Shiva Purana
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विहंगसंघसंघुष्टे मणिविद्रुमभूषिते ॥ निकुंजकंदरदरीगृहानिर्झरशोभिते ॥ ६ ॥
It is adorned with jewels and corals and is crowded with flocks of birds. It is adorned with gardens caves caves houses and waterfalls.
english translation
vihaMgasaMghasaMghuSTe maNividrumabhUSite ॥ nikuMjakaMdaradarIgRhAnirjharazobhite ॥ 6 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptतत्र ब्रह्मवनं नाम नानामृगसमाकुलम् ॥ दशयोजनविस्तीर्णं शतयोजनमायतम् ॥ ७ ॥
There is a forest called Brahmavana, which is full of various animals. It was ten yojanas wide and one hundred yojanas long.
english translation
tatra brahmavanaM nAma nAnAmRgasamAkulam ॥ dazayojanavistIrNaM zatayojanamAyatam ॥ 7 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptसुरसामलपानीयपूर्णरम्यसरोवरम् ॥ मत्तभ्रमरसंछन्नरम्यपुष्पितपादपम् ॥ ८ ॥
It is a beautiful lake full of wine and pure drinking water. The beautiful flowering trees are covered with drunken bees.
english translation
surasAmalapAnIyapUrNaramyasarovaram ॥ mattabhramarasaMchannaramyapuSpitapAdapam ॥ 8 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptतरुणादित्यसंकाशं तत्र चारु महत्पुरम् ॥ दुर्धर्षबलदृप्तानां दैत्यदानवरक्षसाम् ॥ ९ ॥
This was a great city as beautiful and brilliant as the midday sun. It could not be attacked by the haughty Daityas, Dānavas and Rākṣasas.
english translation
taruNAdityasaMkAzaM tatra cAru mahatpuram ॥ durdharSabaladRptAnAM daityadAnavarakSasAm ॥ 9 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptतप्तजांबूनदमयं प्रांशुप्राकारतोरणम् ॥ निर्व्यूहवलभीकूटप्रतोलीशतमंडितम् ॥ १ ॥
It had lofty ramparts and portals made of molten gold. It was embellished by hundreds of main streets, turrets and wooden ceilings.
english translation
taptajAMbUnadamayaM prAMzuprAkAratoraNam ॥ nirvyUhavalabhIkUTapratolIzatamaMDitam ॥ 1 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript