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पुष्करे धातकीखण्डे महावीते महामुने ॥। न्यग्रोधं पुष्करद्वीपे ब्रह्मणः स्थानमुत्तमम् ॥ ६६॥
O great sage, in the Dhātakīkhaṇḍa and the Mahāvīta in the Puṣkaradvīpa, the holy fig tree is the excellent abode of Brahmā.
english translation
तस्मिन्निवसते ब्रह्मा पूज्यमानस्सुरासुरैः॥ स्वादूदकेनांबुधिना पुष्करः परिवेष्टितः ॥ ६७ ॥
Brahmā resides there, worshipped by gods and Asuras. Puṣkara is surrounded by the ocean of sweet water.
english translation
एवं द्वीपास्समुद्रैस्तु सप्त सप्तभिरावृताः ॥ द्वीपाश्चैव समुद्राश्च समाना द्विगुणैः परैः ॥ ६८ ॥
Thus the seven continents are surrounded by seven oceans each twice as large as the one within.
english translation
उक्तातिरिक्तता तेषां समुद्रेषु समानि वै ॥ पयांसि सर्वदाऽल्पत्वं जायते न कदाचन॥ ६९॥
The speciality of the oceans is mentioned thus. The water is always equal in quantity. It is never reduced.
english translation
स्थालीस्थमग्निसंयोगादधःस्थं मुनिसत्तमः ॥ तथेन्दुवृद्धौ सलिलमूर्द्ध्वगं भवति ध्रुवम् ॥ ७०॥
O excellent sage, if the water kept in a pot is heated it goes up. Similarly when the moon rises the water of the ocean rises up.
english translation