मञ्जुलीतकदात्यूहान् भारद्वाजांस्तथा चषान् एतांश्चान्यांश्च सुबहून् पक्षिसंघान्मनोहरान्
He saw mañjulītaka birds, dātyūha birds, bhāradvāja birds, caṣa birds, and many other delightful flocks of birds.
श्वापदान्विविधाकारान् मृगांश्चैव महामृगान् व्याघ्रान्केसरिणः सिंहान् द्वीपिनः शरभान्वृकान्
He saw carnivorous animals of various forms, deer and great deer, tigers, lions with manes, lions, leopards, śarabha beasts, and wolves.
ऋक्षांस्तरक्षूंश्च बहून् गोलाङ्गूलान् सवानरान् शशलोमान् सकादम्बान् मार्जारान् वायुवेगिनः
He saw many bears, hyenas, monkeys with tails, and monkeys, hares, kādamba birds, cats, and those swift as the wind.
मूषकान्नकुलान् कावान् सिंहान् द्रुममनोहरान् तथा मत्तांश्च मातंगान् महिषान् गवयान् वृषान् चमरान् सृमरांश्चैव तथा गौरखरानपि
He saw mice, mongooses, jackals, lions delighting in trees, intoxicated elephants, buffaloes, wild oxen, bulls, camels, deer, and also gaur and donkeys.
उरभ्रांश्च तथा मेषान् सारङ्गानथ कूकुरान् नीलांश्चैव महानालान् करालान्मृगमातृकान्
There were also rams, sheep, deer, dogs, blue-colored animals, great serpents, fierce animal-mothers,
सदंष्ट्रारामसरभान् क्रौञ्चाकारकशम्बरान् करालान्कृतमालांश्च कालपुच्छांश्च तोरणान्
Boars with tusks, sarabhas, cranes, birds resembling kashambaras, fierce ones, those with garlands, and those with black tails as gateways,
दंष्ट्रान्खड्गान्वराहांश्च तुरंगान्खरगर्दभान् एतान् अद्विष्टान्मद्रेशो विरुद्धांश्च परस्परम्
There were tusked animals, rhinoceroses, boars, horses, mules, and donkeys—these, O King of Madra, were not hostile to one another, though they are usually opposed.
अविरुद्धान्वने दृष्ट्वा विस्मयं परमं ययौ तच्चाश्रमपदं पुण्यं बभूवात्रेः पुरा नृपम्
Seeing these creatures, usually hostile, living together peacefully in the forest, he was filled with great wonder; that sacred hermitage was once the abode of Atri.
तत्प्रसादात्प्रभायुक्तं स्थावरैर्जङ्गमैस्तथा हिंसन्ति हि न चान्योन्यं हिंसकास्तु परस्परम्
By his grace, it was radiant, filled with both immobile and mobile beings; they did not harm one another, though by nature they are mutually harmful.
क्रव्यादाः प्राणिनस्तत्र सर्वे क्षीरफलाशनाः निर्मितास्तत्र चात्यर्थम् अत्रिणा सुमहात्मना
There, all the carnivorous creatures subsisted on milk and fruits; they were created in this way by the exceedingly great-souled Atri.
शैलानितम्बदेशेषु न्यवसच्च स्वयं नृपः पयः क्षरन्ति ते दिव्यम् अमृतस्वादुकण्टकम्
In the mountain slopes and valleys, the king himself dwelled; those rocks exuded divine milk, sweet as nectar and without thorns.
क्वचिद्राजन्महिष्यश्च क्वचिदाजाश्च सर्वशः शिलाः क्षीरेण सम्पूर्णा दध्ना चान्यत्र वा बहिः
Sometimes, O King, there were buffaloes, sometimes goats everywhere; the rocks were filled with milk, with curds elsewhere, or outside.
संपश्यन्परमां प्रीतिम् अवाप वसुधाधिपः सरांसि तत्र दिव्यानि नद्यश्च विमलोदकाः
Beholding this, the lord of the earth attained supreme delight; there were divine lakes and rivers with pure water.
प्रणालिकानि चोष्णानि शीतलानि च भागशः कन्दराणि च शैलस्य सुसेव्यानि पदे पदे
There were channels, some warm, some cool, in various places; and the mountain's caves, delightful at every step.
हिमपातो न तत्रास्ति समन्तात्पञ्चयोजनम् उपत्यका सुशैलस्य शिखरस्य न विद्यते
There was no snowfall within five yojanas all around; the slopes of that beautiful mountain peak were free from snow.
तत्रास्ति राजञ्छिखरं पर्वतेन्द्रस्य पाण्डुरम् हिमपातं घना यत्र कुर्वन्ति सहिताः सदा
There, O King, is a white peak of the lord of mountains, where the clouds always bring snowfall together.
तत्रास्ति चापरं शृङ्गं यत्र तोयघना घनाः नित्यमेवाभिवर्षन्ति शिलाभिः शिखरं वरम्
There is another summit where rain-clouds always pour down, showering the excellent peak with stones.
तदाश्रमं मनोहारि यत्र कामधरा धरा सुरमुख्योपयोगित्वाच् छाखिनां सफलाः फलाः
That hermitage was enchanting, where wish-fulfilling streams flowed, and the fruits of the trees were always fruitful, fit for the use of the foremost gods.
सदोपगीतभ्रमरसुरस्त्रीसेवितं परम् सर्वपापक्षयकरं शैलस्येव प्रहारकम्
Constantly attended by bees, divine women, and always sung about, it destroyed all sins, striking like the mountain itself.
वानरैः क्रीडमानैश्च देशाद्देशान्नराधिप हिमपुञ्जाः कृतास्तत्र चन्द्रबिम्बसमप्रभाः
There, monkeys played from place to place, O lord of men; heaps of snow were made, shining like the disc of the moon.
तदाश्रमं समन्ताच्च हिमसंरुद्धकन्दरैः शैलवाटैः परिवृतम् अगम्यं मनुजैः सदा
That hermitage was surrounded on all sides by snow-filled caves and mountain enclosures, always inaccessible to men.
पूर्वाराधितभावो ऽसौ महाराजः पुरूरवाः तदाश्रमपदं प्राप्तो देवदेवप्रसादतः
That great king Pururavas, whose devotion was established from before, reached that hermitage by the grace of the god of gods.
तदाश्रमं श्रमशमनं मनोहरं मनोहरैः कुसुमशतैरलंकृतम् कृतं स्वयं रुचिरमथात्रिणा शुभं शुभावहं च हि ददृशे स मद्रराट्
Then the hermitage, soothing fatigue and enchanting, adorned with hundreds of delightful flowers, beautifully arranged by Atri himself, auspicious and bringing good fortune, appeared before the king of Madra.
तत्र यौ तौ महाशृङ्गौ महावर्णौ महाहिमौ तृतीयं तु तयोर्मध्ये शृङ्गमत्यन्तमुच्छ्रितम्
There, those two great peaks, vast in color and covered in snow, and between them a third peak, rising exceedingly high.
नित्यातप्तशिलाजातं सदाभ्रपरिवर्जितम् तस्याधस्ताद्वृक्षगणे दिशां भागे च पश्चिमे
Formed from eternally heated stone, always free from clouds, beneath it, among the trees, in the western direction.
जातीलतापरिक्षिप्तं विवरं चारुदर्शनम् दृष्ट्वैव कौतुकाविष्टस् तं विवेश महीपतिः
Surrounded by jasmine creepers, a beautiful cave was seen; filled with curiosity, the king entered it.
तमसा चातिनिबिडं नल्वमात्रं सुसंकटम् नल्वमात्रमतिक्रम्य स्वप्रभाभरणोज्ज्वलम्
Dense with darkness, narrow as a nalva, passing beyond that nalva's length, it shone with the brilliance of its own ornaments.
तम् उच्छ्रितम् अथात्यन्तं गम्भीरं परिवर्तुलम् न तत्र सूर्यस्तपति न विराजति चन्द्रमाः
That place, exceedingly lofty, deep, and winding, where neither the sun shines nor the moon glows.
तथापि दिवसाकारं प्रकाशं तदहर्निशम् क्रोशाधिकपरीमाणं सरसा च विराजितम्
Yet, it always appeared as day, illuminated both day and night, measuring more than a krosha, and splendid with a lake.
समन्तात्सरसस्तस्य शैललग्ना तु वेदिका सौवर्णै राजतैर्वृक्षैर् विद्रुमैरुपशोभितम्
All around that lake, platforms attached to the mountain, adorned with golden, silver, and coral trees.