पूर्वपश्चायतावेतौ अर्णवान्तर्व्यवस्थितौ
These two, extending east and west, are situated within the intervening ocean.
जठराद्याः स्थिता मेरोश्चतुर्दिक्षु महर्षयः
Jaṭhara and others are stationed on the four sides of Meru, O great sages.
स्त्रियश्चोत्पलपत्राभा जीवन्ति च वर्षायुतम्
Women, radiant like lotus petals, live for a hundred thousand years.
दश वर्षसहस्त्राणि जीवन्ते आम्रभोजनाः
Those who eat mangoes live for ten thousand years.
जीवन्ति चैव सत्त्वस्था न्यग्रोधफलभोजनाः
Those who are established in virtue and eat banyan fruit also live long.
जीवन्ति पुरुषा नार्यो देवलोकस्थिता इव
Men and women live as if dwelling in the realm of the gods.
जीवन्ति कुरुवर्षे तु श्यामाङ्गाः क्षीरभोजनाः
In the Kuru region, people with dark complexions live, subsisting on milk.
चन्द्रद्वीपे महादेवं यजन्ति सततं शिवम्
On Candradvīpa, they constantly worship the great god Śiva.
दशवर्षहस्त्राणि जीवन्ति प्लक्षभोजनाः
Those who eat the fruit of the plakṣa tree live for ten thousand years.
ध्याने मनः समाधाय सादरं भक्तिसंयुताः
With minds absorbed in meditation, they are devoted and filled with reverence.
दशवर्षसहस्त्राणि जीवन्तीक्षुरसाशिनः
Those who consume the juice of the īkṣu (sugarcane) live for ten thousand years.
उपासते सदा विष्णुं मानवा विष्णुभाविताः
The people, devoted to Viṣṇu, always worship Viṣṇu.
विमानं वासुदेवस्य पारिजातवनाश्रितम्
There is a celestial palace of Vāsudeva, situated in the Pārijāta grove.
प्राकारैर्दशभिर्युक्तं दुराधर्षं सुदुर्गमम्
It is fortified with ten walls, unassailable and extremely difficult to approach.
स्वर्णस्तम्भसहस्त्रैश्च सर्वतः समलङ्कृतम्
It is adorned on all sides with thousands of golden pillars.
दिव्यसिंहासनोपेतं सर्वशोभासमन्वितम्
It is furnished with a divine throne and endowed with every kind of splendor.
नारायणपरैः शुद्धैर्वेदाध्ययनतत्परैः
It is filled with pure devotees of Nārāyaṇa, intent on studying the Vedas.
स्तुवद्भिः सततं मन्त्रैर्नमस्यद्भिश्च माधवम्
They continually praise Mādhava with mantras and bow down to him.
राजानः सर्वकालं तु महिमानं प्रकुर्वते
The kings at all times perform acts of greatness.
स्त्रियो यौवनशालिन्यः सदा मण्डनतत्पराः
The women, endowed with youth, are always intent on adorning themselves.
त्रयोदश सहस्त्राणि वर्षाणां वै स्थिरायुषः
Their stable lifespan is thirteen thousand years.
परमायुः स्मृतं तेषां शतं वर्षाणि सुव्रताः
For them, the highest lifespan is said to be one hundred thousand years, O virtuous ones.
कर्मभूमिरियं विप्रा नराणामधिकारिणाम्
This is the land of action, O brāhmaṇas, for those humans who are qualified.
विन्ध्यश्च पारियात्रश्च सप्तात्र कुलपर्वताः
Here, the Vindhya and Pāriyātra are two of the seven principal mountains.
नागद्वीपस्तथा सौम्यो गन्धर्वस्त्वथ वारुणः
There is also the Nāga island, gentle one, as well as Gandharva and Vāruṇa.
योजनानां सहस्त्रं तु द्वीपो ऽयं दक्षिणोत्तरः
This island extends a thousand yojanas from south to north.
ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रिया वैश्य मध्ये शूद्रास्तथैव च
In the middle dwell Brāhmaṇas, Kṣatriyas, Vaiśyas, and likewise Śūdras.
स्त्रवन्ते पावना नद्यः पर्वतेभ्यो विनिः सृताः
Pure rivers flow forth, issuing from the mountains.
इरावती वितस्ता च विपाशा देविका कुहूः
Irāvatī, Vitastā, Vipāśā, Devikā, and Kuhū,
कौशिकी लोहिता चैव हिमवत्पादनिः सृताः
Kauśikī and Lohitā also, arising from the foot of Himavat,