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SkP 5.42.8

प्रजापतिगणाकीर्णं मानवैश्च चतुर्दशैः

Filled with hosts of Prajapatis and the fourteen Manus,

SkP 5.42.9

संसेव्यं च सदाचारैः पुण्यवद्भिर्जनैस्तथा

And frequented by virtuous people of good conduct and merit,

SkP 5.42.10

मणिरत्नैश्च सोपानै र्दिव्यं सरसशोभितम् 5.1.42.

Adorned with jeweled gems and steps, and beautified by divine lakes,

SkP 5.42.11

षडूर्मिरहितं स्थानं यत्र तिष्ठन्ति पक्षिणः स्तुतिमारेभिरे कर्तुं देवदेवजगत्पतेः

A place free from the six waves of suffering, where birds reside, beginning to sing praises to the Lord of gods and the master of the universe,

SkP 5.42.13

नृसिंहरूपायोग्राय नमो वाराहरूपिणे

Homage to the fierce one in the form of Narasimha, and to the one who took the form of Varaha,

SkP 5.42.14

वासुदेवाय शांताय यदूनां पतये नमः

Salutations to Vāsudeva, the peaceful one, the lord of the Yadus,

SkP 5.42.15

इति स्तवाभियुक्तानां वागुवाचाशरीरिणी

As they were engaged in these hymns, a bodiless voice spoke,

SkP 5.42.16

महाकालवने रम्ये ब्रह्मर्षिगणसेविते

In the delightful great forest of Time, attended by hosts of Brahmarshis,

SkP 5.42.17

नाम्ना कुशस्थली रम्या सिद्धगंधर्वसेविता

There is a beautiful place called Kuśasthalī, served by Siddhas and Gandharvas,

SkP 5.42.18

कल्पक्षये क्षयं यांति स्थावराणि चराणि च

At the end of the age, all moving and unmoving beings come to destruction,

SkP 5.42.19

सरितः सागराः सर्वे सरांस्युपवनानि च

All rivers, oceans, lakes, and groves,

SkP 5.42.20

ज्योतींषि चंद्रसूर्यौ च सर्वं विष्णुमयं जगत् 5.1.42.

The luminaries, the moon and the sun—all the universe is pervaded by Viṣṇu,

SkP 5.42.21

सर्वमादाय भगवाञ्छंकरस्तत्र तिष्ठति

Having taken everything into himself, the blessed Śaṅkara remains there,

SkP 5.42.22

सर्वयज्ञमयो वेदः सर्वधर्ममयी दया

The Veda is the essence of all sacrifices, and compassion is the essence of all righteousness,

SkP 5.42.23

तस्माद्धितकरं क्षेत्रं कुरूणां वै सुरोत्तमाः

Therefore, O best of gods, this land of the Kurus is truly beneficial,

SkP 5.42.24

तस्माद्दशगुणा काशी काश्या दशगुणा गया

Therefore, Kāśī is ten times greater, and Gayā is ten times greater than Kāśī,

SkP 5.42.25

उपरागसहस्राणि व्यतिपातायुतानि च

Thousands of eclipses and tens of thousands of planetary conjunctions,

SkP 5.42.26

लक्षमिंदुक्षये दानं सहस्रं चायनद्वये

A gift given at the waning of a hundred thousand moons is equal to a thousand at the two solstices.

SkP 5.42.27

तस्माद्धितकरा देवा पुरी ह्येषा कुशस्थली

Therefore, O gods, this city called Kuśasthalī is beneficial.

SkP 5.42.28

तत्सर्वं भोः सुरश्रेष्ठाः सर्वं तच्चाक्षयं भवेत्

All of this, O best of gods, shall indeed become imperishable.

SkP 5.42.29

क्षीणपुण्या भवंतो वै बाधंते तेन वः सुराः

When your merit is exhausted, O gods, you are afflicted by that.

SkP 5.42.30

तत्र गत्वा भवंतो वै स्नानदानादिकं भुवि 5.1.42.

There, having gone, you should perform bathing, giving, and other rites upon the earth.

SkP 5.42.31

एतच्छुत्वा वचस्तस्या वाण्याश्चाकाशगं तदा

Having heard these words of hers, which were spoken and went forth into the sky,

SkP 5.42.32

पुनर्जग्मुः सुराः सर्वे यत्र माहेश्वरं वनम्

Then all the gods returned to the forest of Maheśvara.

SkP 5.42.33

चातुर्वर्ण्यसमाकीर्णामृषिगंधर्वसेविताम्

It was filled with the four castes and attended by sages and gandharvas.

SkP 5.42.34

दरिद्रो न जडो मूर्खो न रोगी न च मत्सरी

There is no one poor, dull, foolish, diseased, or envious.

SkP 5.42.35

दाता शांताः सुशीलाश्च जरारोगविवर्जिंताः

There, people are generous, peaceful, virtuous, and free from old age and disease.

SkP 5.42.36

नरा यत्र निवसंति नार्यश्चैव पतिव्रताः

Men reside there, and women who are devoted to their husbands.

SkP 5.42.37

ईदृशीं च पुरीं दृष्ट्वा देवा हर्षं परं गताः

Seeing such a city, the gods attained supreme joy.

SkP 5.42.38

पुण्यवद्भिः सदा सेव्यं सर्वतीर्थनिषे वितम्

It is always served by the virtuous, and is endowed with all sacred bathing places.

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