श्यामो यस्मात्प्रवृत्तो वै तस्मात्श्यामगिरिः स्मृतः । ततः परं मुनिश्रेष्ठा दुर्गशैलो महोदयः
Because darkness originated there, it is called Shyama Mountain; beyond that, O best of sages, is the great and formidable mountain Durga.
केशरी केशरयुतो यतो वातः प्रवर्त्तते । तेषां योजनविष्कंभो द्विगुणः प्रविभागशः
Keshari, accompanied by Keshara, from which the wind arises; their breadth, O twice-born, is twice as much, each distinctly measured.
वर्षाणि तेषु विप्रेंद्राः संप्रोक्तानि मनीषिभिः । महामेरुर्महाकाशो जलदः कुमुदोत्तरम्
O foremost of brahmins, the regions there are declared by the wise: Mahameru, Mahakasha, Jaladha, and Kumudottara.
जलधारो महाप्राज्ञः सुकुमार इति स्मृतः । रेवतस्य तु कौमारः श्यामश्च मणिकांचनः
Jaladhara is known as Sukumara, O greatly wise one; Revata's region is called Kaumara, and Shyama is adorned with jewels and gold.
केशरस्याथ मौदाकी परेण तु महान्पुमान् । परिवार्य्यं तु विप्रेंद्रा दैर्घ्यं ह्रस्वत्वमेव च
Next to Keshara is Maudaki, and beyond that is the great mountain Puman; O foremost of brahmins, they are surrounded, and their length and shortness are as described.
जंबूद्वीपेन संख्यातस्तस्य मध्ये महाद्रुमः । शाको नाम महाप्राज्ञाः प्रजास्तस्य सहानुगाः
It is counted with Jambudvipa, and in its midst is a great tree; O greatly wise ones, it is called Shaka, and its people dwell there with their followers.
तत्र पुण्या जनपदाः पूज्यते तत्र शंकरः । तत्र गच्छंति सिद्धाश्च चारणा दैवतानि च
There are holy regions and people; there, Shankara is worshipped; there, siddhas, charanas, and deities go.
धार्मिकाश्च प्रजाः सर्वाः चत्वारो गतमत्सराः । वर्णाः स्वकर्मनिरता न च स्तेनोऽत्र दृश्यते
All the people there are righteous, the four classes are free from envy; each is devoted to their own duty, and no thief is seen there.
दीर्घायुषो महाप्राज्ञा जरामृत्युविवर्जिताः । प्रजास्तत्र विवर्द्धंते वर्षास्विव समुद्रगाः
They are long-lived, greatly wise, free from old age and death; there, the people flourish like rivers in the rainy season flowing to the sea.
नद्यः पुण्यजलास्तत्र गंगा च बहुधा गता । सुकुमारी कुमारी च शीता शीतोदका तथा
There are rivers with holy waters, and the Ganga flows in many streams; also Sukumari, Kumari, Shita, and Shitodaka.
महानदी च भो विप्रास्तथा मणिजला नदी । इक्षुवर्द्धनिका चैव नदी मुनिवराः स्मृताः
O Brahmins, there is the great river, as well as the Maṇijalā river; the Ikṣuvardhanikā river is also remembered by the eminent sages.
ततः प्रवृत्ताः पुण्योदा नद्यः परमशोभनाः । सहस्राणां शतान्येव यतो वर्षति वासवः
From there flow forth holy rivers, exceedingly beautiful, in hundreds of thousands, wherever Indra causes rain to fall.
न तासां नामधेयानि परिस्मर्तुं तथैव च । शक्यंते परिसंख्यातुं पुण्यास्ता हि सरिद्वराः
Their names cannot be fully recalled, nor can their numbers be exactly counted; for those sacred rivers are truly countless.
ततः पुण्या जनपदाश्चत्वारो लोकविश्रुताः । मृगाश्च मशकाश्चैव मानसा मल्लकास्तथा
Then there are four blessed regions, renowned throughout the world, along with the peoples called Mṛgas, Maśakas, Mānasas, and Mallakas.
मृगाश्च ब्रह्मभूयिष्ठाः स्वकर्मनिरता द्विजाः । मशकेषु तु राजन्या धार्मिकाः सर्वकामदाः
Among the Mṛgas dwell Brahmins devoted to their own duties; among the Maśakas are righteous Kṣatriyas, fulfillers of every desire.
मानसाश्च महाभागा वैश्यधर्मोपजीविनः । सर्वकामसमायुक्ताः शूरा धर्मार्थनिश्चिताः
The Mānasas, greatly fortunate, live by the duties of Vaiśyas, endowed with every enjoyment, valiant and intent on righteousness and wealth.
शूद्रास्तु मल्लका नित्यं पुरुषा धर्मशीलिनः । न तत्र राजा विप्रेंद्रा न दंडो न च दंडिकाः
The Mallakas are always Śūdras, men of virtuous conduct; there, O best of Brahmins, there is neither king, nor punishment, nor enforcers of punishment.
स्वधर्मेणैव धर्मज्ञास्ते रक्षंति परस्परम् । एतावदेव शक्यं तु तत्र द्वीपे प्रभाषितुम्
They protect one another by their own righteous conduct, knowing dharma; only this much can be spoken about that island.
एतदेव च श्रोतव्यं शाकद्वीपे महौजसि
And this alone should be heard concerning the mighty Śākadvīpa.
सूत उवाच-। उत्तरेषु च भो विप्रा द्वीपेषु श्रूयते कथा । एवं तत्र महाभागा ब्रुवतस्तन्निबोधत
Sūta said: O Brahmins, in the northern islands, a tale is heard; thus, listen attentively as I recount it there, O greatly fortunate ones.
घृततोयः समुद्रोथ दधिमंडोदकोपरः । सुरोदसागरश्चैव तथान्यो दुग्धसागरः
There is the ocean of clarified butter, and another filled with curdled milk; also the Suroda ocean, and another, the ocean of milk.
परस्परेण द्विगुणाः सर्वे द्वीपा द्विजर्षभाः । पर्वताश्च महाप्राज्ञाः समुद्रैः परिवारिताः
Each of these islands, O best of twice-born, is twice as large as the previous one; and the mountains, O wise ones, are surrounded by oceans.
गौरस्तु मध्यमे द्वीपे गिरिर्मनःशिलो महान् । पर्वतः पश्चिमे कृष्णो नारायणसखो द्विजाः
In the central island stands the great mountain called Manaḥśilā, made of red arsenic; in the west is the dark mountain, companion of Nārāyaṇa, O Brahmins.
तत्र रत्नानि दिव्यानि स्वयं रक्षति केशवः । प्रसन्नश्चाभवत्तत्र प्रजानां व्यदधात्सुखम्
There, the divine jewels are protected by Keśava himself; and, being pleased, he granted happiness to the people there.
शरद्वीपे कुशस्तंबो मध्ये जनपदस्य ह । संपूज्यते शाल्मलिश्च द्वीपे शाल्मलिके द्विजाः
In the Śāka island, the Kuśa stalk is honored at the center of the region; and in the Śālmalī island, O Brahmins, the Śālmalī tree is revered.
क्रौंचद्वीपे महाक्रौंचो गिरी रत्नचयाकरः । संपूज्यते भो विप्रेंद्राश्चातुर्वर्ण्येन नित्यदा
In the Kraunca island, the great Kraunca mountain, a mine of jewels, is worshipped, O best of Brahmins, by all four classes at all times.
गोमंतः पर्वतो विप्राः सुमहान्सर्वधातुकः । यत्र नित्यं निवसति श्रीमान्कमललोचनः
The Gomanta mountain, O Brahmins, is vast and full of all minerals; there dwells eternally the glorious lotus-eyed one.
मोक्षिभिः संगतो नित्यं प्रभुर्नारायणोहरिः । कुशद्वीपे तु विप्रेंद्राः पर्वतो विद्रुमैश्चितः
The Lord Nārāyaṇa Hari is always accompanied by those seeking liberation; and in the Kuśa island, O best of Brahmins, there is a mountain adorned with coral.
सुनामा च सुदुर्धर्षो द्वितीयो हेमपर्वतः । द्युतिमान्नाम विप्रेंद्रास्तृतीयः कुमुदो गिरिः
The first is Sunāma, exceedingly difficult to conquer; the second is Hemaparvata, radiant in splendor; the third, O best of Brahmins, is the mountain named Kumuda.
चतुर्थः पुष्पवान्नाम पंचमस्तु कुशेशयः । षष्टो हरिगिरिर्नाम षडेते पर्वतोत्तमाः
The fourth is called Puṣpavān, the fifth is Kuśeśaya, and the sixth is named Harigiri—these are the six foremost mountains.