मुने यथेदं भवतां जगत् स्फारं विराजते । तथास्माकं जगत् तत्र सर्गसंहारयुक् स्थितम्
Sage, just as this world appears vast and splendid to you, so too does our world exist there, endowed with creation and dissolution.
यथेहेमास् तथा तत्र त्रैलोक्यस्थितयस् स्थिताः । वहन्ति सरितस् स्फारा निवसन्त्य् अम्बरे ऽमराः
Just as there are seasons here, so too the states of the three worlds exist there; mighty rivers flow, and immortals dwell in the sky.
स्फुरन्ति नागाḫ पाताले तिष्ठन्त्य् आत्मनि पर्वताः । आपश् छलच्छलायन्ते वहन्ति व्योम्नि वायवः
Serpents move in the netherworld, mountains stand within the self, waters play in various forms, and winds blow in the sky.
अर्णवा अर्णसा भान्ति यान्त्य् अन्तं शनकैḫ प्रजाः । भूतान्य् अजस्रं जायन्ते म्रियन्ते ऽविरतं तथा
Oceans shine with waves; beings gradually reach their end; creatures are constantly born and die without ceasing.
वान्ति वाता वहन्त्य् आपो भान्ति चाभान्ति खे सुराः । तिष्ठन्त्य् अगास् समुद्यन्ति ग्रहाḫ पान्ति महीं नृपाः
Winds blow, waters flow, gods appear and disappear in the sky; fires remain, planets rise, and kings protect the earth.
देवासुरमनुष्याणां व्यवहारपरम्पराः । लोलाḫ प्रवृत्ता आकल्पम् आसमुद्रम् इवापगाः
The endless dealings among gods, demons, and humans continue, restless as rivers flowing to the sea, until the end of the age.
दिनपद्मानि भूलोकसरस्य् आकल्पम् आनभः । लोलाभ्रालीनि फुल्लानि मीलितोन्मीलितान्य् अलम्
The day-lotuses of the earth's lake, for countless ages, are like restless clouds—blossoming, closing, and opening again and again.
चन्द्रश् चर्चां चतुर्दिक्कं चन्दनेनात्मतेजसा । रचयन् रात्रिरोहिण्योस् तमो हन्त्य् अपि हृद्गतम्
The moon, spreading its radiance in all directions with its own cool light, weaves the beauty of night for Rohini, dispelling even the darkness within the heart.
स्वदशास्वादनरता वातयन्त्रप्रचारिता । रोदस्सद्मनि सूर्याख्या दीप्यते दिवि दीपिका
Delighting in her own state, moved by the mechanism of wind, the lamp called the sun shines in the celestial mansion of the sky.
ब्रह्मसङ्कल्पितो ऽरुद्धो वातसञ्चारवारिभिः । खे ऽनिशं चक्रम् ऋक्षाणां घुणावर्तो विवर्तते
Unrestrained, conceived by the will of Brahman, the wheel of stars constantly revolves in the sky, driven by the currents of wind and water.
भूततण्डुलम् आ सृष्टेḫ पिनष्टि ध्रुवकीलकः । नियत्या चालितो रोदẖकवाटो ऽम्भोदघर्घरः
The fixed pole grinds the grain of elements as it was created; by necessity, the gate of the sky is moved, roaring like a water-filled cloud.
द्वीपाब्धिशैलैर् भूपीठं विमाननगरैर् नभः । दैत्यदानवनागौघैḫ पूर्णं पातालमण्डलम्
The earth is filled with continents, oceans, and mountains; the sky with palaces and cities; and the nether world with hosts of demons, titans, and serpents.
कुण्डलं त्रिजगल्लक्ष्म्या नीलं आकाशमण्डलम् । स्थितं चञ्चलम् आचारचञ्चलायास् स्फुरन्मणि
The blue expanse of space is the earring of the fortune of the three worlds, unstable and trembling like a flashing jewel, restless with the movements of beings.
बुद्ध्यादिरहितां स्पन्दसंविदं वायवीम् इव । स्थावरं जङ्गमं चैव सूक्ष्माम् आदाय जायते
Taking up the subtle vibration-consciousness, devoid of intellect and the rest, like the wind, both the immobile and the moving are born.
मुनिर् मौनैर् धरा वार्भिर् मारुतैẖ कपिचापलम् । आकाशैर् अवकाशित्वं तेजोभिर् भासनं श्रितम्
The sage attains silence through earth, fluidity through water, restlessness through wind, spaciousness through space, and radiance through fire.
वृक्सोर्व्यब्ध्यद्रिखनॄणां प्राणिनो ऽन्तस् स्फुरन्त्य् अलम् । मृतिजन्मोन्मुखाẖ कीटसुरासुरजलौकसः
Within trees, earth, water, mountains, and men, the life-force vibrates abundantly; insects, gods, demons, and leeches are all oriented toward birth and death.
ससुरासुरगन्धर्वाẖ कालẖ कलयते प्रजाः । दोर्भिẖ कल्पयुगाब्दैश् श्वश् श्वḫ पशून् इव पालकः
Time, with its two arms of epochs and ages, herds gods, demons, and gandharvas, just as a keeper drives cattle day after day.
अनन्तविपुलागाधगम्भीरे कालसागरे । उत्पत्योत्पत्य लीयन्ते ऋत्वावर्तविवृत्तयः
In the endless, vast, and unfathomable ocean of time, the cycles of seasons arise and dissolve again and again.
चतुर्दशविधा वातवेल्लिता भूतपांसवः । नाशाकाशे विलीयन्ते शरदम्भोदलीलया
The fourteen kinds of elemental dust, tossed by the wind, dissolve into the sky of dissolution like autumn clouds vanish in the sky.
भुवनं बोधयन्ती द्यौश् चन्द्रार्ककरचामरैः । स्थिताकाशांशुकाकल्पं तारकोत्करशेखरा
The sky, crowned with clusters of stars, awakens the world with the fan-like rays of the moon and sun, appearing as if draped in a garment of stillness.
स्थिताḫ पवनभूकम्पमेघतापसहिष्णवः । स्वं प्रदेशम् अनुज्झन्त्यẖ ककुभस् स्तम्भिता इव
The quarters stand firm, enduring wind, earthquakes, clouds, and heat, never abandoning their own place, as if fixed in place.
उत्पातमेघनिर्ह्रादभूमिकम्पग्रहग्रहैः । अज्ञातैर् अपि विज्ञातैर् भूतानां ज्ञायते गतिः
The movement of beings is known through portents—thunder of ominous clouds, earthquakes, eclipses—whether these signs are recognized or not.
सप्तानां जलम् अब्धीनाम् और्वाग्निḫ पिबति ज्वलन् । लोकान्तराणाम् आकल्पं कालो भूतगणं यथा
The blazing submarine fire drinks the waters of the seven oceans; in the same way, time consumes the hosts of beings until the end of the world.
पातालम् आविशति याति नभो विलङ्घ्य दिङ्मण्डलं भ्रमति भूतगणस् समन्तात् । पर्येति पर्वतमहार्णवमण्डलानि द्वीपान्तराणि च मरुत्सरणक्रमेण
The host of beings enters the netherworld, ascends the sky, circles the quarters, and wanders everywhere—across mountains, great oceans, and between islands—driven by the course of the wind.
यावस् तं सर्गम् आगच्छ प्रसादẖ क्रियतां मुने । आश्चर्येषूपपन्नेषु महान्तो ह्य् अतिकौतुकाः
As long as you reach that creation, O sage, be gracious; for the great are indeed most curious about wondrous things that arise.
तयेत्य् उक्ते मया सार्धं गन्तुम् आरब्धम् अम्बरे । वात्यया सौरभेणेव शून्ये शून्येन शून्यया
When she said this, I began to go with her through the sky, as if by a fragrant wind, through emptiness, with emptiness, by means of emptiness.
अथाहं दूरम् अध्वानं शून्यम् उल्लङ्घ्य नाभसम् । नाभसं भूतसञ्चारं तया सार्धम् अवाप्तवान्
Then, traversing a long, empty path through the sky, I, together with her, attained the movement among beings in the firmament.
तम् उल्लङ्घ्य चिरेणात्र भूतसञ्चारम् आम्बरम् । लोकालोकशिरोव्योम प्राप्तो ऽस्मि धवलाम्बुदम्
Having crossed that for a long time, I reached here, to the movement among beings in the sky, to the summit of Lokāloka, to the white cloud in the heavens.
उत्तराशेन्दुशुभ्राभ्रपीठान् निर्गत्य तां शिलाम् । आनीतो ऽस्मि तयोत्तुङ्गां तप्तकाञ्चनकल्पिताम्
Departing from the seat of northern, moon-bright clouds, she brought me to that lofty rock, fashioned of molten gold.
यावत् पश्याम्य् अहं शुभ्रां शिलाम् एव न तज्जगत् । कलधौतमयीम् उच्चैर् अग्निलोकतटीम् इव
As long as I looked, I saw only the shining rock, not that world—lofty, as if washed with moonlight, like the bank of the world of fire.