भवनैरावृतैः सर्वैः र्जांबूनदमयैः शुभैः । तत्र देवगणा विप्रा गंधर्वासुरराक्षसाः
It is surrounded on all sides by splendid mansions made of Jambū gold; there, O Brahmins, are hosts of gods, Gandharvas, Asuras, and Rākṣasas.
अप्सरोगणसंयुक्ताः शैले क्रीडंति सर्वदा । तत्र ब्रह्मा च रुद्रश्च शक्रश्चापि सुरेश्वरः
Joined by groups of Apsarases, they always sport on the mountain; there too are Brahmā, Rudra, and Śakra, the lord of the gods.
समेत्य विविधैर्यज्ञैर्यजंतेऽनेक दक्षिणैः । तुंबुरुर्नारदश्चैव विश्वावसुर्हाहा हूहूः
Gathering together, they perform various sacrifices with many gifts; Tumburu, Nārada, Viśvāvasu, Hāhā, and Hūhū are present.
अभिगम्यामरश्रेष्ठं स्तुवंति विविधैः स्तवैः । सप्तर्षयो महात्मानः कश्यपश्च प्रजापतिः
Approaching the best among immortals, they praise him with various hymns; the seven great sages and Kaśyapa, the lord of creatures, are there.
तत्र गच्छंति भद्रं वः सदा पर्वणि पर्वणि । तस्यैव मूर्द्धन्युशना काव्यो दैत्यैर्महीयते
They go there, may good fortune be yours, always at each festival; on its summit, Uśanas Kāvya is honored by the Daityas.
तस्य हैमानि रत्नानि तस्यैते रत्नपर्वताः । तस्मात्कुबेरो भगवांश्चतुर्थं भागमश्नुते
Its jewels are golden, and these are the jewel mountains; therefore, the blessed Kubera enjoys a fourth share there.
ततः कलांशं वित्तस्य मनुष्येभ्यः प्रयच्छति । पर्वतस्यांतरे दिव्यं सर्वर्तुकुसुमैश्चितम्
From there, he gives a portion of wealth to humans; within the mountain is a divine grove adorned with flowers of all seasons.
कर्णिकारवनं रम्यं शिलाजालसमुच्छ्रितम् । तत्र साक्षात्पशुपतिर्दिव्यभूतैः समावृतः
There is a delightful grove of Karnikāra trees, rising with clusters of rocks; there, Lord Paśupati himself, surrounded by divine beings, resides.
उमासहायोभगवान्रमते भूतभावनः । कर्णिकारमयीं मालां बिभ्रदापादलंबिनीम्
The blessed Lord, creator of beings, enjoys there with Umā as his companion, wearing a garland of Karnikāra flowers that hangs down to his feet.
त्रिभिर्नेत्रैः कृतोद्द्योतस्त्रिभिः सूर्यैरिवोदितैः । तमुग्रतपसः सिद्धाः सुव्रताः सत्यवादिनः
Illuminated by three eyes, like three suns arisen, the accomplished ascetics of fierce austerity, of good vows and truthful speech, approach him.
पश्यंति नहि दुर्वृत्तैः शक्यो द्रष्टुं महेश्वरः । तस्य शैलस्य शिखरात्क्षीरधारा द्विजोत्तमाः
Maheśvara cannot be seen by those of wicked conduct; from the summit of that mountain, O best of twice-born, a stream of milk descends.
विश्वरूपात्परमिता भीमनिर्घातनिस्वना । पुण्यापुण्यतमैर्जुष्टा गंगा भागीरथी शुभा
The Ganga, Bhagirathi, auspicious and vast as the form of the universe, resounding with a terrible thunder, is filled with the most virtuous and the most sinful.
प्लवंती च प्रवेगेन ह्रदे चंद्रमसः शुभे । तया ह्युत्पादितः पुण्यः स ह्रदः सागरोपमः
Swiftly flowing, she enters the pure lake of the moon; by her, that lake, vast as the ocean, became sacred.
तां धारयामास तदा दुर्द्धरां पर्वतैरपि । शतं वर्षसहस्राणि शिरसैव पिनाकधृक्
Then Pinākadhṛt bore her, difficult to sustain even for mountains, upon his head for a hundred thousand years.
मेरोस्तु पश्चिमे पार्श्वे केतुमालो द्विजोत्तमाः । जंबूखंडे तु तत्रैव महाजनपदो द्विजाः
On the western side of Meru is Ketumala, O best of twice-born; there, in the Jambū continent, is a great country, O twice-born.
आयुर्दशसहस्राणि वर्षाणां तत्र सत्तमाः । सुवर्णवर्णाश्च नरा स्त्रियश्चाप्सरसां समाः
There, O excellent ones, the lifespan is ten thousand years; the men are golden-hued, and the women are like Apsarases.
अनामया वीतशोका नित्यं मुदितमानसाः । जायंते मानवास्तत्र निस्तप्तकनकप्रभाः
There, people are free from disease and sorrow, always with joyful minds; men are born there with the radiance of refined gold.
गंधमादनशृंगेषु कुबेरः सह राक्षसैः । संवृतोप्सरसां संघैर्मोदते गुह्यकाधिपः
On the peaks of Gandhamādana, Kubera, lord of the Guhyakas, delights with hosts of Apsarases and Rākṣasas.
गंधमादनपार्श्वे तु परे विगतपातकाः । एकादशसहस्राणि वर्षाणां परमायुषः
Beside Gandhamādana, there are others, free from sin, whose supreme lifespan is eleven thousand years.
तत्र कृष्णा नरा विप्रास्तेजोयुक्ता महाबलाः । स्त्रियश्चोत्पलपत्राभाः सर्वाः सुप्रियदर्शनाः
There, O brāhmaṇas, the men are dark, endowed with energy and great strength; the women have the radiance of lotus petals, all exceedingly beautiful.
नीलोत्पलधरं श्वेतं श्वेताद्धैरण्यकं वरम् । वर्षमैरावतं विप्रा नानाजनपदावृतम्
There is the excellent white land bearing blue lotuses, and the golden land, and Airāvata, O brāhmaṇas, a region inhabited by many peoples.
धनुखंडेः महाभागा द्वे वर्षे दक्षिणोत्तरे । इलावृत्तं मध्यगं तु पंचवर्षाणि चैव हि
In Dhanukhaṇḍa, O highly fortunate ones, are two regions, southern and northern; in the middle is Ilāvṛta, and indeed there are five regions.
उत्तरोत्तरमेतेभ्यो वर्षमुद्रिच्यते गुणैः । आयुः प्रमाणमारोग्यं धर्मतः कामतोऽर्थतः
Each successive region surpasses the previous in qualities—lifespan, measure, health, righteousness, desire, and wealth.
समन्वितानि भूतानि तेषु सर्वेषु सत्तमाः । एवमेषा महाभागाः पर्वतैः पृथिवी चिता
All beings in these regions, O excellent ones, are endowed with these; thus, O highly fortunate ones, the earth is adorned with mountains.
हेमकूटस्तु सुमहान्कैलासो नाम पर्वतः । तत्र वैश्रवणो देवो गुह्यकैः सह मोदते
Hemakūṭa is a great mountain called Kailāsa; there, the god Vaiśravaṇa delights with the Guhyakas.
अस्त्युत्तरेण कैलासं मैनाकं पर्वतं प्रति । हिरण्यशृंगः सुमहान्दिव्यो मणिमयो गिरिः
To the north of Kailāsa, towards Mount Maināka, is the great and divine mountain Hiraṇyaśṛṅga, made of jewels.
तस्य पार्श्वे महद्दिव्यं शुभ्रं कांचनवालुकम् । रम्यं विष्णुसरो नाम यत्र राजा भगीरथः
Beside it is the great, divine, and pure lake with golden sands, delightful and known as Viṣṇu's Lake, where King Bhagiratha dwelt.
दृष्ट्वा भागीरथीं गंगामुवास बहुलाः समाः । यूपा मणिमयास्तत्र क्षेत्राश्चापि हिरण्मयाः
Having seen the Ganga, Bhagirathi, King Bhagiratha resided there for many years; there are jewel-encrusted sacrificial posts and fields of gold.
तत्रेष्ट्वा तु गतः सिद्धिं सहस्राक्षो महायशाः । स्रष्टा भूतिपतिर्यत्र सर्वलोकैः सनातनः
There, having performed sacrifice and attained perfection, the illustrious thousand-eyed one went, where the eternal creator, the lord of prosperity, abides with all the worlds.
उपास्यते तिग्मतेजा यत्र भूतः समंततः । नरनारायणौ ब्रह्मा मनुः स्थाणुश्च पंचमः
There, the blazing one is worshipped everywhere, along with Nara and Nārāyaṇa, Brahmā, Manu, and the fifth, Sthāṇu.