नानावृक्षोपयुक्तानि हरितानि शुभानि च । किन्नराणां गणैर्युक्तश्चाप्सरोभिः समाकुलः
They are covered with many kinds of trees, green and auspicious, and are filled with hosts of Kinnaras and crowded with Apsarases.
गंधर्वचारणैः सिद्धैर्देववृंदैः सुशोभितः । दिव्यवृक्षवनोपेतो दिव्यभावैः समाकुलः
It is adorned by Gandharvas, Cāraṇas, Siddhas, and groups of gods, endowed with celestial groves and filled with divine beings.
दिव्यगंधैः सुशोभाढ्यैर्नानारत्नसमन्वितः । शिलाभिः स्फटिकस्यापि शुक्लाभिस्तु सुशोभनः
It is resplendent with celestial fragrances, rich in beauty, endowed with various gems, and shines with white crystal stones.
सूर्यतेजोमयो राजंस्तेजोभिस्तु समाकुलः । चंदनैश्चारुगंधैश्च बकुलैर्नीलपुष्पकैः
O king, it is radiant with the brilliance of the sun, filled with splendor, and adorned with fragrant sandalwood, bakula trees, and blue-blossomed flowers.
नानापुष्पमयैर्वृक्षैः सर्वत्र समलंकृतः । पक्षिणां सुनिनादैश्च दिव्यानां मधुरायते
Everywhere adorned with trees made of various flowers, it is sweetened by the melodious calls of divine birds.
षट्पदानां निनादैश्च वृक्षौघैर्मधुरायते । रुतैश्च कोकिलानां तु शोभते स वनो गिरिः
It is made delightful by the humming of bees and the clusters of trees, and the mountain forest shines with the songs of cuckoos.
गणकोटिसमाकीर्णं तत्रास्ति शिवमंदिरम् । अंशुभिर्धवलं पुण्यं पुण्यराशिशिलोच्चयम्
There stands a temple of Shiva, crowded with countless hosts, shining white with rays, holy, and crowned with peaks of merit.
सिंहैश्च गर्जमानैश्च सैरिभैः कुंजरैस्ततः । दिग्गजानां सुघोषैश्च शब्दितं च समंततः
All around, it resounds with the roaring of lions, the trumpeting of elephants, the cries of boars, and the mighty calls of the guardian elephants of the directions.
नानामृगैः समाकीर्णं शाखामृगगणाकुलम् । मयूरकेकाघोषैश्च गुहासु च विनादितम्
It is filled with various animals, crowded with herds of monkeys, and the caves echo with the loud cries of peacocks.
कंदरैर्लेपनैः कूटैः सानुभिश्च विराजितम् । नानाप्रस्रवणोपेतमोषधीभिर्विराजितम्
It is splendid with ravines, slopes, peaks, and ridges, and adorned with various springs and medicinal plants.
दिव्यं दिव्यगुणं पुण्यं पुण्यधाम समाकुलम् । सेवितं पुण्यलोकैश्च पुण्यराशिं महागिरिम्
That great mountain, filled with divine, virtuous, and holy qualities, is frequented by the righteous and is a vast storehouse of merit.
पुलिंदभिल्लकोलैश्च सेवितं पर्वतोत्तमम् । विकटैः शिखरैः कोटैरद्रिराजः प्रकाशते
The supreme mountain is visited by Pulindas, Bhillas, and Kolas, and the king of mountains shines with its rugged peaks and summits.
अन्यैर्नानाविधैः पुण्यैः कौतुकैर्मंगलैः शुभैः । गंगोदकप्रवाहैश्च महाशब्दं प्रसुस्रुवे
With other various auspicious and wondrous holy things, and with the roaring streams of the Ganga's waters, it produces a great sound.
शंकरस्य गृहं तत्र कैलासं गतवानहम् । तत्राश्चर्यं मया दृष्टं यन्न दृष्टं कदा श्रुतम्
There I reached Kailāsa, the home of Śaṅkara; there I saw a marvel, never before seen or heard.
श्रूयतामभिधास्यामि तात सर्वं मयोदितम् । शिखराद्गिरिराजस्य मेरोः पुण्यान्महोदयात्
Listen, dear one, I will tell you everything I saw, from the blessed and glorious summit of Mount Meru.
हिमक्षीरसुवर्णस्तु प्रवाहः पतते भुवि । गंगायाश्च महाभाग रंहसा घोषभूषितः
A stream of snow, milk, and gold falls to the earth, and the mighty Ganga, adorned with a great sound, flows swiftly.
कैलासस्य शिरः प्राप्य तत्र विस्तरतां गतः । दशयोजनमानेन तत्र गंगा ह्रदो महान्
Reaching the summit of Kailāsa, there it spreads wide; there is a great lake of the Ganga, ten yojanas across.
महातोयेन पुण्येन विमलेन विराजते । सर्वतोभद्रतां प्राप्तो महाहंसैः प्रशोभते
It shines with pure, holy water, and is entirely auspicious, adorned with great swans.
सामोच्चारेण पुण्येन दिव्येन मधुरेण च । हंसास्तत्र प्रकूजंति सरस्तेन विराजते
There, the swans sing with a divine, sweet, and sacred melody, and the lake is made splendid by their calls.
तस्य तीरे शिलायां वै हिमकन्या महामते । आसीना मुक्तकेशांता रूपद्रविणशालिनी
On its shore, on a rock, sat the daughter of the snow mountain, O wise one, her hair unbound, endowed with beauty and wealth.
दिव्यरूपसुसंपन्ना सगुणा दिव्यलक्षणा । दिव्यालंकारभूषा च तस्यास्तीरे विराजते
She was possessed of divine form and virtues, adorned with celestial marks and ornaments, and she shone on that shore.
न जाने गिरिराजस्य तनया वा महोदधेः । नो वास्ति ब्रह्मणः पत्नी सा वा स्वाहा भविष्यति
I do not know if she is the daughter of the king of mountains, or of the great ocean, or the wife of Brahma, or perhaps she is Svāhā herself.
इंद्राणी वा महाभागा रोहिणी वा भविष्यति । ईदृशी रूपसंपत्तिर्युवतीनां न दृश्यते
Whether she be Indrani, most fortunate, or Rohini, such beauty and grace in young women is not seen.
अन्यासां च सुदिव्यानां नारीणां तात सर्वथा । यादृशं रूपसंभावं गुणशीलं प्रदृश्यते
And among other supremely divine women, O dear one, the kind of beauty, virtue, and character that is observed is extraordinary.
अप्सरसां कदा नास्ति तादृशं रूपलक्षणम् । यादृशं तु मया दृष्टं तदंगं विश्वमोहनम्
Even among the Apsaras, there is never such a mark of beauty as I have seen—her form enchanting the whole world.
शिलापदे समासीना दुःखेनापि समाकुला । रुदते सुस्वरैर्बाला अनेकैः स्वजनैर्विना
Seated upon a stone slab, troubled even in her sorrow, the young girl weeps with sweet sounds, bereft of her many loved ones.
अश्रूणि मुंचमाना सा मुक्ताभानि बहूनि च । निर्मलानि सरस्यत्र पतंत्येव महामते
She sheds many tears, resembling pearls, pure and clear, which fall into the lake, O wise one.
बिंदवो मौक्तिकाभास्ते निपतंति महोदके । तेभ्यो भवंति पद्मानि हृद्यानि सुरभीणि तु
Those drops, shining like pearls, fall into the great water; from them arise lotuses, delightful and fragrant.
पद्मानि जज्ञिरे तेभ्यो नेत्राश्रुभ्यो महामते । गंगांभसि तरंत्येव असंख्यातानि तानि तु
Lotuses were born from those tears, O wise one; countless of them float upon the waters of the Ganga.
पतितानि सुहृद्यानि रंहसा यानि तानि तु । गंगाप्रवाहमध्ये तु हंसवृंदैः सुसेविते
Those fallen, pleasing lotuses swiftly move in the midst of the Ganga’s flow, attended by flocks of swans.