तेषां देशाः कशद्वीपे तत्सनामान एव च
Their regions in Kaśa continent bear the same names.
शाल्मलस्येश्वराः सप्त सुतास्ते च वपुष्मतः
The seven sons of Vapuṣmat are the rulers of Śālmaladvīpa.
वैद्युतो मानसश्चापि सुप्रभः सप्तमस्तथा
Vaidyuta, Mānasa, and Suprabha are also among the seven.
जीमूतस्यापि जीमूतो रोहितस्यापि रोहितः
Jīmūta is the son of Jīmūta, and Rohita is the son of Rohita.
सुप्रभः सुप्रभस्यापि सप्तैते देशपालकाः
Suprabha is the son of Suprabha; these seven are the guardians of the regions.
सप्त मेधातिथे पुत्राः प्लक्षद्वीपेश्वरा नृपाः
The seven sons of Medhātithi are the kings of Plakṣadvīpa.
सुखोदयस्तृतीयस्तु चतुर्थो नन्द उच्यते
Sukhodaya is the third, and the fourth is called Nanda.
ध्रुवस्तु सप्तमो ज्ञेयः पुत्रा मेधातिथेः स्मृताः
Dhruva is known as the seventh; these are remembered as the sons of Medhātithi.
तस्माच्छान्तभयं चैव शिशिरं च सुखोदयम्
Therefore, Śāntabhaya, Śiśira, and Sukhodaya are included.
तानि तेषां समानानि सप्त वर्षाणि भागशः
These are their seven equal regions, each with its own portion.
मेधा तिथेस्तु पुत्रैस्तैः प्लक्षद्वीपेश्वरैर्नृबैः
By those sons of Medhātithi, the kings of Plakṣadvīpa—
प्लक्षद्वीपादिषु त्वेषु शाकद्वीपान्तिकेषु वै
In these, beginning with Plakṣadvīpa and near Śākadvīpa—
सुखमायुश्च रूपं च बलं धर्मश्च नित्यशः
Happiness, long life, beauty, strength, and righteousness are ever-present.
प्रक्षद्वीपः परिष्क्रान्तो जंबूद्वीपं निबोधत
Having described the Prakṣa continent, now listen about Jambūdvīpa.
प्रियव्रतो ऽभ्य षिञ्चत्तं जंबूद्वीपेश्वरं नृपम्
Priyavrata anointed him, the king of Jambūdvīpa.
ज्येष्ठो नाभिरिति ख्यातस्तस्य किंपुरुषो ऽनुजः
His eldest son, known as Nābhi, had a younger brother named Kiṃpuruṣa.
रम्यस्तु पञ्चमः पुत्रो हिरण्वान् षष्ठ उच्यते
Ramyaka was the fifth son, and Hiraṇvān is said to be the sixth.
नवमः केतुमालश्च तेषां देशान्निबोधत
Ketumāla was the ninth; now hear of their regions.
हेमकूटं तु यद्वर्षं ददौ किपुरुषाय तत्
The region called Hemakūṭa was given to Kiṃpuruṣa.
मध्यमं यत्सुमेरोस्तु ददौ स तदिलावृतम्
The central part of Sumeru was given to Ilāvṛta.
श्वेतं यदुत्तरं तस्मात्पित्रा दत्तं हिरण्वते
The northern Śveta region was given by the father to Hiraṇvān.
साल्यवन्तं तथा वर्षं भद्राश्वाय न्यवेदयत्
Likewise, the region called Śālyavanta was assigned to Bhadrāśva.
इत्येतानि मयोक्तानि नव वर्षाणि भागशः
Thus, I have described these nine regions, each in its division.
यथाक्रमं स धर्मात्मा ततस्तु तपसि स्थितः
In due order, that righteous one then remained engaged in austerity.
प्रियव्रतस्य पुत्रैस्तैः पौतैः स्वायंभुवस्य च
By the sons of Priyavrata, and by the grandsons of Svāyambhuva as well,
क्रियन्ते प्रलये वृत्ते सप्त सप्तसु पार्थिवैः
When dissolution occurs, the seven are ruled by seven kings.
यानि किंपुरुषाद्यानि वर्णाण्यष्टौ श्रुतानि तु
The eight classes beginning with Kiṃpuruṣa are indeed heard of.
विपर्ययो न तेष्वस्ति जरामृत्युभयं न च
They do not experience reversal, nor do they have old age or death.
न तेष्वस्ति युगावस्था क्षेत्रेष्वष्टासु सर्वशः
They do not have the divisions of ages in any of the eight regions.
नाभिस्त्वज नयत्पुत्रं मेरुदेव्यां महाद्युतिम्
Nābhi, of great splendor, was born to Merudevī as her son.