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.
कालो नैव च तेष्वस्ति न दण्डो न च दाण्डिकः स्वधर्मेण च धर्मज्ञास् ते रक्षन्ति परस्परम्
There was no time for them, nor punishment or punisher; knowing righteousness, they protected one another by their own proper duties.
परिमण्डलस्तु सुमहान् द्वीपो वै कुशसंज्ञकः नदीजलैः परिवृतः पर्वतश्चाभ्रसंनिभैः
There is a great circular continent called Kuśa, surrounded by rivers and waters, and mountains resembling clouds.
सर्वधातुविचित्रैश्च मणिविद्रुमभूषितैः अन्यैश्च विविधाकारै रम्यैर्जनपदैस्तथा
It is adorned with all kinds of minerals, decorated with jewels and coral, and with other beautiful and variously shaped, delightful regions.
वृक्षैः पुष्पफलोपेतैः सर्वतो धनधान्यवान् नित्यं पुष्पफलोपेतः सर्वरत्नसमावृतः
It is filled everywhere with trees bearing flowers and fruits, always abundant in wealth and grain, ever covered with flowers and fruits, and surrounded by all precious gems.
आवृतः पशुभिः सर्वैर् ग्राम्यारण्यैश्च सर्वशः आनुपूर्व्यात्समासेन कुशद्वीपं निबोधत
It is encircled on all sides by all kinds of animals, both domestic and wild; now, hear in order and briefly about the Kuśa continent.
अथ तृतीयं वक्ष्यामि कुशद्वीपं च कृत्स्नशः कुशद्वीपेन क्षीरोदः सर्वतः परिवारितः
Now I will describe in full the third, the Kuśa continent, which is entirely surrounded by the ocean of milk.
शाकद्वीपस्य विस्ताराद् द्विगुणेन समन्वितः तत्रापि पर्वताः सप्त विज्ञेया रत्नयोनयः
It is twice the size in extent as the Śāka continent; there too are seven mountains, known as sources of jewels.
रत्नाकरास्तथा नद्यस् तेषां नामानि मे शृणु द्विनामानश्च ते सर्वे शाकद्वीपे यथा तथा
There are jewel-bearing mountains and rivers; listen to their names from me. All of them have two names, just as in the Śāka continent.
प्रथमः सूर्यसंकाशः कुमुदो नाम पर्वतः विद्रुमोच्चय इत्युक्तः स एव च महीधरः
The first mountain, shining like the sun, is called Kumuda, and is also known as Vidrumoccaya, that very same great mountain.
सर्वधातुमयैः शृङ्गैः शिलाजालसमन्वितैः द्वितीयः पर्वतस्तत्र उन्नतो नाम विश्रुतः
The second mountain there, renowned as Unnata, has peaks of all metals and is covered with rocky masses.