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मूले षोडशसाहस्रः कर्णिकाकार संस्थितः ॥ हिमवान् हेमकूटश्च निषधश्चास्य दक्षिणे ॥ ६॥
Sixteen thousand ears are situated at the root. Himavan and Hemakuta and Nishad are on the south of it.
english translation
नीलः श्वेतश्च शृङ्गी च उत्तरे वर्षपर्वताः ॥ दशसाहस्रिकं ह्येते रत्नवंतोऽरुणप्रभाः ॥ ७॥
The Varṣa mountains in the north are Nīla, Śveta and Śṛṅgin. The extent of these is ten thousand Yojanas. They are full of gems and have pinky lustre.
english translation
सहस्रयोजनोत्सेधास्तावद्विस्तारिणश्च ते॥ भारतं प्रथमं वर्षं ततः किंपुरुषं स्मृतम्॥ ८॥
Their height is a thousand Yojanas and their width too is the same. Bharata is the first sub-continent. Then there is the Kimpuruṣa.
english translation
हरिवर्षं ततो ऽन्यद्वै मेरोर्दक्षिणतो मुने ॥ रम्यकं चोत्तरे पार्श्वे तस्यांशे तु हिरण्मयम्॥ ९॥
Hari Varṣa is another which, O sage, is to the south of Meru. Ramyaka is on the northern side. In its part is Hiraṇmaya Varṣa.
english translation
उत्तरे कुरवश्चैव यथा वै भारतं तथा॥ नवसाहस्रमेकैकमेतेषां मुनिसत्तम ॥ १० ॥
In the north are the Kurus as well. O excellent sage, the extent of each of these, as in the case of Bharata, is nine thousand Yojanas.
english translation