वासुकिप्रमुखाश्चैव सर्वे प्राञ्जलयः स्थिताः। अनुज्ञाताश्च शेषेण यथार्हमुपविश्य च
And all the serpents headed by Vāsuki stood there with joined palms, having been permitted by Śeṣa, and sat down as was appropriate.
एते चान्ये च बहवः सर्पास्तस्यां युधिष्ठिर। `वैनतेयश्च गरुडो ये चास्य परिचारिणः'। उपासते महात्मानं वरुणं विगतक्लमाः
And these and many other serpents, O Yudhiṣṭhira, along with Garuḍa, son of Vinatā, and his attendants, worship the great-souled Varuṇa, free from fatigue.
बलिर्वैरोचनो राजा नरकः पृथिवीञ्जयः। संह्रादो विप्रचित्तिश्च कालखञ्जाश्च दानवाः
Bali, son of Virocana, the king, Naraka, conqueror of the earth, Saṃhrāda, Vipracitti, and the Dānavas known as Kālakhañjas,
सुहनुर्दुर्मुखः शङ्खः सुमनाः सुमतिस्ततः। घटोदरो महापार्श्वः क्रथनः पिठरस्तथा
Suhanur, Durmukha, Śaṅkha, Sumanā, Sumati, Ghaṭodara, Mahāpārśva, Krathana, and Piṭhara,
विश्वरूपः स्वरूपश्च विरूपोऽथ महाशिराः। दशग्रीवश्च वाली च मेघवासा दशावरः
Viśvarūpa, Svarūpa, Virūpa, Mahāśirā, Daśagrīva, Vālī, Meghavāsā, and Daśāvara,
टिट्टिभो विटभूतश्च संह्रादश्चेन्द्रतापनः। दैत्यदानवसङ्घाश्च सर्वे रुचिरकुण्डलाः
Ṭiṭṭibha, Viṭabhūta, Saṃhrāda, Indratāpana, and all the hosts of Daityas and Dānavas, adorned with shining earrings,
स्रग्विणो मौलिनश्चैव तथा दिव्यपरिच्छदाः। सर्वे लब्धवराः शूराः सर्वे विगतमृत्यवः
Wearing garlands and crested crowns, adorned with divine ornaments, all having obtained boons, all heroes, all beyond death,
ते तस्यां वरुणं देवं धर्मपाशधरं सदा। उपासते महात्मानं सर्वे सुचरितव्रताः
All these, ever devoted to good vows, worship Varuṇa, the god who holds the noose of Dharma, that great-souled one.
तथा समुद्राश्चत्वारो नदी भागीरथी च सा। कालिन्दी विदिशा वेणा नर्दमा वेगवाहिनी
Likewise, the four oceans, and the river Bhāgīrathī, Kālindī, Vidiśā, Veṇā, Nardamā, and Vegavāhinī,
विपाशा च शतद्रुश्च चन्द्रभागा सरस्वती। इरावती वितस्ता च सिन्धुर्देवनदी तथा
Vipāśā, Śatadru, Candrabhāgā, Sarasvatī, Irāvatī, Vitastā, and Sindhu, the divine river,
गोदावरी कृष्णवेणी कावेरी च सरिद्वरा। किम्पुना च विशल्या च तथा वैतरणी नदी
Godāvarī, Kṛṣṇaveṇī, Kāverī, the best of rivers, Kimpunā, Viśalyā, and also the river Vaitaraṇī,
तृतीया ज्येष्ठिला चैव शोणश्चापि महानदः। चर्मण्वती तथा चैव पर्णाशा च महानदी
Tṛtīyā, Jyeṣṭhilā, and the great river Śoṇa, as well as Carmaṇvatī and the great river Parṇāśā,
सरयूर्वारवत्याऽथ लाङ्गली च सरिद्वरा। करतोया तथाऽऽत्रेयी लौहित्यश्च महानदः
Sarayū, Vāravatī, and the excellent river Lāṅgalī, Karatoyā, Atreyī, and the great river Lauhitya,
लङ्घती गोमती चैव सन्ध्या त्रिस्रोतसी तथा। एताश्चन्याश्च राजेन्द्र सुतीर्था लोकविश्रुताः
Laṅghatī, Gomatī, Sandhyā, and Trisrotas, and other famous rivers with sacred fords, O king,
सरितः सर्वतश्चान्यास्तीर्थानि च सरांसि च। कूपाश्च सप्रस्रवणा देहवन्तो युधिष्ठिर
And all other rivers everywhere, and sacred fords, and lakes, and wells with springs, all possessing forms, O Yudhiṣṭhira,
पल्वलानि तटाकानि देहवन्त्यथ भारत। दिशस्तथा मही चैव तथा सर्वे महीधराः
Pools and tanks, also possessing forms, O Bhārata, as well as the directions, the earth, and all the great mountains.
उपासते महात्मानं सर्वे जलचरास्तथा। गीतवादित्रवन्तश्च गन्धर्वाप्सरसां गणाः
All the aquatic beings worship the great soul there, as do the hosts of Gandharvas and Apsarases with song and instrumental music.
स्तुवन्तो वरुणं तस्यां सर्व एव समासते। महीधरा रत्नवन्तो रसा ये च प्रतिष्ठिताः
There, all praise Varuṇa and gather together; the jewel-bearing mountains and those established in the Rasā also assemble.
कथयन्तः सुमधुराः कथास्तत्र समासते। वारुणश्च तथा मन्त्री सुनाभः पर्युपासते
They gather there, telling most sweet stories; and likewise, Sunābha, the counselor of Varuṇa, attends upon him.
पुत्रपौत्रैः परिवृतो गोनाम्ना पुष्करेण च। सर्वे विग्रहवन्तस्ते तमीश्वरमुपासते
Surrounded by his sons and grandsons, by Puṣkara, and by those named after cows, all these embodied beings worship that Lord.
एषा मया सम्पतता वारुणी भरतर्षभ। दृष्टपूर्वा सभा रम्या कुबेरस्य सभां शृणु
O bull among the Bharatas, this delightful assembly hall of Varuṇa, which I have seen before while traveling, has now been described by me; now hear of the assembly hall of Kubera.
सभा वैश्रवणी राजञ्शतयोजनमायता। विस्तीर्णा सप्ततिश्चैव योजनानि सितप्रभा
The assembly hall of Vaiśravaṇa, O King, is a hundred yojanas long and seventy yojanas wide, shining with a white radiance.
तपसा निर्जिता राजन्स्वयं वैश्रवणेन सा। शशिप्रभा प्रावरणा कैलासशिखरोपमा
That hall was won by Vaiśravaṇa himself through austerity, O King; its covering shines like the moon, and it resembles the peak of Mount Kailāsa.
गुह्यकैरुह्यमाना सा खे विषक्तेव शोभते। दिव्या हेममयैरुच्चैः प्रासादैरुपशोभिता
That hall, carried by the Guhyakas, appears to float in the sky, resplendent with lofty palaces made of divine gold.
महारत्नवती चित्रा दिव्यगन्धा मनोरमा। सिताभ्रशिखराकारा प्लवमानेव दृश्यते
It is adorned with great jewels, wondrous, fragrant with divine scents, delightful, and shaped like a peak of white cloud, seeming as if it floats.
दिव्या हेममयै रङ्गैर्विद्युद्भिरिव चित्रिता। तस्यां वैश्रवणो राजा विचित्राभरणाम्बरः
It is decorated with golden stages, shining like lightning; in that hall, King Vaiśravaṇa sits, adorned with varied ornaments and garments.
स्त्रीसहस्रैर्वृतः श्रीमानास्ते ज्वलितकुण्डलः। `सह पत्न्या महाराज ऋद्ध्या सह विराजते
Surrounded by thousands of women, glorious, wearing blazing earrings, he sits with his wife, O great king, radiant with prosperity.
सर्वाभरणभूषिण्या वपुष्मत्या धनेश्वरः'। दिवाकरनिभे पुण्ये दिव्यास्तरणसंवृते। दिव्यपादोपधाने च निषण्णः परमासने
The Lord of Wealth, adorned with all ornaments, possessing a splendid form, sits on a supreme seat, shining like the sun, covered with divine spreads and divine cushions.
मन्दाराणामुदाराणां वनानि परिलोडयन्। सौगन्धीकवनानां च गन्धं गन्धवहो वहन्
He moves about in the splendid groves of Mandāra trees and carries the fragrance of the Saugandhika forests.
नलिन्याश्चालकाख्याया नन्दनस्य वनस्य च। शीतो हृदयसंह्लादी वायुस्तमुपसेवते
The cool, heart-pleasing breeze from the lotus lake called Alakā and from the Nandana forest serves him.