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तस्य शैलस्य शिखरात्क्षीरधारा नरेश्वर । त्रिंशद्बाहुपरिग्राह्या भीमनिर्घातनिस्वना॥६-७-२६॥
From the summit of that mountain, O king, a stream like milk descends—so vast that it could be encircled by thirty arms—and resonant like a heavy thunderclap.
english translation
पुण्या पुण्यतमैर्जुष्टा गङ्गा भागीरथी शुभा । पतत्यजस्रवेगेन ह्रदे चान्द्रमसे शुभे । तया ह्युत्पादितः पुण्यः स ह्रदः सागरोपमः॥६-७-२७॥
The auspicious Bhāgīrathī Gaṅgā—holy and frequented by the most meritorious—falls with unceasing force into the auspicious Cāndramasa lake; by her, that sacred lake is formed, resembling an ocean.
english translation
तां धारयामास पुरा दुर्धरां पर्वतैरपि । शतं वर्षसहस्राणां शिरसा वै महेश्वरः॥६-७-२८॥
Formerly Maheśvara bore that current upon his head for a hundred thousand years—though it was difficult to sustain even for mountains.
english translation
मेरोस्तु पश्चिमे पार्श्वे केतुमालो महीपते । जम्बूषण्डश्च तत्रैव सुमहान्नन्दनोपमः॥६-७-२९॥
On the western side of Meru, O king, lies Ketumāla; and there also is a very great grove of jambu trees, comparable to Nandana.
english translation
आयुर्दश सहस्राणि वर्षाणां तत्र भारत । सुवर्णवर्णाश्च नराः स्त्रियश्चाप्सरसोपमाः॥६-७-३०॥
There, O Bhārata, the lifespan is ten thousand years; the men are of golden complexion, and the women are comparable to apsarases.
english translation