अमराणां कटकं ह्यत्र तस्माजातामरावती
Here is the encampment of the immortals; thus Amarāvatī arose.
स्नानदानादिकं कृत्वा पश्यत्येव महेश्वरम्
After performing bathing, giving, and other rites, one beholds the great Lord.
सर्वभोगानवाप्नोति मृतः शिवपुरं व्रजेत्
One attains all enjoyments; when dead, one goes to the city of Śiva.
इति श्रीस्कांदे महापुराण एकाशीतिसाहस्र्यां संहितायां पञ्चम आवंत्यखण्डेऽवन्तीक्षेत्रमाहात्म्येऽमरावतीनामकथनंनाम षट्चत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the forty-sixth chapter, named 'The Account of Amarāvatī,' in the section on the glory of the Avantī region, in the fifth Avantī book of the eighty-one-thousand-verse Śrī Skanda Mahāpurāṇa.
विशाला च समाख्याता सर्वलोकेषु गीयते
Viśālā is renowned and sung of in all worlds.
तथाहं संप्रवक्ष्यामि ब्रह्मणा कथितं पुरा
So I will now declare what was formerly spoken by Brahmā.
उमया सहितो देव एक एवाचरद्वने
The god, united with Umā, wandered alone in the forest.
विष्णुर्दशाकृतिर्यत्र देव्यो वै लोकमातरः
There, Viṣṇu in ten forms, and the goddesses, mothers of the worlds.
कल्पोद्भेदाश्च लिंगाश्च चतुराशीतिसंख्यकाः
The manifestations of the kalpas and the forms of the liṅgas number eighty-four.
पितरो लोकपालाश्च सिद्धाः सिद्धिप्रदाश्च ये
The ancestors, the guardians of the worlds, and the siddhas who grant accomplishments—
किंनरा देवगन्धर्वा ह्यप्सराश्च वरांगनाः
Kinnaras, divine Gandharvas, and Apsaras of exquisite beauty,
यक्षा गुह्यकसंघाश्च पिशाचोरगराक्षसाः
Yakṣas, hosts of Guhyakas, Piśācas, serpents, and Rākṣasas—
उपासांचक्रिरे तत्र देवदेवमुमापतिम् उवाच श्लक्ष्णया वाचा शंकरं जगदाश्रयम्
All of them worshipped there the god of gods, the consort of Umā, and addressed Śaṃkara, the refuge of the world, with gentle words.
पश्य एतान्महाभागान्ध्यायमानांस्तवाश्रितान् ।।5.1.47.
Behold these greatly fortunate ones, absorbed in meditation, devoted to your praise.
नानुपेक्ष्याश्च तान्सर्वान्वातवर्षातपार्दितान्
They should not be neglected, all those afflicted by wind, rain, and heat.
यथायोग्यं वासनार्थं स्थानं परमशोभनम्
Provide, as appropriate, a most splendid place for their residence.
एषा मे वासना स्वामिन्भवतां यदि रोचते कल्पयामास पुरीं रम्यां सर्वभूतमनोरमाम्
This is my wish, O Lord, if it pleases you: let a delightful city be established, enchanting to all beings.
बहुयोजनविस्तीर्णां दिव्यां दिव्यजनप्रियाम्
Vast in extent by many yojanas, divine, and beloved by celestial beings.
दिव्याभिप्रायसंयुक्तां दिव्यस्थानमनोरमाम्
Endowed with divine intentions, and possessing a divine, charming location.
क्रयविक्रयसंपन्नहट्टाट्टालकचत्वराम्
Filled with markets for buying and selling, towers, and crossroads.
स्फाटिकाभित्तिरचितां वैडूर्यमणिभूमिकाम्
Constructed with walls of crystal, and floors of beryl gems.
आरक्तमणिदेहल्यां द्वारशाखाभिमंडिताम्
With thresholds of red jewels, adorned with doorposts.
मणिरत्नसमाभूमिद्वाराजिरगृहांतराम्
With interiors and doorways made of precious gems and jewels.
हेमस्तं भध्वजोपेताः पताकाश्च गृहेगृहे 5.1.47.
Each house furnished with golden pillars and flags, and banners at every dwelling.
वापीकूपतडागानि सरांसि विमलानि च
With pools, wells, tanks, and lakes, all pure and clear.
हंसकारंडवाकीर्णां शिखंडिगणशोभिताम्
Filled with swans and cranes, and beautified by flocks of peacocks.
क्वचिन्नृत्यंति मयूराः क्वचित्कूजंति कोकिलाः
In some places, peacocks dance; in others, cuckoos sing.
नरनारीगणाकीर्णां वर्णाश्रमनिषेविताम्
It is filled with groups of men and women, and honored by all the orders and stages of life.
चंद्रमालाकृतश्रेणीतोरणानीव च शोभते
It shines with rows of archways adorned like garlands of the moon.
यत्रालकापुरी रम्या कुबेरभवनांकिता
There is the delightful city of Alakā, marked by the palace of Kubera.