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.
नद्यः सप्तैव सन्तीह तन्नामानि निबोधत । चक्रस्तथा चतुःशृङ्गः कपिलश्चित्रकूटकः
There are seven rivers here; listen to their names: Cakra, Catuḥśṛṅga, Kapila, Citrakūṭaka,
देवानीकश्चोर्ध्वरोमा द्रविण सप्त पर्वताः । रसकुल्या मधुकुल्या मित्रविन्दा तथैव च
Devānīka, Ūrdhvaromā, and Draviṇa—these are the seven mountains; Rasakulya, Madhukulya, and Mitravindā as well.
श्रुतविन्दा देवगर्भा घृतच्युन्मन्दमालिके । यत्पयोभिः कुशद्वीपवासिनः सर्व एव ते
Śrutavindā, Devagarbhā, Ghṛtacyu, and Mandamālikā—by whose waters all the inhabitants of Kuśadvīpa live.
कुशलः कोविदश्चैवाप्यभियुक्तस्तथैव च । कुलकश्चेति संज्ञाभिश्चतुर्वर्णाः प्रकीर्तिताः
Kuśala, Kovida, Abhiyukta, and Kulaka—these are the names by which the four castes are known.
जातवेदसरूपं तं देवं कर्मजकौशलैः । यजन्ते देववर्याभाः सर्वे सर्वविदो जनाः
All the people there, possessing knowledge and skill in ritual, worship the god Jātavedas, who is of the form of fire, as if he were the best among the gods.
परस्यब्रह्मणः साक्षाज्जातवेदोऽसि हव्यवाट् । देवानां पुरुषाङ्गानां यज्ञेन पुरुषं यज । एवं यजन्ते ज्वलनं सर्वे द्वीपाधिवासिनः
O Jātavedas, you are directly the fire that carries offerings to the Supreme Brahman; worship the Purusha, the cosmic being, through sacrifice, as the limbs of the gods—thus do all the inhabitants of the island worship the fire.
भुवनकोशवर्णने क्रौञ्चशाकपुष्करद्वीपवर्णनम् नारद उवाच शिष्टद्वीपप्रमाणं च वद सर्वार्थदर्शन । येन विज्ञातमात्रेण परानन्दमयो भवेत्
Description of the worlds, and of Krauñca, Śāka, and Puṣkara islands. Nārada said: Tell me the measure of the remaining islands, O seer of all things, by knowing which one becomes filled with supreme bliss.
श्रीरानारायण उवाच कुशद्वीपस्य परितो घृतोदावरणं महत् । ततो बहिः क्रौंचद्वीपो द्विगुणः स्यात्स्वमानतः
Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: Around Kuśadvīpa is the great ocean of clarified butter; beyond that is Krauñcadvīpa, which is twice as large as the previous one.
क्षीरोदेनावृतो भाति यस्मिन्क्रौंचाद्रिरस्ति च । नामनिर्वर्तकः सोऽयं द्वीपस्य परिवर्तते
It is surrounded by the ocean of milk, in which stands Mount Krauñca; this mountain is known as the marker of the island's boundary.
योऽसौ गुहस्य शक्त्या च भिन्नकुक्षिः पुराभवत् । क्षीरोदेनासिच्यमानो वरुणेन च रक्षितः
That mountain, which was once split open by the power of Guha, was bathed by the ocean of milk and protected by Varuṇa.