यावत्प्रमाणा पृथिवी विस्तारपरिमण्डला नभस् तावत्प्रमाणं हि विस्तारपरिमण्डलम्
The extent and circumference of the earth are matched by the extent and circumference of the sky.
भूमेर् योजनलक्षे तु सौरं विप्रास् तु मण्डलम् लक्षे दिवाकराच् चापि मण्डलं शशिनः स्थितम्
O Brāhmaṇas, the solar orbit is a hundred thousand yojanas from the earth, and at the same distance from the sun is the orbit of the moon.
पूर्णे शतसहस्रे तु योजनानां निशाकरात् नक्षत्रमण्डलं कृत्स्नम् उपरिष्टात् प्रकाशते
At a full one hundred thousand yojanas above the moon, the entire region of the stars is seen shining.
द्विलक्षे चोत्तरे विप्रा बुधो नक्षत्रमण्डलात् तावत्प्रमाणभागे तु बुधस्याप्य् उशना स्थितः
O sages, at two hundred thousand yojanas above the stellar region, in a space of equal measure, Mercury is situated, and above Mercury is Venus.
अङ्गारको ऽपि शुक्रस्य तत्प्रमाणे व्यवस्थितः लक्षद्वयेन भौमस्य स्थितो देवपुरोहितः
Mars is also established at the same distance above Venus; at two hundred thousand yojanas above Mars stands the priest of the gods.
सौरिर् बृहस्पतेर् ऊर्ध्वं द्विलक्षे समवस्थितः सप्तर्षिमण्डलं तस्माल् लक्षम् एकं द्विजोत्तमाः
Saturn is positioned two hundred thousand yojanas above Jupiter; O best of twice-born, one hundred thousand yojanas above that is the region of the Seven Sages.
ऋषिभ्यस् तु सहस्राणां शताद् ऊर्ध्वं व्यवस्थितः मेढीभूतः समस्तस्य ज्योतिश् चक्रस्य वै ध्रुवः
Above the sages, at a hundred thousand times a thousand yojanas, is fixed Dhruva, the axis of the entire wheel of lights.
त्रैलोक्यम् एतत् कथितं संक्षेपेण द्विजोत्तमाः इज्याफलस्य भूर् एषा इज्या चात्र प्रतिष्ठिता
O best of twice-born, this threefold world has been described to you in brief; this earth is the fruit of sacrifice, and sacrifice is established here.
ध्रुवाद् ऊर्ध्वं महर्लोको यत्र ते कल्पवासिनः एकयोजनकोटी तु महर्लोको विधीयते
Above Dhruva is Maharloka, where those who dwell for an aeon reside; Maharloka is said to be ten million yojanas in extent.
द्वे कोट्यौ तु जनो लोको यत्र ते ब्रह्मणः सुताः सनन्दनाद्याः कथिता विप्राश् चामलचेतसः
Beyond that, at twenty million yojanas, is Janaloka, where the sons of Brahma, such as Sanandana, and pure-minded sages are said to dwell.
चतुर्गुणोत्तरं चोर्ध्वं जनलोकात् तपः स्मृतम् वैराजा यत्र ते देवाः स्थिता देहविवर्जिताः
Four times higher than Janaloka is known as Tapoloka, where the radiant gods, free from bodies, are established.
षड्गुणेन तपोलोकात् सत्यलोको विराजते अपुनर्मारकं यत्र सिद्धादिमुनिसेवितम्
Six times higher than Tapoloka shines Satyaloka, where there is no return to death, and which is served by Siddhas and foremost sages.
पादगम्यं तु यत् किंचिद् वस्त्व् अस्ति पृथिवीमयम् स भूर्लोकः समाख्यातो विस्तारो ऽस्य मयोदितः
Whatever object is accessible by foot and is composed of earth is called Bhurloka; its extent has been described by me.
भूमिसूर्यान्तरं यत् तु सिद्धादिमुनिसेवितम् भुवर्लोकस् तु सो ऽप्य् उक्तो द्वितीयो मुनिसत्तमाः
The region between earth and sun, attended by Siddhas and great sages, is called Bhuvarloka, O best of sages; this is the second world.
ध्रुवसूर्यान्तरं यत् तु नियुतानि चतुर्दश स्वर्लोकः सो ऽपि कथितो लोकसंस्थानचिन्तकैः
The region between Dhruva and the sun, measuring fourteen hundred thousand yojanas, is called Svarloka by those who contemplate the structure of the worlds.
त्रैलोक्यम् एतत् कृतकं विप्रैश् च परिपठ्यते जनस् तपस् तथा सत्यम् इति चाकृतकं त्रयम्
This threefold world is considered created by the sages, while Janaloka, Tapoloka, and Satyaloka are said to be uncreated.
कृतकाकृतको मध्ये महर्लोक इति स्मृतः शून्यो भवति कल्पान्ते यो ऽन्तं न च विनश्यति
Maharloka is remembered as being in between the created and uncreated; it becomes empty at the end of an aeon, yet does not perish.
एते सप्त महालोका मया वः कथिता द्विजाः पातालानि च सप्तैव ब्रह्माण्डस्यैष विस्तरः
O twice-born, these seven great worlds have been described to you by me, along with the seven nether regions; this is the expanse of the cosmic egg.
एतद् अण्डकटाहेन तिर्यग् ऊर्ध्वम् अधस् तथा कपित्थस्य यथा बीजं सर्वतो वै समावृतम्
This is all encompassed above, below, and across by the shell of the cosmic egg, just as a wood-apple seed is surrounded on all sides.
दशोत्तरेण पयसा द्विजाश् चाण्डं च तद् वृतम् स चाम्बुपरिवारो ऽसौ वह्निना वेष्टितो बहिः
O twice-born, the egg is covered by water to a depth of ten units; that watery enclosure is itself surrounded outside by fire.
वह्निस् तु वायुना वायुर् विप्रास् तु नभसावृतः आकाशो ऽपि मुनिश्रेष्ठा महता परिवेष्टितः
Fire is enveloped by wind, wind by the sky, O best of sages; and even the sky is surrounded by the great (mahat).
दशोत्तराण्य् अशेषाणि विप्राश् चैतानि सप्त वै महान्तं च समावृत्य प्रधानं समवस्थितम्
These ten plus one, and all the rest, O brahmins, as well as these seven, having encompassed the great principle, are established in the primordial matter (pradhāna).
अनन्तस्य न तस्यान्तः संख्यानं चापि विद्यते तद् अनन्तम् असंख्यातं प्रमाणेनापि वै यतः
There is no end to the infinite, nor can it be counted; for it is endless, uncountable, and beyond measure.
हेतुभूतम् अशेषस्य प्रकृतिः सा परा द्विजाः अण्डानां तु सहस्राणां सहस्राण्य् अयुतानि च
That supreme nature, O twice-born, is the cause of all; and there are thousands upon thousands, and tens of thousands, of cosmic eggs.
ईदृशानां तथा तत्र कोटिकोटिशतानि च दारुण्य् अग्निर् यथा तैलं तिले तद्वत् पुमान् इह
In the same way, there are hundreds of millions of such (cosmic eggs) there; just as fierce fire resides in oil within sesame seeds, so too does the spirit dwell here.
प्रधाने ऽवस्थितो व्यापी चेतनात्मनिवेदनः प्रधानं च पुमांश् चैव सर्वभूतानुभूतया
Abiding in the primordial matter, all-pervading, self-aware, and conscious, both the primordial matter and the spirit experience all beings.
विष्णुशक्त्या द्विजश्रेष्ठा धृतौ संश्रयधर्मिणौ तयोः सैव पृथग्भावे कारणं संश्रयस्य च
By the power of Viṣṇu, O best of brahmins, both are sustained and possess the nature of support; their distinction is itself the cause of dependence.
क्षोभकारणभूता च सर्गकाले द्विजोत्तमाः यथा शैत्यं जले वातो बिभर्ति कणिकागतम्
At the time of creation, O best of twice-born, that which causes agitation is present; just as coldness is carried by water within a drop.
जगच् छक्तिस् तथा विष्णोः प्रधानपुरुषात्मकम् यथा च पादपो मूलस्कन्धशाखादिसंयुतः
So too, the power of Viṣṇu, consisting of primordial matter and spirit, pervades the world, just as a tree is composed of root, trunk, branches, and so on.
आद्यबीजात् प्रभवति बीजान्य् अन्यानि वै ततः प्रभवन्ति ततस् तेभ्यो भवन्त्य् अन्ये परे द्रुमाः
From the original seed arise other seeds, and from them others are produced; thus, from those, further trees come into being.