वलयाकारम् एकैकं तयोर् मध्ये महागिरिः दशवर्षसहस्राणि तत्र जीवन्ति मानवाः
Between these two regions, there is a single great mountain in the form of a ring, and humans live there for ten thousand years.
निरामया विशोकाश् च रागद्वेषविवर्जिताः अधमोत्तमौ न तेष्व् आस्तांन वध्यवधकौ द्विजाः
They are free from disease and sorrow, devoid of passion and hatred; among them, there are neither the lowest nor the highest, nor are there killers or those to be killed, O Brahmins.
नेर्ष्यासूया भयं रोषो दोषो लोभादिकं न च महावीतं बहिर् वर्षं धातकीखण्डम् अन्ततः
There is no envy, jealousy, fear, anger, fault, or greed; the great region lies outside, and Dhātakīkhanda is within.
मानसोत्तरशैलस्य देवदैत्यादिसेवितम् सत्यानृते न तत्रास्तां द्वीपे पुष्करसंज्ञिते
The Mānasottara mountain is served by gods, demons, and others; truth and falsehood do not exist in the island called Puṣkara.
न तत्र नद्यः शैला वा द्वीपे वर्षद्वयान्विते तुल्यवेषास् तु मनुजा देवैस् तत्रैकरूपिणः
There are neither rivers nor mountains in the island with its two regions; the humans there are of equal appearance, just like the gods, all of one form.
वर्णाश्रमाचारहीनं धर्माहरणवर्जितम् त्रयीवार्त्तादण्डनीतिशुश्रूषारहितं च तत्
It is devoid of caste and stage of life, lacking the practice of dharma, without the three Vedas, agriculture, punishment, or service.
वर्षद्वयं ततो विप्रा भौमस्वर्गो ऽयम् उत्तमः सर्वस्य सुखदः कालो जरारोगविवर्जितः
These two regions, O Brahmins, are the highest earthly heavens, granting happiness to all; time there is free from old age and disease.
पुष्करे धातकीखण्डे महावीते च वै द्विजाः न्यग्रोधः पुष्करद्वीपे ब्रह्मणः स्थानम् उत्तमम्
In Puṣkara, Dhātakīkhanda, and Mahāvīta, O Brahmins, the banyan tree stands in Puṣkaradvīpa, the supreme abode of Brahmā.
तस्मिन् निवसति ब्रह्मा पूज्यमानः सुरासुरैः स्वादूदकेनोदधिना पुष्करः परिवेष्टितः
There, Brahmā resides, worshipped by gods and demons; Puṣkara is surrounded by an ocean of sweet water.
समेन पुष्करस्यैव विस्तारान् मण्डलात् तथा एवं द्वीपाः समुद्रैस् तु सप्त सप्तभिर् आवृताः
The extent and circumference of Puṣkara are equal; thus, the seven islands are encircled by seven oceans.
द्वीपश् चैव समुद्रश् च समानौ द्विगुणौ परौ पयांसि सर्वदा सर्वसमुद्रेषु समानि वै
Both the island and the ocean are equal, and the next is twice their size; the waters in all the oceans are always equal.
न्यूनातिरिक्तता तेषां कदाचिन् नैव जायते स्थालीस्थम् अग्निसंयोगाद् उद्रेकि सलिलं यथा
There is never any deficiency or excess among them, just as water in a pot does not overflow from contact with fire.
तथेन्दुवृद्धौ सलिलम् अम्भोधौ मुनिसत्तमाः अन्यूनानतिरिक्ताश् च वर्धन्त्य् आपो ह्रसन्ति च
In the waxing and waning of the moon, O best of sages, the waters in the ocean increase and decrease, neither exceeding nor falling short.
उदयास्तमने त्व् इन्दोः पक्षयोः शुक्लकृष्णयोः दशोत्तराणि पञ्चैव अङ्गुलानां शतानि च
At the moon’s rising and setting, during the bright and dark fortnights, the measure is one hundred and fifteen finger-breadths.
अपां वृद्धिक्षयौ दृष्टौ सामुद्रीणां द्विजोत्तमाः भोजनं पुष्करद्वीपे तत्र स्वयम् उपस्थितम्
The increase and decrease of the oceanic waters are observed, O best of twice-born; in the Lotus Island, food appears there of its own accord.
भुञ्जन्ति षड्रसं विप्राः प्रजाः सर्वाः सदैव हि स्वादूदकस्य परितो दृश्यते लोकसंस्थितिः
The people there always partake of six-tasted food, O Brahmins, and around the sweet water, the existence of the world is seen.
द्विगुणा काञ्चनी भूमिः सर्वजन्तुविवर्जिता लोकालोकस् ततः शैलो योजनायुतविस्तृतः
Beyond that is the golden land, twice as wide, devoid of all living beings; then comes the Lokāloka mountain, stretching ten thousand yojanas.
उच्छ्रयेणापि तावन्ति सहस्राण्य् आवलोहि सः ततस् तमः समावृत्य तं शैलं सर्वतः स्थितम्
Its height is likewise so many thousands, and then, enveloping that mountain on all sides, darkness is established.
तमश् चाण्डकटाहेन समन्तात् परिवेष्टितम् पञ्चाशत्कोटिविस्तारा सेयम् उर्वी द्विजोत्तमाः
And that darkness is surrounded on all sides by the shell of the cosmic egg; this earth, O best of twice-born, is fifty crores in extent.
सहैवाण्डकटाहेन सद्वीपा समहीधरा सेयं धात्री विधात्री च सर्वभूतगुणाधिका आधारभूता जगतां सर्वेषां सा द्विजोत्तमाः
Together with the shell of the cosmic egg, with its continents and mountains, this is the earth, the supporter and creator, endowed with all qualities of beings, the foundation of all worlds, O best of twice-born.
विस्तार एष कथितः पृथिव्या मुनिसत्तमाः सप्ततिस् तु सहस्राणि तदुच्छ्रायो ऽपि कथ्यते
Thus the expanse of the earth has been described, O best of sages; now its height, which is seventy thousand, will also be told.
दशसाहस्रम् एकैकं पातालं मुनिसत्तमाः अतलं वितलं चैव नितलं सुतलं तथा
Each of the nether regions, O best of sages, is ten thousand in measure: Atala, Vitala, Nitala, Sutala as well.
तलातलं रसातलं पातालं चापि सप्तमम् कृष्णा शुक्लारुणा पीता शर्करा शैलकाञ्चनी
Talātala, Rasātala, and Pātāla as the seventh; black, white, red, yellow, gravelly, rocky, and golden are the soils there.
भूमयो यत्र विप्रेन्द्रा वरप्रासादशोभिताः तेषु दानवदैतेयजातयः शतशः स्थिताः
There, O foremost of Brahmins, are lands adorned with splendid palaces, and in them dwell hundreds of races of Dānavas and Daiteyas.
नागानां च महाङ्गानां ज्ञातयश् च द्विजोत्तमाः स्वर्लोकाद् अपि रम्याणि पातालानीति नारदः
And the kin of the great-bodied serpents, O best of twice-born, the nether worlds are said by Nārada to be more delightful even than heaven.
प्राह स्वर्गसदोमध्ये पातालेभ्यो गतो दिवम् आह्लादकारिणः शुभ्रा मणयो यत्र सुप्रभाः
He spoke in the midst of the dwellers of heaven: 'Having gone from the nether worlds to heaven, one finds there radiant, delightful jewels.'
नागाभरणभूषाश् च पातालं केन तत्समम् दैत्यदानवकन्याभिर् इतश् चेतश् च शोभिते
And the ornaments of the serpents adorn Pātāla; by whom can that realm be equaled, adorned here and there by the daughters of Daityas and Dānavas?
पाताले कस्य न प्रीतिर् विमुक्तस्यापि जायते दिवार्करश्मयो यत्र प्रभास् तन्वन्ति नातपम्
In Pātāla, who would not find delight, even one who is liberated? There, the rays of the sun and moon give light but do not cause heat.
शशिनश् च न शीताय निशि द्योताय केवलम् भक्ष्यभोज्यमहापानमदमत्तैश् च भोगिभिः
Nor does the moon bring cold at night, but only illumination; and there, intoxicated serpents enjoy abundant food and drink.
यत्र न ज्ञायते कालो गतो ऽपि दनुजादिभिः वनानि नद्यो रम्याणि सरांसि कमलाकराः
There, even when time passes, it is not perceived by the Dānavas and others; there are delightful forests, rivers, lakes, and lotus-ponds.