तस्मिन् गिरौ निवसति मणिभद्रः सहानुगः। यक्षसेनापतिः क्रूरगुह्यकैः परिवारितः ।। ४७.
On that mountain dwells Maṇibhadra, accompanied by his followers, the commander of the Yakṣas, surrounded by fierce Guhyakas.
पुण्या मन्दाकिनी चैव निम्नगाच्छोदिका तथा। महीमण्डलमध्येन प्रविष्टे ते महोदधिम् ।। ४७.
There, the sacred Mandākinī and also the river Nīmnagā flow; both enter the great ocean through the middle of the earth's expanse.
कैलासाद्दक्षिणप्राच्यां शिवसत्त्वौषधिं गुरुम् । मनःशिलामयं दिव्यं पिशङ्गं पर्वतं प्रति ।। ४७.
To the southeast of Kailāsa is the mountain Piśaṅga, divine and made of realgar, the great Śivasattvauṣadhi, a mountain of herbs.
लोहितो हेमश्रृङ्गस्तु गिरिः सूर्य प्रभो महान्। तस्य पादे महद्दिव्यं लोहितं नाम तत्सरः ।। ४७.
There is the great mountain Lohita, with golden peaks, O radiant one; at its foot is the great and divine lake called Lohita.
तस्मात् पुण्यः प्रभवति लौहित्यः सदनो महान्। देवारण्यं विशोकञ्च तस्य तीरे महावनम् ।। ४७.
From there arises the sacred and great abode of the river Lauhitya; on its bank is the vast and divine forest called Devāraṇya and Viśoka.
तस्मिन् गिरौ निवसति यक्षो मणिवरो वशी। सौम्यैः सुधार्मिकैश्चैव गुह्यकैः परिवारितः ।। ४७.
On that mountain dwells the Yakṣa Maṇivara, self-controlled, surrounded by gentle and righteous Guhyakas.
कैलासाद्दक्षिणे पार्श्वे क्रूरसत्वौषधं गिरिम्। वृत्रकायात् किलोत्पन्नमञ्जनं त्रिककुत्प्रति ।। ४७.
To the southern side of Kailāsa is the mountain Añjana, the fierce mountain of herbs, said to have arisen from the body of Vṛtra, facing Trikakut.
सर्वधातुमयस्तत्र सुमहान् वैद्युतो गिरिः। तस्य पादे सरः पुण्यं मानसं सिद्धसेवितम् ।। ४७.
There stands the great mountain Vaidyuta, composed of all metals; at its foot is the sacred lake Mānasā, frequented by perfected beings.
तस्मात् प्रभवते पुण्या सरयूर्लोकभावनी। तस्यास्तीरे वनं दिव्यं वैभ्राजं नाम विश्रुतम् ।। ४७.
From there arises the sacred river Sarayū, the nourisher of the world; on its bank is the renowned and divine forest called Vaibhrāja.
कुबेरानुचरस्तत्र प्रहेतृतनयो वशी। ब्रह्म पातो निवसति राक्षसोऽनन्तविक्रमः। अन्तरिक्षचरैर्घोरैर्यातुधानशतैर्वृतः ।। ४७.
There dwells Brahmapāta, the son of Prahetṛ and follower of Kubera, a mighty Rākṣasa of boundless prowess, surrounded by fierce sky-roaming Yātudhānas numbering in the hundreds.
अपरेण तु कैलासान्मुख्यसत्त्वौषधिं गिरिम्। अरुणं पर्वतश्रेष्ठं रुक्मधातुमयं प्रति ।। ४७.
Beyond that, from Kailāsa, is the chief mountain of herbs, Aruṇa, the foremost of mountains, composed of golden ore.
भवस्य दयितः श्रीमान् पर्वतो मेघसन्निभः। शातकुम्भमयैः शुभ्रैः शिलाजालैः समावृतः ।। ४७ .
Beloved of Bhava, that glorious mountain resembles a cloud, covered with beautiful masses of rocks made of shining brass.
शतसङ्ख्यैस्तापनीयैः श्रृङ्गैर्दिवमिवोल्लिखन्। मुञ्जवान् स महादिव्यो दुर्गशैलो हिमार्चितः ।। ४७.
Muñjavān, that great and divine fortress mountain, honored by snow, rises with hundreds of blazing golden peaks, as if piercing the sky.
तस्मिन् गिरौ निवसति गिरिशो धूम्रलोहितः। तस्य पादात् प्रभवति शैलोदं नाम तत्सरः ।। ४७.
On that mountain dwells the lord of mountains, Dhūmralohita; from its foot arises the lake named Śailoda.
तस्मात् प्रभवते हिव्या शैलोदा नाम निम्नगा। सा चक्षुःशीतयोर्मध्ये प्रविष्टा लवणोदधिम् ।। ४७.
From there flows the sacred river called Śailodā; she enters the briny ocean between the two mountains Cakṣu and Śītaya.
तस्यास्तीरे वनं दिव्यं विश्रुतं सुरभीति वै। अस्त्युत्तरेण कैलासाच्छिवसत्त्वौषधो गिरिः ।। ४७.
On her bank is the renowned and divine forest called Surabhī; to the north of Kailāsa is the mountain Śivasattvauṣadha.
गौरो नाम गिरिस्तत्र हरितालमयः शुभः। हिरण्यश्रृङ्गः सुमहान् दिव्यो मणिमयो गिरिः ।। ४७.
There is the mountain named Gaura, beautiful and made of orpiment; and the great, divine, jewel-encrusted mountain Hiraṇyaśṛṅga.
तस्य पादे महद्दिव्यं शुभं काञ्चनवालुकम्। रम्यं बिन्दुसरो नाम यत्र यातो भगीरथः ।। ४७.
At its foot is the great and divine, auspicious lake with golden sands, called Bindusaras, where Bhagīratha once arrived.
गङ्गानिमित्तं राजर्षिरुवास बहुलाः समाः । दिवं यास्यन्ति मे पूर्वे गङ्गातोयपरिप्लुताः ।। ४७.
For the sake of the Ganga, the royal sage dwelled there for many years; my ancestors, having been bathed in the waters of the Ganga, will ascend to heaven.
तत्र त्रिपथगा देवी प्रथमन्तु प्रतिष्ठिता। सोमपादप्रसूता सा सप्तधा प्रतिपद्य ते ।। ४७.
There, at first, the divine river Tripathaga was established; born from the foot of Soma, she then divided herself into seven streams.
यूपा मणिमयास्तत्र चितयश्च हिरण्मयाः । तत्रेष्ट्वा तु गतः शर्वं शक्रः सर्वैः सुरैः सह ।। ४७.
There stood sacrificial posts made of jewels and funeral pyres made of gold; having performed sacrifices there, Indra departed along with all the gods, after worshipping Shiva.
दिविच्छायापथो यस्तु अनुनक्षत्रमण्डलम् । दृश्यते भास्वरो रात्रौ देवी त्रिपथगा तु सा ।। ४७.
The path of her radiance in the sky, beyond the circle of stars, is seen shining at night; that is the goddess Tripathaga.
अन्तरिक्षं दिवञ्चैव भावयन्ती भुवङ्गता। भवोत्तमाङ्गे पतिता संरुद्धा योगमायया ।। ४७.
Moving through the heavens and the sky, she pervades both, and, falling upon the head of Shiva, she was restrained by his yogic power.
तस्या ये बिन्दवः केचित् क्रुद्धायाः पतिताः क्षितौ। कृतं बिन्दुसरस्तत्र ततो बिन्दुसरः स्मृतम् ।। ४७.
Some drops of hers, fallen to the earth in anger, formed a lake there; therefore, it is known as Bindusaras.
ततो निरुद्धा देवी सा भवेन स्मयता किल। चिन्तयामास मनसा शङ्करक्षेपणं प्रति ।। ४७.
Then, the goddess, restrained by Shiva who smiled, began to ponder in her mind how to escape from Shankara.
भित्त्वा विशामि पातालं स्रोतसा गृह्य शङ्करम्। ज्ञात्वा तस्या अभिप्रायं क्रूरं देव्या चिकीर्षितम् ।। ४७.
She thought, 'I will break through and enter the netherworld, carrying Shankara with my current'; but knowing her cruel intention, Shiva acted accordingly.
तिरोभावयितुं बुद्धिरासीदङ्गेषु तां नदीम्। तस्यावलेपं तं बुद्ध्वा नद्याः क्रुद्धस्तु शङ्करः। निरुध्य तु शिरस्येनां वेगेन पतितां भुवि ।। ४७.
He resolved to make her disappear within his limbs; perceiving her pride, Shiva, angered at the river, restrained her on his head as she rushed down to earth.
एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु दृष्ट्वा राजानमग्रतः। धमनीसन्ततं क्षीणं क्षुधापरिगतेन्द्रियम् ।। ४७.
At that very moment, seeing the king before him, his veins prominent, his body emaciated, and his senses weakened by hunger—
अनेन तोषितश्चाहं नद्यर्थं पूर्वमेव हि। बुद्ध्वास्य वरदानं तु कोपं नियतवांस्तु सः ।। ४७.
He said, 'I am pleased with him, for he has already satisfied me for the sake of the river; knowing that I had granted him a boon before, I restrained my anger.'
ब्रह्मणो हि वचः श्रुत्वा प्रतिज्ञाधारणं प्रति। ततो विसर्जयामास संरुद्धां स्वेन तेजसा। नदीं भगीरथस्यार्थे तपसोग्रेण तोषितः ।। ४७.
Having heard the words of Brahma regarding the fulfillment of the vow, then, by his own power, he released the restrained river, pleased by Bhagiratha’s intense austerity.