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Mahabharat

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न तत्र सूर्यस्तपति न ते जीर्यन्ति मानवाः । चन्द्रमाश्च सनक्षत्रो ज्योतिर्भूत इवावृतः॥६-९-११॥

There the sun does not scorch, and the people do not grow old; the moon, together with the stars, appears as though it were a pervasive mantle of light.

english translation

पद्मप्रभाः पद्मवर्णाः पद्मपत्रनिभेक्षणाः । पद्मपत्रसुगन्धाश्च जायन्ते तत्र मानवाः॥६-९-१२॥

There humans are born with lotus-like radiance and lotus-like complexion, with eyes resembling lotus petals, and with a fragrance like lotus petals.

english translation

अनिष्पन्दाः सुगन्धाश्च निराहारा जितेन्द्रियाः । देवलोकच्युताः सर्वे तथा विरजसो नृप॥६-९-१३॥

O king, they are unagitated and fragrant, free from the need for food, self-controlled; all are said to have descended from the world of the gods, and likewise are free from passion and impurity.

english translation

त्रयोदश सहस्राणि वर्षाणां ते जनाधिप । आयुष्प्रमाणं जीवन्ति नरा भरतसत्तम॥६-९-१४॥

O lord of people, O best of the Bharatas, the men there live with a lifespan measured as thirteen thousand years.

english translation

क्षीरोदस्य समुद्रस्य तथैवोत्तरतः प्रभुः । हरिर्वसति वैकुण्ठः शकटे कनकात्मके॥६-९-१५॥

And likewise, to the north of the Ocean of Milk, the Lord—Hari—dwells in Vaikuṇṭha, upon a golden Śakaṭa.

english translation