pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: तया ह्युत्पादित: पुण्यः स ह्रदः सागरोपमः। तां धारयामास तदा दुर्धरा पर्वतैरपि॥ शतं वर्षसहस्राणां शिरसैव पिनाकधूक्। मरोस्तु पश्चिमे भागे केतुमालो महीपते॥
English: That sacred lake like an ocean has been formed by Ganga herself. Ganga, incapable of being held by even the mountains, was held for one thousand years by the wilder of Pinaka on his head. O king, on the western side of the Meru is Ketumala.
Sanskrit: जम्बूखण्डस्तु तत्रैव सुमहान् नन्दनोयमः। आयुर्दश सहस्राणि वर्षाणां तत्र भारत॥
English: Here is also Jambukhanda, O king, which is greatly populated. O descendant of Bharata, the length of human life there is ten thousand years.
Sanskrit: सुवर्णवर्णाश्च नराः स्त्रियश्चाप्सरसोपमाः। अनामया वीतशोका नित्यं मुदितमानसाः॥
English: The men are of golden complexion. Women are all like Apsaras. All the persons are without sickness, and grief, and are always cheerful.
Sanskrit: जायन्ते मानवास्तत्र निष्टप्तकनकप्रभाः। गन्धमादनशृङ्गेयु कुबेरः सह राक्षसैः॥ संवृतोऽप्सरसा सङ्घर्मोदते गुह्यकाधिपः। गन्धमादनपादेषु परेष्वपरगण्डिकाः॥
English: The men born there possess effulgence like that of the melted gold. On the Gandhamadana the lord of Guhyakas, Kubera, with many Rakshasas and Apsaras passes his time in happiness. By the sides of the Gandhamadana there are many smaller mountains and hills.
Sanskrit: तत्र हृष्टा नरा राजंस्तेजोयुक्ता महाबलाः। स्त्रियश्चोत्पलवर्णाभाः सर्वाः सुप्रियदर्शनाः॥
English: The length of human life there is eleven thousand years. O king, the men there are cheerful, and possess great energy and great strength. The women are all of the complexion of the lotus. They are exceedingly beautiful.
Sanskrit: नीलात् परतरं श्वेतं श्वेताद्धैरण्यकं परम्। वर्षमैरावतं राजन् नानाजनपदावृतम्॥
English: Beyond the Nila (mountain) is Shveta; beyond Shveta is Hiranyaka, beyond Hiranyaka is Airavata abounding in many countries.
Sanskrit: धनु:संस्थे महाराज द्वे वर्षे दक्षिणोत्तरे। इलावृतं मध्यमं तु पञ्च वर्षाणि चैव हि॥
English: O king, the last Varsha in the north and Bharata Varsha in the south are both of the form of a bow. Ilavrita is situated in the very middle of the five Varshas.
Sanskrit: उत्तरोत्तरमेतेभ्यो वर्षमुद्रिच्यते गुणैः। आयुःप्रमाणमारोग्यं धर्मतः कामतोऽर्थतः॥
English: Amongst these seven Varshas, the one that is furthest north excels the one immediate south to it as regards its many features such as the length of life, stature, wealth, piety, pleasure and profit.
Sanskrit: समन्वितानि भूतानि तेषु वर्षेषु भारत। एवमेषा महाराज पर्वतैः पृथिवी चिता।॥
English: O descendant of Bharata, in these Varshas, creatures all live together. O king, the earth is thus covered with mountains.
Sanskrit: हेमकूटस्तु सुमहान् कैलासो नाम पर्वतः। यत्र वैश्रवणो राजन् गुह्यकैः सह मोदते॥
English: The great mountain of Hemakuta is also called Kailasa where, ( king, Vaishravana delightedly sports with his Guhyakas.
Sanskrit: अस्त्युत्तरेण कैलासं मैनाकं पर्वतं प्रति। हिरण्यशृङ्गः सुमहान् दिव्यो मणिमयो गिरिः॥
English: Immediately north of Kailasa and near the mountain Mainaka, there is a great and beautiful mountain called Manimeya which possesses golden peaks.
Sanskrit: तस्य पार्श्वे महद् दिव्यं शुभं काञ्चनवालुकम्। रम्यं बिन्दुसरो नाम यत्र राजा भगीरथ॥ द्रष्टुं भागीरथीं गङ्गामुवास बहुलाः समाः। यूपा मणिमयास्तत्र चैत्याचापि हिरण्मयाः॥
English: Near this mountain there is a large, celestial and delightful lake called Bindusara with golden sands. There king Bhagiratha, seeing Ganga who is called after his name, lived for many years. There are innumerable sacrificial stakes made of gems and Chaitya trees made of gold.
Sanskrit: तत्रेष्ट्वा तु गतः सिद्धिं सहस्राक्षो महायशाः। स्रष्टा भूतपतिर्यत्र सर्वलोकैः सनातनः॥
English: It was there that of greatly renowned Indra obtained success by performing sacrifices. There the lord of all creatures, the eternal creator of all the worlds.
Sanskrit: उपास्यते तिग्मतेजा यत्र भूतैः समन्ततः। नरनारायणौ ब्रह्मा मनुः स्थाणुश्च पञ्चमः॥
English: Endued with supreme energy, surrounded by his ghostly attendants, is adored. There Nara and Narayana and Brahma and Manu and Sthanu are ever present.
Sanskrit: तत्र दिव्या त्रिपथगा प्रथमं तु प्रतिष्ठिता। ब्रह्मलोकादपक्रान्ता सप्तधा प्रतिपद्यते॥ वस्वोकसारा नलिनी पावनी च सरस्वती। जम्बूनदी च सीता च गङ्गा सिन्धुश्च सप्तमी॥
English: There the celestial river Ganga, of three currents, issues out of the region of Brahima. There she first appeared. Then dividing herself into seven streams she became Vasvokasara, Nalini, the sin-cleansing Sarasvati, Jambunadi, Sita, Ganga and Sindhu.
Sanskrit: अचिन्त्या दिव्यसंकाशा प्रभोरेषैव संविधिः। उपासते यत्र सत्रं सहस्रयुगपर्यये।॥
English: The supreme lord has himself made all the arrangements as regards this inconceivable and celestial river. It is there that sacrifices have been performed on thousand of occasions at the revolution of the Yugas.
Sanskrit: दृश्यादृश्या च भवति तत्र तत्र सरस्वती। एता दिव्याः सप्तगङ्गास्त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुताः॥
English: As regards the Sarasvati, in some parts she becomes visible and in some parts she disappears. This celestial seven Gangas is known all over the three worlds.
Sanskrit: रक्षांसि वै हिमवति हेमकूटे तु गुह्यकाः। सर्प नागाश्च निषधे गोकर्णं च तपोवनम्॥
English: The Rakshasas live on the Himavat, the Guhyakas on Hemakuta and the Nagas on the Nishadha and the ascetics on the Gokarna.
Sanskrit: देवासुराणां सर्वेषां श्वेतपर्वत उच्यते। गन्धर्वा निषधे नित्यं नीले ब्रह्मपर्यस्तथा।।
English: The Shveta mountain is said to be the abode of the celestial and celestial and the Asuras. The Gandharvas live on the Nishadha and the Brahmana Rishis on the Nila.
Sanskrit: शृङ्गवांस्तु महाराज देवानां प्रतिसंचरः॥ इत्येतानि महाराज सप्त वर्षाणि भागशः।
English: The mountain of Shringavat is considered to be the resort of the celestial. O king of kings, these are the seven Varshas of the world as they are divided.
Sanskrit: भूतान्युपनिविष्टानि गतिमन्ति ध्रुवाणि च॥ तेषामृद्धिर्बहुविधा दृश्यते दैवमानुषी।
English: Various mobile and immobile creatures are all placed in them. Various sorts of prosperity, both providential and human are noticeable in them.
Sanskrit: अशक्या परिसंख्यातुं श्रद्धेया तु बुभूषता॥ यां तु पृच्छसि मां राजन् दिव्यामेतां शशाकृतिम्।
English: They cannot be counted. Those that are desirous of their own welfare believe in all this. I have now narrated to you the delightful region that is in the form of a hare which you asked me.
Sanskrit: पार्श्वे शशस्य द्वे वर्षे उक्ते ये दक्षिणोत्तरे। कर्णौ तु नागद्वीपश्च काश्यपद्वीप एव च।॥ ताम्रपर्णः शिरो राजञ्छीमान् मलयपर्वतः। एतद् द्वितीयं द्वीपस्य दृश्यते शशसंस्थितम्॥
English: At the end of the region are the two Varshas, namely one on the north and the other on the south. Then again the two islands Nagadvipa and Kashyapadvipa are the two cars of this region of the form of a hare. O king, the beautiful mountain of Malaya, with stones like plates of copper, forms the second part of Jambudvipa. This makes it look like a hare.
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र उवाच वर्षाणां चैव नामानि पर्वतानां च संजय। आचक्ष्व मे यथातत्त्वं ये च पर्वतवासिनः॥
English: Dhritarashtra said O Sanjaya, tell me in detail the names of all the Varshas and of all the mountains and also of all that live on these mountains.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच दक्षिणेन तु श्वेतस्य निषधस्योत्तरेण तु। वर्ष रमणकं नाम जायन्ते तत्र मानवाः॥ शुक्लाभिजनसम्पन्नाः सर्वे सुप्रियदर्शनाः। निःसपत्नाश्च ते सर्वे जायन्ते तत्र मानवाः॥ दश वर्षसहस्राणि शतानि दश पञ्च च। जीवन्ति ते महाराज नित्यं मुदितमानसाः॥
English: Sanjaya said On the south of the Shveta mountains and on the north of the Nishadha is the Varsha called Ramanaka. The men that are born there are all white. They are nobly born, and they are all handsome. They have no enemies.
Sanskrit: दक्षिणेन तु नीलस्य निषधस्योत्तरेण तु। वर्ष हिरण्मयं नाम यत्र हैरण्वती नदी॥
English: On the south of the Nishadha is the Varsha called Hiranmaya where flow the river Hiranvati.
Sanskrit: यत्र चायं महाराज पक्षिराट् पतगोत्तमः। यक्षानुगा महाराज धनिनः प्रियदर्शनाः॥
English: o king, there lives the king of birds, Garuda. O king, the people there are all handsome and rich, they are all followers of the Yakshas.
Sanskrit: महाबलास्तत्र जना राजन् मुदितमानसाः। एकादश सहस्राणि वर्षाणां ते जनाधिप॥ आयुः प्रमाणं जीवन्ति शतानि दश पञ्च च। शृङ्गाणि च विचित्राणि त्रीण्येव मनुजाधिप।॥
English: 0 king, the men there possess great strength, and they are ever cheerful. O king, there length of life is eleven thousand and five hundred years. O lord of men, the Shringavat mountain has there beautiful peaks.
Sanskrit: एकं मणिमयं तत्र तथैकं रोक्ममद्भुतम्। सर्वरत्नमयं चैकं भवनैरुपशोभितम्॥
English: One of these (peaks) is made of gold, another is made of jewels and the other is made of all kinds of gems and adorned with large mansions.
Sanskrit: तत्र स्वयंप्रभा देवी नित्यं वसति शाण्डिली। उत्तरेण तु शृङ्गस्य समुद्रान्ते जनाधिप॥
English: There always dwells the self luminous lady named Shandili. On the north of Shringavat and as far as the sea, O king,
Sanskrit: वर्षमैरावतं नाम तस्माच्छृङ्गमतः परम्। न तत्र सूर्यस्तपति न जीर्यन्ते च मानवाः॥
English: Is the Varsha called Airavat. As there is this jewelled peak, therefore it is superior to all Varshas. The sun does not produce heat there and men are not subject to decay.
Sanskrit: चन्द्रमाश्च सनक्षत्रो ज्योतिर्भूत इवावृतः। पद्मप्रभाः पद्मवर्णाः पद्मपत्रनिभेक्षणा:॥ पद्मपत्रसुगन्धाश्च जायन्ते तत्र मानवाः। अनिष्यन्दा इष्टगन्धा निरहारा जितेन्द्रियाः॥
English: The moon with the stars is the only source of light there. Possessing the radiance and complexion of the lotus and eyes that resemble lotus-petals, the men born there have the fragrance of the lotus. With winkless eyes and with charming fragrance, they move about without taking food. They are completely selfcontrolled.
Sanskrit: देवलोकच्युताः सर्वे तथा विरजसो नृप। त्रयोदश सहस्राणि वर्षाणां ते जनाधिप॥१४॥ आयुःप्रमाणं जीवन्ति नरा भरतसत्तम। क्षीरोदस्य समुद्रस्य तथैवोत्तरतः प्रभुः।
English: They have all descended from the land of the celestial. O king, they are all without sin of any kind. O best of the Bharata race, the length of their life is thirteen thousand years. On the north of the milky ocean the lord.
Sanskrit: हरिर्वसति वैकुण्ठः शकटे कनकामये॥ अष्टचक्रं हि तद् यान् भूतयुक्तं मनोजवम्।
English: The eternal Hari lives on His golden chariot. That chariot is furnished with eight wheels. Innumerable supernatural creatures are placed there each having the fleetness of mind.
Sanskrit: अग्निवर्णं महातेजो जाम्बूनदविभूषितम्॥ स प्रभुः सर्वभूतानां विभुश्च भरतर्षभ।
English: Its complexion is like that of the fire. It possesses great velocity and it is adorned with gold. O best of the Bharata race. He is the lord of all creatures and possesses every kind of prosperity.
Sanskrit: संक्षेपो विस्तरश्चैव कर्ता कारयिता तथा॥ पृथिव्यापस्तथाऽऽकाशं वायुस्तेजश्च पार्थिव। स यज्ञः सर्वभूतानामास्यं तस्य हुताशनः॥
English: He is finite and He is infinite. He is the doer as well as the instrument of action. O king, He is earth, water, ether air and fire. He is the sacrifice of all creatures and fire is His mouth.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्त: संजयेन धृतराष्ट्रो महामनाः। ध्यानमन्वगमद् राजन् पुत्रान् प्रति जनाधिप॥
English: Vaishampayana said O king, having been thus addressed by Sanjaya, the illustrious king Dhritarashtra meditated long about his sons.
Sanskrit: स विचिन्त्य महातेजाः पुनरेवाब्रवीद् वचः। असंशयं सूतपुत्र कालः संक्षिपते जगत्।॥
English: endued as he was with great energy he, having thus reflected, said these words to Sanjaya. "O Suta's son, there is no doubt that it is Time that destroys the universe.
Sanskrit: सृजते च पुनः सर्वं विद्यति नेह शाश्वतम्। नरो नारायणश्चैव सर्वज्ञः सर्वभूतहत्॥ देवा वैकुण्ठमित्याहुनरा विष्णुमिति प्रभुम्॥
English: It is Time that again creates every thing. Nothing is ever-lasting in this world. It is omniscient Nara and Narayana that destroy all creatures. The celestial call Him Vaikuntha, men call Him the Lord Vishnu.
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र उवाच भारतस्यास्य वर्षस्य तथा हैमवतस्य च। प्रमाणमायुषः सूत बलं चापि शुभाशुभम्॥ अनागतमतिक्रान्तं वर्तमानं च संजय। आचक्ष्व मे विस्तरेण हरिवर्षं तथैव च॥
English: Dhritarashtra said 0 Sanjaya, O Suta, tell me in detail the length of life, the strength, the good and bad things, the past, present and future of the dwellers of the Bharata Varsha and of the Himavat Varsha and also of Harivarsha.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच चत्वारि भारते वर्षे युगानि भरतर्षभ। कृतं त्रेता द्वापरं च तिष्यं च कुरुवर्धन॥
English: Sanjaya said O best of the Bharata race, there are four Yugas in Bharatavarsha, namely Krita, Treta, Dvapara and Kali.
Sanskrit: पूर्वं कृतयुगं नाम ततस्त्रेतायुगं प्रभो। संक्षेपाद् द्वापरस्याथ ततस्तिष्यं प्रवर्तते॥
English: The first of the Yugas in Krita. O lord, after the expire of the Krita comes Treta, after Treta comes Dvapara. after the last of all comes Kali.
Sanskrit: चत्वारि तु सहस्राणि वर्षाणां कुरुसत्तम। आयु:संख्या कृतयुगे संख्याता राजसत्तम॥
English: O foremost of the Kurus, O best of kings, the length of life in the Krita Yoga is four thousand years.
Sanskrit: तथा त्रीणि सहस्राणि त्रेतायां मनुजाधिप। द्वे सहस्र द्वापरे तु भुवि तिष्ठति साम्प्रतम्॥
English: O ruler of men, the length of life in Treta is three thousand. In the present age, in this Dvapara, persons remain on earth for two thousand years.
Sanskrit: न प्रमाणस्थितिहस्ति तिष्येऽस्मिन् भरतर्षभ। गर्भस्थाश्च म्रियन्तेऽत्र तथा जाता म्रियन्ति च॥
English: O best of the Bharata race, in Kali there will be no fixed period for men's life on earth, they will die even in the womb or after birth.
Sanskrit: महाबलाः महासत्त्वाः प्रज्ञागुणसमन्विताः। प्रजायन्ते च जाताश्च शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः॥ जाताः कृतयुगे राजन् धनिनः प्रियदर्शनाः। प्रजायन्ते च जाताश्च मुनयो वै तपोधनाः॥ महोत्साहा महात्मानो धार्मिका: सत्यवादिनः। प्रियदर्शना वपुष्मन्तो महावीर्या धनुर्धराः॥
English: O king, in the Krita Yuga, men are born and beget children by hundreds and thousands they possess great strength and power and wisdom, wealth and beauty. Great ascetic Rishis, capable of great deeds and possessing highsouls, virtuous, and truthful are born in that age. The Kshatriyas of that age are handsome, able bodied, greatly energetic, accomplished in archery, highly skilled in battle and very brave. O king, in the Krita Yuga, all the Kshatriya kings were lords paramount.
Sanskrit: वराह युधि जायन्ते क्षत्रियाः शूरसत्तमाः। त्रेतायां क्षत्रिया राजन् सर्वे वै चक्रवर्तिनः॥
English: In Treta age are born brave Kshatriyas who are subject to none who are long-lived, who are heroic, and who wield the bow in battle with great skill.
Sanskrit: सर्ववर्णाश्च जायन्ते सदा चैव च द्वापरे। महोत्साहा वीर्यवन्तः परस्परजयैषिणः॥
English: O kings, when Dvapara comes in, all the four orders of men become capable of great exertions. They possess great energy and they desire to conquer one another.
Sanskrit: तेजसाल्पेन संयुक्ताः क्रोधनाः पुरुषा नृप। लुब्धा अनृतकाश्चैव तिष्ये जायन्ति भारत॥
English: O king, the men born in the Kali Yuga possess little energy. They become highly wrathful, covetous and untruthful.
Sanskrit: ईर्ष्या मानस्तथा क्रोधो मायाऽसूया तथैव च। तिष्ये भवति भूतानां रागो लोभश्च भारत॥
English: Jealousy, pride, anger, deception, malice, covetousness, O descendant of Bharata, are the characteristics of men in the Kali age.
Sanskrit: संक्षेपो वर्तते राजन् द्वापरेऽस्मिन् नराधिप। गुणोत्तरं हैमवतं हरिवर्षं ततः परम्॥
English: O king, O ruler of men, the portion of the Dvapara Yuga that still remains is very small. The Varsha called Haimavat is superior to Harivarsha in all attributes.
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र उवाच जम्बूखण्डस्त्वया प्रोक्तो यथावदिह संजय। विष्कम्भमस्य प्रब्रहि परिमाण तु तत्त्वतः॥
English: Dhritarashtra said O Sanjaya, you have described to me. Jambukhanda. Tell me now its dimensions and extent.
Sanskrit: समुद्रस्य प्रमाणं च सम्यगच्छिद्रदर्शनम्। शाकद्वीपं च मे ब्रूहि कुशद्वीपं च संजय॥
English: O Sanjaya, tell me also of the extent of the oceans, of Shakadvipa, and of Kushadvipa.
Sanskrit: शाल्मलिं चैव तत्त्वेन क्रौञ्चद्वीपं तथैव च। ब्रूहि गावल्गणे सर्वं राहोः सोमार्कयोस्तथा॥
English: Of Shalmalidvipa and of Kraunchadvipa. O son of Gavalgani, tell me also of Rahu, Soma and Surya.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच राजन् सुबहवो द्वीपा यैरिदं सततं जगत्। सप्तद्वीपान् प्रवक्ष्यामि चन्द्रादित्यौ ग्रहं तथा॥
English: Sanjaya said O king, there are many islands in this earth. But I shall describe to you only seven islands and also the moon, and the sun and the planets.
Sanskrit: अष्टादश सहस्राणि योजनानि विशाम्पते। षट् शतानि च पूर्णानि विष्कम्भो जम्बुपर्वतः॥
English: O king, the Jambu mountain extends for full eighteen thousand and six hundred Yojanas.
Sanskrit: लावणस्य समुद्रस्य विष्कम्भो द्विगुणः स्मृतः। नानाजनपदाकीर्णो मणिविदुमचित्रितः॥
English: The extent of the salt sea is said to be double of it. this sea is covered with many kingdoms. It is adorned with gems and corals.
Sanskrit: नैकधातुविचित्रैश्च पर्वतैरुपशोभितः। सिद्धचारणसंकीर्णः सागर: परिमण्डलः॥
English: It is adorned with many mountains that are variegated with metals of various kinds. It is circular in form like a sea, and is thickly peopled by the Siddhas and the Charanas.
Sanskrit: शाकद्वीपं च वक्ष्यामि यथावदिह पार्थिव। शृणु मे त्वं यथान्यायं ब्रुवतः कुरुनन्दन॥
English: O descendant of Bharata. O scion of the Kuru race, I shall now speak to you in detail of Shakadvipa. Hear as I describe it.
Sanskrit: जम्बूद्वीपप्रमाणेन द्विगुणः स नराधिप। विष्कम्भेण महाराज सागरोऽपि विभागशः॥
English: O that island is twice as large as the Jambudvipa. O king of kings, the ocean also is twice as large as that island.
Sanskrit: क्षीरोदो भरतश्रेष्ठ येन सम्परिवारितः। तत्र पुण्या जनपदास्तत्र न म्रियते जनः॥
English: O best of the Bharata race, Shakadvipa is surrounded on all sides by the sea of milk. Its kingdoms are full of righteousness and its men never die.
Sanskrit: कुत एव हि दुर्भिक्षं क्षमातेजोयुता हि ते। शाकद्वीपस्य संक्षेपो यथावद् भरतर्षभ॥ उक्त एष महाराज किमन्यत् कथयामि ते।
English: There is no famine there. The people all possess forgiveness and great prowess. O best of the Bharata race, I have briefly spoken to you about Shakadvipa. What else. O king, do you desire to hear.
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र उवाच शाकद्वीपस्य संक्षेपो यथावदिह संजय॥ उक्तस्त्वया महाप्राज्ञ विस्तर ब्रूहि तत्त्वतः।
English: Dhritarashtra said You have briefly told me of Shakadvipa. O greatly wise one, tell me now everything in detail.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच तथैव पर्वता राजन् सप्तात्र मणिभूषिताः॥ रत्नाकरास्तथा नद्यस्तेषां नामानि मे शृणु। अतीव गुणवत् सर्वं तत्र पुण्यं जनाधिप॥ देवर्षिगन्धर्वयुतः प्रथमो मेरुरुच्यते।
English: O king there are seven mountains in that island. They are decked with jewels and there are mines of gems and precious stones. There are many rivers in that island. Hear, as I tell you their names. O king, every thing there is charming and delightful. The first of those mountains is called Meru. It is the abode of the celestials, the Rishis and the Gandharvas.
Sanskrit: प्रागायतो महाराज मलयो नाम पर्वतः॥ ततो मेघाः प्रवर्तन्ते प्रभवन्ति च सर्वशः।
English: O king, the next mountains stretching castward is called the Malaya. It is there that the clouds are born, and it is from that place that they disperse on all sides.
Sanskrit: ततः परेण कौरव्य जलधारो महागिरिः॥ ततो नित्यमुपादत्ते वासवः परमं जलम्।
English: O descendant of Kuru, the next is the large mountain, called Jaladhara. From it, Indra daily takes water of the best quality.
Sanskrit: ततो वर्ष प्रभवति वर्षकाले जनेश्वर॥ उच्चैगिरी रैवतको यत्र नित्यं प्रतिष्ठिता। रेवती दिवि नक्षत्रं पितामहकृतो विधिः॥ उत्तरेण तु राजेन्द्र श्यामो नाम महागिरिः।
English: O ruler of men, it is from that water that we get showers in the rains. Next is the great mountain, called Raivataka over which has been permanently placed in the sky of constellation Rohini. This arrangement has been made by the Grandsire (Brahma) himself. O great king, on the north of this mountains is one called Syama.
Sanskrit: नवमेघप्रभः प्रांशुः श्रीमानुज्ज्वलविग्रहः॥ यतः श्यामत्वमापन्नाः प्रजा जनपदेश्वर।
English: It is as bright as the newly risen clouds. It is high beautiful and bright. O king, as the colour of that mountain is black, all the people that live there are dark.
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र उवाच सुमहान् संशयो मेऽद्य प्रोक्तोऽयं संजय त्वया। प्रजाः कथं सूतपुत्र सम्प्राप्ताः श्यामतामिह॥
English: Dhritarashtra said O Sanjaya, a great doubt has arisen in my mind. Why, O son of Suta, people of that country are dark?
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच सर्वेष्वेव महाराज द्वीपेषु कुरुनन्दन। गौरः कृष्णश्च वर्णों द्वौ तयोर्वर्णान्तरे नृप।॥
English: Sanjaya said O great king, O descendant of Kuru in all islands men may be found who are fair and those who are dark and those also who are born by the mixture of the white and the black races.
Sanskrit: श्यामो यस्मात् प्रवृत्तो वै तत् ते वक्ष्यामि भारत। आस्तेऽत्र भगवान् कृष्णस्तत्कान्त्याश्यामतां गतः॥ ततः परं कौरवेन्द्र दुर्गशैलो महोदयः।
English: But because the people are all dark there, that mountain is called the Dark mountain. O chief of the Kurus, next to this is the great mountain, called Durgashaila.
Sanskrit: केसरः केसरयुतो यतो वातः प्रवर्तते॥ तेषां योजनविष्कम्भो द्विगुणः प्रविभागशः।
English: Then is the mountain, called Kesari. The breezes, that blow from the mountain, are all charged with effluvia. The height of this mountain is double of the one just mentioned.
Sanskrit: वर्षाणि तेषु कौरव्य सप्तोक्तानि मनीषिभिः॥ महामेरुर्महाकाशो जलदः कुमुदोत्तरः। जलधारो महाराज सुकुमार इति स्मृतः॥ रेवतस्य त कौमारः श्यामस्य मणिकाञ्चनः।
English: O descendant of Kuru it is said by the learned that there are seven Varshas in that island. The Varsha of Meru is called Mahakasha, that of the water-giver (Malaya) is called Kumudottara. That of Jaladhara is called that of Shyama, called Manikanchana.
Sanskrit: केसरस्याथ मोदाकी परेण तु महापुमान्॥ परिवार्य तु कौरव्य दैर्ध्य ह्रस्वत्वमेव च। जम्बूद्वीपेन संख्यातस्तस्य मध्ये महाद्रुमः॥ शाको नाम महाराज प्रजा तस्य सदानुगा।
English: That of Kesara is called Modaki and that of the next mountain is called Mahapuman. In the midst of that island is a large tree called Shaka. In height and breadth that tree is equal to that of the Jambu tree in Jambudvipa. The people always worship that tree.
Sanskrit: तत्र पुण्या जनपदाः पूज्यते तत्र शंकरः॥ तत्र गच्छन्ति सिद्धाश्च चारणा दैवतानि च।
English: In that island there are many charming countries in which Shiva is worshipped. The Siddhas, the Charanas and the celestial go there.
Sanskrit: धार्मिकाच प्रजा राजश्चत्वारोऽतीव भारत॥ वर्णाः स्वकर्मनिरता न च स्तेनोऽत्र दृश्यते।
English: O king, the people there are all virtuous, O descendant of Bharata, all the four orders of men there are engaged in their respective duties. There occurs not a case of theft.
Sanskrit: दीर्घायुषो महाराज जरामृत्युविवर्जिताः॥ प्रजास्तत्र विवर्धन्ते वर्षास्विव समुद्रगाः।
English: O king, being free from old age and death, and possessing long life, the people there grow like rivers in the rains.
Sanskrit: नद्यः पुण्यजलास्तत्र गङ्गा च बहुधा गता॥ सुकुमारी कुमारी च शीताशी वेणिका तथा।
English: The rivers there are all full of sacred water. Ganga herself, distributed as she is in various countries, is also there. Sukumari, Kumari, Shitashi and Venika.
Sanskrit: महानदी च कौरव्य तथा मणिजला नदी॥ चक्षुर्वर्धनिका चैव नदी भरतसत्तम।
English: Mahanadi, the Manijala, Chakshuas, and the river Vardhanika, O descendant of Kuru, O best of the Bharata race.
Sanskrit: तत्र प्रवृताः पुण्योदा नद्यः कुरुकुलोद्वह॥ सहस्राणां शतोन्येव यतो वर्षति वासवः।
English: These and many other rivers by hundreds and thousands all full of sacred water are there. O perpetuator of the Kuru race, Vasava (Indra) draws water from them to shower as rain.
Sanskrit: न तासां नामदेयानि परिमाणं तथैव च॥ शक्यन्ते परिसंख्यातुं पुण्यास्ता हि सरिद्वराः।
English: It is impossible to mention the names and lengths of these rivers. All of them are the foremost of all rivers, and they are all sincleansing.
Sanskrit: तव पुण्या जनपदाश्चत्वारो लोकसम्मताः॥ मङ्गाश्च मशकाश्चैव मानसा मन्दगास्तथा।
English: As every body has heard in the island of Shaka there are four sacred countries. They are the Mrigas, the Mashakas, the Manasas and the Mandagas.
Sanskrit: मङ्गा ब्राह्मणभूयिष्ठाः स्वकर्मनिरता नृप॥ मशकेषु तु राजन्या धार्मिकाः सर्वकामदाः।
English: The Mrigas are generally Brahmanas engaged in the duties of their own. Many virtuous Kshatriyas are among the Mashakas who grant every wish of the Brahmanas.
Sanskrit: मानसाश्च महाराज वैश्यधर्मोपजीविनः॥ सर्वकामसमायुक्ताः शूरा धर्मार्थनिश्चिताः।
English: O king, the Manasas follow the duties of the Vaishyas. Having all their desires gratified, they are brave and firmly devoted to Dharma and Artha.