Garuda Purana

पद्मेन लक्षितश्चैव सात्त्विको जायते नरः 53.

Marked with a lotus, a person becomes sattvic in nature.

रुप्यादि कुर्य्याद्दद्यात्तु यतिदैवादियज्वनाम् 53.

One should make gifts of silver and the like to ascetics, deities, and sacrificers, as appropriate.

निधी पद्ममहापद्मौ सात्त्विकौ पुरुषौ स्मृतौ 53.

The treasures Padma and Mahapadma are remembered as sattvic persons.

दद्याच्छ्रुताय मैत्रीं च याति नित्यं च राजभिः 53.

One should give to the learned and maintain friendship, and always act with kings.

मकरः कच्छपश्चैव तामसौ तु निधी स्मृतौ 53.

Makara and Kachhapa are remembered as tamasic treasures.

निधानमुर्व्यां कुरुते निधिः सोप्येकपूरुषः 53.

He who establishes a treasure in the earth, that treasure is also considered as one person.

भुक्तभोगो गायनेभ्यो दद्याद्वेश्यादिकासु च 53.

Having enjoyed the pleasures, one should give to singers and also to courtesans and the like.

स्तुतः प्रीतो भवति वै बहुभार्य्या भवन्ति च 53.

When praised, he becomes pleased and indeed has many wives.

नीलेन चाङ्कितः सत्त्वतेजसा संयुतो भवेत् 53.

Marked with blue and endowed with sattvic brilliance, he becomes so.

त्रिपू(पौ) रुषो निधिश्चैव आम्रारामादि कारयेत् 53.

Tripu(pau), anger, and the treasure, as well as mango groves and others, should be established.

कदन्नभुक्परिजनो न च शोभनवस्त्रधृक् 53.

His attendants eat coarse food and do not wear fine garments.

मिश्रावलोकनान्मिश्रस्वभावफलदायिनः हरिर्भुवनकोशादि यथोवाच तथा वदे ॥ 53.

From mixed glances and mixed nature, fruits are given; Hari speaks of the world-treasures and so I say.

इति श्रीगारुडे महापुराणे पूर्वखण्डे प्रथमांशाख्ये आचारकाण्डे नवनिधिवर्णनं नाम त्रिपंचाशत्तमोऽध्यायः

Thus ends the fifty-third chapter named 'Description of the Nine Treasures' in the section on conduct, in the first part of the glorious Garuda Mahapurana.

अग्नीध्रश्चाग्निबाहुश्च वपुष्मान्ध्युतिमांस्तथा 54.

Agnīdhra, Agnibāhu, Vapuṣmān, and Dyutimān as well.

ज्योतिष्मान्दशमो जातः पुत्रा ह्येते प्रियव्रतात् 54.

Jyotiṣmān was the tenth born; these sons were indeed from Priyavrata.

जातिस्मरा महाभागा नैराज्याय मनो दधुः 54.

Jātismara, greatly fortunate, devoted their minds to the kingdom of Nairājya.

योजनानां प्रमाणेन पञ्चाशत्कोटिराप्लुता 54.

With a measure of fifty crore yojanas, they were spread out.

जम्बूप्लक्षाह्वयौ द्वीपौ शाल्मलश्चापरो हर 54.

Jambū and Plakṣa are the names of two islands; Śālmalā is another, O Hara.

एते द्वीपाः समुद्रैस्तु सप्त सप्तभिरावृताः 54.

These islands are surrounded by seven oceans, each by seven.

द्वीपात्तु द्विगुणो द्वीपः समुद्रश्च वृषध्वज 54.

From each island, the next is twice as large, and so is the ocean, O Vṛṣadhvaja.

चतुरशीतिसाहस्त्रैर्योजनैरस्य चोच्छ्रयः 54.

Its height is eighty-four thousand yojanas.

अधः षोडशसाहस्त्रः कर्णिकाकारसंस्थितः 54.

Below, sixteen thousand yojanas, arranged in the form of a lotus core.

नीलः श्वेतश्च श्रृंगी च उत्तरे वर्षपर्वताः 54.

Nīla, Śveta, and Śṛṅgī are the northern mountain ranges of the regions.

शङ्कराथ न तेष्वस्ति युगावस्था कथञ्चन 54.

O Śaṅkara, for them there is no division of ages at all.

नाभिः किंपुरुषश्चैव हरिवर्षमिला वृतः 54.

Nābhi, Kiṃpuruṣa, and Harivarṣa are surrounded by Ilā.

केतुमालो नृपस्तेभ्यस्तत्संज्ञान् खण्डकान्ददौ 54.

King Ketumala gave them those names and divided the regions accordingly.

तत्पुत्रो भरतो नाम शालग्रामे स्थितो व्रती 54.

His son was named Bharata, a devoted observer of vows, residing in Shalagrama.

इन्द्रद्युम्नश्च तत्पुत्रः परमेष्ठी ततः स्मृतः 54.

Indradyumna was his son, renowned as Parameshthi.

सुतस्तस्मादथै जातः प्रस्तारस्तत्सुतो विभुः 54.

From him was born a son, Prastara, and Prastara's son was Vibhu.