महाप्रलयसम्पत्तौ सूर्यार्चिर्विद्रुताश्रयाः । प्रवृत्ता गलितुं केचित् तापे हिमकणा यथा
At the time of the great dissolution, some beings, whose refuge is scattered by the sun's rays, begin to melt away, like drops of frost under heat.
आकल्पं निपतन्त्य् एव केचिद् अप्राप्तभूमयः । यावद् विशीर्य जायन्ते तथासंविन्मयाः किल
Some, not having attained their destined realms, keep falling for an age, until, having disintegrated, they are born again, it is said, as forms made of mere consciousness.
स्तब्धा एव स्थिताः केचित् केषोण्डुकम् इवाम्बरे । वायोस् स्पन्दा इवाभान्ति तथाप्रोदितसम्पदः
Some remain motionless, like a hairball suspended in the sky; their fortunes appear like the vibrations of wind, arising in such a manner.
आचाराद् वेदशास्त्राणाम् अन्य एवान्यथोदितः । आरम्भो विततो ऽन्येषाम् अनित्थं संस्थितक्रमः
From the practice of Vedic scriptures, a different course is described for others; for some, the beginning is extended, and their sequence of existence is otherwise established.
केचिद् ब्रह्मादिपुरुषाः केचिद् विष्ण्वादिसर्गपाः । केचिच् चान्ये प्रजानाथाः केचिन् निर्नाथजन्तवः
Some are beings like Brahma and others, some are creators like Vishnu and the rest; some are lords of creatures, while others are beings without any lord.
केचिद् विचित्रसर्गेशाः केचित् तिर्यङ्मयान्तराः । केचिद् एकार्णवापूर्णा जलेतरविवर्जिताः
Some are lords of wondrous creations, some are among the animal forms; some are filled with a single ocean, devoid of water or anything else.
केचिच् छिलाङ्गनिष्पिण्डाः केचित् क्रिमिपथान्तराः । केचिद् देवमया एव केचिन् नरमयान्तराः
Some are lumps of stone and metal, some are within the paths of worms; some are entirely divine in form, others are partly human.
केचिन् नित्यान्धकाराढ्यास् तथाशीलितजन्तवः । केचिन् मषकसम्पूर्णा उडुम्बरफलश्रियः
Some are always enveloped in darkness, thus inhabited by such beings; some are filled with swarms of gnats, possessing the glory of fig fruits.
नित्यं शून्यान्तराः केचिच् छून्यस्पन्दात्मजन्तवः । सर्गेण तादृशेनान्ये पूर्णा ये ऽस्मद्धियाम् इह । कल्पनाम् अपि नायान्ति व्योममूकाचला इव
Some beings are always empty within, their essence arising from the stillness of emptiness; others, who are full in this world according to our understanding, do not even conceive of such emptiness, like the silent mountains of the sky.
तादृगन्तरम् एतेषां महाकाशं ततस् स्थितम् । आजीवितं प्रयच्छद्भिर् विष्ण्वाद्यैर् यन् न दीयते
Within them is such an inner vastness, a great expanse, which is not bestowed even by Vishnu and the other gods who grant life.
प्रत्येकम् अण्डगोलस्य स्थितः कड्ढकरत्नवत् । भूताकृष्टिकरो भागः पार्थिवस् स स्वभावतः
In each cosmic egg, there is a portion of earth, by its very nature, that acts like a magnet, drawing the elements together, just as a jewel attracts iron.
यस् सर्गविभवो ऽस्माकं धियाम् अविषयस् ततः । तज्जगत्कथने शक्तिर् न ममास्ति महामते
That origin of creation is beyond the reach of our minds; therefore, O wise one, I do not have the power to describe that world.
भीमान्धकारगहने सुमहत्य् अरण्ये नृत्यन्त्य् अदर्शितपरस्परम् एव मत्ताः । यक्षा यथा प्रवितते परमाम्बरे ऽन्तर् एवं स्फुरन्ति सुबहूनि महाजगन्ति
Just as intoxicated yakshas dance unseen by each other in the vast, dense darkness of a great forest, so too, within the supreme sky, countless great worlds arise and shimmer.
एवम् आकलयन्त्यौ ते निर्गत्य जगतो निजम् । अन्तःपुरं ददृशतुर् झगितीव विनिद्रिते
Thus reflecting, the two of them left the world and saw their own palace, as if it were a city lying silent in deep sleep.
स्थितपुष्पभरापूर्णमहाराजमहाशवम् । शवपार्श्वोपविष्टान्तश्चित्तलीलाशरीरकम्
They saw the great royal corpse, heavy with garlands of flowers, and beside the corpse, the subtle body of the mind's play seated nearby.
घनरात्रितयाल्पाल्पमहानिद्रजनाकुलम् । धूपचन्दनकर्पूरकुङ्कुमामोदमन्थरम्
The place was filled with people overcome by the deep sleep of three dark nights, and the air was thick with the fragrance of incense, sandalwood, camphor, and saffron.
तम् आलोक्य पुनर् भर्तुस् संसारं गन्तुम् आदृता । पपात लीला सङ्कल्पदेहेनात्रैव तन्नभः
Seeing him, then, eager to enter her husband's world-cycle again, Lila fell here itself, with her body formed of mere thought, into that very sky.
विवेश भर्तृसङ्कल्पसंसारं कञ्चिद् आततम् । संसारावरणं भित्त्वा भित्त्वा ब्रह्माण्डकर्परम्
She entered a certain expanse, the world-cycle created by her husband's thought, breaking through the covering of the world, and the shell of the cosmic egg.
प्राप सार्धं तया देव्या पुनर् आवरणान्वितम् । ब्रह्माण्डमण्डपं स्फारं तं प्रविश्य तथा जवात्
Together with that goddess, she reached once more the vast pavilion of the cosmic egg, now covered again, and swiftly entered it in the same way.
ददर्श भर्तृसङ्कल्पजगज् जम्बालपल्वलम् । सा हंसी शैलकमलं तमोजलदपङ्किलम्
She beheld the world, born of her husband's thought, as a muddy marsh of existence—a swan seeing a mountain-lotus sullied by the dark waters of ignorance.
देव्यौ विविशतुस् तत् ते व्योम व्योमात्मके जगत् । ब्रह्माण्डे ऽन्तर् यथा पक्वमृदुबिल्वं पिपीलिके
The two goddesses entered that sky, and the world made of sky, within the cosmic egg, just as an ant enters a ripe wood-apple through a hole.
तत्र लोकान्तराण्य् अद्रीन् अन्तरिक्षम् अतीत्य ते । प्रापतुर् भूतलं शैलमण्डलाम्भोधिसङ्कुलम्
There, passing through other worlds, mountains, and the mid-space, they reached the earth, crowded with mountain ranges and oceans.
मेरुणालङ्कृतं जम्बुद्वीपं नवदलोदरम् । तत्राथ भारते वर्षे लीलानाथस्य मण्डलम्
They saw Jambudvipa, adorned by Mount Meru, with its nine-petaled interior; there, in the land of Bharata, was the realm of Lila's husband.
एतस्मिन्न् अन्तरे तस्मिन् मण्डले मण्डितावनौ । चक्रे ऽवस्कन्दनं कश्चित् सीमान्तोद्रिक्तभूमिपः
Meanwhile, in that realm, on that adorned earth, a certain king, whose domain extended to the borders, performed an act of conquest.
तेन सङ्ग्रामसंरम्भप्रेक्षार्थं समुपागतैः । त्रैलोक्यभूतैस् तद् व्योम बभूवात्यन्तसङ्कटम्
Because all the beings of the three worlds had gathered there to witness the excitement of the battle, the sky became extremely crowded.
अशङ्कितागते ते तु देव्यौ ददृशतुर् नभः । नभश्चरगणाक्रान्तम् अम्बुदैर् इव मालितम्
The two queens, arriving without fear, saw the sky filled with hosts of celestial beings, adorned as if by clouds.
सिद्धचारणगन्धर्वगणविद्याधरान्वितम् । शूरग्रहणसंरब्धस्वर्गलोकाप्सरोवृतम्
It was populated by Siddhas, Charanas, Gandharvas, and Vidyadharas, surrounded by heavenly nymphs eager to capture the heroes.
रक्तमांसमुखोन्नृत्यद्भूतरक्षःपिशाचकम् । वृष्टिपुष्पभरापूर्णहस्तविद्याधराङ्गनम्
There were spirits, demons, and ghouls dancing with blood and flesh in their mouths, and Vidyadhara women whose hands overflowed with showers of flowers.
वेतालयक्षकुम्भाण्डैर् द्वन्द्वालोकनसादरैः । आयुधापातरक्षार्थगृहीताद्रितटैर् वृतम्
It was encircled by Vetalas, Yakshas, and Kumbhandas, respectfully observing the duels, and by mountain peaks seized for defense against falling weapons.
अस्त्रमार्गनभोभागविद्रवद्भूतमण्डलम् । स्वर्गार्हशूरानयनव्यग्रेन्द्रभटभासुरम्
The region of the sky was filled with flying weapons and fleeing hosts of spirits, illuminated by the eager warriors and the radiant soldiers of Indra.