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धनुःसंस्थे महाराज द्वे वर्षे दक्षिणोत्तरे । इलावृतं मध्यमं तु पञ्च वर्षाणि चैव ह॥६-७-३६॥
In the division called Dhanuḥsaṃstha, O great king, there are two varṣas, the southern and the northern; and Ilāvṛta is the central realm, consisting indeed of five varṣas.
english translation
उत्तरोत्तरमेतेभ्यो वर्षमुद्रिच्यते गुणैः । आयुष्प्रमाणमारोग्यं धर्मतः कामतोऽर्थतः॥६-७-३७॥
Beyond these, each varṣa progressively increases in excellence: in the measure of lifespan, in health, and in the attainments of dharma, kāma, and artha.
english translation
समन्वितानि भूतानि तेषु वर्षेषु भारत । एवमेषा महाराज पर्वतैः पृथिवी चिता॥६-७-३८॥
The beings in those varṣas, O Bhārata, are well-provisioned and complete. Thus, O great king, this earth is ordered and diversified by mountains.
english translation
हेमकूटस्तु सुमहान्कैलासो नाम पर्वतः । यत्र वैश्रवणो राजा गुह्यकैः सह मोदते॥६-७-३९॥
There is a very great mountain, Hemakūṭa, called Kailāsa, where King Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera) rejoices together with the Guhyakas.
english translation
अस्त्युत्तरेण कैलासं मैनाकं पर्वतं प्रति । हिरण्यशृङ्गः सुमहान्दिव्यो मणिमयो गिरिः॥६-७-४०॥
To the north of Kailāsa, toward the mountain Maināka, there stands a very great celestial peak—Hiraṇyaśṛṅga— a divine mountain made of jewels.
english translation