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Mahabharat

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अवशिष्टेषु वर्षेषु वक्ष्यामि मनुजेश्वर । यथाश्रुतं महाराज तदव्यग्रमनाः शृणु॥६-१३-१६॥

I shall describe the remaining varṣas, O lord of men. Hear, O great king, what I have learned by tradition—listen with an undistracted mind.

english translation

क्रौञ्चद्वीपे महाराज क्रौञ्चो नाम महागिरिः । क्रौञ्चात्परो वामनको वामनादन्धकारकः॥६-१३-१७॥

In Krauñcadvīpa, O great king, there is a great mountain named Krauñca. Beyond Krauñca is Vāmanaka, and beyond Vāmanaka is Andhakāraka.

english translation

अन्धकारात्परो राजन्मैनाकः पर्वतोत्तमः । मैनाकात्परतो राजन्गोविन्दो गिरिरुत्तमः॥६-१३-१८॥

Beyond Andhakāraka, O king, is Maināka, an excellent mountain. Beyond Maināka, O king, is Govinda, a foremost mountain.

english translation

गोविन्दात्तु परो राजन्निबिडो नाम पर्वतः । परस्तु द्विगुणस्तेषां विष्कम्भो वंशवर्धन॥६-१३-१९॥

Beyond Govinda, O king, is a mountain named Nibiḍa. And further on, the breadth of those (mountains or intervals) is twofold, O enhancer of the lineage.

english translation

देशांस्तत्र प्रवक्ष्यामि तन्मे निगदतः शृणु । क्रौञ्चस्य कुशलो देशो वामनस्य मनोनुगः॥६-१३-२०॥

I shall describe the regions there; listen to me as I state them. Krauñca’s region is Kuśala; Vāmanaka’s is Manonuga.

english translation