वर्षाणि तस्य वक्ष्यामि नामतस्तु निबोधत क्रौञ्चस्य कुशलो देशो वामनस्य मनोनुगः
I shall now tell you the names of its regions; listen: Krauñca's region is Kuśala, and Vāmana's is Manonuga.
मनोनुगात्परे चोष्णास् तृतीयो ऽपि स उच्यते उष्णात्परे पावनकः पावनादन्धकारकः
Beyond Manonuga is Uṣṇa, the third region so called; beyond Uṣṇa is Pāvanaka, and beyond Pāvanaka is Andhakāraka.
अन्धकारकदेशात्तु मुनिदेशस्तथा परः मुनिदेशात्परे चापि प्रोच्यते दुन्दुभिस्वनः
From Andhakāraka's region is Munideśa, and beyond Munideśa is Dundubhisvana, so it is said.
सिद्धचारणसंकीर्णो गौरप्रायः शुचिर्जनः श्रुतास्तत्रैव नद्यस्तु प्रतिवर्षं गताः शुभाः
There, the people are pure, mostly fair, mingled with Siddhas and Cāraṇas; the rivers heard of there are auspicious, flowing through each region.
गौरी कुमुद्वती चैव संध्या रात्रिर्मनोजवा ख्याती च पुण्डरीका च गङ्गा सप्तविधा स्मृता
Gaurī, Kumudvatī, Saṃdhyā, Rātri, Manojavā, Khyātī, and Puṇḍarīkā, as well as Gaṅgā, are remembered as sevenfold.
तासां सहस्रशश्चान्या नद्यः पार्श्वसमीपगाः अभिगच्छन्ति ता नद्यो बहुलाश्च बहूदकाः
Thousands of other rivers flow nearby and along their banks; these rivers are numerous and abundant in water.
तेषां निसर्गो देशानाम् आनुपूर्व्येण सर्वशः न शक्यो विस्तराद्वक्तुम् अपि वर्षशतैरपि
The nature of these regions, in all their succession, cannot be fully described even in hundreds of years.
सर्गो यश्च प्रजानां तु संहारो यश्च तेषु वै अत ऊर्ध्वं प्रवक्ष्यामि शाल्मलस्य निबोधत
The creation and destruction of beings there—now I shall tell you further, listen about Śālmalī.
शाल्मलो द्विगुणो द्वीपः क्रौञ्चद्वीपस्य विस्तरात् परिवार्य समुद्रं तु दधिमण्डोदकं स्थितः
Śālmalī-dvīpa is twice the extent of Krauñca-dvīpa, and it is surrounded by the ocean of curd and water.
तत्र पुण्या जनपदाश् चिराच्च म्रियते जनः कुत एव तु दुर्भिक्षं क्षमातेजोयुता हि ते
There, the settlements are virtuous; people die only after a long time, and famine never occurs, for they are endowed with the strength of earth and energy.
प्रथमः सूर्यसंकाशः सुमना नाम पर्वतः पीतस्तु मध्यमश्चासीत् ततः कुम्भमयो गिरिः
The first mountain, shining like the sun, is called Sumanā; the middle one is yellow, and then comes a mountain made of pots.
नाम्ना सर्वसुखो नाम दिव्यौषधिसमन्वितः तृतीयश्चैव सौवर्णो भृङ्गपत्त्रनिभो गिरिः
Named Sarvasukha, endowed with divine herbs, is the third mountain; and the golden mountain, resembling the wings of a bee, is also there.
सुमहान्रोहितो नाम दिव्यो गिरिवरो हि सः सुमनाः कुशलो देशः सुखोदर्कः सुखोदयः
There is a great and divine mountain named Rohita, truly a splendid peak; the land there is pleasant, skillful, and brings forth happiness and well-being.
रोहितो यस्तृतीयस्तु रोहिणो नाम विश्रुतः तत्र रत्नान्यनेकानि स्वयं रक्षति वासवः
The third Rohita, renowned as Rohiṇa, is where many jewels are found, and Indra himself protects them.
प्रजापतिमुपादाय प्रसन्नो विदधत्स्वयम् न तत्र मेघा वर्षन्ति शीतोष्णं च न तद्विधम्
With Prajāpati present and pleased, he himself arranges everything; there, clouds do not rain, nor is there cold or heat as elsewhere.
वर्णाश्रमाणां वार्त्ता वा त्रिषु द्वीपेषु विद्यते न ग्रहो न च चन्द्रो ऽस्ति ईर्ष्यासूया भयं तथा
In the three islands, there is no talk of castes or life-stages; there are no planets, nor is there a moon, nor envy, jealousy, or fear.
उद्भिदान्युदकान्यत्र गिरिप्रस्रवणानि च भोजनं षड्रसं तत्र तेषां स्वयमुपस्थितम्
There, plants, waters, and mountain springs abound; food of six tastes is present for them, appearing on its own.
अधमोत्तमं न तेष्वस्ति न लोभो न परिग्रहः आरोग्यबलवन्तश्च एकान्तसुखिनो नराः
Among them there is neither low nor high, neither greed nor possession; the people are healthy, strong, and enjoy perfect happiness.
त्रिंशद्वर्षसहस्राणि मानसीं सिद्धिमास्थिताः सुखमायुश्च रूपं च धर्मैश्वर्यं तथैव च
For thirty thousand years, they remain established in mental perfection, enjoying happiness, long life, beauty, virtue, and sovereignty.
शाल्मलान्तेषु विज्ञेयं द्वीपेषु त्रिषु सर्वतः व्याख्यातः शाल्मलान्तानां द्वीपानां तु विधिः शुभः
At the ends of Śālmala, in all three islands, this should be understood; the auspicious order of the islands at the ends of Śālmala has been explained.
परिमण्डलस्तु द्वीपस्य चक्रवत्परिवेष्टितः सुरोदेन समुद्रेण द्विगुणेन समन्वितः
The island is perfectly round, encircled like a wheel, surrounded by the Suroda Ocean, which is twice its size.
गोमेदकं प्रवक्ष्यामि षष्ठं द्वीपं तपोधनाः सुरोदकसमुद्रस्तु गोमेदेन समावृतः
Now I will describe Gomedaka, the sixth island, O ascetics; the Suroda Ocean is surrounded by Gomedaka.
शाल्मलस्य तु विस्ताराद् द्विगुणस्तस्य विस्तरः तस्मिन्द्वीपे तु विज्ञेयौ पर्वतौ द्वौ समाहितौ
Its extent is twice that of Śālmala; in that island, two mountains are to be known, both remarkable.
प्रथमः सुमना नाम जात्यञ्जनमयो गिरिः द्वितीयः कुमुदो नाम सर्वौषधिसमन्वितः
The first is the mountain named Sumanā, composed of natural collyrium; the second is called Kumuda, filled with all medicinal herbs.
शातकौम्भमयः श्रीमान् विज्ञेयः सुमहाचितः समुद्रेक्षुरसोदेन वृतो गोमेदकश्च सः
It is splendid, made of pure gold, and greatly revered; Gomedaka is surrounded by the ocean of sweet water.
षष्ठेन तु समुद्रेण सुरोदाद्द्विगुणेन च धातकीकुमुदश्चैव हव्यपुत्रौ सुविस्तृतौ
With the sixth ocean, which is twice the size of Suroda, there are the vast Dhātakī and Kumuda, the sons of Havya.
सौमनं प्रथमं वर्षं धातकीखण्डमुच्यते धातकिनः स्मृतं तद्वै प्रथमं प्रथमस्य तु
The first region is called Saumana, known as the Dhātakī section; that first part is remembered as belonging to the Dhātakī.
गोमेदं यत्स्मृतं वर्षं नाम्ना सर्वसुखं तु तत् कुमुदस्य द्वितीयस्य द्वितीयं कुमुदं ततः
The region called Gomeda is remembered as all-blissful; after the second, Kumuda, comes the second region of Kumuda.
एतौ द्वौ पर्वतौ वृत्तौ शेषौ सर्वसमुच्छ्रितौ पूर्वेण तस्य द्वीपस्य सुमनाः पर्वतः स्थितः
These two mountains are round, and the rest are all lofty; to the east of that island stands the Sumanā mountain.
प्राक्पश्चिमायतैः पादैर् आसमुद्रादिति स्थितः पश्चार्धे कुमुदस्तस्य एवमेव स्थितस्तु वै
It stands with its bases stretching from east to west as far as the ocean; in the western half is Kumuda, situated in the same way.