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इदं तु भारतं वर्षं ततो हैमवतं परम् । हेमकूटात्परं चैव हरिवर्षं प्रचक्षते॥६-७-६॥
This indeed is Bhārata-varṣa; beyond it lies Haimavata. And beyond Hemakūṭa they designate the region called Hari-varṣa.
english translation
दक्षिणेन तु नीलस्य निषधस्योत्तरेण च । प्रागायतो महाराज माल्यवान्नाम पर्वतः॥६-७-७॥
To the south of Nīla and to the north of Niṣadha, O great king, extends eastward the mountain called Mālyavān.
english translation
ततः परं माल्यवतः पर्वतो गन्धमादनः । परिमण्डलस्तयोर्मध्ये मेरुः कनकपर्वतः॥६-७-८॥
Beyond Mālyavān lies the mountain Gandhamādana. Between those two stands Meru, the golden mountain, circular in form.
english translation
आदित्यतरुणाभासो विधूम इव पावकः । योजनानां सहस्राणि षोडशाधः किल स्मृतः॥६-७-९॥
It has the radiance of the young sun, like fire without smoke. Its depth below the surface is remembered as sixteen thousand yojanas.
english translation
उच्चैश्च चतुराशीतिर्योजनानां महीपते । ऊर्ध्वमन्तश्च तिर्यक्च लोकानावृत्य तिष्ठति॥६-७-१०॥
Its height is eighty-four thousand yojanas, O lord of the earth; extending upward to the limits and laterally, it stands as an enclosure around the worlds.
english translation