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Mahabharat

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अनामया वीतशोका नित्यं मुदितमानसाः । जायन्ते मानवास्तत्र निष्टप्तकनकप्रभाः॥६-७-३१॥

There, human beings are born without illness, free from grief, their minds ever cheerful—radiant like gold refined and heated in fire.

english translation

गन्धमादनशृङ्गेषु कुबेरः सह राक्षसैः । संवृतोऽप्सरसां संघैर्मोदते गुह्यकाधिपः॥६-७-३२॥

On the peaks of Gandhamādana, Kubera—lord of the Guhyakas—rejoices, accompanied by Rākṣasas and surrounded by companies of Apsarases.

english translation

गन्धमादनपादेषु परेष्वपरगण्डिकाः । एकादश सहस्राणि वर्षाणां परमायुषः॥६-७-३३॥

At the foothills of Gandhamādana, among the Aparagaṇḍikās, the maximum span of life is said to be eleven thousand years.

english translation

तत्र कृष्णा नरा राजंस्तेजोयुक्ता महाबलाः । स्त्रियश्चोत्पलपत्राभाः सर्वाः सुप्रियदर्शनाः॥६-७-३४॥

There, O King, the men are dark-complexioned, endowed with vigor and great strength; and the women, lotus-petal-like in appearance, are all pleasing to behold.

english translation

नीलात्परतरं श्वेतं श्वेताद्धैरण्यकं परम् । वर्षमैरावतं नाम ततः शृङ्गवतः परम्॥६-७-३५॥

Beyond Nīla lies Śveta; beyond Śveta is Dhairaṇyaka. There is a region named Airāvata, and beyond that is Śṛṅgavat.

english translation