तस्माद्द्वादशभागेन हेमकूटो ऽपि हीयते हिमवान्विंशभागेन तस्मादेव प्रहीयते अष्टाशीतिसहस्राणि हेमकूटो महागिरिः
Hemakūṭa is diminished by one-twelfth from that; Himavān is reduced by one-twentieth from the same; Hemakūṭa, the great mountain, measures eighty-eight thousand.
अशीतिर्हिमवाञ्छैल आयतः पूर्वपश्चिमे द्वीपस्य मण्डलीभावाद् ध्रासवृद्धी प्रकीर्तिते
Himavān, the mountain, is eighty thousand in length from east to west; due to the circular nature of the island, decrease and increase are described.
वर्षाणां पर्वतानां च यथाभेदं तथोत्तरम् तेषां मध्ये जनपदास् तानि वर्षाणि सप्त वै
As the regions and mountains differ, so does the north; among them are settlements, and these are the seven regions.
प्रपातविषमैस्तैस्तु पर्वतैरावृतानि तु सप्त तानि नदीभेदैर् अगम्यानि परस्परम्
These seven regions are surrounded by mountains with steep slopes and difficult terrain, and they are mutually inaccessible due to the divisions of rivers.
वसन्ति तेषु सत्त्वानि नानाजातीनि सर्वशः इमं हैमवतं वर्षं भारतं नाम विश्रुतम्
Various beings of all kinds dwell in them; this snowy region is renowned as Bhārata.
हेमकूटं परं तस्मान् नाम्ना किम्पुरुषं स्मृतम् हेमकूटाच्च निषधं हरिवर्षं तदुच्यते
Beyond Hemakūṭa is the region called Kimpuruṣa; from Hemakūṭa to Niṣadha is known as Harivarṣa.
हरिवर्षात्परं चापि मेरोस्तु तदिलावृतम् इलावृतात्परं नीलं रम्यकं नाम विश्रुतम्
Beyond Harivarṣa, on Meru, is Ilāvṛta; beyond Ilāvṛta is Nīla, called Ramyaka and renowned.
रम्यकादपरं श्वेतं विश्रुतं तद्धिरण्यकम् हिरण्यकात्परं चैव शृङ्गशाकंकुरं स्मृतम्
Beyond Ramyaka is Śveta, known as Hiraṇyaka; beyond Hiraṇyaka is Śṛṅgaśākaṅkura, so it is called.
धनुःसंस्थे तु विज्ञेये देवर्षे दक्षिणोत्तरे दीर्घाणि तस्य चत्वारि मध्यमं तदिलावृतम्
Know, O divine sage, that in the north and south, arranged like a bow, there are four long regions; the middle one is Ilāvṛta.
पूर्वतो निषधस्येदं वेद्यर्धं दक्षिणं स्मृतम् परं त्विलावृतं पश्चाद् वेद्यर्धं तु तदुत्तरम्
To the east of Niṣadha is the southern half of the altar; beyond is Ilāvṛta, and to the west is the northern half.
तयोर्मध्ये तु विज्ञेयो मेरुर्यत्र त्विलावृतम् दक्षिणेन तु नीलस्य निषधस्योत्तरेण तु
Between them, know that Meru stands, where Ilāvṛta is; to the south of Nīla and to the north of Niṣadha.
उदगायतो महाशैलो माल्यवान्नाम पर्वतः द्वात्रिंशता सहस्रेण प्रतीच्यां सागरानुगः
To the north rises the great mountain Mālyavān; it extends thirty-two thousand towards the west, following the ocean.
माल्यवान्वै सहस्रैक आ नीलनिषधायतः द्वात्रिंशत्त्वेवमप्युक्तः पर्वतो गन्धमादनः
Malyavan, indeed, extends for one thousand yojanas, from Nila to Nishadha; likewise, Gandhamadana mountain is said to be thirty-two yojanas in breadth.
परिमण्डलयोर्मध्ये मेरुः कनकपर्वतः चातुर्वर्ण्यसमो वर्णैश् चतुरस्रः समुच्छ्रितः
In the center of these circular ranges stands Meru, the golden mountain, equal in color to the four castes, and rising up with a four-sided form.
नानावर्णः स पार्श्वेषु पूर्वान्ते श्वेत उच्यते पीतं तु दक्षिणं तस्य भृङ्गिपत्त्रनिभं परम् उत्तरं तस्य रक्तं वै इति वर्णसमन्वितः
It is of various colors on its sides: at the eastern end it is called white, to the south it is yellow, to the north it is said to be dark like the wings of a bee, and to the west it is red—thus it is endowed with colors.
मेरुस्तु शुशुभे दिव्यो राजवत्स तु वेष्टितः आदित्यतरुणाभासो विधूम इव पावकः
Meru shone resplendent, divine, encircled by royal standards, glowing with the radiance of the rising sun, like fire without smoke.
योजनानां सहस्राणि चतुराशीतिसूच्छ्रितः प्रविष्टः षोडशाधस्ताद् अष्टाविंशतिविस्तृतः
It rises to a height of eighty-four thousand yojanas, descends sixteen thousand below, and spreads twenty-eight thousand in breadth.
विस्तराद्द्विगुणश्चास्य परीणाहः समन्ततः स पर्वतो महादिव्यो दिव्यौषधिसमन्वितः
Its circumference is twice its breadth on all sides; that great and divine mountain is filled with celestial herbs.
भुवनैरावृतः सर्वैर् जातरूपपरिष्कृतैः तत्र देवगणाश्चैव गन्धर्वासुरराक्षसाः शैलराजे प्रमोदन्ते सर्वतो ऽप्सरसां गणैः
It is surrounded on all sides by worlds adorned with gold; there, hosts of gods, gandharvas, asuras, and rakshasas rejoice on the king of mountains, together with groups of apsaras.
स तु मेरुः परिवृतो भुवनैर्भूतभावनैः यस्येमे चतुरो देशा नानापार्श्वेषु संस्थिताः
That Meru is encircled by worlds, the abodes of beings, and at its various sides are situated these four regions.
भद्राश्वं भारतं चैव केतुमालं च पश्चिमे उत्तराश्चैव कुरवः कृतपुण्यप्रतिश्रयाः
Bhadrāśva and Bhārata, Ketumāla to the west, and the northern Kurus, sanctuaries for those who have performed meritorious deeds.
विष्कम्भपर्वतास्तद्वन् मन्दरो गन्धमादनः विपुलश्च सुपार्श्वश्च सर्वरत्नविभूषिताः
The supporting mountains there are Mandara, Gandhamadana, Vipula, and Supārśva, all adorned with every kind of jewel.
अरुणोदं मानसं च सितोदं भद्रसंज्ञितम् तेषामुपरि चत्वारि सरांसि च वनानि च
Arunoda, Mānasa, Sitoda, and the one called Bhadra—these four lakes are above them, along with forests.
तथा भद्रकदम्बस्तु पर्वते गन्धमादने जम्बूवृक्षस्तथाश्वत्थो विपुले ऽथ वटः परम्
Likewise, the Bhadra kadamba tree grows on Gandhamadana mountain, the Jambu tree and the sacred fig on Vipula, and the great banyan tree.
गन्धमादनपार्श्वे तु पश्चिमे ऽमरगण्डिकः द्वात्रिंशच्च सहस्राणि योजनैः सर्वतः समः
On the western side of Gandhamadana is Amaragandhika, which is thirty-two thousand yojanas in extent on all sides.
तत्र ते शुभकर्माणः केतुमालाः परिश्रुताः तत्र कालानलाः सर्वे महासत्त्वा महाबलाः
There, the Ketumalas are renowned for their virtuous deeds; there dwell all the Kalanalas, beings of great strength and power.
स्त्रियश् चोत्पलवर्णाभाः सुन्दर्यः प्रियदर्शनाः तत्र दिव्यो महावृक्षः पनसः पत्त्रभासुरः
There, women shine with the hue of blue lotuses, beautiful and pleasing to behold; there stands a divine, great tree—the jackfruit, radiant with its leaves.
तस्य पीत्वा फलरसं संजीवन्ति समायुतम् तस्य माल्यवतः पार्श्वे पूर्वे पूर्वा तु गण्डिका द्वात्रिंशच्च सहस्राणि तत्रापि शतमुच्यते
By drinking the juice of its fruit, they live long together; on the eastern side of Malyavan is the eastern Gandhika, which is also said to be thirty-two thousand yojanas, and there are a hundred such places.
भद्राश्वस्तत्र विज्ञेयो नित्यं मुदितमानसः भद्रमालवनं तत्र कालाम्रश्च महाद्रुमः
There, Bhadrāśva is to be known, ever joyful in mind; there is the Bhadramala forest, and the great tree Kālāmrā.
तत्र ते पुरुषाः श्वेता महासत्त्वा महाबलाः स्त्रियः कुमुदवर्णाभाः सुन्दर्यः प्रियदर्शनाः
There, the men are white, of great strength and power; the women are radiant like white lotuses, beautiful and delightful to behold.