क्वचिद् रुद्धपुरापूरं क्वचिद् बद्धमहापुरम् । क्वचिन् मायाकृतपुरं क्वचिद् आगामिपत्तनम्
In some places, there are cities with blocked entrances, in others, great cities are enclosed; elsewhere, there are cities conjured by illusion, and in some places, there are towns yet to arise.
क्वचिद् भ्रमच्चन्द्रसरः क्वचित् स्तब्धपयस्सरः । क्वचित् सरत्सिद्धगणं क्वचिद् इन्दुकृतोदयम्
Somewhere, there are lakes where the moon wanders, elsewhere, lakes whose waters are still; in some places, there are gatherings of accomplished beings, and in others, the moon has just risen.
क्वचित् सूर्योदयमयं क्वचिद् रात्रितमोमयम् । क्वचित् सन्ध्यांशुकपिशं क्वचिन् नीहारधूसरम्
In some places, there is the brilliance of sunrise, in others, the darkness of night; in some, the sky is tinged with the hues of twilight, and elsewhere, it is grey with mist.
क्वचिद् विमानधवलं क्वचिद् वर्षत्पयोधरम् । क्वचित् स्थलम् इवाकाशम् एव विश्रान्तलोकपम्
Somewhere, the sky is white with celestial palaces, elsewhere, clouds pour down rain; in some places, the sky appears like solid ground, serving as a resting place for the worlds.
ऊर्ध्वाधोगमनव्यग्रसुरासुरगणं क्वचित् । पूर्वापरोत्तरायाम्यदिक्सञ्चाराकुलं क्वचित्
In some regions, hosts of gods and demons move swiftly upward and downward; in others, they are busy traveling in all directions—east, west, north, and south.
अपि योजनलक्षाणि क्वचिद् दुष्प्रापधूपकम् । अविनाशतमःपूर्णदृष्टवद् व्योमवत् क्वचित्
In some places, even hundreds of leagues are difficult to traverse, shrouded in smoke; elsewhere, it appears like the sky, filled with indestructible, dense darkness.
अविनाशिबृहत्तेजः क्वचिद् अर्कानलोपमम् । हिमानीजठराशीतं क्वचिच् चन्द्रादिसद्मसु
In some places, there is an imperishable, vast radiance, like the sun or fire; in others, there is cold, as in the depths of the Himalayas, within the abodes of the moon and other luminaries.
क्वचिद् बृहत्पुरोन्नृत्यत्कल्पवृक्षलतावनम् । क्वचिद् दैत्यहतोत्तुङ्गप्रपतद्देवपत्तनम्
Somewhere, there are great forests of wish-fulfilling trees dancing atop lofty cities; elsewhere, there are celestial cities falling from the sky, toppled by the defeat of demons.
वैमानिकनिपातेन वह्निलेखाङ्कितं क्वचित् । क्वचित् केतुशतोत्पातमिथस्सङ्घट्टघट्टितम्
In some places, by the descent of celestial vehicles, there are streaks of fire marked; elsewhere, the sky is agitated by the collision of hundreds of comets.
क्वचिच् छुभग्रहगणप्रगृहीताद्यमङ्गलम् । क्वचिद् रात्रितमोव्याप्तं क्वचिद् दिवसभासुरम्
In some places, the sky is seized by groups of auspicious planets, while elsewhere it is enveloped in darkness, and in other places it shines with the radiance of day.
क्वचिद् दुर्गर्जदम्भोदं क्वचिन् मूकचलाम्बुदम् । वातावकीर्णशुक्लाभ्रखण्डपुष्पोत्करं क्वचित्
Somewhere, thunderous clouds roar fiercely; elsewhere, silent clouds drift; in some places, the wind scatters fragments of white clouds like clusters of flowers.
क्वचिद् अत्यन्तनिश्शून्यम् अवदातम् अनन्तरम् । आनन्दिमृदुशान्ताच्छं ज्ञस्येव हृदयं ततम्
In some places, it is utterly empty and spotless, immediately serene; gentle, peaceful, and clear, like the heart of one who knows.
शुकवाहनभेकौघैः क्वचिद् गलकृतारवम् । शून्यताराभिवलितं क्षेत्रम् आकाशवासिनाम्
In some places, flocks of parrots and frogs create a throaty clamor; the field of the sky-dwellers is adorned with stars in emptiness.
मयूरहेमचूडादिपक्षिभिः क्वचिद् आवृतम् । विद्याधरीणां देवीनां वाहनैर् विहितास्पदैः
Elsewhere, it is filled with birds like peacocks with golden crests and other birds, serving as vehicles and resting places for the goddesses among the Vidyādharas.
क्वचिद् अभ्रान्तरोन्नृत्यद्गुहमायूरमण्डलम् । क्वचिद् अग्निशुकैश् श्यामं शाद्वलानाम् इव स्थलम्
In some places, peacock circles dance within the clouds; elsewhere, the ground appears dark with fire-parrots, as if it were a meadow.
क्वचित् प्रेतेशमहिषमहिम्ना वाहनाम्बुदम् । क्वचिद् अश्वैस् तृणग्रासशङ्काग्रस्तासिताम्बुदम्
In some places, the clouds are vehicles for the lord of the departed, the buffalo, in his majesty; elsewhere, the black clouds are consumed by horses, suspecting them to be grass.
क्वचिद् देवपुरव्याप्तं क्वचिद् दैत्यपुरान्वितम् । अन्योऽन्याप्राप्यनगरं नगरन्ध्रकरालिनम्
In some places, it was filled with cities of the gods; in others, with cities of demons; some cities were inaccessible to each other, and some were riddled with narrow lanes.
क्वचित् कुलाचलाकारनृत्यद्भैरवभासुरम् । क्वचिद् गन्धर्वनगरसुरस्त्रीवृन्दबन्धनम्
In some places, it shone with the terrifying dance of Bhairava, resembling a mountain of families; elsewhere, it was crowded with groups of celestial women in the cities of the Gandharvas.
क्वचिद् कम्पद्गिरिध्वस्तवृक्षलक्षोक्षिताम्बुधिम् । क्वचिन् मायाकृताकाशनलिनीजलशीतलम्
In some places, the ocean was dried up by thousands of trees toppled from trembling mountains; elsewhere, it was cooled by the water of sky-lotuses conjured by illusion.
क्वचित् सपक्षशैलेन्द्रसमनृत्यद्विनायकम् । क्वचिद् घर्घरवाताढ्यपक्षप्रोड्डीनपर्वतम्
In some places, the lord of mountains danced with wings, accompanied by Vinayaka; elsewhere, mountains were hurled up by the force of roaring winds.
क्वचिद् इन्दुकरावृष्टिशीतलाह्लादिमारुतम् । क्वचित् तप्तानलादग्धद्रुमपर्वतवारिदम्
In some places, the wind was cool and delightful, moistened by showers of moonbeams; elsewhere, the waters, trees, and mountains were scorched by burning fire.
क्वचिद् अत्यन्तसंशान्तवाताद्येकान्तनिर्ध्वनि । क्वचित् पर्वततुल्याग्निशिखासदृशतोदयम्
In some places, there was utter silence, with not even the slightest wind; elsewhere, the sunrise appeared like flames as tall as mountains.
क्वचित् प्रावृड्भरोन्मत्तघनाभ्ररवघर्घरम् । क्वचित् सुरासुरगणप्रवृत्तरणदुर्गमम्
In some places, the deep rumble of thick, rain-laden clouds intoxicated the monsoon; elsewhere, the path was impassable due to the battles of gods and demons.
क्वचिद् व्योमाब्जिनीहंसीस्वराहूताजवाहनम् । क्वचिन् मन्दाकिनीतीरनलिनीलुण्ठकानिलम्
In some places, swans of the sky-lake were summoned by melodious calls; elsewhere, the wind plundered the lotuses on the banks of the celestial river Mandakini.
शरीरिणीनां गङ्गादिसरितां सन्निधानतः । प्रोड्डीनमत्स्यमकरकुलीरान्तरकोटरम्
Because of the presence of embodied beings and rivers like the Ganges, there are hollows within, filled with fish, sharks, and crocodiles that leap about.
पातालगार्कजनितभूच्छायाकाकतोदरम् । क्वचित् क्वचिन् मण्डलेषु ग्रस्तचन्द्रार्कमण्डलम्
There are places that are like the depths of the underworld, the shadow cast by the earth from the sun, or the dark hollows of a crow; and in some regions, the orbs of the moon and sun are swallowed up.
क्वचित् स्वर्गानिलाधूतमायाकुसुमकाननम् । पतत्पुष्पहिमासारत्रस्तवैमानिकाङ्गनम्
Elsewhere, there are magical groves of flowers, stirred by the winds of heaven, where celestial women are startled by showers of falling flowers and snow.
उडुम्बरोदरमषकक्रमभ्रमज्जगत्त्रयान्तरगतभूतसञ्चयम् । विलङ्घ्य तद् वरललने विमुच्य खं महीतलं पुनर् अपि गन्तुम् उद्यते
Passing through the hollows of fig trees, swarming with mosquitoes and insects, and filled with the beings of the three worlds, that excellent lady, having traversed them and released the sky, again prepared to descend to earth.
नभस्तलाद् गिरिग्रामं गच्छन्त्यौ किञ्चिद् एव हि । ज्ञप्तिचित्तस्थिते भूमितलं ददृशतुस् स्त्रियौ
As the two women descended from the sky toward a mountain village, their awareness fixed in knowledge and mind, they beheld the earth below.
ब्रह्माण्डनरहृत्पद्मं दिगष्टकदलं बृहत् । गिरिकेसरसम्बाधं स्वामोदभरसुन्दरम्
They saw the lotus of the heart of a man, vast as the cosmic egg, with eight petals facing the directions, crowded with mountain-like filaments, and beautiful with the fullness of its own bliss.