तस्मिन् द्वीपे महावृक्षो न्यग्रोधो ऽमरपूजितः
On that island stands a great nyagrodha tree, worshipped by the immortals.
तत्रैव मुनिशार्दूलाः शिवनारायणालयः
There, O best of sages, is the abode of Śiva and Nārāyaṇa.
गन्धर्वैः किन्नरैर्यक्षैरीश्वरः कृष्णपिङ्गलः
The lord, dark and tawny, is honored by Gandharvas, Kinnaras, and Yakṣas.
निरामया विशोकाश्च रागद्वेषविवर्जिताः
They are free from disease and sorrow, devoid of attachment and aversion.
न वर्णाश्रमधर्माश्च न नद्यो न च पर्वताः
There are no duties of caste or stage of life, no rivers, and no mountains.
स्वादूदकसमुद्रस्तु समन्ताद् द्विजसत्तमाः
All around, O best of twice-born, is an ocean of sweet water.
काञ्चनी द्विगुणा भूमिः सर्वा चैव शिलोपमा
The golden land is twice as wide, and entirely resembles a slab of stone.
प्रकाशश्चाप्रकाशश्च लोकालोकः स उच्यते
That which is both luminous and non-luminous is called Lokāloka.
तावानेव च विस्तारो लोकालोको महागिरिः
Such indeed is the extent of Lokāloka, the great mountain.
तमश्चाण्डकटाहेन समन्तात् परिवेष्टितम्
And darkness, like a fierce bowl, surrounds it on all sides.
ब्रह्माण्डस्यैष विस्तारः संक्षेपेण मयोदितः
This is the expanse of the cosmic egg, briefly described by me.
सर्वगत्वात् प्रधानस्य कारणस्याव्ययात्मनः
Because the primordial cause is all-pervading and imperishable in nature,
तत्र तत्र चतुर्वक्त्रा रुद्रा नारायणादयः
In each place are the four-faced ones, the Rudras, Nārāyaṇas, and others.
समन्तात् संस्थितं विप्रा यत्र यान्ति मनीषिणः
O sages, it is established all around, where the wise go.
अतीत्य वर्तते सर्वं जगत् प्रकृतिरक्षरम्
Transcending all, the imperishable nature exists beyond the world.
तदव्यक्तमिति ज्ञेयं तद् ब्रह्म परमं पदम्
That is to be known as the unmanifest; that is Brahman, the supreme state.
तस्य पूर्वं मयाप्युक्तं यत्तन्माहात्म्यमव्ययम्
Its unfailing greatness has already been spoken of by me before.
अर्णवेषु च सर्वेषु दिवि चैव न सशयः
In all the oceans and in the sky as well, there is no doubt.
अनेकधा विभक्ताङ्गः क्रीडते पुरुषोत्तमः
The Supreme Person, with limbs divided in many ways, plays.
अण्डाद् ब्रह्मा समुत्पन्नस्तेन सृष्टमिदं जगत्
From the egg, Brahmā arose; by him, this world was created.
तानि त्वं कथयास्माकं व्यासांश्च द्वापरे युगे
Tell us about those, and also about Vyāsa in the Dvāpara age.
तथावतारान् धर्मार्थमीशानस्य कलौ युगे
And likewise, the descents of the Lord for the sake of righteousness in the Kali age.
एतत् सर्वं समासेन सूत वक्तुमिहार्हसि
O Sūta, you should recount all this here in summary.
उत्तमस्तामसश्चैव रैवतश्चाक्षुषस्तथा
The Uttama, Tāmasa, Raivata, and also the Ākṣuṣa (Manvantaras).
वैवस्वतो ऽयं यस्यैतत् सप्तमं वर्तते ऽन्तरम्
This is the era of Vaivasvata, whose seventh interval is now underway.
अत ऊर्ध्वं निबोधध्वं मनोः स्वारोचिषस्य तु
Now, listen further about the Manu called Svarocisha.
विपश्चिन्नाम देवेन्द्रो बभूवासुरसूदनः
Vipaścit, the destroyer of asuras, became the lord of the gods.
तिमिरश्चार्वरीवांश्च सप्त सप्तर्षयो ऽभवन्
Timira and Charvarī, along with five others, became the seven great sages.
द्वितीयमतदाख्यातमन्तरं शृणु चोत्तरम्
Now hear about the second interval, which is called Uttama.
सुशान्तिस्तत्र देवेन्द्रो बभूवामित्रकर्षणः
There, Sushanti, the subduer of enemies, became the lord of the gods.