भूगोलस्य चतुर्थांशो लोकालोकाचलो मुने । तस्योपरि चतुर्दिक्षु ब्रह्मणा चात्मयोनिना
Lokāloka mountain, O sage, is a quarter of the earth-globe; above it, in the four directions, Brahma, the self-born, has placed—
निवेशिता दिग्गजा ये तन्नामानि निबोधत । ऋषभः पुष्पचूडोऽथ वामनोऽथापराजितः
The guardian elephants of the directions; listen to their names: Ṛṣabha, Puṣpacūḍa, Vāmana, and Aparājita.
एते समस्तलोकस्य स्थितिहेतव ईरिताः । तेषां च स्वविभूतीनां बहुवीर्योपबृंहणम्
These have been described as the causes for the existence of all the worlds; and the increase of their own powers is by their manifold energies.
विशुद्धसत्त्वं चैश्वर्यं वर्धयन्भगवान् हरिः । आस्ते सिद्ध्यष्टकोपेतो विष्वक्सेनादिसंवृतः
The Blessed Hari, endowed with pure sattva and sovereignty, abides with the eight siddhis, surrounded by Vishvaksena and others.
निजायुधैः परिवृतो भुजदण्डैः समन्ततः । आस्ते सकललोकस्य स्वस्तये परमेश्वरः
The Supreme Lord sits, encircled on all sides by His own weapons and mighty arms, for the welfare of all the worlds.
आकल्पमेवं वेषं स गतो विष्णुः सनातनः । स्वमायारचितस्यास्य गोपीथायात्मसाधनः
Thus, until the end of the kalpa, the eternal Vishnu assumes this form, fulfilling His own purpose through the cowherd's abode fashioned by His own maya.
योऽन्तर्विस्तार एतेन ह्यलोकपरिमाणकम् । व्याख्यातं यद्बहिर्लोकालोकाचल इतीरणात्
By this, the inner expanse, which measures the world, has been explained—what is called the outer Lokāloka mountain, as its boundary.
ततः परस्ताद्योगेशगतिं शुद्धा वदन्ति हि । अण्डमध्यगतः सूर्यो द्यावाभूम्योर्यदन्तरम्
Beyond that, the pure path of the yogis is said to exist; the sun, situated in the middle of the cosmic egg, is the space between heaven and earth.
सूर्याण्डगोलयोर्मध्ये कोट्यः स्युः पञ्चविंशतिः । मृतेऽण्ड एष एतस्मिञ्जातो मार्तण्डशब्दभाक्
Between the sun and the cosmic egg, there are twenty-five crores; when the egg perishes, in this, the one called Martanda is born.
हिरण्यगर्भ इति यद्धिरण्याण्डसमुद्भवः । सूर्येण हि विभज्यन्ते दिशः खं द्यौर्महीभिदा
He is called Hiranyagarbha because he arises from the golden egg; by the sun, the directions, the sky, heaven, and earth are divided.
स्वर्गापवर्गौ नरका रसौकांसि च सर्वशः । देवतिर्यङ्मनुष्याणां सरीसृपसवीरुधाम्
Heaven, liberation, hells, and all the regions of the waters, as well as the gods, animals, humans, reptiles, and plants—
सर्वजीवनिकायानां सूर्य आत्मा दृगीश्वरः । एतावान्भूमण्डलस्य सन्निवेश उदाहृतः
For all living beings, the sun is the self, the lord of sight; thus is described the arrangement of the earth's sphere.
एतेन हि दिवो मानं वर्णयन्ति च तद्विदः । द्विदलानां च निष्पावादीनां च दलयोर्यथा
By this, those who know describe the measure of the sky, just as with the two halves of split pulses and other seeds.
अन्तरेण तयोरन्तरिक्षं तदुभयसन्धितम् । यन्मध्यगश्च भगवान् भानुर्वै तपतां वरः
Between those two is the atmosphere, joined at both ends; and in the middle, the Blessed Sun, best among the shining ones, abides.
आतपेन त्रिलोकं च प्रतपत्येव भासयन् । उत्तरायणमासाद्य गतिमान्द्यं वितन्वते
With his heat, he illuminates and scorches the three worlds; upon reaching the northern course, he brings about slowness of movement.
आरोहणस्थानमसौ गत्वाहो दैर्ध्यमाचरेत् । दक्षिणायनमासाद्य गतिशैघ्र्यं वितन्वते
Having reached the ascending station, he increases the length of the day; upon reaching the southern course, he brings about swiftness of movement.
अवरोहस्थानमसौ गच्छन्ह्रस्वं दिनं चरेत् । विषुवत्संज्ञमासाद्य गतिसाम्यं वितन्वते
Going to the descending station, he makes the day shorter; upon reaching the equinoctial point, he brings about equality of movement.
समस्थानमथासाद्य दिनसाम्यं करोति च । यदा च मेषतुलयोः सञ्चरेद्धि दिवाकरः
Upon reaching the equal station, he causes equality of days; and when the sun moves through Aries and Libra—
समानानि त्वहोरात्राण्यातनोति त्रयीमयः । वृषादिपञ्चसु यदा राशिष्वर्को विरोचते
Then, day and night are made equal, composed of the three Vedas; when the sun shines in the five signs beginning with Taurus—
तदाहानि च वर्धन्ते रात्रयोऽपि ह्रसन्ति च । वृश्चिकादिषु सूर्यो हि यदा सञ्चरते रविः
Then, the days increase and the nights become shorter; when the sun moves through the signs beginning with Scorpio—
तदापीमान्यहोरात्राणि भवन्ति विपर्ययात्
Even then, these days and nights occur in reverse order.
भुवनकोशवर्णने सूर्यगतिवर्णनम् श्रीनारायण उवाच अतः परं प्रवक्ष्यामि भानोर्गमनमुत्तमम् । शीघ्रमन्दादिगतिभिस्त्रिविधं गमनं रवेः
Description of the cosmic spheres and the movement of the sun. Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: Now I will explain the excellent motion of the sun; its movement is threefold—swift, slow, and intermediate.
सर्वग्रहाणां त्रीण्येव स्थानानि सुरसत्तम । स्थानं जारद्गवं मध्यं तथैरावतमुत्तरम्
O best of the gods, all planets have only three positions: the Jāradgava, the middle, and the Airāvata, the northern.
वैश्वानरं दक्षिणतो निर्दिष्टमिति तत्त्वतः । अश्विनी कृत्तिका याम्या नागवीथीति शब्दिता
The Vaiśvānara is designated to the south, according to truth; the Ashvinī, Kṛttikā, and Yāmyā are called the Nāga path.
रोहिण्यार्द्रा मृगशिरो गजवीथ्यभिधीयते । पुष्याश्लेषा तथाऽऽदित्या वीथी चैरावती स्मृता
Rohiṇī, Ārdrā, and Mṛgaśiras are known as the Gaja path; Puṣya, Śleṣā, and Āditya are remembered as the Airāvata path.
एतास्तु वीथयस्तिस्र उत्तरो मार्ग उच्यते । तथा द्वे चापि फल्गुन्यौ मघा चैवार्षभी मता
These three paths are called the northern route; likewise, the two Phalgunīs and Maghā are considered the Vṛṣabha path.
हस्तश्चित्रा तथा स्वाती गोवीथीति तु शब्दिता । ज्येष्ठा विशाखानुराधा वीथी जारद्गवी मता
Hasta, Citrā, and Svātī are called the Go path; Jyeṣṭhā, Viśākhā, and Anurādhā are known as the Jāradgava path.
एतास्तु वीथयस्तिस्रो मध्यमो मार्ग उच्यते । मूलाषाढोत्तराषाढा अजवीथ्यभिशब्दिता
These three paths are called the middle route; Mūla, Āṣāḍha, and Uttarāṣāḍha are named the Aja path.
श्रवणं च धनिष्ठा च मार्गी शतभिषक् तथा । वैश्वानरी भाद्रपदे रेवती चैव कीर्तिता
Śravaṇa and Dhaniṣṭhā, as well as Mārgī and Śatabhiṣak, are called the Vaiśvānara path; Bhādrapada and Revatī are also mentioned.
एतास्तु वीथयस्तिस्रो दक्षिणो मार्ग उच्यते । उत्तरायणमासाद्य युगाक्षान्तर्निबद्धयोः
These three paths are called the southern route; when the sun reaches the Uttarāyaṇa, it is bound within the pair of yokes.