मूकमेघा महाकाया आवहस्य वशानुगाः
Mute clouds, vast in form, are subject to the will of the wind.
पर्वताग्र नितंबेषु वर्षति च रसंति च
On the slopes and peaks of mountains, they rain and trickle down.
ब्रह्मजा नाम ते मेघा ब्रह्मनिश्वाससंभवाः
Those clouds called Brahmajā are born from the breath of Brahma.
तेषां शश्र्वत्प्रणादेन भूमिः स्वाङ्गरूहोद्भवा
By their constant roaring, the earth, arising from its own limbs, is sustained.
तेष्वियं प्रावृडासक्ता भूतानां जीवितोद्भवा
In these, the rainy season is established, from which the life of beings arises.
एतं योजनमात्राच्च साध्यर्द्धा निष्कृतादपि
Even from a distance of a yojana, the Sādhyas are separated from them.
पुष्करावर्त्तका नाम ते मेघाः पक्षसंभवाः
Those clouds called Puṣkarāvarttaka are said to arise from the wings.
कामागानां प्रवृद्धानां भूतानां शिवमिच्छता
Of beings whose desires have grown, wishing for well-being—
पुष्करावर्त्तकास्तेन कारणेनेह शब्दिताः
Therefore, the Puṣkarāvarttaka clouds have been named thus for this reason.
कल्पान्तवृष्टेः स्रष्टारः संवर्ताग्ने र्नियामकाः
They are the creators of the rain at the end of the aeon, the controllers of the fire of dissolution.
अनेकरूपसंस्थानाः पूरयन्तो महीतलम्
Taking on many forms and appearances, they fill the surface of the earth.
यान्यण्डस्य तु भिन्नस्य प्राकृतस्याभवंस्तदा
Whatever arose then from the broken, primordial egg—
तान्येवाण्डकपालानि सर्वे मेघाः प्रकीर्त्तिताः
All those are called the shells of the cosmic egg, all are named as clouds.
तेषां श्रेष्ठस्तु पर्जन्यश्चत्वारश्चैव दिग्गजाः
Among them, Parjanya is the foremost, and the four elephants of the directions as well.
कुलमेकं पृथग्भूतं योनिरेका जलं स्मृतम्
There is one distinct lineage, and one origin, which is said to be water.
तुषारवृष्टिं वर्षन्ति शिष्टः सस्यप्रवृद्धये
The rest pour down snow and rain for the growth of crops.
यो ऽसौ बिबर्त्ति भगवान्गङ्गामाकाशगोचराम्
That blessed one who bears the celestial Ganga, moving through the sky—
तस्या निष्यन्दतोयानि दिग्गजाः पृथुभिः करैः
The elephants of the directions, with their broad trunks, draw the waters that flow from her.
दक्षिणेन गिरिर्यो ऽसौ हेमकूट इति स्मृतः
To the south is the mountain known as Hemakūṭa.
पुण्ड्रं नाम समाख्यातं नगरं तत्र विस्तृतम्
There, the city called Puṇḍra is said to be vast.
ततस्तदा वहो वायुर्हेमवन्तं समुद्वहन्
Then, at that time, the wind carries the Hemavanta mountain.
हिमवन्तमतिक्रम्य वृष्टिशेषं ततः परम्
Crossing over Himavat, the remaining rain passes beyond.
वर्षद्वयं समाख्यातं सस्यद्वयविवृद्धये
A period of two years is said to be for the increase of two crops.
सूर्य एव तु वृष्टीनां स्रष्टा समुपदिश्यते
Indeed, the Sun alone is declared to be the creator of the rains.
ध्रुवेणाधिष्ठितः सूर्यस्तस्यां वृष्टौ प्रवर्त्तते
The sun, established by Dhruva, proceeds in its course during the rainy season.
ग्रहो निःसृत्य सूर्यात्तु कृत्स्ने नक्षत्रमण्डले
A planet, having emerged from the sun, moves throughout the entire region of the stars.
ततः सूर्यरथस्याथ सन्निवेशं निबोधत
Now, listen to the arrangement of the sun’s chariot.
हिरण्मयेन भगवांस्तथैव हरिदर्वणा
The blessed one (the sun) is similarly adorned with a golden, green-hued yoke.
चक्रेण भास्वता सूर्यः स्यन्दनेन प्रसर्पति
The sun advances with a radiant wheel, with his chariot.
द्विगुणो ऽस्य रथोपस्थादीषादण्डः प्रमाणतः
The measuring rod (īṣādaṇḍa) is twice the size of the platform of his chariot.