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Shiva Purana

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आहूय विश्वकर्माणं कारयामास सादरम् ॥ मण्डपं च सुविस्तीर्णं वेदिकादिमनोहरम् ॥ ६ ॥

He called Viśvakarman and requested him to erect a large and spacious dais beautiful with side rostrums, altars etc.

english translation

अयुतेन सुरर्षे तद्योजनानां च विस्तृतम् ॥ अनेकलक्षणोपेतं नानाश्चर्य्यसमन्वितम् ॥ ७ । ।

The dais, O celestial sage, was ten thousand Yojanas wide. It was wonderfully constructed and had all the characteristic features.

english translation

स्थावरं जंगमं सर्वं सदृशन्तैर्मनोहरम् ॥ सर्वतोऽद्भुतसर्वत्वं नानावस्तुचमत्कृतम् ॥८॥

All the mobile and immobile objects of the world were represented there with realistic appearance. Everything was wonderfully portrayed.

english translation

जंगमं विजितन्तत्र स्थावरेण विशेषतः ॥ जंगमेन च तत्रासीज्जितं स्थावरमेव हि ॥९॥

The mobile objects presented there surpassed the immobile ones and the immobile ones surpassed the mobile ones in excellence.

english translation

पयसा च जिता तत्र स्थलभूमिर्न चान्यथा ॥ जलं किं हि स्थलं किं हि न विदुः केऽपि कोविदाः ॥ 2-3-38-१० ॥

The watery places presented there excelled the solid grounds. Even experts could not distinguish what was water and what was solid ground.

english translation