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शाको नाम महाराज तस्य द्वीपस्य मध्यगः । तत्र पुण्या जनपदाः पूज्यते तत्र शंकरः॥६-१२-२६॥
There is a region named Śāka, O great king, situated in the middle of that continent. There are meritorious provinces there, and Śaṅkara is worshipped there.
english translation
तत्र गच्छन्ति सिद्धाश्च चारणा दैवतानि च । धार्मिकाश्च प्रजा राजंश्चत्वारोऽतीव भारत॥६-१२-२७॥
There go the Siddhas, the Cāraṇas, and also divine beings. The people there are dhārmika; and they are distinctly fourfold, O king, O Bhārata.
english translation
वर्णाः स्वकर्मनिरता न च स्तेनोऽत्र दृश्यते । दीर्घायुषो महाराज जरामृत्युविवर्जिताः॥६-१२-२८॥
There the social orders are devoted to their own duties, and no theft is seen. They are long-lived, O great king, and free from aging and death.
english translation
प्रजास्तत्र विवर्धन्ते वर्षास्विव समुद्रगाः । नद्यः पुण्यजलास्तत्र गङ्गा च बहुधागतिः॥६-१२-२९॥
The people there prosper, like rivers that in the rainy season flow to the ocean. The rivers there bear sanctifying waters, and the Gaṅgā too runs in many channels.
english translation
सुकुमारी कुमारी च सीता कावेरका तथा । महानदी च कौरव्य तथा मणिजला नदी । इक्षुवर्धनिका चैव तथा भरतसत्तम॥६-१२-३०॥
There are the rivers Sukumārī, Kumārī, Sītā, and Kāverakā; also the Mahānadī, O descendant of Kuru, as well as the river Maṇijalā and Ikṣuvardhanikā, O best of the Bharatas.
english translation