जन्तूनामिह संस्कारो भूतेष्वन्तर्गतेषु वै प्रत्याख्यायेह भूतानि कार्योत्पत्तिर् न विद्यते
Here, the formation of beings occurs within the elements; if the elements are denied, the production of effects does not take place.
तस्मात्परिमिता भेदाः स्मृताः कार्यात्मकास्तु वै ते कारणात्मकाश्चैव स्युर्भेदा महदादयः
Thus, limited divisions are remembered, being of the nature of effects; divisions of the great principle and others are also of the nature of causes.
इत्येवं संनिवेशो ऽयं पृथ्व्याक्रान्तस्तु भागशः सप्तद्वीपसमुद्राणां याथातथ्येन वै मया
Thus, this arrangement of the earth, divided by parts, of the seven continents and oceans, has been described by me as it truly is.
विस्तारान्मण्डलाच्चैव प्रसंख्यानेन चैव हि विश्वरूपं प्रधानस्य परिमाणैकदेशिनः
By their extent and circular form, and by enumeration, the universal form of the Pradhāna, the measure of its particular portion.
एतावत्संनिवेशस्तु मया सम्यक्प्रकाशितः एतावदेव श्रोतव्यं संनिवेशस्य पार्थिव
Thus, the arrangement has been properly explained by me; only this much is to be heard regarding the arrangement, O King.
अत ऊर्ध्वं प्रवक्ष्यामि सूर्यचन्द्रमसोर्गतिम् सूर्याचन्द्रमसावेतौ भ्राजन्तौ यावदेव तु
Now I shall describe the course of the sun and the moon; as far as the sun and moon shine, I will tell you.
सप्तद्वीपसमुद्राणां द्वीपानां भाति विस्तरः विस्तरार्धं पृथिव्यास्तु भवेदन्यत्र बाह्यतः
The expanse of the seven island-continents and oceans, and of the continents, shines forth; outside of this, half the extent of the earth is said to be.
पर्यासपरिमाणं च चन्द्रादित्यौ प्रकाशतः पर्यासपारिमाण्यात्तु बुधैस्तुल्यं दिवः स्मृतम्
The measure of their circuit, the sun and moon reveal; according to the wise, the circuit and extent of heaven are considered equal to theirs.
त्रींल्लोकान्प्रति सामान्यात् सूर्यो यात्यविलम्बतः अचिरात्तु प्रकाशेन अवनात्तु रविः स्मृतः
The sun, by its radiance, swiftly traverses the three worlds without delay; because of its light and descent, it is called Ravi.
भूयो भूयः प्रवक्ष्यामि प्रमाणं चन्द्रसूर्ययोः महितत्वान्महच्छब्दो ह्य् अस्मिन्नर्थे निगद्यते
Again and again I shall declare the measure of the moon and sun; because of their greatness, the word 'great' is used in this context.
अस्य भारतवर्षस्य विष्कम्भात्तुल्यविस्तृतम् मण्डलं भास्करस्याथ योजनैस्तन्निबोधत
The disk of the sun is as wide as the diameter of this land of Bharata; now hear its measure in yojanas.
नवयोजनसाहस्रो विस्तारो मण्डलस्य तु विस्तारात्त्रिगुणश्चापि परिणाहो ऽत्र मण्डले
The width of the disk is nine thousand yojanas; and its circumference is three times its width.
विष्कम्भान्मण्डलाच्चैव भास्कराद्द्विगुणः शशी अतः पृथिव्या वक्ष्यामि प्रमाणं योजनैः पुनः
From the diameter and the disk, the moon is twice as large as the sun; now I shall again declare the measure of the earth in yojanas.
सप्तद्वीपसमुद्राया विस्तारो मण्डलस्य तु इत्येतदिह संख्यातं पुराणे परिमाणतः
The expanse of the disk of the seven island-continents and oceans—this has been enumerated here in the Purāṇa by its measure.
तद्वक्ष्यामि प्रसंख्याय साम्प्रतं चाभिमानिभिः अभिमानिनो ह्यतीता ये तुल्यास्ते साम्प्रतैस्त्विह
I shall now state that enumeration, as reckoned by those who are proud; those proud ones of the past are equal to those of the present here.
देवादेवैर् अतीतास्तु रूपैर्नामभिरेव च तस्माद्वै साम्प्रतैर्देवैर् वक्ष्यामि वसुधातलम्
The gods and antigods of the past were known only by their forms and names; therefore, I shall describe the surface of the earth according to the present gods.
दिव्यस्य संनिवेशो वै साम्प्रतैरेव कृत्स्नशः शतार्धकोटिविस्तारा पृथिवी कृत्स्नशः स्मृता
The divine arrangement is now entirely according to the present; the earth is said to have a total expanse of one hundred and fifty million.
तस्याश्चार्धप्रमाणं च मेरोश्चैवोत्तरोत्तरम् मेरोर्मध्ये प्रतिदिशं कोटिरेका तु सा स्मृता
And half that measure is said for Meru, each direction from the middle of Meru is reckoned as one crore.
तथा शतसहस्राणाम् एकोननवतिं पुनः पञ्चाशच्च सहस्राणि पृथिव्यर्धस्य विस्तरः
Likewise, again, ninety-nine hundred thousand and fifty thousand is the expanse of half the earth.
पृथिव्या विस्तरं कृत्यं योजनैस्तं निबोधत तिस्रः कोट्यस्तु विस्तारात् संख्यातास्तु चतुर्दिशम्
Now hear the measure of the earth's expanse in yojanas; three crores are counted in each of the four directions.
तथा शतसहस्राणाम् एकोनाशीतिर् उच्यते सप्तद्वीपसमुद्रायाः पृथिव्याः स तु विस्तरः
Likewise, it is said to be seventy-nine hundred thousand for the expanse of the earth with its seven island-continents and oceans.
विस्तारं त्रिगुणं चैव पृथिव्यन्तरमण्डलम् गणितं योजनानां तु कोट्यस्त्वेकादश स्मृताः
The inner disk of the earth is three times as wide; it is reckoned as eleven crores of yojanas.
तथा शतसहस्राणां सप्तत्रिंशाधिकास्तु ताः इत्येतद्वै प्रसंख्यातं पृथिव्यन्तरमण्डलम्
Thus, they are one hundred thousand and thirty-seven in number; this is the reckoning of the inner circle of the earth.
तारकासंनिवेशस्य दिवि यावत्तु मण्डलम् पर्याप्तसंनिवेशस्य भूमेस्तावत्तु मण्डलम्
The extent of the constellation arrangement in the sky is equal to the extent of the earth's arrangement when fully encompassed.
पर्यासपरिमाणं च भूमेस्तुल्यं दिवः स्मृतम् मेरोः प्राच्यां दिशायां तु मानसोत्तरमूर्धनि
The measure of the circuit of the earth is considered equal to that of the sky, at the summit of Mount Mānasa in the eastern direction of Meru.
वस्त्वेकसारा माहेन्द्री पुण्या हेमपरिष्कृता दक्षिणेन पुनर्मेरोर् मानसस्य तु पृष्ठतः
Indeed, Mahendra's city is uniform, auspicious, adorned with gold; south of Meru and behind Mānasa.
वैवस्वतो निवसति यमः संयमने पुरे प्रतीच्यां तु पुनर्मेरोर् मानसस्य तु मूर्धनि
Vaivasvata Yama dwells in the city of restraint; and again, on the western side of Meru, at the summit of Mānasa.
सुषा नाम पुरी रम्या वरुणस्यापि धीमतः दिश्युत्तरस्यां मेरोस्तु मानसस्यैव मूर्धनि
Suṣā is the delightful city of the wise Varuṇa, on the northern side of Meru, at the summit of Mānasa.
तुल्या महेन्द्रपुर्यापि सोमस्यापि विभावरी मानसोत्तरपृष्ठे तु लोकपालाश्चतुर्दिशम्
Vibhāvarī, the city of Soma, is equal to Mahendra's city; at the rear of Mānasa, the guardians of the worlds are in the four directions.
स्थिता धर्मव्यवस्थार्थं लोकसंरक्षणाय च लोकपालोपरिष्टात्तु सर्वतो दक्षिणायने
They are stationed for the establishment of righteousness and for the protection of the worlds; above the guardians of the worlds, everywhere in the southern course.