06.009
Library: Description of the northern and eastern sides of Mount Meru and the Malyavan mountain.
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca॥
[धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhritarashtra; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Dhritarashtra said:)
Dhritarashtra spoke:
वर्षाणां चैव नामानि पर्वतानां च सञ्जय। आचक्ष्व मे यथातत्त्वं ये च पर्वतवासिनः ॥६-९-१॥
varṣāṇāṃ caiva nāmāni parvatānāṃ ca sañjaya। ācakṣva me yathātattvaṃ ye ca parvatavāsinaḥ ॥6-9-1॥
[वर्षाणां (varṣāṇāṃ) - of the years; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; नामानि (nāmāni) - names; पर्वतानां (parvatānāṃ) - of the mountains; च (ca) - and; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell; मे (me) - me; यथातत्त्वं (yathātattvaṃ) - in truth; ये (ye) - who; च (ca) - and; पर्वतवासिनः (parvatavāsinaḥ) - mountain dwellers;]
(Tell me, Sanjaya, the names of the years and the mountains, and in truth, who are the mountain dwellers.)
Sanjaya, please tell me the names of the years and the mountains, and truthfully, who are the inhabitants of the mountains.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya spoke:
दक्षिणेन तु श्वेतस्य नीलस्यैवोत्तरेण तु। वर्षं रमणकं नाम जायन्ते तत्र मानवाः ॥६-९-२॥
dakṣiṇena tu śvetasya nīlasyaivottareṇa tu। varṣaṃ ramaṇakaṃ nāma jāyante tatra mānavāḥ ॥6-9-2॥
[दक्षिणेन (dakṣiṇena) - to the south; तु (tu) - but; श्वेतस्य (śvetasya) - of the white; नीलस्य (nīlasya) - of the blue; एव (eva) - indeed; उत्तरेण (uttareṇa) - to the north; तु (tu) - but; वर्षं (varṣaṃ) - region; रमणकं (ramaṇakaṃ) - Ramaṇaka; नाम (nāma) - named; जायन्ते (jāyante) - are born; तत्र (tatra) - there; मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans;]
(To the south of the white and indeed to the north of the blue, there is a region named Ramaṇaka where humans are born.)
To the south of the white and to the north of the blue, there is a region called Ramaṇaka where humans are born.
शुक्लाभिजनसम्पन्नाः सर्वे सुप्रियदर्शनाः। रतिप्रधानाश्च तथा जायन्ते तत्र मानवाः ॥६-९-३॥
śuklābhijanasampannāḥ sarve supriyadarśanāḥ। ratipradhānāśca tathā jāyante tatra mānavāḥ ॥6-9-3॥
[शुक्ल (śukla) - white; अभिजन (abhijana) - noble birth; सम्पन्नाः (sampannāḥ) - endowed; सर्वे (sarve) - all; सुप्रियदर्शनाः (supriyadarśanāḥ) - very pleasing to look at; रतिप्रधानाः (ratipradhānāḥ) - chiefly engaged in pleasure; च (ca) - and; तथा (tathā) - thus; जायन्ते (jāyante) - are born; तत्र (tatra) - there; मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans;]
(All humans born there are endowed with noble birth, very pleasing to look at, and chiefly engaged in pleasure.)
All humans born in that place are of noble birth, attractive in appearance, and primarily focused on enjoyment.
दश वर्षसहस्राणि शतानि दश पञ्च च। जीवन्ति ते महाराज नित्यं मुदितमानसाः ॥६-९-४॥
daśa varṣasahasrāṇi śatāni daśa pañca ca। jīvanti te mahārāja nityaṃ muditamānasāḥ ॥6-9-4॥
[दश (daśa) - ten; वर्षसहस्राणि (varṣasahasrāṇi) - thousands of years; शतानि (śatāni) - hundreds; दश (daśa) - ten; पञ्च (pañca) - five; च (ca) - and; जीवन्ति (jīvanti) - live; ते (te) - they; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; नित्यं (nityaṃ) - always; मुदितमानसाः (muditamānasāḥ) - with joyful minds;]
(Ten thousand years, hundreds, ten and five; they live, O great king, always with joyful minds.)
O great king, they live for ten thousand years, hundreds, ten and five, always with joyful minds.
दक्षिणे शृङ्गिणश्चैव श्वेतस्याथोत्तरेण च। वर्षं हैरण्वतं नाम यत्र हैरण्वती नदी ॥६-९-५॥
dakṣiṇe śṛṅgiṇaścaiva śvetasyāthottareṇa ca। varṣaṃ hairaṇvataṃ nāma yatra hairaṇvatī nadī ॥6-9-5॥
[दक्षिणे (dakṣiṇe) - to the south; शृङ्गिणः (śṛṅgiṇaḥ) - of Śṛṅgin; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; श्वेतस्य (śvetasya) - of Śveta; अथ (atha) - then; उत्तरेण (uttareṇa) - to the north; च (ca) - and; वर्षं (varṣaṃ) - region; हैरण्वतं (hairaṇvataṃ) - Hairaṇvata; नाम (nāma) - named; यत्र (yatra) - where; हैरण्वती (hairaṇvatī) - Hairaṇvatī; नदी (nadī) - river;]
(To the south of Śṛṅgin and to the north of Śveta, there is a region named Hairaṇvata where the river Hairaṇvatī flows.)
To the south of the Śṛṅgin mountain and to the north of the Śveta mountain, there is a region called Hairaṇvata, where the river Hairaṇvatī flows.
यक्षानुगा महाराज धनिनः प्रियदर्शनाः। महाबलास्तत्र सदा राजन्मुदितमानसाः ॥६-९-६॥
yakṣānugā mahārāja dhaninaḥ priyadarśanāḥ। mahābalāstatra sadā rājanmuditamānasāḥ ॥6-9-6॥
[यक्षानुगा (yakṣānugā) - accompanied by Yakshas; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; धनिनः (dhaninaḥ) - wealthy; प्रियदर्शनाः (priyadarśanāḥ) - pleasant to look at; महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - very strong; तत्र (tatra) - there; सदा (sadā) - always; राजन् (rājan) - O king; मुदितमानसाः (muditamānasāḥ) - with joyful minds;]
(Accompanied by Yakshas, O great king, the wealthy, pleasant to look at, very strong ones are there always, O king, with joyful minds.)
O great king, those accompanied by Yakshas, who are wealthy, pleasant in appearance, and very strong, are always there with joyful hearts.
एकादश सहस्राणि वर्षाणां ते जनाधिप। आयुष्प्रमाणं जीवन्ति शतानि दश पञ्च च ॥६-९-७॥
ekādaśa sahasrāṇi varṣāṇāṃ te janādhipa। āyuṣpramāṇaṃ jīvanti śatāni daśa pañca ca ॥6-9-7॥
[एकादश (ekādaśa) - eleven; सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands; वर्षाणां (varṣāṇāṃ) - of years; ते (te) - those; जनाधिप (janādhipa) - O ruler of people; आयुष्प्रमाणं (āyuṣpramāṇaṃ) - lifespan; जीवन्ति (jīvanti) - live; शतानि (śatāni) - hundreds; दश (daśa) - ten; पञ्च (pañca) - five; च (ca) - and;]
(O ruler of people, they live for eleven thousand years, the lifespan being one hundred and fifteen.)
O ruler of people, their lifespan extends to eleven thousand years, living for a hundred and fifteen.
शृङ्गाणि वै शृङ्गवतस्त्रीण्येव मनुजाधिप। एकं मणिमयं तत्र तथैकं रौक्ममद्भुतम् ॥६-९-८॥
śṛṅgāṇi vai śṛṅgavatastrīṇyeva manujādhipa। ekaṃ maṇimayaṃ tatra tathaikaṃ raukmamadbhutam ॥6-9-8॥
[शृङ्गाणि (śṛṅgāṇi) - horns; वै (vai) - indeed; शृङ्गवतस्त्रीणि (śṛṅgavatastrīṇi) - three belonging to the horned one; एव (eva) - only; मनुजाधिप (manujādhipa) - O king of men; एकं (ekaṃ) - one; मणिमयं (maṇimayaṃ) - made of jewels; तत्र (tatra) - there; तथा (tathā) - and; एकं (ekaṃ) - one; रौक्ममद्भुतम् (raukmamadbhutam) - golden and wonderful;]
(Indeed, O king of men, there are three horns belonging to the horned one; one is made of jewels, and one is golden and wonderful.)
O king of men, indeed there are three horns belonging to the horned creature; one is made of jewels, and another is golden and marvelous.
सर्वरत्नमयं चैकं भवनैरुपशोभितम्। तत्र स्वयम्प्रभा देवी नित्यं वसति शाण्डिली ॥६-९-९॥
sarvaratnamayaṃ caikaṃ bhavanairupaśobhitam। tatra svayamprabhā devī nityaṃ vasati śāṇḍilī ॥6-9-9॥
[सर्व (sarva) - all; रत्नमयम् (ratnamayam) - gem-filled; च (ca) - and; एकम् (ekam) - one; भवनैः (bhavanaih) - with buildings; उपशोभितम् (upaśobhitam) - adorned; तत्र (tatra) - there; स्वयम्प्रभा (svayamprabhā) - Svayamprabha; देवी (devī) - goddess; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; वसति (vasati) - dwells; शाण्डिली (śāṇḍilī) - Shandili;]
(All gem-filled and one, adorned with buildings. There, the goddess Svayamprabha always dwells, Shandili.)
The place, adorned with buildings and filled with all kinds of gems, is where the goddess Svayamprabha, known as Shandili, always resides.
उत्तरेण तु शृङ्गस्य समुद्रान्ते जनाधिप। वर्षमैरावतं नाम तस्माच्छृङ्गवतः परम् ॥६-९-१०॥
uttareṇa tu śṛṅgasya samudrānte janādhipa। varṣamairāvataṃ nāma tasmācchṛṅgavataḥ param ॥6-9-10॥
[उत्तरेण (uttareṇa) - to the north; तु (tu) - but; शृङ्गस्य (śṛṅgasya) - of the peak; समुद्रान्ते (samudrānte) - at the ocean's end; जनाधिप (janādhipa) - O ruler of people; वर्षम् (varṣam) - region; ऐरावतं (airāvataṃ) - Airavata; नाम (nāma) - named; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that; शृङ्गवतः (śṛṅgavataḥ) - of Śṛṅgavata; परम् (param) - beyond;]
(To the north of the peak, at the ocean's end, O ruler of people, is the region named Airavata, beyond Śṛṅgavata.)
To the north of the peak, at the ocean's end, lies the region called Airavata, beyond Śṛṅgavata, O ruler of people.
न तत्र सूर्यस्तपति न ते जीर्यन्ति मानवाः। चन्द्रमाश्च सनक्षत्रो ज्योतिर्भूत इवावृतः ॥६-९-११॥
na tatra sūryastapati na te jīryanti mānavāḥ। candramāśca sanakṣatro jyotirbhūta ivāvṛtaḥ ॥6-9-11॥
[न (na) - not; तत्र (tatra) - there; सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - sun; तपति (tapati) - shines; न (na) - not; ते (te) - they; जीर्यन्ति (jīryanti) - decay; मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans; च (ca) - and; चन्द्रमाः (candramāḥ) - moon; सनक्षत्रः (sanakṣatraḥ) - with stars; ज्योतिः (jyotiḥ) - light; भूतः (bhūtaḥ) - become; इव (iva) - as if; आवृतः (āvṛtaḥ) - covered;]
(There the sun does not shine, nor do humans decay. The moon and stars appear as if covered by light.)
In that place, the sun does not shine, nor do humans age. The moon and stars seem to be enveloped in light.
पद्मप्रभाः पद्मवर्णाः पद्मपत्रनिभेक्षणाः। पद्मपत्रसुगन्धाश्च जायन्ते तत्र मानवाः ॥६-९-१२॥
padmaprabhāḥ padmavarṇāḥ padmapatranibhekṣaṇāḥ। padmapatrasugandhāśca jāyante tatra mānavāḥ ॥6-9-12॥
[पद्मप्रभाः (padmaprabhāḥ) - having the luster of a lotus; पद्मवर्णाः (padmavarṇāḥ) - having the color of a lotus; पद्मपत्रनिभेक्षणाः (padmapatranibhekṣaṇāḥ) - having eyes resembling lotus petals; पद्मपत्रसुगन्धाः (padmapatrasugandhāḥ) - having the fragrance of lotus petals; च (ca) - and; जायन्ते (jāyante) - are born; तत्र (tatra) - there; मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans;]
(Humans with the luster of a lotus, the color of a lotus, eyes resembling lotus petals, and the fragrance of lotus petals are born there.)
In that place, humans are born who possess the luster and color of a lotus, eyes like lotus petals, and the fragrance of lotus petals.
अनिष्पन्दाः सुगन्धाश्च निराहारा जितेन्द्रियाः। देवलोकच्युताः सर्वे तथा विरजसो नृप ॥६-९-१३॥
aniṣpandāḥ sugandhāśca nirāhārā jitendriyāḥ। devalokacyutāḥ sarve tathā virajaso nṛpa ॥6-9-13॥
[अनिष्पन्दाः (aniṣpandāḥ) - motionless; सुगन्धाः (sugandhāḥ) - fragrant; च (ca) - and; निराहाराः (nirāhārāḥ) - without food; जितेन्द्रियाः (jitendriyāḥ) - having conquered the senses; देवलोकच्युताः (devalokacyutāḥ) - fallen from the world of gods; सर्वे (sarve) - all; तथा (tathā) - thus; विरजसः (virajasaḥ) - free from passion; नृप (nṛpa) - O king;]
(Motionless, fragrant, without food, having conquered the senses, all fallen from the world of gods, thus free from passion, O king.)
O king, all are motionless, fragrant, without food, having conquered the senses, and have fallen from the world of gods, thus they are free from passion.
त्रयोदश सहस्राणि वर्षाणां ते जनाधिप। आयुष्प्रमाणं जीवन्ति नरा भरतसत्तम ॥६-९-१४॥
trayodaśa sahasrāṇi varṣāṇāṃ te janādhipa। āyuṣpramāṇaṃ jīvanti narā bharatasattama ॥6-9-14॥
[त्रयोदश (trayodaśa) - thirteen; सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands; वर्षाणां (varṣāṇāṃ) - of years; ते (te) - they; जनाधिप (janādhipa) - O ruler of people; आयुष्प्रमाणं (āyuṣpramāṇam) - lifespan; जीवन्ति (jīvanti) - live; नराः (narāḥ) - men; भरतसत्तम (bharatasattama) - O best of the Bharatas;]
(O ruler of people, O best of the Bharatas, they live for a lifespan of thirteen thousand years, the men.)
O ruler of people, O best of the Bharatas, the men live for a lifespan of thirteen thousand years.
क्षीरोदस्य समुद्रस्य तथैवोत्तरतः प्रभुः। हरिर्वसति वैकुण्ठः शकटे कनकात्मके ॥६-९-१५॥
kṣīrodasya samudrasya tathaivotarataḥ prabhuḥ। harirvasati vaikuṇṭhaḥ śakaṭe kanakātmake ॥6-9-15॥
[क्षीरोदस्य (kṣīrodasya) - of the ocean of milk; समुद्रस्य (samudrasya) - of the ocean; तथैव (tathaiva) - likewise; उत्तरतः (uttarataḥ) - to the north; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the Lord; हरिः (hariḥ) - Hari; वसति (vasati) - resides; वैकुण्ठः (vaikuṇṭhaḥ) - Vaikuntha; शकटे (śakaṭe) - in the vehicle; कनकात्मके (kanakātmake) - made of gold;]
(The Lord, Hari, resides in Vaikuntha, to the north of the ocean of milk, in a vehicle made of gold.)
Lord Hari resides in Vaikuntha, situated to the north of the ocean of milk, in a golden chariot.
अष्टचक्रं हि तद्यानं भूतयुक्तं मनोजवम्। अग्निवर्णं महावेगं जाम्बूनदपरिष्कृतम् ॥६-९-१६॥
aṣṭacakraṃ hi tadyānaṃ bhūtayuktaṃ manojavam। agnivarṇaṃ mahāvegaṃ jāmbūnadapariṣkṛtam ॥6-9-16॥
[अष्टचक्रं (aṣṭacakraṃ) - eight-wheeled; हि (hi) - indeed; तत् (tat) - that; यानं (yānaṃ) - vehicle; भूतयुक्तं (bhūtayuktaṃ) - endowed with beings; मनोजवम् (manojavam) - speed of mind; अग्निवर्णं (agnivarṇaṃ) - fire-colored; महावेगं (mahāvegaṃ) - great speed; जाम्बूनदपरिष्कृतम् (jāmbūnadapariṣkṛtam) - adorned with gold;]
(Indeed, that vehicle is eight-wheeled, endowed with beings, with the speed of mind, fire-colored, of great speed, adorned with gold.)
The vehicle, indeed, has eight wheels and is endowed with mystical beings. It moves with the speed of the mind, is colored like fire, and is adorned with gold, showcasing great speed.
स प्रभुः सर्वभूतानां विभुश्च भरतर्षभ। सङ्क्षेपो विस्तरश्चैव कर्ता कारयिता च सः ॥६-९-१७॥
sa prabhuḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ vibhuśca bharatarṣabha। saṅkṣepo vistaraścaiva kartā kārayitā ca saḥ ॥6-9-17॥
[स (sa) - he; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord; सर्वभूतानां (sarvabhūtānāṃ) - of all beings; विभुः (vibhuḥ) - omnipresent; च (ca) - and; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas; सङ्क्षेपः (saṅkṣepaḥ) - summary; विस्तरः (vistaraḥ) - detail; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; कर्ता (kartā) - doer; कारयिता (kārayitā) - one who causes to be done; च (ca) - and; सः (saḥ) - he;]
(He is the lord of all beings, omnipresent, O best of the Bharatas. He is both the summary and the detail, the doer and the one who causes to be done.)
He is the supreme lord of all beings and is omnipresent, O best of the Bharatas. He encompasses both the essence and the entirety, being both the doer and the one who enables actions.
पृथिव्यापस्तथाकाशं वायुस्तेजश्च पार्थिव। स यज्ञः सर्वभूतानामास्यं तस्य हुताशनः ॥६-९-१८॥
pṛthivy-āpas tathākāśaṃ vāyus tejaś ca pārthiva। sa yajñaḥ sarvabhūtānām āsyaṃ tasya hutāśanaḥ ॥6-9-18॥
[पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth; आपः (āpas) - water; तथा (tathā) - and; आकाशम् (ākāśam) - sky; वायुः (vāyuḥ) - air; तेजः (tejaḥ) - fire; च (ca) - and; पार्थिव (pārthiva) - earthly; सः (saḥ) - he; यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - sacrifice; सर्व (sarva) - all; भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings; आस्यम् (āsyam) - mouth; तस्य (tasya) - his; हुताशनः (hutāśanaḥ) - fire;]
(Earth, water, sky, air, and fire are earthly. He, the sacrifice, is the mouth of all beings, and his fire is the consumer.)
The elements earth, water, sky, air, and fire are considered earthly. The sacrifice is regarded as the mouth of all beings, with fire as its consuming force.
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said:)
Vaiśampāyana spoke:
एवमुक्तः सञ्जयेन धृतराष्ट्रो महामनाः। ध्यानमन्वगमद्राजा पुत्रान्प्रति जनाधिप ॥६-९-१९॥
evamuktaḥ sañjayena dhṛtarāṣṭro mahāmanāḥ। dhyānamanvagamadrājā putrānprati janādhipa ॥6-9-19॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; सञ्जयेन (sañjayena) - by Sañjaya; धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra; महामनाः (mahāmanāḥ) - great-minded; ध्यानम् (dhyānam) - meditation; अन्वगमत् (anvagamat) - followed; राजा (rājā) - the king; पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons; प्रति (prati) - towards; जनाधिपः (janādhipaḥ) - the lord of people;]
(Thus spoken by Sañjaya, the great-minded Dhritarashtra, the king, followed meditation towards his sons, the lord of people.)
Upon hearing these words from Sañjaya, the wise King Dhritarashtra began to meditate on his sons, contemplating their fate as the ruler of the people.
स विचिन्त्य महाराज पुनरेवाब्रवीद्वचः। असंशयं सूतपुत्र कालः सङ्क्षिपते जगत् ॥ सृजते च पुनः सर्वं नेह विद्यति शाश्वतम् ॥६-९-२०॥
sa vicintya mahārāja punarevābravīdvacaḥ। asaṃśayaṃ sūtaputra kālaḥ saṅkṣipate jagat ॥ sṛjate ca punaḥ sarvaṃ neha vidyati śāśvatam ॥6-9-20॥
[स (sa) - he; विचिन्त्य (vicintya) - having considered; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; पुनः (punar) - again; एव (eva) - indeed; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; असंशयं (asaṃśayaṃ) - undoubtedly; सूतपुत्र (sūtaputra) - O son of a charioteer; कालः (kālaḥ) - time; सङ्क्षिपते (saṅkṣipate) - contracts; जगत् (jagat) - the world; सृजते (sṛjate) - creates; च (ca) - and; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; सर्वं (sarvaṃ) - all; न (na) - not; इह (iha) - here; विद्यति (vidyati) - exists; शाश्वतम् (śāśvatam) - eternal;]
(He, having considered, O great king, indeed said again: "Undoubtedly, O son of a charioteer, time contracts the world and creates all again; nothing eternal exists here.")
Reflecting deeply, the great king spoke again: "Undoubtedly, O son of a charioteer, time compresses the world and recreates everything; nothing here is eternal."
नरो नारायणश्चैव सर्वज्ञः सर्वभूतभृत्। देवा वैकुण्ठ इत्याहुर्वेदा विष्णुरिति प्रभुम् ॥६-९-२१॥
naro nārāyaṇaścaiva sarvajñaḥ sarvabhūtabhṛt। devā vaikuṇṭha ityāhurvedā viṣṇuriti prabhum ॥6-9-21॥
[नरः (naraḥ) - man; नारायणः (nārāyaṇaḥ) - Nārāyaṇa; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; सर्वज्ञः (sarvajñaḥ) - omniscient; सर्वभूतभृत् (sarvabhūtabhṛt) - supporter of all beings; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; वैकुण्ठः (vaikuṇṭhaḥ) - Vaikuṇṭha; इति (iti) - thus; आहुः (āhuḥ) - say; वेदाः (vedāḥ) - Vedas; विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Viṣṇu; इति (iti) - thus; प्रभुम् (prabhum) - lord;]
(The man and Nārāyaṇa, indeed, the omniscient, supporter of all beings. The gods say Vaikuṇṭha, the Vedas say Viṣṇu, the lord.)
The man and Nārāyaṇa are indeed omniscient and the supporter of all beings. The gods refer to him as Vaikuṇṭha, and the Vedas call him Viṣṇu, the lord.
