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स मां जिघांसुर्दुष्टात्मा वाली प्रव्यथितेन्द्रियः । परिकालयते क्रोधाद्धावन्तं सचिवैस्सह ॥ ४-४६-११

'The evilminded Vali, having lost his selfcontrol, ran after me in anger, to kill me and my ministers. I kept running. [4-46-11]

english translation

ततोऽहं वालिना तेन साऽनुबद्धः प्रधावितः । नदीश्च विविधाः पश्यन्वनानि नगराणि च ॥ ४-४६-१२

'Such as I was, who is repulsed by Vali, I was made to run away rapidly, and during that fleeing I went on seeing diverse rivers, forests and cities. [4-46-12]

english translation

आदर्शतलसङ्काशा ततो वै पृथिवी मया । अलातचक्रप्रतिमा दृष्टा गोष्पदवत्तदा ॥ ४-४६-१३

'I have then really seen the earth as in the reflection on the surface of a mirror, where the mirror shows all the objects in exactness, and the earth is like the circle of a fireball (where it is encircled with fire-like reddish, brownish, ochreish minerals and ores) and it appeared to me in my high flight like a cow-hoof-print in the mirror, called my perception. [4-46-13]

english translation

पूर्वां दिशं ततो गत्वा पश्यामि विविधान् द्रुमान् । पर्वतन्श्च नदी रम्यास्सरांसि विविधानि च ॥ ४-४६-१४

'Then I ran in the eastern direction and saw many trees, lakes, rivers and beautiful mountains. [4-46-14]

english translation

उदयं तत्र पश्यामि पर्वतं धातुमण्डितम् । क्षीरोदं सागरं चैव नित्यमप्सरसालयम् ॥ ४-४६-१५

'There I saw, filled with minerals the mountain behind which the Sun rises and the milky ocean frequented by the apsaras. [4-46-15]

english translation