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.
विपर्ययो न तेष्वस्ति कालात्स्वाभाविकं परम्
There is no reversal for them, except for what is natural due to time.
स्वधर्मेणैव धर्म ज्ञास्ते रक्षन्ति परस्परम्
They protect one another by knowledge of dharma, each through their own duty.
एतावदेव श्रोतव्यं शाकद्वीपनिवासिनाम्
This much should be heard regarding the inhabitants of Shaka-dvipa.
पुष्करेण तु द्वीपेन वृतः क्षीरोदको बहिः
Surrounded by the continent of Pushkara, outside is the ocean of milk.
पुष्करे पर्वतः श्रीमानेक एव महाशिलः
On Pushkara there is a single splendid mountain, made of great stone.
द्वीपस्य तस्य पूर्वर्द्धे चित्रसानुः स्थितो महान्
In the eastern half of that continent stands the great mountain Citrashanu.
उर्द्धं चैव चतुस्त्रिंशत्सहस्राणि महीतलात्
And thirty-four thousand (yojanas) above the surface of the earth,
स्थितो वेलासमीपे तु नवचन्द्र इवोदितः
It stands near the shore, like the newly risen moon.
तावदेव च विस्तीर्णः सर्वतः परिमण्डलः
It is spread out to the same extent, perfectly circular on all sides.
एक एव महासारः सन्निवेशो द्विधा कृतः
There is but one great expanse, arranged in two divisions.
पुष्करद्वीपविस्ताराद्विस्तीर्णो ऽसौ समन्ततः
It is as broad all around as the expanse of Puṣkara-dvīpa.
अभितो मानसस्याथ पर्वतस्य तु मण्डले
And around the circle of Mount Mānasā,
त्स्यैवाभ्यन्तरेणापि धातकीखण्डमुच्यते
Within it as well is what is called the Dhātakī region.
अरोगाः सुखबाहुल्या मानसीं सिद्धिमास्थिताः
Free from disease, abundant in happiness, they have attained the perfection of Mānasī.
अधमोत्तमा न तेष्वस्ति तुल्यास्ते रूपशीलतः
There are no higher or lower among them; they are equal in form and character.
निग्रहो न च दण्डो ऽस्ति न लोभो न परिग्रहः
There is no punishment or penalty, no greed or acquisition.
वर्णाश्रमौ वा वार्ता वा पाशुपाल्यं वणिक्पथः
There are no castes or stages of life, no agriculture, no herding, no trade.
वर्षद्वये सर्वमेतत्पुष्करस्य न विद्यते
In those two regions of Puṣkara, none of these exist.
उद्भिदान्युदकान्यत्र गिरिप्रस्रवणानि च
There are self-grown plants, waters, and mountain springs there.
सर्वर्त्तुसुसुखस्तत्र जराक्रमविवर्जितः
In every season, there is great happiness there, untouched by the onset of old age.