देवपूज्या महोत्साहा कालरूपा महानना । वसते कर्मफलदा कान्तारग्रहणेश्वरी
Worshipped by the gods, of great enthusiasm, she is the form of time, with a vast face; she dwells as the giver of the fruits of actions, sovereign of the forest and mountain.
करालदेहा कालाङ्गी कामकोटिप्रवर्तिनी । इत्येतैर्नामभिः पूज्या देवी सर्वसुरेश्वरी
With a fierce body, dark-limbed, she acts according to countless desires; thus, with these names, the goddess, ruler of all divine beings, is worshipped.
एवं कुमुदरूढो यो नाम्ना शतबलो वटः । तत्स्कन्धेभ्योऽधोमुखाश्च नदाः कुमुदमूर्धतः
Thus, the banyan tree named Shatabala, mounted by Kumuda, from whose branches rivers flow downward, from the summit of Kumuda.
पयोदधिमधुघृतगुडान्नाद्यम्बरादिभिः । शय्यासनाद्याभरणैः सर्वे कामदुघाश्च ते
With milk, honey, ghee, sugar, food, garments, and more; beds, seats, ornaments—all are wish-fulfilling for them.
उत्तरेणेलावृतं ते प्लावयन्ति समन्ततः । मीनाक्षी तत्तले देवी देवासुरनिषेविता
To the north, they flood the region of Ilāvṛta on all sides; on its surface, the goddess Mīnākṣī is served by gods and demons.
नीलाम्बरा रौद्रमुखी नीलालकयुता च सा । नाकिनां देवसंघानां फलदा वरदा च सा
She wears blue garments, has a fierce face, and is adorned with blue locks; she grants fruits and boons to the hosts of gods and celestial beings.
अतिमान्यातिपूज्या च मत्तमातङ्गगामिनी । मदनोन्मादिनी मानप्रिया मानप्रियान्तरा
She is exceedingly honored and worshipped, moves like a wild elephant; she intoxicates with love, delights in honor, and is fond of those who cherish honor.
मारवेगधरा मारपूजिता मारमादिनी । मयूरवरशोभाढ्या शिखिवाहनगर्भभूः
She bears the force of the god of love, is worshipped by him, and delights him; she is adorned with the splendor of a peacock and is the womb of the peacock mount.
एभिर्नामपदैर्वन्द्या देवी सा मीनलोचना । जपतां स्मरतां मानदात्री चेश्वरसङ्गिनी
The goddess with eyes like a fish is to be praised with these names and words; she grants honor to those who recite and remember them, and she is the beloved of the Lord.
तेषां नदानां पानीयपानानुगतचेतसाम् । प्रजानां न कदाचित्स्याद्वलीपलितलक्षणम्
For those whose minds are devoted to drinking the waters of these rivers, never will there appear on their bodies the marks of wrinkles or gray hair.
क्लमस्वेदादिदौर्गन्ध्यं जरामयमृतिभ्रमाः । शीतोष्णवातवैवर्ण्यमुखोपप्लवसंचयाः
Fatigue, foul odors from sweat and the like, the delusions of old age, disease, and death, changes in color from cold, heat, or wind, and afflictions of the mouth—
नापदश्चैव जायन्ते यावज्जीवं सुखं भवेत् । नैरन्तर्येण तत्स्याद्वै सुखं निरतिशायकम्
—none of these troubles arise, and as long as life lasts, there is happiness; uninterrupted, that happiness is truly unsurpassed.
तत ऊर्ध्वं प्रवक्ष्यामि सन्निवेशं च तद्गिरेः । सुवर्णमयनाम्नो वै सुमेरोः पर्वताः पृथक्
Now I will describe the arrangement of that mountain, and the separate mountains of the golden-named Mount Sumeru.
गिरयो विंशतिपराः कर्णिकाया इवेह ते । केसरीभूय सर्वेऽपि मेरोर्मूलविभागके
There are twenty mountains there, arranged like the petals around the pericarp of a lotus, all standing as rays at the base of Meru.
परितश्चोपक्लृप्तास्ते तेषां नामानि शृण्वतः । कुरङ्गः कुरगश्चैव कुसुम्भोऽथो विकङ्कतः
Surrounding it, these are their names as you listen: Kuraṅga, Kuraga, Kusumbha, and Vikaṅkata.
त्रिकूटः शिशिरश्चैव पतङ्गो रुचकस्तथा । निषधश्च शिनीवासः कपिलः शङ्ख एव च
Trikūṭa, Śiśira, Pataṅga, Rucaka, Niṣadha, Śinīvāsa, Kapila, and Śaṅkha as well.
वैदूर्यश्चारुधिश्चैव हंसो ऋषभ एव च । नागः कालञ्जरश्चैव नारदश्चेति विंशतिः
Vaidūrya, Ārudhi, Haṃsa, Ṛṣabha, Nāga, Kālañjara, and Nārada—these are the twenty.
भुवनकोशवर्णने पर्वतनदीवर्षादिवर्णनम् श्रीनारायण उवाच गिरी मेरुं च पूर्वेण द्वौ चाष्टादशयोजनैः । सहस्रैरायतौ चोदग्द्विसहस्रं पृथूच्चकौ
Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: To the east of Mount Meru are two great mountains, each eighteen thousand yojanas in length and two thousand in breadth and height.
जठरो देवकूटश्च तावेतौ गिरिवर्यकौ । मेरोः पश्चिमतोऽद्री द्वौ पवमानस्तथापरः
These two foremost mountains are Jaṭhara and Devakūṭa; to the west of Meru are two others, one of which is Pavamāna.
पारियात्रश्च तौ तावद्विख्यातौ तुङ्गविस्तरौ । मेरोर्दक्षिणतः ख्यातौ कैलासकरवीरकौ
Pāriyātra—these two, equally vast and renowned, are to the west; to the south of Meru are the famous Kailāsa and Karavīra.
प्रागायतौ पूर्ववृत्तौ महापर्वतराजकौ । एवं चोत्तरतो मेरोस्त्रिशृङ्गमकरौ गिरी
Both are of equal height and circular in form, the great lords of mountains; likewise, to the north of Meru are the mountains called Triśṛṅga and Makarā.
एतैश्चाद्रिवरैरष्टसंख्यैः परिवृतो गिरिः । सुमेरुः काञ्चनगिरिः परिभ्राजन् रविर्यथा
Thus, surrounded by these eight mountains, Mount Sumeru, the golden mountain, shines like the sun encircled by its rays.
मेरोर्मूर्धनि धातुर्हि पुरी पङ्कजजन्मनः । मध्यतश्चोपक्लृप्तेयं दशसाहस्रयोजनैः
At the summit of Meru is the city of Dhātu, the lotus-born; in the center is this city, measuring ten thousand yojanas.
समानचतुरस्रां च शातकौम्भमयीं पुरीम् । वर्णयन्ति महात्मानः परावरविदो बुधाः
It is described by the great sages, knowers of the highest and lowest, as a city of gold, perfectly square and equal on all sides.
तां पुरीमनुलोकानामष्टानामीशिषां पराः । पुर्यः प्रख्यातसौवर्णरूपास्ताश्च यथादिशम्
That city is the supreme abode of the eight lords of the worlds; these cities, famed for their golden forms, are as follows in order.
यथारूपं सार्धनेत्रसहस्रप्रमिताः कृताः । मेरोर्नव पुराणि स्युर्मनोवत्यमरावती
According to their form, each is measured at one and a half thousand yojanas; the nine cities of Meru are Manovatī, Amarāvatī...
तेजोवती संयमनी तथा कृष्णाङ्गनापरा । श्रद्धावती गन्धवती तथा चान्या महोदया
There was Tejovati, Samyamani, and also another named Krishnangana; Shraddhavati, Gandhavati, and another, Mahodaya.
यशोवती च ब्रह्मेन्द्रवह्न्यादीनां यथाक्रमम् । तत्रैव यज्ञलिङ्गस्य विष्णोर्भगवतो विभोः
Yashovati too, in due order, belonged to Brahma, Indra, Agni, and the others; there also was the sacrificial emblem of the glorious Lord Vishnu.
वामपादाङ्गुष्ठनखनिर्भिन्नस्य च नारद । अण्डोर्ध्वभागरन्ध्रस्य मध्यात्संविशती दिवः
O Narada, from the middle of the upper opening of the cosmic egg, pierced by the nail of the left big toe,
मूर्धन्यवततारेयं गङ्गा संविशती विभो । लोकानामखिलानां च पापहारिजलाकुला
the Ganga flowed forth from the crown of the Lord, entering the heavens, filled with waters that remove the sins of all worlds.