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धृतराष्ट्र उवाच वर्षाणां चैव नामानि पर्वतानां च संजय आचक्ष्व मे यथातत्त्वं ये च पर्वतवासिनः
M. N. Dutt: 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.
संजय उवाच दक्षिणेन तु श्वेतस्य नीलस्यैवोत्तरेण तु वर्षं रमणकं नाम जायन्ते तत्र मानवाः
AI Translation: Sanjaya said: To the south of Shveta and to the north of Nila, There is a country named Ramanakam, where human beings are born.
शुक्लाभिजनसंपन्नाः सर्वे सुप्रियदर्शनाः रतिप्रधानाश्च तथा जायन्ते तत्र मानवाः
AI Translation: All of them are born with good lineage and good complexion, and are very pleasant to look at. And the people born there are mostly devoted to sensual pleasures.
दश वर्षसहस्राणि शतानि दश पञ्च च जीवन्ति ते महाराज नित्यं मुदितमानसाः
AI Translation: They live for ten thousand years, and for another hundred and fifty, O great king, always with joyful minds.
दक्षिणे शृङ्गिणश्चैव श्वेतस्याथोत्तरेण च वर्षं हैरण्वतं नाम यत्र हैरण्वती नदी
M. N. Dutt: On the south of the Nishadha is the Varsha called Hiranmaya where flow the river Hiranvati.
Supplementary Passages:
6.9.5 After 5, K2.4 B Da2 Dn D4.5.7.8 ins.: *40 यत्र चायं महाराज पक्षिराट्पतगोत्तमः
यक्षानुगा महाराज धनिनः प्रियदर्शनाः महाबलास्तत्र सदा राजन्मुदितमानसाः
AI Translation: Yakshas, attendants of the great king, wealthy, pleasant to behold, greatly powerful, always there, O king, with joyful minds.
Supplementary Passages:
6.9.6 After 6, D1 ins.: *41 यक्षः सोऽपि महाराज यक्षराजानुगौत[? -गोत्त]मः
एकादश सहस्राणि वर्षाणां ते जनाधिप आयुष्प्रमाणं जीवन्ति शतानि दश पञ्च च
AI Translation: O Lord of men, the lifespan of the people there is eleven thousand years, and they live for one hundred and fifty years.
शृङ्गाणि वै शृङ्गवतस्त्रीण्येव मनुजाधिप एकं मणिमयं तत्र तथैकं रौक्ममद्भुतम्
AI Translation: O lord of men, the three peaks of Śṛṅgavata are one of gems, another of gold, and the wonderful one,
सर्वरत्नमयं चैकं भवनैरुपशोभितम् तत्र स्वयंप्रभा देवी नित्यं वसति शाण्डिली
AI Translation: One made of all jewels, adorned with buildings, There the goddess Śāṇḍilī always dwells, self-luminous.
उत्तरेण तु शृङ्गस्य समुद्रान्ते जनाधिप वर्षमैरावतं नाम तस्माच्छृङ्गवतः परम्
AI Translation: To the north of the mountain, O Lord of men, beyond the ocean, is the country named Airāvata, beyond the mountain Śṛṅgavān.
न तत्र सूर्यस्तपति न ते जीर्यन्ति मानवाः चन्द्रमाश्च सनक्षत्रो ज्योतिर्भूत इवावृतः
AI Translation: The sun does not shine there, nor do men grow old there. The moon with its stars is covered as if by a luminous object.
पद्मप्रभाः पद्मवर्णाः पद्मपत्रनिभेक्षणाः पद्मपत्रसुगन्धाश्च जायन्ते तत्र मानवाः
AI Translation: They have the lustre of lotuses, the colour of lotuses, eyes like lotus petals, and the fragrance of lotus petals. The people born there have
अनिष्पन्दाः सुगन्धाश्च निराहारा जितेन्द्रियाः देवलोकच्युताः सर्वे तथा विरजसो नृप
AI Translation: They are without desire, fragrant, without food, and with controlled senses. All of them have fallen from the world of the gods, and are free from passion, O King.
त्रयोदश सहस्राणि वर्षाणां ते जनाधिप आयुष्प्रमाणं जीवन्ति नरा भरतसत्तम
AI Translation: O best of the Bharata lineage, the lifespan of men there is thirteen thousand years.
क्षीरोदस्य समुद्रस्य तथैवोत्तरतः प्रभुः हरिर्वसति वैकुण्ठः शकटे कनकात्मके
AI Translation: And to the north of the ocean of milk, the Lord Hari dwells in Vaikuntha, in a golden chariot.
अष्टचक्रं हि तद्यानं भूतयुक्तं मनोजवम् अग्निवर्णं महावेगं जाम्बूनदपरिष्कृतम्
AI Translation: It has eight wheels, is yoked with creatures, and has the speed of mind. It is the color of fire, has great speed, and is adorned with gold.
स प्रभुः सर्वभूतानां विभुश्च भरतर्षभ संक्षेपो विस्तरश्चैव कर्ता कारयिता च सः
AI Translation: He is the lord of all beings, the all-pervading one, O bull among the Bharata lineage. He is the summary and the detailed one, the doer and the
पृथिव्यापस्तथाकाशं वायुस्तेजश्च पार्थिव स यज्ञः सर्वभूतानामास्यं तस्य हुताशनः
M. N. Dutt: 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.
Supplementary Passages:
6.9.18 After 18, D3 (marg. sec. m.) ins.: *42 स्थितः स्थानसहस्रेषु व्याप्य वै स चराचरम्
वैशंपायन उवाच एवमुक्तः संजयेन धृतराष्ट्रो महामनाः ध्यानमन्वगमद्राजा पुत्रान्प्रति जनाधिप
M. N. Dutt: Vaishampayana said O king, having been thus addressed by Sanjaya, the illustrious king Dhritarashtra meditated long about his sons.
स विचिन्त्य महाराज पुनरेवाब्रवीद्वचः असंशयं सूतपुत्र कालः संक्षिपते जगत् सृजते च पुनः सर्वं नेह विद्यति शाश्वतम्
M. N. Dutt: 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.
नरो नारायणश्चैव सर्वज्ञः सर्वभूतभृत् देवा वैकुण्ठ इत्याहुर्वेदा विष्णुरिति प्रभुम्
M. N. Dutt: 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.