Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 6.8
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6.8.1
वर्षाणां चैव नामानि पर्वतानां च संजय ।
आचक्ष्व मे यथातत्त्वं ये च पर्वतवासिनः ॥ ६.८.१ ॥
Sañjaya, tell me truly the names of the varṣas and of the mountains, and of those who dwell upon the mountains.
6.8.2
दक्षिणेन तु श्वेतस्य नीलस्यैवोत्तरेण तु ।
वर्षं रमणकं नाम जायन्ते तत्र मानवाः ॥ ६.८.२ ॥
To the south of Śveta and to the north of Nīla lies the varṣa named Ramaṇaka; there men are born.
6.8.3
शुक्लाभिजनसंपन्नाः सर्वे सुप्रियदर्शनाः ।
निःसपत्नाश्च ते सर्वे जायन्ते तत्र मानवाः ॥ ६.८.३ ॥
All the men born there are of pure lineage, very pleasant to behold, and without rivals.
6.8.4
दशवर्षसहस्राणि शतानि दश पञ्च च ।
जीवन्ति ते महाराज नित्यं मुदितमानसाः ॥ ६.८.४ ॥
O great king, they live ten thousand and fifteen hundred years, always with joyful hearts.
6.8.5
दक्षिणे शृङ्गिणश्चैव श्वेतस्याथोत्तरेण तु ।
वर्षं हिरण्मयं नाम यत्र हैरण्वती नदी ॥ ६.८.५ ॥
To the south of Śṛṅgin and to the north of Śveta lies the varṣa named Hiraṇmaya, where the river Hairaṇvatī flows.
6.8.6
यत्र चायं महाराज पक्षिराट् पतगोत्तमः ।
यक्षानुगा महाराज धनिनः प्रियदर्शनाः ॥ ६.८.६ ॥
There, O great king, dwells the lord of birds, the best of winged creatures; and there, O great king, are the followers of the yakṣas, wealthy and pleasant to behold.
6.8.7
महाबलास्तत्र जना राजन्मुदितमानसाः ।
एकादशसहस्राणि वर्षाणां ते जनाधिप ॥ ६.८.७ ॥
There the mighty people, O king, with joyful minds, live eleven thousand years, O lord of men.
6.8.8
आयुःप्रमाणं जीवन्ति शतानि दश पञ्च च ।
श्रृङ्गाणि वै श्रृङ्गवतस्त्रीण्येव मनुजाधिप ॥ ६.८.८ ॥
They live a measure of life of fifteen hundred years. The peaks of Śṛṅgavat are indeed three, O lord of men.
6.8.9
एकं मणिमयं तत्र तथैकं रौक्ममद्भुतम् ।
सर्वरत्नमयं चैकं भवनैरुपशोभितम् ।
तत्र स्वयंप्रभा देवी नित्यं वसति शाण्डिली ॥ ६.८.९ ॥
There is one made of gems, another wondrous one of gold, and one made of all jewels, adorned with mansions. There the self-radiant goddess Śāṇḍilī constantly dwells.
6.8.10
उत्तरेण तु श्रृङ्गस्य समुद्रान्ते जनाधिप ।
वर्षमैरावतं नाम तस्माच्छृङ्गवतः परम् ॥ ६.८.१० ॥
To the north of the peak, O lord of men, at the edge of the ocean, is the land named Airāvata, beyond Śṛṅgavat.
6.8.11
न तत्र सूर्यस्तपति न जीर्यन्ते च मानवाः ।
चन्द्रमाश्च सनक्षत्रो ज्योतिर्भूत इवावृतः ॥ ६.८.११ ॥
There the sun does not blaze, and men do not grow old; the moon too, with its stars, seems enveloped as if it were made of light.
6.8.12
पद्मप्रभाः पद्मवर्णाः पद्मपत्रनिभेक्षणाः ।
पद्मपत्रसुगन्धाश्च जायन्ते तत्र मानवाः ॥ ६.८.१२ ॥
Men are born there, radiant as lotuses, lotus-coloured, with eyes like lotus petals, fragrant as lotus petals.
6.8.13
अनिष्पन्दा इष्टगन्धा निराहारा जितेन्द्रियाः ।
देवलोकच्युताः सर्वे तथा विरजसो नृप ॥ ६.८.१३ ॥
O king, all of them, fallen from the world of the gods, are motionless, fragrant, without food, with senses conquered, and free from the dust of passion.
6.8.14
त्रयोदशसहस्राणि वर्षाणां ते जनाधिप ।
आयुःप्रमाणं जीवन्ति नरा भरतसत्तम ॥ ६.८.१४ ॥
O lord of men, best of the Bharatas, they live for a lifespan of thirteen thousand years.
6.8.15
क्षीरोदस्य समुद्रस्य तथैवोत्तरतः प्रभुः ।
हरिर्वसति वैकुण्ठः शकटे कनकोञ्ज्वले ॥ ६.८.१५ ॥
Likewise to the north of the ocean of milk, the lord Hari dwells as Vaikuṇṭha in a chariot brilliant with gold.
6.8.16
अष्टचक्रं हि तद्यानं भूतयुक्तं मनोजवम् ।
अग्निवर्णं महातेजो जाम्बूनदविभूषितम् ॥ ६.८.१६ ॥
That vehicle has eight wheels, is yoked with the elements, swift as thought, fire-colored, of great splendor, and adorned with Jāmbūnada gold.
6.8.17
स प्रभुः सर्वभूतानां विभुश्च भरतर्षभ ।
संक्षेपो विस्तरश्चैव कर्ता कारयिता तथा ॥ ६.८.१७ ॥
He, the lord of all beings and all-pervading, O bull of the Bharatas, is contraction and expansion, the doer and the causer of action.
6.8.18
पृथिव्यापस्तथाऽऽकाशं वायुस्तेजश्च पार्थिव ।
स यज्ञः सर्वभूतनामास्यं तस्य हुताशनः ॥ ६.८.१८ ॥
O king, earth, waters, space, air and fire are he; he is the sacrifice, and the fire of the offering is his mouth, the mouth of all beings.
6.8.19
एवमुक्तः संजयेन धृतराष्ट्रो महामनाः ।
ध्यानमन्वगमद्राजा पुत्रान्प्रति जनाधिप ॥ ६.८.१९ ॥
Thus addressed by Sañjaya, the great-minded king Dhṛtarāṣṭra sank into thought about his sons, O lord of men.
6.8.20
स विचिन्त्य महातेजाः पुनरेवाब्रवीद्वचः ।
असंशयं सूतपुत्र कालः संक्षिपते जगत् ॥ ६.८.२० ॥
Having reflected, the one of great splendor spoke again these words: Without doubt, O son of the charioteer, Time draws the world together.
6.8.21
सृजते च पुनः सर्वं नेह विद्यति शाश्वतम् ।
नरो नारायणश्चैव सर्वज्ञः सर्वभूतहृत् ॥ ६.८.२१ ॥
And again he creates all; nothing here is eternal. Nara and Nārāyaṇa are all-knowing, the seizer of all beings.
6.8.22
देवा वैकुण्ठ इत्याद्दुर्वेदा विष्णुरिति प्रभुम् ॥ ६.८.२२ ॥
The gods call him Vaikuṇṭha; those of poor learning call that lord Viṣṇu.