबन्ति (pibanti) - drink; तद्रसं (tadrasam) - that juice; हृष्टा (hṛṣṭā) - pleased; जनाः (janāḥ) - people; नित्यं (nityaṃ) - always; जनाधिप (janādhipa) - O ruler of people; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; फलरसे (phalarase) - fruit juice; पीते (pīte) - having drunk; न (na) - not; जरा (jarā) - old age; बाधते (bādhate) - afflicts; च (ca) - and; तान् (tān) - them;]
(The people, always pleased, drink that juice, O ruler of people. Having drunk that fruit juice, old age does not afflict them.)
O ruler of people, the people always drink that juice with pleasure. Once they have drunk that fruit juice, they are not afflicted by old age.
तत्र जाम्बूनदं नाम कनकं देवभूषणम्। तरुणादित्यवर्णाश्च जायन्ते तत्र मानवाः ॥६-८-२५॥
tatra jāmbūnadaṁ nāma kanakaṁ devabhūṣaṇam। taruṇādityavarṇāśca jāyante tatra mānavāḥ ॥6-8-25॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; जाम्बूनदं (jāmbūnadaṁ) - gold; नाम (nāma) - named; कनकं (kanakaṁ) - gold; देवभूषणम् (devabhūṣaṇam) - ornament of the gods; तरुण (taruṇa) - young; आदित्य (āditya) - sun; वर्णाः (varṇāḥ) - color; च (ca) - and; जायन्ते (jāyante) - are born; तत्र (tatra) - there; मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans;]
(There, the gold named Jāmbūnada is the ornament of the gods. Humans with the color of the young sun are born there.)
In that place, the gold known as Jāmbūnada serves as an ornament for the gods. There, humans are born with the radiant color of the young sun.
तथा माल्यवतः शृङ्गे दीप्यते तत्र हव्यवाट्। नाम्ना संवर्तको नाम कालाग्निर्भरतर्षभ ॥६-८-२६॥
tathā mālyavataḥ śṛṅge dīpyate tatra havyavāṭ। nāmnā saṁvartako nāma kālāgnirbhartarṣabha ॥6-8-26॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; माल्यवतः (mālyavataḥ) - of Mālyavat; शृङ्गे (śṛṅge) - on the peak; दीप्यते (dīpyate) - shines; तत्र (tatra) - there; हव्यवाट् (havyavāṭ) - fire; नाम्ना (nāmnā) - by name; संवर्तको (saṁvartako) - Saṁvartaka; नाम (nāma) - named; कालाग्निः (kālāgniḥ) - Kālāgni; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas;]
(Thus, on the peak of Mālyavat, there shines a fire named Saṁvartaka, known as Kālāgni, O best of the Bharatas.)
On the peak of Mālyavat, there is a fire called Saṁvartaka, known as Kālāgni, which shines brightly, O best of the Bharatas.
तथा माल्यवतः शृङ्गे पूर्वे पूर्वान्तगण्डिका। योजनानां सहस्राणि पञ्चाशन्माल्यवान्स्थितः ॥६-८-२७॥
tathā mālyavataḥ śṛṅge pūrve pūrvāntagaṇḍikā। yojanānāṃ sahasrāṇi pañcāśanmālyavānsthitaḥ ॥6-8-27॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; माल्यवतः (mālyavataḥ) - of Mālyavat; शृङ्गे (śṛṅge) - on the peak; पूर्वे (pūrve) - eastern; पूर्वान्तगण्डिका (pūrvāntagaṇḍikā) - eastern end; योजनानां (yojanānāṃ) - of yojanas; सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands; पञ्चाशत् (pañcāśat) - fifty; माल्यवान् (mālyavān) - Mālyavān; स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated;]
(Thus, on the peak of Mālyavat, at the eastern end, Mālyavān is situated fifty thousand yojanas away.)
Thus, Mālyavān is situated at the eastern end of the peak of Mālyavat, fifty thousand yojanas away.
महारजतसङ्काशा जायन्ते तत्र मानवाः। ब्रह्मलोकाच्च्युताः सर्वे सर्वे च ब्रह्मवादिनः ॥६-८-२८॥
mahārajatasaṅkāśā jāyante tatra mānavāḥ। brahmalokāccyutāḥ sarve sarve ca brahmavādinaḥ ॥6-8-28॥
[महारजतसङ्काशा (mahārajatasaṅkāśā) - great silver-like; जायन्ते (jāyante) - are born; तत्र (tatra) - there; मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans; ब्रह्मलोकाच्च्युताः (brahmalokāccyutāḥ) - from Brahmaloka fallen; सर्वे (sarve) - all; सर्वे (sarve) - all; च (ca) - and; ब्रह्मवादिनः (brahmavādinaḥ) - Brahman speakers;]
(Great silver-like humans are born there, all fallen from Brahmaloka, and all are Brahman speakers.)
In that place, humans with a great silver-like appearance are born, all of whom have fallen from Brahmaloka, and they are all speakers of Brahman.
तपस्तु तप्यमानास्ते भवन्ति ह्यूर्ध्वरेतसः। रक्षणार्थं तु भूतानां प्रविशन्ति दिवाकरम् ॥६-८-२९॥
tapastu tapyamānāste bhavanti hyūrdhvaretasaḥ। rakṣaṇārthaṃ tu bhūtānāṃ praviśanti divākaram ॥6-8-29॥
[तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity; तु (tu) - but; तप्यमानाः (tapyamānāḥ) - practicing; ते (te) - they; भवन्ति (bhavanti) - become; हि (hi) - indeed; ऊर्ध्वरेतसः (ūrdhvaretasaḥ) - celibate; रक्षणार्थं (rakṣaṇārthaṃ) - for the protection; तु (tu) - but; भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings; प्रविशन्ति (praviśanti) - enter; दिवाकरम् (divākaram) - the sun;]
(But those practicing austerity become indeed celibate; for the protection of beings, they enter the sun.)
Those who practice austerity become celibate and enter the sun for the protection of all beings.
षष्टिस्तानि सहस्राणि षष्टिरेव शतानि च। अरुणस्याग्रतो यान्ति परिवार्य दिवाकरम् ॥६-८-३०॥
ṣaṣṭistāni sahasrāṇi ṣaṣṭireva śatāni ca। aruṇasyāgrato yānti parivārya divākaram ॥6-8-30॥
[षष्टि (ṣaṣṭi) - sixty; तानि (tāni) - those; सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands; षष्टि (ṣaṣṭi) - sixty; एव (eva) - only; शतानि (śatāni) - hundreds; च (ca) - and; अरुणस्य (aruṇasya) - of Aruna; अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front; यान्ति (yānti) - go; परिवार्य (parivārya) - surrounding; दिवाकरम् (divākaram) - the sun;]
(Sixty thousand and sixty hundred go in front of Aruna, surrounding the sun.)
Sixty thousand and sixty hundred chariots of Aruna go ahead, encircling the sun.
षष्टिं वर्षसहस्राणि षष्टिमेव शतानि च। आदित्यतापतप्तास्ते विशन्ति शशिमण्डलम् ॥६-८-३१॥
ṣaṣṭiṁ varṣasahasrāṇi ṣaṣṭimeva śatāni ca। ādityatāpataptāste viśanti śaśimaṇḍalam ॥6-8-31॥
[षष्टिं (ṣaṣṭim) - sixty; वर्षसहस्राणि (varṣasahasrāṇi) - thousand years; षष्टिमेव (ṣaṣṭimeva) - sixty only; शतानि (śatāni) - hundreds; च (ca) - and; आदित्यतापतप्ताः (ādityatāpataptāḥ) - heated by the sun; ते (te) - they; विशन्ति (viśanti) - enter; शशिमण्डलम् (śaśimaṇḍalam) - moon sphere;]
(For sixty thousand years and sixty hundred, heated by the sun, they enter the moon sphere.)
For sixty thousand years and six hundred more, they, scorched by the sun, enter the moon's sphere.
