Ramayana

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ते तं प्रदक्षिणं कृत्वा पृष्ट्वा चापि निरामयम् । खनंतः समुपक्रांता दिशं सोमवतीं तदा ॥ १-४०-२१

Circumambulating that elephant namely Sumanasa in western side, and even on asking about its well-being, then they reached the northern direction duly digging the earth. ॥ 1-40-21॥

english translation

te taM pradakSiNaM kRtvA pRSTvA cApi nirAmayam । khanaMtaH samupakrAMtA dizaM somavatIM tadA ॥ 1-40-21

hk transliteration by Sanscript

उत्तरस्यां रघुश्रेष्ठ ददृशुर्हिमपाण्डुरम् । भद्रं भद्रेण वपुषा धारयन्तं महीमिमाम् ॥ १-४०-२२

Oh ! Raghushrestha ( Rama ), in the northern direction, they beheld Bhadra, a snow-white elephant with an auspicious body bearing northern side of this earth. ॥ 1-40-22॥

english translation

uttarasyAM raghuzreSTha dadRzurhimapANDuram । bhadraM bhadreNa vapuSA dhArayantaM mahImimAm ॥ 1-40-22

hk transliteration by Sanscript

समालभ्य ततः सर्वे कृत्वा चैनं प्रदक्षिणम् । षष्टिः पुत्रसहस्राणि बिभिदुर्वसुधातलम् ॥ १-४०-२३

On touching that elephant reverently and also circumambulating it, those sixty thousands sons of Sagara further burrowed to the surface of the earth. ॥ 1-40-23॥

english translation

samAlabhya tataH sarve kRtvA cainaM pradakSiNam । SaSTiH putrasahasrANi bibhidurvasudhAtalam ॥ 1-40-23

hk transliteration by Sanscript

ततः प्रागुत्तरां गत्वा सागराः प्रथितां दिशम् । रोषादभ्यखनन्सर्वे पृथिवीं सगरात्मजाः ॥ १-४०-२४

Subsequently, the sons of Sagara, having gone towards the auspicious northeastern region ( iishaana-digbhaaga, Shiva-sthaana ), began to dig earth with wrath. ॥ 1-40-24॥

english translation

tataH prAguttarAM gatvA sAgarAH prathitAM dizam । roSAdabhyakhanansarve pRthivIM sagarAtmajAH ॥ 1-40-24

hk transliteration by Sanscript

ते तु सर्वे महत्मानो भीमवेगा महबलाः । ददृशुः कपिलं तत्र वासुदेवं सनातनम् ॥ १-४०-२५

But all those great-souled and great-mighty ones with terrible dash have seen the Infinite Vasudeva in the form of sage Kapila there in the northeast region. ॥ 1-40-25॥

english translation

te tu sarve mahatmAno bhImavegA mahabalAH । dadRzuH kapilaM tatra vAsudevaM sanAtanam ॥ 1-40-25

hk transliteration by Sanscript