तस्याः प्रियाया वाक्येन तदपत्यप्रियो गिरिः
By the words of his beloved, the mountain became disinclined toward her offspring.
नितरां बाधते प्रेम तददृष्ट्यग्निदूषितम् ।।4.2.66.
Love greatly distresses him, tainted by the fire of her absence.
यदा प्रभृति सा गौरी निर्गता मम सद्मतः
From the time that Gaurī departed from my house,
तदालापामृतधयौ न मे शब्दग्रहौ प्रिये
Since then, O beloved, my ears do not grasp the nectar of her speech.
जैवातृकी यतोह्नः स्याद्दूरीभूता दृशोर्मम
Since Jaivatrikī is far from my sight during the night,
इत्युक्त्वादाय रत्नानि वासांसि विविधानि च
Saying this, he took the jewels and various garments.
अगस्त्य उवाच कानि कानि च रत्नानि कियंत्यपि च षण्मुख
Agastya said: What are these jewels, and how many are there, O Ṣaṇmukha?
तुला मुक्ताफलानां तु कोटिद्वय परीमिताः
The pearls, measured by weight, are two crores in total.
नवलक्षाधिकं विप्र षडस्राणां सुतेजसाम्
O sage, there are more than nine lakhs of six-sided, highly radiant gems.
कोटयः पद्मरागाणां पंचावैहि तुला मुने
There are crores of padmarāga gems, weighed in five scales, O sage.
तथा गोमेद रत्नानां तुलालक्षमिता मुनै
Likewise, the gomeda jewels are measured by the scale, O sage.
गरुडोद्गाररत्नानां तुलाः प्रयुतसंमिताः 4.2.66.
The garuḍodgāra jewels are weighed in tens of millions of scales.
अष्टांगाभरणानां च संख्या कर्तुं न शक्यते
The number of eightfold ornaments cannot be counted.
चामराणि च भूयांसि द्रव्याण्यामोदवंति च
There are many yak-tail fans and fragrant substances as well.
सर्वाण्यपि समादाय प्रतस्थे भूधरेश्वरः
Taking all these, the lord of the mountains set forth.
अनेकरत्ननिचयैः खचिताऽखिलभूमिकाम्
The entire earth was adorned with heaps of various jewels.
सौधाग्रविविधस्वर्णकलशोज्वलदिङ्मुखाम्
The directions shone with golden pots of various kinds atop the mansions.
महासिद्ध्यष्टकस्यापि क्रीडाभवनमद्भुतम्
Even the wondrous play-palace of the eight great siddhis was there.
इति काशीसमृद्धिं स विलोक्याभूद्विलज्जितः
Seeing thus the prosperity of Kāśī, he became ashamed.
प्रासादेषु प्रतोलीषु प्राकारेषु गृहेषु च
In the palaces, gateways, ramparts, and houses,
मणिमाणिक्यरत्नानामुच्छलच्चारुरोचिषाम्
The shining, beautiful radiance of jewels and precious stones rose up.
द्यावाभूम्योरंतरालं तथेति समवैम्यहम् 4.2.66.
Thus, I understand this as the space between heaven and earth.
अपि वैकुंठभुवने नेतरस्येह का कथा
Even in Vaikuntha, what need is there to speak of any other place here?
तावत्कार्पटिकः कश्चित्तल्लोचनपथं गतः
At that moment, a certain mendicant came into their sight.
स्वपुरोदंतमाख्याहि किमपूर्वमिहाध्वग
Tell us your own story, traveler—what new thing has happened here?
कोत्र संप्रत्यधिष्ठाता किमधिष्ठातृ चेष्टितम्
Where is the presiding lord now, and what actions has he performed?
सोपि कार्पटिकस्तस्य गिरिराजस्य भाषितम्
That mendicant then replied to the words of the king of mountains.
अहानि पंचषाण्येव व्यतिक्रांतानि मानद
O bestower of honor, five or six days have passed.
समायाते जगन्नाथे पर्वतेंद्र सुतापतौ
The Lord of the Universe, the mountain king, and the noble son have all arrived.
यो वै जगदधिष्ठाता सोधिष्ठातात्र सर्वगः
He who is the presiding lord of the world, the all-pervading ruler, is present here.