हेमकूटे हिमगिरौ पञ्चमे गन्धमादने
On Hemakūṭa, on Himagiri, and on the fifth, Gandhamādana,
क्षेत्राणि हि नवैतानि भौमानि विदितान्यथ
These nine regions on earth are thus known.
लवणो ऽब्धीक्षुसाराब्धिः सुराब्धिर्घृतसागरः
The salt ocean, the ocean of sugarcane juice, the ocean of nectar, and the ocean of clarified butter,
पूर्वोक्ता नव शैलेन्द्राः पश्चात्सप्त च सिन्धवः
The nine mountain lords previously mentioned, and then the seven rivers.
सृजतं दिव्यघटनापण्डितौ शिल्पिनौ युवाम्
Create, you two, who are skilled in the divine art of construction.
नामानि नित्यानाम्नैव प्रथितानि न संशयः
The names are well-known as eternal, without doubt.
सर्वं कलयते देवी कलनाङ्कतया जगत्
The Goddess, by her power of measurement, fashions the entire universe.
अतस्तदीयनाम्ना तु सनामा प्रथिता पुरा
Therefore, in ancient times, they became renowned by her own names.
नित्यक्लिन्नापुरीत्यादिनामानि प्रथितान्यलम्
Names such as Nityaklinnāpurī and others became widely known.
महाशिल्पप्रकारेण पुरीं रचयतां शुभाम्
By the method of great craftsmanship, construct the auspicious city.
प्रोक्तौ तौ श्रीपुरीस्थेषु तेषु क्षेत्रेषु चक्रतुः
Those two, instructed, established them in the fields of Śrīpurī.
कथयाम्यहमाधार्य लोपामुद्रापते शृणु
Now I shall recount, O lord of Lopāmudrā, listen attentively.
चतुर्दशजगच्चक्रसंप्रोतनिजविग्रहः
Her form pervades the fourteen worlds, spreading like a wheel.
मध्यस्थलेषु जातानि प्रोच्छ्रायस्तेषु कथ्यते
In the central regions, those that have arisen and grown tall are described.
शतयोजनविस्तारं तेषु लोकास्त्रयो मताः
Among them, three worlds are considered to be a hundred yojanas wide.
एतेषां गृहविन्यासान्वक्ष्याम्यवसरान्तरे
I shall describe the arrangement of their dwellings at another time.
चतुःशतं योजनानामुच्छ्रितं विस्तृतं तथा
It is four hundred yojanas high and equally wide.
चतुःशतं योजनानां विस्तृत कुम्भसंभव
O one born from the pot, it is four hundred yojanas wide.
प्राकारः प्रथमः प्रोक्तः कालायसविनिर्मितः
The first enclosure is said to be made of black iron.
चतुर्दिक्षु द्वार्युतश्च चतुर्योजनमुच्छ्रितः
On all four sides are a hundred gates, each rising four yojanas high.
शालाग्रस्य तु गव्यूतेर्नद्धवातायनं पृथक्
At the head of each hall, apart from the cattle-pen, is a barred window.
द्वारेद्वारे कपाटे द्वे गव्यूत्यर्धप्रविस्तरे
At each gate are two doors, each half the width of the cattle-pen.
उभयोरर्गला चेत्थमर्धक्रोशसमायता
The two bars are thus placed at a distance equal to half a krosha between them.
गोपुरस्य तु संस्थानं कथये कुंभसंभव
Now I shall describe to you, O one born from the pot, the structure of the gateway tower.
पार्श्वद्वये योजने द्वे द्वे समादाय निर्मिते
On both sides, two yojanas each are taken and constructed.
पार्श्वद्वयं योजने द्वे मध्ये शालस्य योजनम्
On both sides, two yojanas, and in the middle, a yojana for the hall.
पार्श्वद्वयेन सार्धेन क्रोशयुग्मेन संयुतम्
With one and a half on both sides, joined with a pair of kroshas.
एवं प्राकारतस्तत्र गोपुरं रचितं मुने
Thus, O sage, the gateway tower is constructed there along the wall.
उपर्युपरि वेष्टस्य ह्रास एव प्रकीर्त्यते
At each higher level of the tower, a reduction in size is prescribed.
योजनेयोजने द्वारं सकपाटं मनोहरम्
At every yojana, a beautiful door with panels is set.