महीधरा नागगणा निपेतुरमितौजसः। विषज्वालाकुलैर्वक्त्रैर्विमुंचंतो हुताशनम्
Great mountains and hosts of serpents of immense energy fell, releasing fire from their mouths blazing with poison.
चतुःशीर्षाः पंचशीर्षाः सप्तशीर्षाश्च पन्नगाः। वासुकिस्तक्षकश्चैव कर्कोटकधनंजयौ
Serpents with four, five, and seven heads—Vasuki, Takṣaka, and also Karkoṭa and Dhanaṃjaya—
एलामुखः कालियश्च महापद्मश्च वीर्यवान्। सहस्रशीर्षश्शुद्धांगो हेमतालध्वजः प्रभुः
Elāmukha, Kāliya, and the mighty Mahāpadma; Sahasraśīrṣa, pure-bodied, Hematāla-bannered, the lord—
शेषोनंतो महानागो ह्यप्रकंप्यश्च कंपिताः। दीप्यंतेंतर्जलस्थानि पृथिवीविवराणि वै
Śeṣa, Ananta, the great serpent, unshakable, yet shaken; the earth's cavities within the waters shine forth.
सप्तदैत्येंद्रकोपेन कंपितानि समंततः। नानातेजोधराश्चापि पातालतलचारिणः
Shaken everywhere by the wrath of the seven Daitya chiefs; various radiant beings who roam the depths of Pātāla.
पाताले सहसा क्षुब्धे दुष्प्रकंप्याः प्रकंपिताः। हिरण्यकशिपुर्दैत्यस्तदा संस्पृष्टवान्महीम्1.45.
When Pātāla was suddenly disturbed, those hard to move were shaken; then the Daitya Hiraṇyakaśipu touched the earth.
संदष्टौष्ठपुटः क्रुद्धो वराह इव पूर्वजः। गंगा भागीरथी चैव कौशिकी सरयूरपि
With lips bitten in anger, like the ancient boar; Gaṅgā, Bhāgīrathī, Kauśikī, and Sarayū as well—
यमुना चाथ कावेरी कृष्णवेणी च निम्नगा। तुंगभद्रा महावेगा नदी गोदावरी तथा
Yamunā, then Kāverī, Kṛṣṇaveṇī, the swift-flowing river; Tuṅgabhadrā, mighty in current, and Godāvarī likewise.
चर्मण्वती च सिंधुश्च तथा नदनदीपतिः। मेलकप्रभवश्चैव शोणो मणिनिभोदकः
Carmaṇvatī and Sindhu, and the lord of rivers; Melaka-born Śoṇa, whose waters gleam like jewels.
नर्मदा च शुभस्रोतास्तथा वेत्रवती नदी। गोमती गोकुलाकीर्णा तथा पूर्वा सरस्वती
Narmadā with her beautiful stream, and Vetravatī river; Gomati, crowded with cattle, and the eastern Sarasvatī.
महाकालमहीचैव तमसा पुष्पवाहिनी। जंबूद्वीपं रत्नवच्च सर्वरत्नोपशोभितम्
Mahākāla's land, and Tamasā, bearing flowers; Jambūdvīpa, radiant with gems, adorned with all jewels.
सुवर्णपुटकं चैव सुवर्णाकरमंडितम्। महानदश्च लौहित्यश्शैलः कांचनशोभितः
Suvarṇapuṭaka, adorned with gold mines; the great river Lauhitya, the mountain shining with gold.
पत्तनं कोशकाराणां कशं च रजताकरम्। मगधाश्च महाग्रामाः पुण्ड्रा उग्रास्तथैव च
The city of the weavers, Kaśa with its silver mines; the great villages of Magadha, and the fierce Puṇḍras as well.
स्रुघ्ना मल्ला विदेहाश्च मालवाः काशि कोसलाः। भवनं वैनतेयस्य दैत्येंद्रेणाभिकंपितम्
Srughnas, Mallās, Videhas, Mālavas, Kāśis, Kosalas; the mansion of Garuda shaken by the Daitya lord.
कैलासशिखराकारं यत्कृतं विश्वकर्मणा। रत्नतोयो महाभीमो लौहित्यो नाम सागरः
Made by Viśvakarma, resembling the peak of Kailāsa; the ocean named Lauhitya, dreadful and filled with jewels.
उदयश्च महाशैल उच्छ्रितः शतयोजनम्। सवर्णवेदिकः श्रीमान्मेघपंक्तिनिषेवितः
Udaya, the great mountain, rises a hundred yojanas high; with golden terraces, splendid, frequented by rows of clouds.
भ्राजमानोर्कसदृशैर्जातरूपमयैर्द्रुमैः। सालैस्तालैस्तमालैश्च कर्णिकारैश्च पुष्पितैः
Shining with trees like the sun, made of gold; with sāla, tāla, tamāla, and flowering karṇikāra trees.
अयोमुखश्च विख्यातः सर्वतो धातुमंडितः। तमालवनगंधश्च पर्वतो मलयः शुभः
Ayomukha, renowned, adorned everywhere with minerals; Malaya mountain, fragrant with tamāla groves, auspicious.
सुराष्ट्राश्च सबाह्लीकाश्शूद्राभीरास्तथैव च। भोजाः पांड्याश्च वंगाश्च कलिंगास्ताम्रलिप्तकाः
Suraṣṭras, together with Bāhlīkas, Śūdras, and Ābhīras; Bhojas, Pāṇḍyas, Vaṅgas, Kaliṅgas, and Tāmraliptakas.
तथैव पौंड्राः शुभ्राश्च वामचूडास्सकेरलाः। क्षोभितास्तेन दैत्येन देवाश्चाप्सरसां गणाः
Likewise Pauṇḍras, Śubhras, Vāmacūḍas, and Sakeralas; shaken by that Daitya, as were the gods and hosts of apsarases.
अगस्त्यभवनं चैव यदगस्त्यकृतं पुरा। सिद्धचारणसंघैश्च विप्रकीर्णं मनोहरम्
And the dwelling of Agastya, which was formerly made by Agastya, was scattered with assemblies of perfected beings and celestial bards, and was enchanting.
विचित्रनानाविहगं सपुष्पितमहाद्रुमम्। जातरूपमयैः शृंगैरप्सरोगणसेवितम्
It was adorned with various wondrous birds and great blossoming trees, with peaks made of gold, and attended by groups of apsarases.
गिरिः पुष्पितकश्चैव लक्ष्मीवान्प्रियदर्शनः। उत्थितः सागरं भित्वा विश्रामश्चंद्रसूर्ययोः
There stood the mountain Puṣpitaka, beautiful and rich in fortune, having pierced the ocean and serving as a resting place for the moon and the sun.
रराज स महाशृंगैर्गगनं विलिखन्निव। चंद्रसूर्यांशुसंकाशैः सागरांबुसमावृतैः
That mountain shone with great peaks, as if scratching the sky, covered with the waters of the ocean and radiant like the rays of the moon and sun.
विद्युत्त्वान्पर्वतः श्रीमानायतः शतयोजनम्। विद्युतां यत्र संपाता निपात्यंते नगोत्तमे
That illustrious mountain, extending a hundred yojanas, was filled with lightning; there, the flashes of lightning would strike upon the best of mountains.
ऋषभः पर्वतश्चैव श्रीमानृषभसंस्थितः। कुंजरः पर्वतः श्रीमानगस्त्यस्य गृहं शुभम्
There was the mountain Ṛṣabha, glorious and standing like a bull; and the mountain Kuñjara, splendid, which was the auspicious home of Agastya.
विमलाख्या च दुर्द्धर्षा सर्पाणां मालती पुरी। तथा भोगवती चापि दैत्येंद्रेणाभिकंपिता
There was the city called Vimalā, unconquerable, belonging to the serpents, and Mālatī; and also Bhogavatī, shaken by the lord of the Daityas.
महासेनगिरिश्चैव पारियात्रश्च पर्वतः। चक्रवांश्च गिरिश्रेष्ठो वाराहश्चैव पर्वतः
There was the great mountain Mahāsena, and also the Pāriyātra mountain; Cakravān, the best of mountains, and also the Vārāha mountain.
प्राग्ज्योतिषपुरं चापि जातरूपमयं शुभम्। यस्मिन्नुवास दुष्टात्मा नरको नाम दानवः
There was also the city of Prāgjyotiṣa, auspicious and made of gold, where the wicked-hearted Naraka, the Dānava, once dwelled.
मेघश्च पर्वतश्रेष्ठो मेघगंभीरनिस्स्वनः। षष्टिस्तत्र सहस्राणि पर्वतानां विशांपते
There was the chief of mountains, Megha, with a deep, thunderous sound; and there, O lord of men, were sixty thousand mountains.