ततो ऽपि पुष्करद्वीपलेखया द्विगुणस्थया । अन्ते स्वादूदकाम्भोधिलेखयैवम्प्रमाणया
Then, with a line of the Puṣkara island, twice as large, and finally with a line of the sweet-water ocean, of such measure.
सप्तस्व् अर्णवलेखासु नैरृते ककुबन्तरे । जलेन्धनज्वलज्ज्वालवडवाग्निकणाङ्किताम्
Among the seven oceanic lines, in the southwestern direction, it was marked with droplets of blazing fire from submarine volcanoes, like burning fuel in water.
ततो ऽपि कोटिदशकं तप्तकाञ्चनकान्तया । वलितां कान्तिशालिन्या भुवा गीर्वाणभोग्यया
Then, ten times a crore in extent, shining with the radiance of heated gold, curved and splendid, fit for the enjoyment of the celestial beings.
अथ सप्तार्णवद्वीपहेमोर्वीणां प्रमाणतः । ततो दशगुणेनाधः पातालतलगामिना
Thus, according to the measure of the seven oceanic islands and golden earths, then, ten times greater below, extending to the realm of Pātāla.
निखातवलयेनोच्चैश् श्वभ्रसम्भाररूपिणा । पातालगममार्गेण वलितां भयदात्मना
With a deeply embedded ring, towering high, resembling a mass of caverns, winding along the path leading to Pātāla, possessing a terrifying nature.
एतस्मात् खलु सर्वस्मात् ततो दशगुणोच्चया । आव्योम सचतुर्दिक्कं श्वभ्रसम्भारभीमया
From all this, then, ten times higher, the sky, with all four directions, formidable with masses of caverns.
अर्धे म्लानतमोरूपलग्ननीलोत्पलस्रजा । नानामाणिक्यशिखरकल्हारकुमुदाब्जया
With a garland of blue lotuses, half-withered and bearing the form of darkness, adorned with various jeweled peaks, lilies, lotuses, and water-lilies.
लोकालोकाचलोत्तालविपुलाट्टालमालया । वलितां त्रिजगल्लक्ष्मीधम्मिल्लवलनाम् इव
Encircled by the vast mountain range of Lokāloka, whose lofty summits resemble the twisted locks of the fortune of the three worlds.
एतस्माद् अथ सर्वस्मात् ततो दशगुणात्मना । अज्ञातभूतसञ्चारनाम्नारण्येन पालिताम्
Beyond all this, and tenfold greater in essence, lies a forest named 'the wanderer of unknown beings,' which protects all.
एतस्माद् अथ सर्वस्मात् ततो दशगुणात्मना । नभसेव चतुर्दिक्कं व्याप्तां निर्मलवारिणा
Beyond all this, and tenfold greater in essence, it spreads in all directions like pure water filling the sky.
एतस्माद् अथ सर्वस्मात् ततो दशगुणात्मना । मेर्वादिद्रावणोत्केन ज्वालाजालेन मालिताम्
Beyond all this, and tenfold greater in essence, it is enveloped by a mass of blazing flames, capable of melting even Meru and other mountains.
एतस्माद् अथ सर्वस्मात् ततो दशगुणात्मना । मेर्वाद्य् अप्य् अचलनीकं नयता तृणपांसुवत्
Beyond all this, and tenfold greater in essence, it moves even the immovable Meru and others as easily as blades of grass or dust.
वहताद्रीन्द्रविस्फोटकारिदार्वाग्निहारिणा । निश्शून्यत्वाद् अशब्देन मरुता परितो वृताम्
Surrounded on all sides by wind, which, though capable of splitting mountains and carrying fire, remains silent due to its emptiness.
एतस्माद् अथ सर्वस्मात् ततो दशगुणात्मना । परितो वलितां व्योम्ना निश्शून्येनैकरूपिणा
Beyond all this, and tenfold greater in essence, it is encircled on all sides by the sky, which is empty and of a single nature.
अथ योजनलक्षाणां शतेन घनरूपिणा । व्याप्तां ब्रह्माण्डखण्डेन हैमेन रविपर्वणा
Then, with a hundred yojanas in extent, dense and solid, covered by a fragment of the cosmic egg, adorned with a golden solar crest.
इति जलधिमहाद्रिलोकपाल त्रिदशपुराम्बरभूतलप्रणीतम् । जगदुदरम् अवेक्ष्य मानुषी प्राग् भुवि निजमन्दिरकोटरं ददर्श
Thus, having observed the world—created by the ocean, great mountains, guardians of the quarters, cities of the gods, sky, and earth—she saw her own home’s chamber on the earth.
ततो ददृशतुस् सद्म स्वम् एव सिद्धयोषितौ । अदृश्ये एव लोकस्य मण्डपं ब्राह्मणास्पदम्
Then the two siddha women saw their own house, a pavilion invisible to the world, a seat of Brahman.
चिन्ताविधुरदासीकं बाष्पक्लिन्नाङ्गनामुखम् । विध्वस्तप्रायरचनं शीर्णपत्त्राम्बुजोपमम्
It was filled with anxious servants, faces of women wet with tears, its structure mostly ruined, resembling a lotus whose petals have withered.
नष्टोत्सवपुरप्रायम् अगस्त्यान्तम् इवार्णवम् । ग्रीष्मदग्धम् इवोद्यानं विद्युद्दग्धम् इव द्रुमम्
It was like a city whose festivals had vanished, like the ocean at the end of Agastya’s influence, like a garden scorched by summer, or a tree struck by lightning.
वातच्छिन्नम् इवाम्भोदं हिमदग्धम् इवाम्बुजम् । स्वल्पस्नेहदशं दीपम् इवालोकनखेददम्
It was like a cloud torn by wind, a lotus burned by frost, a lamp with little oil, causing distress to those who looked upon it.
आसन्नमृत्युतरुणान्तरवक्त्रकान्तिसंशीर्णजीर्णतरुपर्णवनोपमानम् । वृष्टिव्यपायपरिधूसरदेशरूक्षं जातं गृहेश्वरवियोगहतं गृहं तत्
That house, struck by the loss of its lord, had become like a forest of old trees whose leaves were withered by the fading radiance of faces near death, like a region made harsh by the retreat of rain, covered in dust.
अथ सा निर्मलज्ञानचिराभ्यासेन सुन्दरी । सम्पन्ना सत्यसङ्कल्पा सत्यकामा च देववत्
Then, through long practice of pure knowledge, that beautiful woman became endowed with true resolve and true desire, like a goddess.
चिन्तयाम् आस माम् एते देवीं चेमां स्वबान्धवाः । पश्यन्तु तावत् सामान्यललनारूपधारिणीम्
She thought, 'Let these relatives of mine see me now, appearing as an ordinary woman.'
ततो गृहजनस् तत्र स ददर्शाङ्गनाद्वयम् । लक्ष्मीगौर्योर् युगम् इव समुद्भासितमन्दिरम्
Then the household members there saw that pair of women, shining forth together like Lakshmi and Gauri in a radiant abode.
आपादं विविधाम्लानमालावलनसुन्दरम् । वसन्तलक्ष्म्योर् युगलम् इवामोदितकाननम्
From head to toe, the pair was adorned with various garlands, beautiful and fresh, like the joyful woodland of springtime goddesses.
सर्वौषधिवनग्रामं पूरयत् तं रसायनैः । शीतलाह्लादसुखदं चन्द्रद्वयम् इवोदितम्
They filled the entire village of medicinal plants with elixirs, giving coolness, delight, and comfort, like the rising of two moons.
लम्बालकलतालोललोचनालिविलोकितैः । किरत् कुवलयोन्मिश्रमालतीकुसुमोत्करान्
With glances from their long, waving, vine-like hair and restless eyes, they scattered clusters of jasmine flowers mixed with blue lotuses.
द्रुतहेमरसापूर्णसरित्सरणहारिणा । देहप्रभाप्रभावेन कनकीकृतकाननम्
With the radiance of their bodies, flowing like rivers filled with molten gold, they made the forest shine as if it were turned to gold.
सहजाया वपुर् लक्ष्म्या लीलादोलाविलासिना । तरतेव तरङ्गाढ्यनिजलावण्यवारिधेः
With natural grace and playful beauty, Lakshmi’s form seemed to cross the waves of her own ocean of loveliness.
विलोलबाहुलतिकायुगेनारुणपाणिना । प्रकिरद् वा नवं हैमकल्पवृक्षलतावनम्
With arms moving like vines and hands glowing red, she seemed to scatter a new golden forest of wish-fulfilling trees.