ख्यातिश्च पुण्डरीका च गङ्गाः सप्तविधाः स्मृताः
Khyati and Pundarika, and the sevenfold Ganga are remembered.
अभिगच्छन्ति ताः सर्वा विपुलाः सुबहूदकाः
All these, vast and abundant in water, approach.
आवृतः सर्वतः श्रीमान्क्रैञ्चद्वीपसमेन तु
The illustrious region is encircled on all sides, equal in extent to Krauncha-dvipa.
तेषां निसर्गोद्वीपानामानुपूर्व्येण सर्वशः
Of those natural islands, in their proper order, entirely—
निसर्गो यः प्रजानां तु संहारो यश्च तासु वै
The origin of beings and their dissolution occur among them.
शृणुध्वं तु यथातथ्यं ब्रुवतो मे यथार्थवत्
Hear now, as I speak to you truthfully and accurately.
परिवार्य समुद्रं स दधिमण्डोदकं स्थितः
Surrounding the ocean, it stands with curd-like waters.
कुत एव च दुर्भिक्षं जराव्याधिभयं कुतः
From where does famine arise, and from where the fear of old age and disease?
रत्नाकरास्तथा नद्यस्तेषां नामानि मे शृणु
Listen to the names of their jewel-mines and rivers.
प्रागायतः स सौवर्णो ह्युदयो नाम पर्वतः
To the east lies the golden mountain called Udaya.
तस्यापरेण सुमहाञ्जलधारो महागिरिः
Beyond it is a great mountain, Sumahan, with abundant streams.
ततो वर्षं प्रभवति वर्षाकाले प्रजास्विह
From there, rain arises during the rainy season for the beings here.
रेवती दिवि नक्षत्रं पितामहकृतो विधिः
Revatī is a constellation in the sky; the ordinance was established by the grandsire.
तस्माच्छ्यामत्वमापन्नाः प्रजाः पूर्वमिमाः किल
Therefore, these earlier beings became dark in complexion.
तस्यापरे चांबिकेयो दुर्गशैलो महागिरिः
Beyond it is Ambikeya, the fortress mountain, a great peak.
केसरी केसरयुतो यतो वायुः प्रजापतिः
Kesarī, adorned with lotuses, from which the wind, the lord of creatures, arises.
द्वितीयं जलधारस्य सुकुमारमिति स्मृतम्
The second of the streams is known as Sukumara.
अस्तस्यापि शुभं वर्षं विज्ञेयं कुसुमोत्तरम्
Its auspicious rainfall is known as Kusumottara.
द्वीपस्य परिमाणं तु ह्रस्वदीर्घत्वमेव च
The measure of the continent, as well as its length and breadth,
शाको नाम महोत्सेधस्तस्य पूज्या महानुगाः
There is one called Shaka, of great elevation, whose inhabitants are highly revered.
नद्यश्चापि महापुण्या गङ्गाः सप्तविधास्तथा
And there are also great and meritorious rivers, as well as seven forms of the Ganga.
इक्षुश्च वेणुका चैव गभस्तिः सप्तमी तथा
Ikshu, Venuka, Gabhasti, and likewise the seventh, Saptami.
सहस्रशः समाख्याता यतो वर्षति वासवः
They are said to be in thousands, from where Indra causes rain.
शक्यं वै परिसंख्यातुं पुण्यास्ताः सरिदुत्तमाः
It is possible to enumerate those most sacred rivers.
शांशपायनविस्तीर्णो द्वीपो ऽसौ चक्रसंस्थितः
That continent, broad as a shalmali tree, is arranged in the form of a wheel.
सर्वधातुविचित्रैश्च मणिविद्रुमभूषितैः
It is adorned with various minerals and decorated with jewels and coral.
वृक्षैः पुष्पफलोपेतैः समन्ताद्धनधान्यवान्
With trees bearing flowers and fruits on all sides, it abounds in wealth and grain.
शाकद्वीपस्य विस्तारात्समेन तु समंन्ततः
The expanse of Shaka-dvipa is equal on all sides.
वर्णाश्रमसमाकीर्णा देशास्ते सप्त वै स्मृताः
Those seven regions are said to be filled with people of all castes and stages of life.
धर्मस्य चाव्यभीचारादेकान्तसुखिताः प्रजाः
Because of unwavering adherence to dharma, the people are supremely happy.