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 karṇikāra trees, rising with rocky crags; there, Lord Paśupati himself delights, surrounded by divine beings.
उमासहायोभगवान्रमते भूतभावनः । कर्णिकारमयीं मालां बिभ्रदापादलंबिनीम्
The blessed Lord, creator of beings, enjoys there with Umā as his companion, wearing a garland of karṇikāra flowers that hangs down to his feet.
त्रिभिर्नेत्रैः कृतोद्द्योतस्त्रिभिः सूर्यैरिवोदितैः । तमुग्रतपसः सिद्धाः सुव्रताः सत्यवादिनः
With three eyes shining like three rising suns, those of fierce austerity, of good vows, and truth-speaking, behold him.
पश्यंति नहि दुर्वृत्तैः शक्यो द्रष्टुं महेश्वरः । तस्य शैलस्य शिखरात्क्षीरधारा द्विजोत्तमाः
But the great Lord cannot be seen by the wicked; from the summit of that mountain, O best of brāhmaṇas, streams of milk flow.
विश्वरूपात्परमिता भीमनिर्घातनिस्वना । पुण्यापुण्यतमैर्जुष्टा गंगा भागीरथी शुभा
Of immeasurable form, with a terrifying thunderous roar, the auspicious Gaṅgā, Bhāgīrathī, filled with the most sacred merits, is there.
प्लवंती च प्रवेगेन ह्रदे चंद्रमसः शुभे । तया ह्युत्पादितः पुण्यः स ह्रदः सागरोपमः
She rushes swiftly, flowing into the beautiful lake of the Moon; by her, that holy lake, vast as the ocean, was produced.
तां धारयामास तदा दुर्द्धरां पर्वतैरपि । शतं वर्षसहस्राणि शिरसैव पिनाकधृक्
Then, even the mountains could hardly bear her, but Pinākadhṛk bore her on his head for a hundred thousand years.
मेरोस्तु पश्चिमे पार्श्वे केतुमालो द्विजोत्तमाः । जंबूखंडे तु तत्रैव महाजनपदो द्विजाः
On the western side of Meru, O best of brāhmaṇas, is Ketumāla; there, in the Jambū region, 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, humans are born free from illness and sorrow, their minds always joyful, and their bodies shine with the radiance of untarnished gold.
गंधमादनशृंगेषु कुबेरः सह राक्षसैः । संवृतोप्सरसां संघैर्मोदते गुह्यकाधिपः
On the peaks of Gandhamadana, Kubera, together with the rakshasas and surrounded by hosts of apsarases, delights as the lord of the guhyakas.
गंधमादनपार्श्वे तु परे विगतपातकाः । एकादशसहस्राणि वर्षाणां परमायुषः
Beside Gandhamadana dwell others, free from sin, who possess a supreme lifespan of eleven thousand years.
तत्र कृष्णा नरा विप्रास्तेजोयुक्ता महाबलाः । स्त्रियश्चोत्पलपत्राभाः सर्वाः सुप्रियदर्शनाः
There, the men are dark, brahmins endowed with energy and great strength, and the women, all of pleasing appearance, have the radiance of blue lotus petals.
नीलोत्पलधरं श्वेतं श्वेताद्धैरण्यकं वरम् । वर्षमैरावतं विप्रा नानाजनपदावृतम्
The region called Nilotpala is white, superior to Shvetadvipa and Hiranyaka, and the land of Airavata, O brahmins, is inhabited by many peoples.
धनुखंडेः महाभागा द्वे वर्षे दक्षिणोत्तरे । इलावृत्तं मध्यगं तु पंचवर्षाणि चैव हि
On the Dhanukhandha, there are two blessed regions, southern and northern; in the middle lies Ilavrita, and there are five regions in total.
उत्तरोत्तरमेतेभ्यो वर्षमुद्रिच्यते गुणैः । आयुः प्रमाणमारोग्यं धर्मतः कामतोऽर्थतः
Each successive region to the north surpasses the previous in qualities—lifespan, stature, health, righteousness, desire, and wealth.
समन्वितानि भूतानि तेषु सर्वेषु सत्तमाः । एवमेषा महाभागाः पर्वतैः पृथिवी चिता
All beings in those regions are endowed with these qualities, O noble one; thus is this blessed earth adorned with mountains.
हेमकूटस्तु सुमहान्कैलासो नाम पर्वतः । तत्र वैश्रवणो देवो गुह्यकैः सह मोदते
Hemakuta is a great mountain, also called Kailasa; there, the god Vaishravana delights together with the guhyakas.
अस्त्युत्तरेण कैलासं मैनाकं पर्वतं प्रति । हिरण्यशृंगः सुमहान्दिव्यो मणिमयो गिरिः
To the north of Kailasa, near Mount Mainaka, stands the great and divine mountain Hiranyashringa, made of jewels.
तस्य पार्श्वे महद्दिव्यं शुभ्रं कांचनवालुकम् । रम्यं विष्णुसरो नाम यत्र राजा भगीरथः
Beside it lies a great, divine, and pure place with golden sands, the delightful lake called Vishnusaras, where King Bhagiratha once dwelled.
दृष्ट्वा भागीरथीं गंगामुवास बहुलाः समाः । यूपा मणिमयास्तत्र क्षेत्राश्चापि हिरण्मयाः
Having seen the Ganga, Bhagirathi, 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, after performing sacrifices, the illustrious thousand-eyed one attained success; it is where the eternal creator, the lord of prosperity, is worshipped by all worlds.
उपास्यते तिग्मतेजा यत्र भूतः समंततः । नरनारायणौ ब्रह्मा मनुः स्थाणुश्च पंचमः
There, the one of fierce brilliance is worshipped on all sides, along with Nara and Narayana, Brahma, Manu, and Sthanu as the fifth.
तत्र दिव्या त्रिपथगा प्रथमं तु प्रतिष्ठिता । ब्रह्मलोकादपाक्रांता सप्तधा प्रतिपद्यते
There, the divine Tripathaga first became established; having departed from Brahmaloka, she divides herself into seven streams.
वटोदका सा नलिनी पार्वती च सरस्वती । जंबूनदी च सीता च गंगा सिंधुश्च सप्तमी
They are Vatodaka, Nalini, Parvati, Sarasvati, Jambunadi, Sita, and the seventh is Ganga Sindhu.
अचिंत्या दिव्यसंज्ञा सा प्रभावैश्च समन्विता । उपास्यते यत्र सत्रं सहस्रयुगपर्यये
She is inconceivable, known as divine, endowed with powers, and is worshipped there in sacrifices at the end of every thousand ages.
दृश्यादृश्या च भवति तत्रतत्र सरस्वती । एता दिव्याः सप्तगंगास्त्रिषुलोकेषु विश्रुताः
Sarasvati appears and disappears here and there; these seven divine Gangas are renowned throughout the three worlds.
रक्षांसि वै हिमवती हेमकूटे च गुह्यकाः । सर्पा नागाश्च निषधे गोकर्णं च तपोवनम्
On Himavat, the Rakshasas dwell, and on Hemakuta, the Guhyakas; on Nishadha, serpents and Nagas, and Gokarna is a place of ascetic practice.
देवासुराणां सर्वेषां श्वेतः पर्वतमुच्यते । गंधर्वा निषधे नित्यं नीले ब्रह्मर्षयस्तथा
Shveta is called the mountain of all the gods and asuras; Gandharvas always reside on Nishadha, and on Nila, likewise, the Brahmarshis.