जम्बाख्येन यथा मेरुस्तथा क्षारोदकेन च । क्षारोदधिस्तु द्विगुणः प्लक्षाख्येनोपवेष्टितः
Just as Mount Meru is known as Jambu, so is it encircled by the salt ocean; and that salt ocean is twice as wide, surrounded by the island called Plakṣa.
यथैव परिखा बाह्योपवनेन हि वेष्ट्यते । प्लक्षाख्यश्च स्वयं जम्बुप्रमाणो द्वीपरूपधृक्
Just as a moat is encircled by an outer garden, so too is the island called Plakṣa, equal in size to Jambudvīpa, taking the form of an island.
हिरण्मयोऽग्निस्तत्रैव तिष्ठतीति विनिश्चयः । प्रियवतात्मजस्तत्र सप्तजिह्व इति स्मृतः
There, it is certain that the golden fire-god resides; his beloved son is known as Saptajihva.
अग्निस्तदधिपस्त्विध्मजिह्वः स्वं द्वीपमेव च । विभज्य सप्तवर्षाणि स्वपुत्रेभ्यो ददौ विभुः
The fire-god, whose name is Idhmajihva, is the lord there; he divided his own island into seven regions and gave them to his sons.
स्वयमात्मविदां मान्यां योगचर्यां समाश्रितः । तेनैव चात्मयोगेन भगवन्तमुपागतः
He himself, established in the revered discipline of yoga honored by the wise, by that very yoga, attained the Supreme Lord.
शिवं च यवसं भद्रं शान्तं क्षेमामृते तथा । अभयं चेति सप्तैव तद्वर्षाणि सदेक्षताम्
Śiva, Yavasa, Bhadra, Śānta, Kṣema, Amṛta, and Abhaya—these seven are the regions, all governed by his sons.
तेषु प्रोक्ता नदीः सप्त गिरयः सप्त चैव हि । अरुणा नृम्णाङ्गिरसी सावित्री सुप्रभातिका
In these, seven rivers and seven mountains are described: Aruṇā, Nṛmṇāṅgirasī, Sāvitrī, Suprabhātikā,
ऋतम्भरा सत्यम्भरा इति नद्यः प्रकीर्तिताः । मणिकूटो वज्रकूट इन्द्रसेनस्तथैव च
Ṛtambharā and Satyambharā—these are the rivers named; Maṇikūṭa, Vajrakūṭa, Indrasena,
ज्योतिष्मान्वै सुपर्णश्च हिरण्यष्ठीव एव च । मेघमाल इति ख्याताः प्लक्षद्वीपस्य पर्वताः
Jyotiṣmat, Suparṇa, Hiraṇyaṣṭhīva, and Meghamāla—these are known as the mountains of Plakṣadvīpa.
नदीनां जलमात्रेण दर्शनस्पर्शनादिभिः । निर्धूताशेषरजसो निस्तमस्काः प्रजास्तथा
By the mere water of these rivers, through sight, touch, and so on, the people there are cleansed of all impurity and become free from darkness.
हंसश्चैव पतङ्गश्च ऊर्ध्वायन इतीव च । सत्याङ्गसंज्ञाश्चत्वारो वर्णाः प्लक्षस्य द्वीपके
The four classes named Hamsa, Patanga, Urdhvayana, and Satyanga dwell on the island of Plaksha.
सहस्रायुप्रमाणाश्च विविधोपमदर्शनाः । स्वर्गद्वारं त्रयीविद्याविधिनार्कं यजन्ति ते
They are said to live for a thousand years, possessing various forms and appearances; by the rites of the three Vedas, they worship the sun as the gateway to heaven.
प्रत्नस्य विष्णो रूपं च सत्यर्तस्य च ब्रह्मणः । अमृतस्य च मृत्योश्च सूर्यमात्मानमीमहि
We meditate upon the sun as the ancient form of Vishnu, the embodiment of true sacrifice, the essence of immortality and mortality.
प्लक्षादिषु च सर्वेषु पज्जद्वीपेषु नारद । आयुरिन्द्रियमोजश्च बलं बुद्धिः सहोऽपि च
O Narada, in all the islands beginning with Plaksha, there is longevity, strength of senses, energy, power, intellect, and endurance.
विक्रमः सर्वलोकानां सिद्धिरौत्पत्तिकी सदा । प्लक्षद्वीपात्परं चेक्षुरसोदः सरिताम्पतिः
There is valor, innate accomplishment in all worlds, and natural success; beyond Plaksha-dvipa lies the river Suroda, lord of streams.
प्लक्षद्वीपं समग्रं च परिवार्यावतिष्ठते । शाल्मलाख्यस्ततो द्वीपश्चास्माद् द्विगुणविस्तरः
Suroda completely encircles Plaksha-dvipa; beyond this is the island named Shalmala, which is twice as wide as the former.
समानेन सुरोदेन सिन्धुना परिवेष्टितः । यत्र वै शाल्मलीवृक्षः प्लक्षायामः प्रकीर्तितः
It is surrounded by the river Suroda, equal in breadth; there stands the Shalmali tree, renowned as equal in size to the Plaksha.
स्थानं तत्पक्षिराजस्य गरुडस्य महात्मनः । तस्य द्वीपस्य नाथो हि यज्ञबाहुः प्रियव्रतात्
That is the abode of the great-souled king of birds, Garuda; the lord of that island is Yajñabahu, son of Priyavrata.
जातः स एव सप्तभ्यः स्वपुत्रेभ्यो ददौ धराम् । तद्वर्षाणां च नामानि कथितानि निबोधत
He was born there and gave the earth to his seven sons; now listen to the names of those regions.
सुरोचनं सौमनस्यं रमणं देववर्षकम् । पारिभद्रे तथा चाप्यायनं विज्ञातनामकम्
They are Surocana, Saumanasya, Ramana, Devavarshaka, Paribhadra, and also Apyayana, and Vijnatanama.
तेषु वर्षाद्रयः सप्त सप्तैव सरितः स्मृताः । सरसः शतशृङ्गश्च वामदेवश्च कन्दकः
In those regions, there are seven mountain ranges and seven rivers; the mountains are Shatashringa, Vamadeva, Kandaka,
कुमुदः पुष्पवर्षश्च सहस्रश्रुतिरेव च । एते च पर्वताः सप्त नदीनामानि चोच्यते
Kumuda, Pushpavarsha, Sahasrashruti, and these are the seven mountains; now the names of the rivers are spoken.
अनुमतिः सिनीवाली सरस्वती कुहूस्तथा । रजनी चैव नन्दा च राकेति परिकीर्तिताः
Anumati, Sinivali, Sarasvati, Kuhu, Rajani, Nanda, and Raka are the rivers named.
तद्वर्षपुरुषाः सर्वे चातुर्वर्ण्यसमाह्वयाः । श्रुतधरो वीर्यधरो वसुन्धर इषुन्धरः
All the people of those regions are known by the fourfold classes: Shrutadhara, Viryadhara, Vasundhara, and Ishundhara.
भगवन्तं वेदमयं यजन्ते सोममीश्वरम् । स्वगोभिः पितृदेवेभ्यो विभजत्कृष्णशुक्लयोः
They worship the Lord, who is the embodiment of the Vedas and Soma, the Lord; with their own cows, they offer to the ancestors and gods, dividing the offerings into black and white.
सर्वासां च प्रजानां च राजा सोमः प्रसीदतु । एवं सुरोदाद् द्विगुणः स्वमानेन प्रकीर्तितः
May Soma, the king of all beings, be pleased; thus, the island beyond Suroda is said to be twice its size.
घृतोदेनावृतः सोऽयं कुशद्वीपः प्रकाशते । यस्मिन्नास्ते कुशस्तम्बो द्वीपाख्याकारणो ज्वलन्
That is Kusadvipa, surrounded by the river Ghritoda; there stands the kusa grass stalk, blazing, which gives the island its name.
स्वशष्परोचिषा काष्ठा भासयन्परितिष्ठते । हिरण्यरेतास्तद्द्वीपपतिः प्रैयव्रत स्वराट्
Its stalks shine with their own radiance, illuminating the surroundings; Hiranyareta, son of Priyavrata, sovereign, is the lord of that island.
स्वपुत्रेभ्यश्च सप्तभ्यस्तद्द्वीपं सन्तधाभजत् । वसुश्च वसुदानश्च तथा दृढरुचिः परः
He divided that island among his seven sons: Vasu, Vasudāna, Dṛḍharuci, Para, Nābhigupta, Stutyavrata, and Viviktanāmadeva.
नाभिगुप्तस्तुत्यव्रतौ विविक्तनामदेवकौ । तेषां वर्षेषु सप्तैव सीमागिरिवराः स्मृताः
Nābhigupta, Stutyavrata, and Viviktanāmadeva—these seven regions are said to be bounded by great mountains.