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.
सरित्केसरिकानालम् अवश्यायाम्बुबिन्दुकम् । शर्वरीभ्रमरीभ्रान्तं भूतौघमषकाकुलम्
There were river-like filaments, stalks, and drops of dew; bees wandered about at night, and swarms of beings, like mosquitoes, filled the place.
अन्तर्घुणगणाकीर्णं सुरन्ध्रैस् सुषिरैर् वृतम् । उह्यमानं पयःपूरैर् दिवसालोककान्तिमत्
It was crowded with groups of inner threads, covered with holes made by the gods, and carried along by streams of water, shining with the radiance of daylight.
रसार्द्रं खे भ्रमद्धंसं रात्रिसङ्कोचभाजनम् । पातालपङ्कनिर्मग्ननागनाथमृणालकम्
Moist with sap, with swans wandering in the sky, a vessel for the contraction of night, with lotus-fibers as the lord of serpents sunk in the mire of the netherworld.
कदाचिद् आस्पदाम्भोधिकम्पकम्पितदिग्दलम् । अधो नागगतानन्तदैत्यदानवकण्टकम्
At times, its expanse causes the ocean to tremble, shaking the quarters; below, it is the thorn to the endless demons and titans dwelling among the serpents.
असुरव्रणवल्लर्या सम्भोगसुकुमारया । व्याप्तभूभृन्महाबीजहृदयं बीजभूतया
Its heart, the great seed, is enveloped by the tender creeper of demon-wounds, which is the source of seeds, delighting in union, and pervades the mountain-lord Earth.
जम्बुद्वीप इति ख्यातां विपुलां तत्र कर्णिकाम् । सरित्केसरिकानालां नगरग्रामकेसराम्
There, the vast region known as Jambudvīpa is famed, with its central pericarp, rivers as filaments, and cities and villages as stamens.
कुलशैलोद्धुरोत्तुङ्गबीजसप्तकसुन्दरीम् । मध्यस्थोच्चमहामेरुबीजाक्रान्तनभस्तलाम्
Adorned by the seven beautiful seeds of lofty family-mountains, its sky is spanned by the great central seed, the towering Meru at its heart.
सरःप्रालेयकणिकावनजङ्गलयूथिकाम् । स्वलेखामण्डलान्तस्स्थजनजालाभ्रमण्डलाम्
It is a cluster of lakes, icy droplets, forests, and herds of wild creatures; within its own circle of rays dwell multitudes of people like clouds.
तां योजनशताकारैः प्रतिराकां प्रबोधिभिः । सागरैर् भ्रमरैर् व्याप्तां दिक्चतुष्टयशायिभिः
That land, measured by hundreds of yojanas, is surrounded on all sides by seas, swarms of bees, and the four quarters lying in repose.
दिग्दलाष्टकविश्रान्तसस्वनाम्भोजषट्पदाम् । भ्रातृभिर् नवभिर् भूपैर् नवधा परिकल्पिताम्
Resting on the eight petals of the directions, with the hum of lotuses and bees, it is divided ninefold by its nine brother-kings.
लक्षयोजनविस्तीर्णाम् आकीर्णां च रजोलवैः । नानाजनपदव्यूहस्थिरावश्यायशीकराम्
Spread across a hundred thousand yojanas, crowded with dust particles, and made steady by the arrangement of many regions, it is moistened by dew.
द्वीपात् तु द्विगुणं सालं लवणार्णवलेखया । दधत्या वलितां बाह्ये प्रकोष्ठम् इव कम्बुना
Beyond the continent, twice its size, lies a ring traced by the salt ocean, encircling it outwardly like a curved forearm.
ततो ऽपि द्विगुणं देहं दधत्या वलयाकृतिम् । जगद्भुजलताव्याप्तां शाकाख्यद्वीपलेखया
Beyond that, twice its size again, is a ring in the shape of a bracelet, filled with the waters of the Śākadvīpa, spreading like the tendrils of the world.
ततो ऽपि द्विगुणाकारधारिण्या परिवेष्टिताम् । प्रत्यग्रक्षीरपूर्णाब्धिलेखया स्वादुशीतया
Beyond that, again twice the size, it is surrounded by a ring filled with fresh, cool milk-ocean.
ततो ऽपि द्विगुणाकारधारिण्या परिवेष्टिताम् । नानाजनालङ्कृतया कुशाख्यद्वीपलेखया
Beyond that, again twice the size, it is encircled by a ring adorned with many peoples, known as the Kuśadvīpa.
ततो ऽपि द्विगुणाकारं धारयन्त्या विवेष्टिताम् । दध्यब्धिलेखया नित्यं सन्तर्पितसुरौघया
Beyond that, again twice the size, it is surrounded by a ring of the curd-ocean, always nourishing hosts of gods.
ततः क्रौञ्चाभिधद्वीपलेखयैवम्प्रमाणया । वेष्टितां खातखदया नवां नृपपुरीम् इव
Then, with a ring of the Krauñcadvīpa of the same measure, it is encircled by the Khātakhada, like a new royal city.
ततो ऽपि च घृताम्भोधिलेखयैवम्प्रमाणया । ततो ऽपि शल्मलिद्वीपलेखयामरपूर्णया
Beyond that, with a ring of the ghee-ocean of the same measure, and beyond that, with a ring of the Śalmalidvīpa, filled with immortals.
ततस् सुरामहाम्भोधिलेखया पुष्पशुभ्रया । शेषस्य देहलतया हरिमूर्तिम् इवाश्रिताम्
Then, with a line of the great ocean of the gods, white as flowers, and with the body of Śeṣa, it appeared as if it had assumed the form of Hari.
ततो गोमेदकद्वीपलेखयैवम्प्रमाणया । इक्षूदलेखयाप्य् एवं हिमवत्सानुशुद्धया
Next, with a line of the Gomedaka island, of such measure, and likewise with a line of sugarcane, pure as the slopes of the Himalayas.