तांस्तु संक्षेपतो वक्ष्ये नाममात्रेण वै क्रमात् विद्रुमः प्रथमः प्रोक्तो द्वितीयो हेमपर्वतः
I will briefly name them in order: Vidruma is said to be the first, and Hemaparvata the second.
तृतीयो द्युतिमान्नाम चतुर्थः पुष्पितः स्मृतः कुशेशयः पञ्चमस्तु षष्ठो हरिगिरिः स्मृतः
The third is called Dyutiman, the fourth is known as Pushpita; Kuseshaya is the fifth, and the sixth is remembered as Harigiri.
सप्तमो मन्दरः श्रीमान् महादेवनिकेतनम् मन्दा इति ह्यपां नाम मन्दरो धारणाद् अपाम्
The seventh, Mandara, is splendid, the abode of the great god; Mandā is the name of a river, and Mandara is so called because it holds the waters.
तत्र साक्षाद्वृषाङ्कस्तु विश्वेशो विमलः शिवः सोमः सनन्दी भगवान् आस्ते हेमगृहोत्तमे
There, the Lord with the bull-banner, the pure Śiva, Lord of all, Soma, together with Nandī, abides in the most excellent golden mansion.
तपसा तोषितः पूर्वं मन्दरेण महेश्वरः अविमुक्ते महाक्षेत्रे लेभे स परमं वरम्
Formerly, Maheśvara was pleased by Mandara through austerities, and in Avimukta, the great sacred field, he received the highest boon.
प्रार्थितश् च महादेवो निवासार्थं सहांबया अविमुक्तादुपागम्य चक्रे वासं स मन्दरे
And when the great god was requested, for the sake of dwelling, together with Ambā, he came from Avimukta and made his residence on Mandara.
सनन्दी सगणः सोमस् तेनासौ तन्न मुञ्चति क्रौञ्चद्वीपे तु सप्तेह क्रौञ्चाद्याः कुलपर्वताः
With Nandī and his attendants, Soma remains there and does not leave it; on the island of Krauñca, there are seven chief mountains, beginning with Krauñca.
क्रौञ्चो वामनकः पश्चात् तृतीयश्चान्धकारकः अन्धकारात्परश्चापि दिवावृन्नाम पर्वतः
Krauñca, Vāmanaka is next, and the third is Andhakāraka; beyond Andhakāra is the mountain called Divāvṛn.
दिवावृतः परश्चापि विविन्दो गिरिरुच्यते विविन्दात्परतश्चापि पुण्डरीको महागिरिः
Beyond Divāvṛta is the mountain called Vivinda; and beyond Vivinda is the great mountain Puṇḍarīka.
पुण्डरीकात्परश्चापि प्रोच्यते दुन्दुभिस्वनः एते रत्नमयाः सप्त क्रौञ्चद्वीपस्य पर्वताः
Beyond Puṇḍarīka is said to be Dundubhisvana; these seven jewel-encrusted mountains are of the Krauñca island.
शाकद्वीपे च गिरयः सप्त तांस्तु निबोधत उदयो रैवतश्चापि श्यामको मुनिसत्तमाः
And on the Śāka island, there are also seven mountains; listen to their names: Udaya, Raivata, and Śyāmaka, O best of sages.
राजतश्च गिरिः श्रीमान् आंबिकेयः सुशोभनः आंबिकेयात्परो रम्यः सर्वौषधिसमन्वितः
There is the splendid mountain Rājata, beautiful and belonging to Ambikā; beyond Ambikeya is the delightful mountain filled with all herbs.
तथैव केसरीत्युक्तो यतो वायुः प्रजायते पुष्करे पर्वतः श्रीमान् एक एव महाशिलः
Likewise, there is the mountain called Kesarī, from which the wind arises; on Puṣkara, there is a single great mountain of stone, resplendent.
चित्रैर्मणिमयैः कूटैः शिलाजालैः समुच्छ्रितैः द्वीपस्य तस्य पूर्वार्धे चित्रसानुस्थितो महान्
With peaks made of various jewels and lofty masses of stone, that great mountain stands on the eastern half of the island, with a wondrous summit.
योजनानां सहस्राणि ऊर्ध्वं पञ्चाशदुच्छ्रितः अधश्चैव चतुस्त्रिंशत् सहस्राणि महाचलः
Rising upwards for fifty thousand yojanas, and extending downwards for thirty-four thousand yojanas, is that great mountain.
द्वीपस्यार्धे परिक्षिप्तः पर्वतो मानसोत्तरः स्थितो वेलासमीपे तु नवचन्द्र इवोदितः
Encircling the half of the island stands the mountain Mānasottara, situated near the shore, shining forth like a newly risen crescent moon.
योजनानां सहस्राणि ऊर्ध्वं पञ्चाशदुच्छ्रितः तावदेव तु विस्तीर्णः पार्श्वतः परिमण्डलः
It rises upwards for fifty thousand yojanas, and is equally broad and round on its sides.
स एव द्वीपपश्चार्धे मानसः पृथिवीधरः एक एव महासानुः संनिवेशाद्द्विधा कृतः
On the western half of the island, Mānasa, the earth-bearing mountain, stands alone, a single great peak, divided into two by its formation.
तस्मिन्द्वीपे स्मृतौ द्वौ तु पुण्यौ जनपदौ शुभौ राजतौ मानसस्याथ पर्वतस्यानुमण्डलौ
On that island, two auspicious and holy regions are remembered, Rājata and Mānasya, lying around the mountain.
महावीतं तु यद्वर्षं बाह्यतो मानसस्य तु तस्यैवाभ्यन्तरो यस्तु धातकीखण्ड उच्यते
The region called Mahāvīta is outside Mānasa, and the inner region is known as Dhātakīkhaṇḍa.
स्वादूदकेनोदधिना पुष्करः परिवारितः पुष्करद्वीपविस्तारविस्तीर्णो ऽसौ समन्ततः
The lotus continent is surrounded on all sides by the ocean of sweet water and curds, and it is as vast as the expanse of the continent of Puṣkara.
विस्तारान्मण्डलाच्चैव पुष्करस्य समेन तु एवं द्वीपाः समुद्रैस्तु सप्तसप्तभिर् आवृताः
In extent and circumference, Puṣkara is equal; in this way, the seven continents are each encircled by seven oceans.
द्वीपस्यानन्तरो यस्तु समुद्रः सप्तमस्तु वै एवं द्वीपसमुद्राणां वृद्धिर्ज्ञेया परस्परम्
The ocean that follows each continent is the seventh; thus, the increase of continents and oceans should be understood as occurring one after another.
परेण पुष्करस्याथ अनुवृत्य स्थितो महान् स्वादूदकसमुद्रस्तु समन्तात्परिवेष्ट्य च
Beyond Puṣkara, following in succession, stands the great ocean of sweet water, which encircles everything on all sides.
परेण तस्य महती दृश्यते लोकसंस्थितिः काञ्चनी द्विगुणा भूमिः सर्वा चैकशिलोपमा
Beyond that, a great golden land is seen, twice as large, and entirely resembling a single slab of stone, where the worlds are established.
तस्याः परेण शैलस्तु मर्यादापारमण्डलः प्रकाशश्चाप्रकाशश् च लोकालोकः स उच्यते
Beyond that is a mountain, marking the boundary of the circle, both luminous and non-luminous; it is called Lokāloka.
दृश्यादृश्यगिरिर् यावत् तावदेषा धरा द्विजाः योजनानां सहस्राणि दश तस्योच्छ्रयः स्मृतः
As far as the visible and invisible mountain extends, so far does this earth reach, O twice-born; its height is said to be ten thousand yojanas.
तावांश् च विस्तरस्तस्य लोकालोकमहागिरेः अर्वाचीने तु तस्यार्धे चरन्ति रविरश्मयः
Such is also the breadth of the great mountain Lokāloka; in its nearer half, the rays of the sun move.
परार्धे तु तमो नित्यं लोकालोकस्ततः स्मृतः एवं संक्षेपतः प्रोक्तो भूर्लोकस्य च विस्तरः
But in the farther half, there is perpetual darkness; therefore, it is called Lokāloka. Thus, the extent of the earth-world has been briefly described.
आ भानोर्वै भुवः स्वस्तु आ ध्रुवान्मुनिसत्तमाः आवहाद्या निविष्टास्तु वायोर्वै सप्त नेमयः
From the sun to the region of the earth and heaven, up to the pole star, O best of sages, the seven rims of the wind, beginning with Āvaha, are established.