दिव्यं वर्षसहस्रं च विहरिष्यसि शम्भुना
You will enjoy a thousand divine years together with Śambhu.
काले सर्वेषु विश्वेषु महापूजासु पूजिते ।। 1.6.
At the time when all worlds are worshipped in great ceremonies.
ग्रामेषु नगरेष्वेव पूजिता ग्रामदेवता
In villages and cities, the village deity is worshipped.
मदाज्ञया शिवकृतैस्तन्त्रैर्नानाविधैरपि
By my command, with various tantras composed by Shiva,
भविष्यन्ति महान्तश्च तवैव परिचारकाः
There will be great ones who are your attendants alone.
ये त्वां मातर्भजिष्यन्ति पुण्यक्षेत्रे च भारते
And those who worship you, Mother, in the holy land of Bharata,
इत्युक्त्वा प्रकृतिं तस्यै मन्त्रमेकादशाक्षरम्
Having spoken thus, he gave her the eleven-syllabled mantra.
चकार विधिना ध्यानं भक्तं भक्तानुकम्पया
With proper method, he performed meditation for her, out of compassion for devotees.
सृष्ट्यौपयौगिकीं शक्तिं सर्वसिद्धिं च कामदाम्
He bestowed the power suitable for creation, granting all perfections and wish-fulfillment.
त्रयोदशाक्षरं मन्त्रं दत्त्वा तस्मै जगत्पतिः
The Lord of the universe gave him the thirteen-syllabled mantra.
दत्त्वा धर्माय तं मन्त्रं सिद्धिज्ञानं तदेव च
Having given that mantra for righteousness, he also bestowed knowledge of accomplishments.
एवं कुबेरादिभ्यस्तु दत्त्वा मन्त्रादिकं परम् 1.6.
In this way, he gave the supreme mantras and the like to Kubera and the others.
श्रीभगवानुवाच सृष्टिं कुरु महाभाग विधे नानाविधां पराम्
The Blessed Lord said: Create, O greatly fortunate one, the supreme and various creation, O Vidhi.
इत्युक्त्वा ब्रह्मणे कृष्णो ददौ मालां मनोरमाम्
Having spoken thus to Brahma, Krishna gave him a beautiful garland.
सौतिरुवाच ससृजे पृथिवीमादौ मधुकैटभमेदसा
Sauti said: In the beginning, he created the earth from the fat of Madhu and Kaitabha.
ससृजे पर्वतानष्टौ प्रधानान्सुमनोहरान्
He created eight principal and delightful mountains.
सुमेरुं चैव कैलासं मलयं च हिमालयम्
Namely Sumeru, Kailasa, Malaya, and Himalaya,
समुद्रान्ससृजे सप्त नदान्कतिविधा नदीः
He created the seven oceans and rivers of various kinds.
लवणेक्षुसुरासर्पिर्दधिदुग्धजलार्णवान्
The oceans of salt, sugarcane juice, wine, clarified butter, curds, milk, and water.
सप्तद्वीपांश्च तद्भूमिमण्डले कमलाकृते
And the seven continents on that lotus-shaped earth.
निबोध विप्र द्वीपाख्यां पुरा या विधिना कृता
O Brahmin, listen to the account of the land called Dvīpa, which was formerly created according to the ordinance.
मेरोरष्टसु शृङ्गेषु ससृजेऽष्टौ पुरी प्रभुः
The Lord created eight cities upon the eight peaks of Meru.
मूलेऽनन्तस्य नगरीं निर्माय जगतां पतिः
At the base of Ananta, the Lord of the worlds constructed a city.
भूर्लोकं च भुवर्लोकं स्वर्लोकं सुमनोहरम् 1.7.
He made Bhūrloka, Bhuvarloka, and the exceedingly delightful Svarloka.
शृङ्गमूर्ध्नि ब्रह्मलोकं जरादिपरिवर्जितम्
On the summit of the peak is Brahmaloka, free from old age and the like.
तदधः सप्त पातालान्निर्ममे जगदीश्वरः
Beneath that, the Lord of the universe fashioned the seven Pātālas.
अतलं वितलं चैव सुतलं च तलातलम्
Atala, Vitala, and likewise Sutala, as well as Talātala.
सप्तद्वीपैः सप्तनाकैः सप्तपातालसंज्ञकैः
With the seven continents, the seven heavens, and those known as the seven Pātālas.
एवञ्चासंख्यब्रह्माण्डं सर्वं कृत्रिममेव च
Thus, the entire countless universe is indeed artificial.
प्रतिविश्वेषु दिक्पाला ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वराः
In each universe, the guardians of the directions are Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Maheśvara.