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.
एतैः पर्वतपादैस्तु स देशो वै द्विधाकृतः दक्षिणार्धं तु द्वीपस्य धातकीखण्डमुच्यते
By these mountain bases, that region is divided in two; the southern half of the continent is called Dhātakīkhanda.
कुमुदं तूत्तरे तस्य द्वितीयं वर्षमुत्तमम् एतौ जनपदौ द्वौ तु गोमेदस्य तु विस्तृतौ
Kumuda is the excellent second region to the north of it; these two populous areas are the expanse of Gomeda.
अतः परं प्रवक्ष्यामि सप्तमं द्वीपमुत्तमम् समुद्रेक्षुरसं चैव गोमेदाद्द्विगुणं हि सः
Next, I will describe the seventh and most excellent continent; its ocean is of sugarcane juice, and it is twice the size of Gomeda.
आवृत्य तिष्ठति द्वीपः पुष्करः पुष्करैर्वृतः पुष्करेण वृतः श्रीमांश् चित्रसानुमहागिरिः
Encircling it stands the continent Puṣkara, surrounded by lotus flowers; within Puṣkara is the splendid mountain Citrasānu, great and colorful.
कूटैश्चित्रैर्मणिमयैः शिलाजालसमुद्भवैः द्वीपस्यैव तु पूर्वार्धे चित्रसानुः स्थितो महान्
With peaks adorned by gems, formed from networks of stone, the great mountain Citrasānu stands in the eastern half of the continent.
परिमण्डलसहस्राणि विस्तीर्णः सप्तविंशतिः ऊर्ध्वं स वै चतुर्विंशद्योजनानां महाबलः
It is spread over twenty-seven thousand circular leagues, and rises upwards for twenty-four yojanas, possessing great strength.
द्वीपार्धस्य परिक्षिप्तः पश्चिमे मानसो गिरिः स्थितो वेलासमीपे तु पूर्वचन्द्र इवोदितः
In the western half of the continent, the mountain Mānasa stands enclosed, near the shore, rising like the former moon.
योजनानां सहस्राणि सार्धं पञ्चाशदुच्छ्रितः तस्य पुत्रो महावीतः पश्चिमार्धस्य रक्षिता
It rises fifty-one and a half thousand yojanas high; its son Mahāvīta is the guardian of the western half.
पूर्वार्धे पर्वतस्यापि द्विधा देशस्तु स स्मृतः स्वादूदकेनोदधिना पुष्करः परिवारितः
In the eastern half of the mountain, the region is also considered divided in two; Puṣkara is surrounded by an ocean of sweet water.
विस्तारान्मण्डलाच्चैव गोमेदाद्द्विगुणेन तु त्रिंशद्वर्षसहस्राणि तेषु जीवन्ति मानवाः
In breadth and circumference, it is twice the size of Gomeda; in those regions, humans live for thirty thousand years.
विपर्ययो न तेष्वस्ति एतत्स्वाभाविकं स्मृतम् आरोग्यं सुखबाहुल्यं मानसीं सिद्धिमास्थिताः
There is no reversal for them; this is considered their natural state. They possess health, abundant happiness, and attain mental perfection.
सुखमायुश्च रूपं च त्रिषु द्वीपेषु सर्वशः अधमोत्तमौ न तेष्वास्तां तुल्यास्ते वीर्यरूपतः
Happiness, lifespan, and beauty are found everywhere in the three continents; there are no inferior or superior among them, for they are equal in strength and appearance.
न तत्र वध्यवधकौ नेर्ष्यासूया भयं तथा न लोभो न च दम्भो वा न च द्वेषः परिग्रहः
There is neither killer nor killed there, nor envy, jealousy, or fear; neither greed nor deceit, nor hatred or possessiveness.
सत्यानृते न तेष्वास्तां धर्माधर्मौ तथैव च वर्णाश्रमाणां वार्त्ता च पाशुपाल्यं वणिक्कृषिः
Truth and falsehood, righteousness and unrighteousness do not exist among them; nor do occupations of caste or stage of life, nor herding, trade, or agriculture.
त्रयीविद्या दण्डनीतिः शुश्रूषा दण्ड एव च न तत्र वर्षं नद्यो वा शीतोष्णं च न विद्यते
The threefold Veda, the science of punishment, service, and punishment itself are not found there; nor is there rain, rivers, or cold and heat.
उद्भिदान्युदकानि स्युर् गिरिप्रस्रवणानि च तुल्योत्तरकुरूणां तु कालस्तत्र तु सर्वदा
There are springs and waters arising from mountains; time there is always equal to that of Uttarakuru.
सर्वतः सुखकालो ऽसौ जराक्लेशविवर्जितः सर्गस्तु धातकीखण्डे महावीते तथैव च
Everywhere, the time is pleasant, free from the distress of old age; creation occurs in Dhātakīkhanda and likewise in Mahāvīta.
एवं द्वीपाः समुद्रैस्तु सप्त सप्तभिरावृताः द्वीपस्यानन्तरो यस्तु समुद्रस्तत्समस्तु वै
Thus, the seven continents are surrounded by seven oceans; the ocean next to the continent is always similar.
एवं द्वीपसमुद्राणां वृद्धिर्ज्ञेया परस्परम् अपां चैव समुद्रेकात् समुद्र इति संज्ञितः
In this way, the mutual increase of islands and oceans is to be understood; and because the waters flow from one ocean to another, it is called 'samudra' (ocean).
ऋषद्वसन्त्यो वर्षेषु प्रजा यत्र चतुर्विधाः ऋषिरत्येव रमणे वर्षन्त्वेतेन तेषु वै
In those regions, the seasons are as the Ṛṣis declare, and there are four kinds of beings; the seasons are delightful there, and the rains occur as described.