रुक्मशृङ्गावदातेन दीप्तास्येन विराजता
With golden horns, pure, with a shining face, he is resplendent.
स जिह्वामालया दीप्तो लोलज्ज्वालानलार्चिषा
He is blazing with a garland of tongues, with flickering flames of fire.
स तु नेत्रसहस्रेण द्विगुणेन विराजता
He shines with a thousand eyes, and twice as many more.
तस्य कुन्देन्दुवर्णस्य नेत्रमाला विराजते
A garland of eyes, bright as jasmine and the moon, adorns him.
विकरालोच्छ्रिततनुर्लक्ष्यते शयनासने
With a body raised and vast, he is seen reclining and seated.
महानागैर्महाभोगैर्महाविज्ञैर्महात्मभिः
With great serpents, mighty coils, great wisdom, and great souls.
स राजा सर्वनागानां शेषो ऽनन्तो महाद्युतिः
He is the king of all nāgas, Śeṣa, Ananta, of great splendor.
सप्तैवमेते कथिता व्यवहार्या रसातलाः
Thus, these seven lower regions called Rasātala have been described.
अतः परमनालोकमगम्यं सिद्धसाधुभिः
Beyond this is a realm unseen, inaccessible even to perfected sages.
पृथ्व्यंबुव ङ्निवायूनां नभसश्च द्विजोत्तमाः
Of earth, water, fire, wind, and ether, O best of twice-born.
अत ऊर्द्ध्वं प्रवक्ष्यामि सूर्याचन्द्रमसोर्गतिम्
Now I shall explain the course of the Sun and the Moon.
प्रकाशैस्तु प्रभाभिस्तौ मण्डलाभ्यां समुच्छ्रितौ
By their radiance and light, those two are elevated along with their orbits.
विस्तरार्द्धे पृथिव्यास्तु भवेदन्यत्र बाह्यतः
Half the expanse of the Earth is considered, elsewhere, as external.
पर्यास्तात्पारिमाण्येन भूमेस्तुल्यं दिवं स्मृतम्
The heavens are regarded as equal in extent to the circumference of the Earth.
अविधातुः प्रकाशाख्यो ह्यवनात्स रविः स्मृतः
The Sun is known as the source of light and is remembered as rising from the Earth.
महित्तत्त्वान्महीशब्दो ऽह्यस्मिन्वर्षे निपाद्यते
The term 'Mahī' is applied in this region to denote the principle of the Earth.
मण्डलं भास्करस्याथ योजनानि निबोधत
Now, learn the number of yojanas in the orbit of the Sun.
विस्तारात्र्रिगुणश्चास्य परिणाहस्तु मण्डले
Its diameter is three times its breadth, and the circumference of the orbit is measured accordingly.
अथ पृथिव्या वक्ष्यामि प्रमाणं योजनैः सह
Next, I shall state the measurement of the Earth along with its yojanas.
इत्येतदिह संख्यातं पुराणे परिमाणतः
Thus, the extent has been enumerated here in the Purāṇa.
अभिमानिनोव्यतीता ये तुल्यास्ते सांप्रतैस्त्विह
Those who were proud and have passed away are equal to those who are present now.
तस्मात्तु सांप्रतैर्देवैर्वक्ष्यामि वसुधातलम्
Therefore, I shall describe the surface of the Earth as it is among the present gods.
शतार्द्धकोटिविस्तारा पृथिवी कृत्स्नशः स्मृता
The entire Earth is remembered as having a breadth of one and a half hundred crore yojanas.
पृथिव्या ह्यर्द्धविस्तारो योजनाग्रात्प्रकीर्त्तितः
Half the breadth of the Earth is stated from the tip of the yojana.
तथा शातसहस्राणामेकोन नवतिः पुनः
Likewise, there are ninety-nine thousand yojanas less than a hundred thousand.
गणितं योजनाग्रात्तु कोट्यस्त्वेकादश स्मृताः
From the tip of the yojana, eleven crore yojanas are reckoned.
इत्येतदिह संश्यातं पृथिव्यन्तस्य मण्डलम्
Thus, the circumference of the Earth's interior has been described here.
पर्याससन्निवेशश्च भूमेर्यावत्तु मण्डलम्
The arrangement and distribution of the Earth extend as far as its orbit.
सप्तानामपि द्वीपानामेत त्स्थानं प्रकीर्तितम्
The location of the seven continents has been described here.
उपर्युपरि लोकानां छत्रवत्परिमण्डलम्
Above each, the worlds are arranged in a circular form like an umbrella.