रत्नमालान्तरमयः शाल्मलश्चान्तरालकृत् तस्यापरेण रजतो महानस्तो गिरिः स्मृतः
Śālmalā, made of a garland of jewels, stands as the divider; beyond it is the great silver mountain known as Astu.
स वै सोमक इत्युक्तो देवैर्यत्रामृतं पुरा संभृतं च हृतं चैव मातुरर्थे गरुत्मता
That is called Somaka, where, in ancient times, the gods gathered and took amṛta for the sake of their mother, with Garuḍa's help.
तस्यापरे चाम्बिकेयः सुमनाश्चैव स स्मृतः हिरण्याक्षो वराहेण तस्मिञ्छैले निषूदितः
Beyond that is the mountain called Āmbikeya, also known as Sumanā; on that mountain, Hiraṇyākṣa was slain by the Boar incarnation.
आम्बिकेयात्परो रम्यः सर्वौषधिनिषेवितः विभ्राजस्तु समाख्यातः स्फाटिकस्तु महान्गिरिः
Beyond Āmbikeya is the splendid Vibhrāja, radiant and covered with all medicinal herbs, known as the great crystal mountain.
यस्माद्विभ्राजते वह्निर् विभ्राजस्तेन स स्मृतः सैवेह केशवेत्युक्तो यतो वायुः प्रवाति च
Because fire shines forth from it, it is called Vibhrāja; it is also called Keśava here, for from it the wind blows.
तेषां वर्षाणि वक्ष्यामि पर्वतानां द्विजोत्तमाः शृणुध्वं नामतस्तानि यथावदनुपूर्वशः
I will now describe the regions of these mountains, O best of twice-born; listen to their names in proper order.
द्विनामान्येव वर्षाणि यथैव गिरयस्तथा उदयस्योदयं वर्षं जलधारेति विश्रुतम्
The regions are named after the mountains, just as the mountains themselves; the region of Udaya is called Udaya, and that of Jaladhāra is well known.
नाम्ना गतभयं नाम वर्षं तत्प्रथमं स्मृतम् द्वितीयं जलधारस्य सुकुमारमिति स्मृतम्
The first region is called Gatabhaya by name; the second, belonging to Jaladhāra, is remembered as Sukumāra.
तदेव शैशिरं नाम वर्षं तत्परिकीर्तितम् नारदस्य च कौमारं तदेव च सुखोदयम्
The next is known as Śaiśira, and that is its designation; the region of Nārada is called Kaumāra, and also Sukhodaya.
श्यामपर्वतवर्षं तद् अनीचकम् इति स्मृतम् आनन्दकमिति प्रोक्तं तदेव मुनिभिः शुभम्
The region of Śyāma mountain is called Anīcaka; the sages have also declared it to be the auspicious Ānandaka.
सोमकस्य शुभं वर्षं विज्ञेयं कुसुमोत्करम् तदेवासितम् इत्युक्तं वर्षं सोमकसंज्ञितम्
The auspicious region of Somaka, known for its abundance of flowers, is to be understood as the same as Asita; this region is called Somaka.
आम्बिकेयस्य मैनाकं क्षेमकं चैव तत्कृतम् केसरः पर्वतस्यापि महाद्रुममिति स्मृतम् तदेव धवमित्युक्तं वर्षं विभ्राजसंज्ञितम्
The region of Ambika is Mainaka and also Kṣemaka, created by her; and the mountain Kesara is remembered as Mahādruma, which is also called Dhava; this region is named Vibhrāja.
द्वीपस्य परिणाहं च ह्रस्वदीर्घत्वमेव च जम्बूद्वीपेन संख्यातं तस्य मध्ये वनस्पतिः
The circumference and the length and shortness of the island are reckoned by Jambūdvīpa; in its midst stands a great tree.
शाको नाम महावृक्षः प्रजास्तस्य महानुगाः एतेषु देवगन्धर्वाः सिद्धाश्च सह चारणैः
There is a great tree named Śāka, and its people are closely associated with it; among them dwell gods, gandharvas, and siddhas, together with the cāraṇas.
विहरन्ति रमन्ते च दृश्यमानाश्च तैः सह तत्र पुण्या जनपदाश् चातुर्वर्ण्यसमन्विताः
They roam and delight there, visible together with those beings; in that place are blessed communities, endowed with all four social classes.
तेषु नद्यश्च सप्तैव प्रतिवर्षं समुद्रगाः द्विनाम्ना चैव ताः सर्वा गङ्गाः सप्तविधाः स्मृताः
There are seven rivers in those regions, each flowing to the ocean; all are known by two names, and the sevenfold Gaṅgā is remembered.
प्रथमा सुकुमारीति गङ्गा शिवजला शुभा मुनितप्ता च नाम्नैषा नदी सम्परिकीर्तिता
The first Gaṅgā is called Sukumārī, auspicious and bearing Śiva's waters; she is also named Munitaptā, and this river is thus proclaimed.
सुकुमारी तपःसिद्धा द्वितीया नामतः सती नन्दा च पावनी चैव तृतीया परिकीर्तिता
Sukumārī, accomplished in austerity, is the second by name; Nandā, the purifier, is declared as the third.
शिबिका च चतुर्थी स्याद् द्विविधा च पुनः स्मृता इक्षुश्च पञ्चमी ज्ञेया तथैव च पुनः कुहूः
Śibikā is the fourth, and is also remembered as twofold; Ikṣu is known as the fifth, and likewise Kuhū.
वेणुका चामृता चैव षष्ठी सम्परिकीर्तिता सुकृता च गभस्ती च सप्तमी परिकीर्तिता
Veṇukā and Amṛtā are proclaimed as the sixth; Sukṛtā and Gabhastī are declared as the seventh.
एताः सप्त महाभागाः प्रतिवर्षं शिवोदकाः भावयन्ति जनं सर्वं शाकद्वीपनिवासिनम्
These seven, greatly blessed and bearing Śiva's waters, nourish all the people dwelling in Śākadvīpa each year.
अभिगच्छन्ति ताश्चान्या नदा नद्यः सरांसि च बहूदकपरिस्रावा यतो वर्षति वासवः
Other rivers, streams, and lakes, abundant in water, also reach there, wherever Indra causes rain to fall.
तासां तु नामधेयानि परिमाणं तथैव च न शक्यं परिसंख्यातुं पुण्यास्ताः सरिदुत्तमाः
The names and measurements of those sacred and excellent rivers cannot be fully enumerated.
ताः पिबन्ति सदा हृष्टा नदीर्जनपदास्तु ते एते शान्तभयाः प्रोक्ताः प्रमोदा ये च वै शिवाः
The people of those lands, always joyful, drink from those rivers; they are described as peaceful, fearless, and truly blessed.
आनन्दाश्च सुखाश्चैव क्षेमकाश्च नवैः सह वर्णाश्रमाचारयुता देशास्ते सप्त विश्रुताः
Those lands, renowned as seven, are filled with happiness, comfort, and security, together with new ones, and are established with the practices of the four social classes and stages of life.
आरोग्या बलिनश्चैव सर्वे मरणवर्जिताः अवसर्पिणी न तेष्वस्ति तथैवोत्सर्पिणी पुनः
All are healthy and strong, free from death; among them there is neither decline nor increase.
न तत्रास्ति युगावस्था चतुर्युगकृता क्वचित् त्रेतायुगसमः कालस् तथा तत्र प्रवर्तते
There is no division of ages there, as is made by the four yugas; time proceeds there as in the Tretā Yuga.
शाकद्वीपादिषु ज्ञेयं पञ्चस्वेतेषु सर्वशः देशस्य तु विचारेण कालः स्वाभाविकः स्मृतः
In Śākadvīpa and the other five islands, this is to be known everywhere; by consideration of the region, time is regarded as natural.
न तेषु संकरः कश्चिद् वर्णाश्रमकृतः क्वचित् धर्मस्य चाव्यभीचाराद् एकान्तसुखिनः प्रजाः
Among them, there was never any confusion of castes or stages of life, nor any deviation from righteousness; the people enjoyed unbroken happiness.
न तेषु माया लोभो वा ईर्ष्यासूया भयं कुतः विपर्ययो न तेष्वस्ति तद्वै स्वाभाविकं स्मृतम्
Among them, there was neither illusion nor greed, nor envy or malice, nor any fear; there was no reversal of nature—such was their innate condition.