पिशाचके गिरिवरे हर्म्यं प्रासाद मण्डितम्। यक्षगन्धर्वचरितं कुबेरभवनं महत् ।। ३०.
On Piśāca mountain, the splendid palace adorned with mansions, frequented by Yakṣas and Gandharvas, is the great abode of Kubera.
हरिकूटे हरिर्देवः सर्वभूतनमस्कृतः। प्रभावात्तस्य शैलोऽसौ महानाभः प्रकाशते ।। ३९.
On Harikūṭa, Hari the god is worshipped by all beings; by his power, that mountain shines forth with great radiance.
कुमुदे किन्नरावासा अञ्जने च महोरगाः। कृष्णे गन्धर्व्वनगरा महाभवनशालिनः ।। ३९.
On Kumuda dwell the Kinnaras; on Añjana, the mighty serpents; on Kṛṣṇa, the Gandharvas with their cities, possessing grand palaces.
पाण्डुरे चारुशिखरे महाप्राकारतोरणे। विद्याधरपुरं तत्र महाभवनमालिनम् ।। ३९.
On Pāṇḍura, with its beautiful peak and great ramparts and gateways, is the city of the Vidyādharas, adorned with magnificent mansions.
सहस्रशिखरे शैले दैत्यानामुग्रकर्म्मणाम्। पुराणि समुदीर्णानां सहस्रं हेममालिनाम् ।। ३९.
On Sahasraśikhara mountain, the Daityas of fierce deeds have a thousand ancient cities, all adorned with gold.
मुकुटे पन्नगावासा अनेकाः पर्वतोत्तमाः। पुष्पके वै मुनिगणा नित्यमेव मुदा युताः ।। ३९.
On Mukuṭa reside many serpents; on Puṣpaka, groups of sages always dwell, filled with joy.
वैवस्वतस्य सोमस्य वायोर्नागाधिपस्य च। सुपक्षे पर्वतवरे चत्वार्य्यायतनानि च ।। ३९.
On the best of mountains, Suparṇa, there are four sacred abodes belonging to Vaivasvata, Soma, Vāyu, and the lord of serpents.
गन्धर्वैः किन्नरैर्यक्षैर्न्नागैर्विद्याधरोत्तमैः। सिद्धैर्हि तेषु स्थानेषु नित्यमिष्टः प्रपूज्यते ।। ३९.
In those places, Gandharvas, Kinnaras, Yakṣas, Nāgas, the foremost Vidyādharas, and Siddhas are always honored and worshipped.
मर्य्यादापर्वते शुभ्रे देवकूटे निबोधत। विस्तीर्णे सिखरे तस्य कूटे गिरिवरस्य ह ।। ४०.
Hear now of the pure mountain boundary, Devakūṭa, with its broad summit, a peak of the best of mountains.
समन्ताद्योजनशतं महाभवनमण्डितम्। जन्मक्षेत्रं सुपर्णस्य वैनतेयस्य धीमतः ।। ४०.
All around, for a hundred yojanas, is a region adorned with great palaces, the birthplace of Suparṇa, the wise son of Vinatā.
नैकैर्महा पक्षिगणैर्गारुडैः शीग्रविक्रमैः। सम्पूर्णवीर्यसम्पन्नैर्दमनैरुरगारिभिः ।। ४०.
There reside many great flocks of Garuḍa birds, swift in their might, full of strength and valor, subduers of serpents.
पक्षिराजस्य भवनं प्रथमं तन्महात्मनः। महावायुप्रवेशस्य शाल्मलि द्वीपवासिनः ।। ४०.
The first palace of the great-souled king of birds is there, the dwelling of the mighty wind, inhabited by those of Śālmalīdvīpa.
तस्यैव चारुमूर्ध्नस्तु कूटेषु च महर्द्धिषु। दक्षिणेषु विचित्रेषु सप्तस्वपि तु शोभिनः ।। ४०.
On its lovely summit, among the peaks of great splendor, on the southern, wondrous seven, all shining brightly.
सन्ध्याभ्राभाः समुदिता रुक्मप्राकारतोरणाः। महाभवनमालाभिः शोभिता देवनिर्मिताः ।। ४०.
Resembling the glow of twilight clouds, with golden ramparts and gateways, adorned with rows of great palaces, all made by the gods.
त्रिंशद्योजनविस्तीर्णाश्चत्वारिंशत्तमायताः। सप्त गन्धर्वनगरा नर नारीसमाकुलाः ।। ४०.
There are seven Gandharva cities, each thirty yojanas wide and forty long, filled with crowds of men and women.
आग्नेया नाम गन्धर्वा महाबलपराक्रमाः। कुबेरानुचरा दीप्तास्तेषान्ते भवनोत्तमाः ।। ४०.
The Gandharvas called Āgneyā, of great strength and valor, attendants of Kubera, resplendent, have their excellent mansions at the end of these.
तस्य चोत्तरकूटेषु भुवनस्य महागिरेः। हर्म्यप्रासादबद्धं च उद्यानवनशोभितम् ।। ४०.
On the northern peaks of that great mountain, there is a city bound with mansions and palaces, beautified with gardens and groves.
पुरमाशीविषैः पुर्णं महाप्राकारतोरणम्। वादित्रशतनिर्घोषैरानन्दितवनान्तरम् ।। ४०.
The city, filled with mighty serpents, has great ramparts and gateways, and its forest outskirts are gladdened by the sounds of hundreds of musical instruments.
दुष्प्रसह्यममित्राणां त्रिंशद्योजनमण्डलम्। नगरं सैंहिकेयानामुदीर्णं देवविद्विषाम्। सिद्धदेवर्षिचरितं देवकूटे निबोधत ।। ४०.
Hear now of the city of the Saiṃhikeya demons, fierce enemies of the gods, spanning thirty yojanas in circumference, raised up by those who hate the gods, and renowned for the deeds of perfected beings, gods, and sages, situated at Devakūṭa.
द्वितीये द्विजशार्दूल मर्य्यादापर्वते शुभे। महाभवनमालाभिर्नानावर्णाभिरावृतम् ।। ४०.
On the second, auspicious mountain called Maryāda, O best of twice-born, there is a great city adorned with splendid mansions, enveloped in many colors.
सुवर्णमणिचित्राभिरनेकाभिरलंकृतम् । विशालरथ्यं दुर्धर्षं नित्यं प्रमुदितं शिवम् ।। ४०.
It is decorated with numerous golden and jeweled ornaments, resplendent with many adornments, possessing broad avenues, unconquerable, ever joyful, and auspicious.
नरनारीगणाकीर्णं प्रांशुप्राकारतोरणम् । षष्टियोजनविस्तीर्णं शतयोजनमायतम् ।। ४०.
Filled with crowds of men and women, with lofty ramparts and gateways, it stretches sixty yojanas in breadth and one hundred yojanas in length.
नगरं कालकेयानामसुराणां दुरासदम्। देवकूटतटे रम्ये सन्निविष्टं सुदुर्जयम्। महाभ्रचयसङ्काशं सुनासन्नाम विश्रुतम् ।। ४०.
This is the city of the Kālakeya asuras, difficult to approach, set beautifully on the slope of Devakūṭa, exceedingly hard to conquer, resembling a mass of great clouds, and famed by the name Sunāsa.
तस्यैव दक्षिणे कूटे विंशद्योजनविस्तरम्। द्विषष्टियोजनायामं हेमप्राकारतोरणम् ।। ४०.
On the southern slope of that same mountain, there is a city twenty yojanas wide and sixty-two yojanas long, with golden ramparts and gateways.
हृष्टपुष्टावलिप्तानामावासाः कामरूपिणाम्। औत्कचानां प्रमुदितं राक्षसानां महापुरम् ।। ४०.
It is the great city of the Autkaca Rākṣasas, who can assume any form at will, whose dwellings are filled with joy, strength, and pride.
मध्यमे तु महाकूटे देवकूटस्य वै गिरेः । सुवर्णमणिपाषाणैश्चित्रैः श्लक्षणतरैः शुभैः। शाखाशतसहस्राद्यैर्नैकारोहसमाकुलम् ।। ४०.
In the middle of the great peak of Devakūṭa mountain, there is a wondrous tree, adorned with golden and jeweled stones, smooth and beautiful, with hundreds of thousands of branches, crowded with countless climbers.
स्रिग्ध पर्णमहामूलमनेकस्कन्धवाहनम्। रम्यं ह्यविरलच्छायं दशयोजनमण्डलम् ।। ४०.
Its leaves are glossy, its trunk immense, bearing many branches, delightful with unbroken shade, and it covers a circle of ten yojanas.
तत्र भूतवटन्नाम नानाभूतगणालयम्। महादेवस्य प्रथितं त्र्यम्बकस्य महात्मनः। दीप्तमायतनं तत्र सर्वलोकेषु विश्रुतम् ।। ४०.
There stands the renowned Bhūtavaṭa, the abode of many hosts of spirits, famous as the shining sanctuary of the great-souled Mahādeva, Tryambaka, celebrated in all the worlds.
वराहगजसिंहर्क्षशार्दूलकरभाननैः। गृध्रोलूकमुखैश्चैव मेषोष्ट्राजमहामुखैः ।। ४०.
There are beings with the faces of boars, elephants, lions, bears, tigers, camels, and the sun, as well as vultures, owls, sheep, camels, and great serpents.
कदम्बैर्विकटैः स्थूलैर्लम्बकेशतनूरुहैः। नानावर्णाकृतिधरैर्नानासंस्थानसंस्थितैः ।। ४०.
There are Kadamba trees, strange and massive, with hanging hair-like roots, of various colors and forms, standing in diverse postures.