Adhyaya 12

Verse 1

# द्वादशोड् ध्याय: कुश

Sañjaya said: “O scion of the Kurus, O king, there is a traditional account heard regarding the northern islands. Now, as I relate it, listen attentively and understand from me.”

Verse 2

घृततोय: समुद्रो5त्र दधिमण्डोदको5पर: । सुरोद: सागरश्वैव तथान्यो जलसागर:,क्षीरोद समुद्रके बाद घृतोद समुद्र है। फिर दधिमण्डोदक समुद्र है। इनके बाद सुरोद समुद्र है, फिर मीठे पानीका सागर है

Sañjaya said: “Here there is an ocean of clarified butter; another is an ocean of the watery portion of curds. There is also an ocean of surā (fermented liquor), and yet another is a sea of fresh water.”

Verse 3

परस्परेण द्विगुणा: सर्वे द्वीपा नराधिप । पर्वताश्न महाराज समुद्रै: परिवारिता:,महाराज! इन समुद्रोंसे घिरे हुए सभी द्वीप और पर्वत उत्तरोत्तर दुगुने विस्तारवाले हैं

Sañjaya said: “O lord of men, O great king, all the islands are each successively twice as extensive as the previous, and the mountains too—each encircled by the surrounding seas.”

Verse 4

गौरस्तु मध्यमे द्वीपे गिरिर्मान:शिलो महान्‌ । पर्वत: पश्चिमे कृष्णो नारायणसखो नृप

Sañjaya said: “O lord of men, among those islands, on the middle island stands a very great mountain called Manaḥśilā, famed by the name ‘Gaura’. To its west is Mount ‘Kṛṣṇa’, which is especially dear to Nārāyaṇa.”

Verse 5

तत्र रत्नानि दिव्यानि स्वयं रक्षति केशव: । प्रसन्नश्चाभवत्‌ तत्र प्रजानां व्यद्धत्‌ सुखम्‌

There Keshava (Krishna) himself keeps and guards the divine jewels. Pleased with the people of that land, he himself made the arrangements by which happiness was bestowed upon them.

Verse 6

कुशस्तम्ब: कुशद्वीपे मध्ये जनपदै: सह । सम्पूज्यते शाल्मलिश्न द्वीपे शाल्मलिके नूप

Sañjaya said: In the midst of Kuśadvīpa stands a great clump of kuśa-grass called Kuśastamba, and the people of its provinces worship it. In the same way, O king among rulers, in Śālmalidvīpa the śālmalī (silk-cotton) tree is worshipped.

Verse 7

क्रौज्चद्वीपे महाक्रौड्चो गिरी रत्नचयाकर: । सम्पूज्यते महाराज चातुर्वण्येन नित्यदा

Sañjaya said: O great king, in the island-continent called Krauñcadvīpa there stands a mighty mountain named Mahākrauñca, a veritable mine of heaps of jewels. There, people of all four social orders continually worship it.

Verse 8

गोमन्त: पर्वतो राजन्‌ सुमहान्‌ सर्वधातुक: । यत्र नित्यं निवसति श्रीमानू कमललोचन:

Sañjaya said: O King, there is the mountain Gomanta—vast and rich in every kind of mineral. There, ever dwelling, is the illustrious one, the lotus-eyed Lord, abiding in constant presence.

Verse 9

मोक्षिश्रि: संस्तुतो नित्यं प्रभुनारायणो हरि: । राजन! वहीं गोमन्त नामक विशाल पर्वत है, जो सम्पूर्ण धातुओंसे सम्पन्न है। वहाँ मोक्षकी इच्छा रखनेवाले उपासकोंके मुखसे अपनी स्तुति सुनते हुए सबके स्वामी श्रीमान्‌ कमलनयन भगवान्‌ नारायण नित्य निवास करते हैं ।।

Sañjaya said: O King, there is indeed a vast mountain named Gomanta, rich in every kind of mineral. There the blessed Lord Nārāyaṇa—Hari, the sovereign of all, lotus-eyed and glorious—dwells eternally, hearing his own praise sung from the mouths of devotees who seek liberation. And in Kuśadvīpa too, O best of kings, there is a mountain adorned with coral-like splendor.

Verse 10

द्युतिमान्‌ नाम कौरव्य तृतीय: कुमुदो गिरि:,कौरव्य! वहीं परम कान्तिमान्‌ कुमुद नामक तीसरा पर्वत है। चौथा पुष्पवान, पाँचवाँ कुशेशय और छठा हरिगिरि है। ये छः कुशद्वीपके श्रेष्ठ पर्वत हैं

Sañjaya said: “O Kauravya, the third mountain there is the splendid one named Kumuda.” In this cosmographical reckoning, the narrator continues to set forth the sacred geography of Kuśadvīpa, naming its peaks as signs of the world’s order and design.

Verse 11

कौरव्य! वहीं परम कान्तिमान्‌ कुमुद नामक तीसरा पर्वत है। चौथा पुष्पवान, पाँचवाँ कुशेशय और छठा हरिगिरि है। ये छः कुशद्वीपके श्रेष्ठ पर्वत हैं

Sañjaya said: “O descendant of the Kurus, there is also the exceedingly radiant third mountain named Kumuda. The fourth is Puṣpavān, the fifth Kuśeśaya, and the sixth Harigiri. These six are the foremost mountains of Kuśadvīpa.”

Verse 12

तेषामन्तरविष्कम्भो द्विगुण: सर्वभागश: । औद्िदं प्रथम वर्ष द्वितीयं वेणुमण्डलम्‌

Sañjaya said: “Between those regions, the intervening breadth becomes, in every part, progressively twice as great. The first division (varṣa) of Kuśadvīpa is called Audida; the second is called Veṇumaṇḍala. Thus the arrangement of the continents and their divisions is set forth as part of the cosmic geography that frames human life and duty.”

Verse 13

चतुर्थ: पुष्पवान्‌ नाम पञ्चमस्तु कुशेशय: । षष्ठो हरिगिरिराम षडेते पर्वतोत्तमा:

Sañjaya said: “Among them, the fourth is called Puṣpavān, the fifth Kuśeśaya, and the sixth Harigiri-rāma—these six are renowned as excellent mountains. Likewise, the third region is remembered as Surathākāra, the fourth as Kambala, the fifth as Dhṛtimat, and the sixth region as Prabhākara.”

Verse 14

सप्तमं कापिल वर्ष सप्तैते वर्षलम्भका: । एतेषु देवगन्धर्वा: प्रजाश्न॒ जगतीश्वर

Sañjaya said: “The seventh region is called Kāpila; these are the seven great divisions of the earth. O lord of the world, within these dwell the gods, Gandharvas, and human beings, enjoying their abodes in contentment. There is no death among them; and, O king, there are no robbers or barbarous (mleccha) tribes there.”

Verse 15

विहरन्ते रमन्ते च न तेषु म्रियते जन: । न तेषु दस्यव: सन्ति म्लेच्छजात्योडपि वा नूप

Sañjaya said: “There, beings wander and take delight; among them no person dies. O king, in those regions there are no robbers, nor even people of foreign (mleccha) stock.”

Verse 16

गौरप्रायो जन: सर्व: सुकुमारश्न पार्थिव । अवशिष्ठेषु सर्वेषु वक्ष्यामि मनुजेश्वर,मनुजेश्वर! इन वर्षोके सभी लोग प्राय: गोरे और सुकुमार होते हैं। अब मैं शेष सम्पूर्ण द्वीपोंके विषयमें बताता हूँ

Sañjaya said: “O king, the people in these regions are for the most part fair-complexioned and delicate in build. Now, O lord of men, I shall describe to you all the remaining islands as well.”

Verse 17

यथाश्रुतं महाराज तदव्यग्रमना: शृणु । क्रौज्चद्वीपे महाराज क्रौज्चो नाम महागिरि:,महाराज! मैंने जैसा सुन रखा है, वैसा ही सुनाऊँगा। आप शान्तचित्त होकर सुनिये। क्रौंचद्वीपमें क्रौंच नामक विशाल पर्वत है

Sañjaya said: “O great king, listen with an undistracted mind as I relate it exactly as I have heard. In Krauñca-dvīpa, O king, there is a mighty mountain named Krauñca.”

Verse 18

क्रौज्चात्‌ परो वामनको वामनादनन्‍्धकारक: । अन्धकारात्‌ परो राजन्‌ मैनाक: पर्वतोत्तम:

Sañjaya said: “Beyond Krauñca lies Vāmana; beyond Vāmana is Andhakāraka; and beyond Andhakāraka, O king, stands Maināka, foremost among mountains.”

Verse 19

मैनाकात्‌ परतो राजन्‌ गोविन्दो गिरिरुत्तम: । गोविन्दात्‌ परतो राजन्‌ निबिडो नाम पर्वतः

Sañjaya said: “Beyond Maināka, O king, is Govinda, an excellent mountain; and beyond Govinda, O king, is a mountain named Nibida.”

Verse 20

परस्तु द्विगुणस्तेषां विष्कम्भो वंशवर्धन । देशांस्तत्र प्रवक्ष्यामि तन्मे निगदत: शृणु

Sañjaya said: “O increaser of the Kuru line, the breadth between those ranges became successively twice as great. Now I shall describe the regions that lie there; listen as I recount them.”

Verse 21

क्रौज्चस्य कुशलो देशो वामनस्य मनोनुग: । मनोनुगात्‌ परश्नोष्णो देश: कुरुकुलोद्वह,क्रौंचपर्वतके निकट कुशल नामक देश है। वामन-पर्वतके पास मनोनुग देश है। कुरुकुलश्रेष्ठ! मनोनुगके बाद उष्ण देश आता है

Sañjaya said: Near the Krauñca mountain lies the region called Kuśala. Close to the Vāmana mountain is the land named Manonuga. O foremost of the Kuru line, beyond Manonuga comes the land called Uṣṇa.

Verse 22

उष्णात्‌ पर: प्रावरक: प्रावारादन्धकारक: । अन्धकारकदेशात्‌ तु मुनिदेश: पर: स्मृत:,उष्णके बाद प्रावरक, प्रावरकके बाद अन्धकारक और अन्धकारकके बाद उत्तम मुनिदेश बताया गया है

Sañjaya said: Beyond the region called Uṣṇa lies Prāvaraka; beyond Prāvara lies Andhakāraka; and beyond Andhakāraka is said to be the excellent land known as Munideśa.

Verse 23

मुनिदेशात्‌ परश्रैव प्रोच्यते दुन्दुभिस्वन: । सिद्धचारणसंकीर्णो गौरप्रायो जनाधिप

Sañjaya said: “O lord of men, from the region of the sages—and from elsewhere as well—there is heard a sound like the beating of a great war-drum: an auspicious, deep resonance amidst a throng of Siddhas and Cāraṇas, with a bright, whitish radiance prevailing.”

Verse 24

पुष्करे पुष्करो नाम पर्वतो मणिरत्नवान्‌,पुष्करद्वीपमें पुष्कर नामक पर्वत है, जो मणियों तथा रत्नोंसे भरा हुआ है

Sañjaya said: In Puṣkara-dvīpa there is a mountain named Puṣkara, rich with gems and precious stones.

Verse 25

तत्र नित्यं प्रभवति स्वयं देव: प्रजापति: । त॑ पर्युपासते नित्यं देवा: सर्वे महर्षय:

Sañjaya said: “There, Prajāpati—the divine Lord—ever manifests by his own power. And there, all the gods and the great seers continually attend upon him in reverent service.”

Verse 26

जम्बूद्वीपात्‌ प्रवर्तन्ते रत्नानि विविधान्युत

Sañjaya said: “From Jambūdvīpa arise and are brought forth many kinds of precious gems.”

Verse 27

द्वीपेषु तेषु सर्वेषु प्रजानां कुरुसत्तम । ब्रह्मचर्येण सत्येन प्रजानां हि दमेन च

Sañjaya said: “O best of the Kurus, in all those islands the people were sustained and guided through the disciplines of brahmacarya, truthfulness, and self-restraint—virtues by which society is held together and protected.”

Verse 28

आरोग्यायु:प्रमाणाभ्यां द्विगुणं द्विगुणं तत: । जम्बूद्वीपसे अनेक प्रकारके रत्न अन्यान्य सब द्वीपोंमें वहाँकी प्रजाओंके उपयोगके लिये भेजे जाते हैं। कुरुश्रेष्ठ! ब्रह्मचर्य

Sanjaya said: In those islands, the measure of health and the span of life are said to increase twofold, and again twofold beyond that, in comparison to Jambudvipa. Many kinds of jewels from Jambudvipa are sent to the other islands for the use of their peoples. O best of the Kurus, by the power of celibacy, truthfulness, and restraint of the senses, the inhabitants of those islands are regarded as progressively superior in health and longevity to those of Jambudvipa. O king, O Bharata, among these islands there is, in essence, but one realm; even where many provinces are described, a single, uniform dharma is seen to prevail.

Verse 29

ईश्वरो दण्डमुद्यम्य स्वयमेव प्रजापति: । दीपानेतान्‌ महाराज रक्ष॑स्तिषछ्ठति नित्यदा,महाराज! सबके ईश्वर प्रजापति ब्रह्मा स्वयं ही दण्ड लेकर इन द्वीपोंकी रक्षा करते हुए इनमें नित्य निवास करते हैं

Sañjaya said: “O great king, the Lord—Prajāpati himself—raises the rod of authority and, abiding here continually, protects these islands.”

Verse 30

स राजा स शिवो राजन्‌ स पिता प्रपितामह: । गोपायति नरश्रेष्ठ प्रजाःसजडपण्डिता:

Sañjaya said: “O King, he is truly the king; he is auspiciousness itself. He acts for the welfare of all. He is as a father and even a grandsire to his people. O best of men, he protects the subjects in their entirety—both the dull-witted and the wise.”

Verse 31

भोजन चात्र कौरव्य प्रजा: स्वयमुपस्थितम्‌ | सिद्धमेव महाबाहो तद्धि भुञ्जन्ति नित्यदा,महाबाहु कुरुनन्दन! यहाँकी प्रजाओंके पास सदा पका-पकाया भोजन स्वयं उपस्थित हो जाता है और उसीको खाकर वे लोग रहते हैं

Sañjaya said: “O Kauravya, in this land the people find their food already prepared and appearing of itself. O mighty-armed one, they live day after day by eating that ready fare.”

Verse 32

ततः परं समा नाम दृश्यते लोकसंस्थिति: । चतुरस््र॑ महाराज त्रयस्त्रिंशत्‌ तु मण्डलम्‌,उसके बाद समानामवाली लोगोंकी बस्ती देखी जाती है। महाराज! वह चौकोर बसी हुई है। उसमें तैंतीस मण्डल हैं

Sañjaya said: “Thereafter, O King, there appears a settlement of people known as Samā. It is laid out in a square plan, and within it are thirty-three districts (maṇḍalas).”

Verse 33

तत्र तिष्ठन्ति कौरव्य चत्वारो लोकसम्मता: । दिग्गजा भरतश्रेष्ठ वामनैरावतादय:

“There, O scion of the Kurus, stand four elephants renowned throughout the worlds—the mighty guardians of the quarters, O best of the Bharatas—Vāmana, Airāvata, and the others.”

Verse 34

कुरुनन्दन! भरतश्रेष्ठ)! वहाँ लोकविख्यात वामन, ऐरावत, सुप्रतीक और अंजन--ये चार दिग्गज रहते हैं ।। सुप्रतीकस्तथा राजन्‌ प्रभिन्नकरटामुख: । तस्याहं परिमाणं तु न संख्यातुमिहोत्सहे

Sanjaya said: “O delight of the Kurus, O best of the Bharatas! In that quarter dwell four world-renowned guardian elephants—Vāmana, Airāvata, Supratīka, and Añjana. And Supratīka, O King, has a face with temples streaming in rut; I do not venture to compute his vast measure here.”

Verse 35

तत्र वै वायवो वान्ति दिग्भ्य: सर्वाभ्य एव हि

Sañjaya said: “There indeed the winds were blowing—from every direction, without exception.”

Verse 36

असम्बद्धा महाराज तान्‌ निगृह्नन्ति ते गजा: । पुष्करै: पद्मसंकाशैविंकसद्धिमहाप्र भै:

Sañjaya said: “O King, those elephants seize and crush them without restraint, striking with their lotus-like trunks—fully spread, radiant, and blazing with great splendor—amid the tumult of battle.”

Verse 37

शतधा पुनरेवाशु ते तान्‌ मुज्चन्ति नित्यश: । श्वसद्धिर्मुच्यमानास्तु दिग्गजैरिह मारुता:

Sañjaya said: “Again and again, swiftly and incessantly, the winds here are released in a hundredfold—set free with hissing force, as though driven by the mighty elephants of the quarters.”

Verse 38

आगच्छन्ति महाराज ततस्तिष्ठन्ति वै प्रजा: । वहाँ सब दिशाओंसे खुली हुई हवा आती है। उसे वे चारों दिग्गज ग्रहण करके रोक रखते हैं। फिर वे विकसित कमलसदृश परम कान्तिमान्‌ शुण्डदण्डके अग्रभागसे उस हवाको सैकड़ों भागोंमें करके तुरंत ही सब ओर छोड़ते हैं

Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: “Sañjaya, you have described this matter at very great length; the subjects come forward and then stand in their places.”

Verse 39

दर्शितं द्वीपसंस्थानमुत्तरं ब्रूहि संजय । धृतराष्ट्र बोले--संजय! तुमने द्वीपोंकी स्थितिके विषयमें तो बड़े विस्तारके साथ वर्णन किया है। अब जो अन्तिम विषय--सूर्य, चन्द्रमा तथा राहुका प्रमाण बताना शेष रह गया है, उसका वर्णन करो ।।

Sañjaya said: “O great king, I have described the continents (dvīpas). Now hear, in accordance with the truth, the account of the heavenly bodies (grahas).”

Verse 40

स्वर्भानो: कौरवश्रेष्ठ यावदेव प्रमाणत: । परिमण्डलो महाराज स्वर्भानु: श्रूयते ग्रह:

Sañjaya said: “O best of the Kurus, I shall tell you, as far as its measure is known, the extent of Svarbhānu (Rāhu). O great king, Svarbhānu is heard of as a planet, circular in form.”

Verse 41

योजनानां सहस्राणि विष्कम्भो द्वादशास्य वै । परिणाहेन षट्त्रिंशद्‌ विपुलत्वेन चानघ,निष्पाप नरेश! राहु ग्रहका व्यासगत विस्तार बारह हजार योजन है और उसकी परिधिका विस्तार छत्तीस हजार योजन है

Sañjaya said: “O blameless, sinless king! The diameter of Rāhu is indeed twelve thousand yojanas, and by circumference it measures thirty-six thousand yojanas.”

Verse 42

षष्टिमाहु: शतान्यस्य बुधा: पौराणिकास्तथा । चन्द्रमास्तु सहस्राणि राजन्नेकादश स्मृत:,पौराणिक विद्वान्‌ उसकी विपुलता (मोटाई) छः: हजार योजनकी बताते हैं। राजन! चन्द्रमाका व्यास ग्यारह हजार योजन है

Sañjaya said: “O King, the learned Paurāṇic authorities declare that its thickness measures sixty hundreds (i.e., six thousand) yojanas. And the Moon, O King, is remembered to have a diameter of eleven thousand yojanas.”

Verse 43

विष्कम्भेण कुरुश्रेष्ठ त्रयस्त्रिंशत्‌ तु मण्डलम्‌ । एकोनषष्टिविष्कम्भं शीतरश्मेर्महात्मन:

Sañjaya said: “O best of the Kurus, the circumference (or circular extent) of the orb is described as thirty-three thousand yojanas; and the great-souled Śītaraśmi—the Moon—has a thickness of fifty-nine hundred yojanas.”

Verse 44

सूर्यस्त्वष्टोी सहस्राणि द्वे चान्ये कुरुनन्दन । विष्कम्भेण ततो राजन्‌ मण्डलं त्रिंशता समम्‌

Sañjaya said: “O delight of the Kurus, the Sun has a diameter of ten thousand yojanas; and, O King, its circular disc measures thirty thousand yojanas in circumference.”

Verse 45

अष्टपञ्चाशतं राजन्‌ विपुलत्वेन चानघ । श्रूयते परमोदार: पतगो5सौ विभावसु:

Sañjaya said: “O King, O sinless one, the Sun—Vibhāvasu, that supremely generous, swift-moving ‘winged’ luminary—is heard to have a vast measure of fifty-eight (hundred) in breadth.”

Verse 46

एतत्‌ प्रमाणमर्कस्य निर्दिष्टमिह भारत | स राहुश्छादयत्येती यथाकालं महत्तया

Sañjaya said: “O Bhārata, this is the established measure regarding the Sun as stated here: Rāhu, by his vast power, comes and covers it at the appointed time.”

Verse 47

चन्द्रादित्यौ महाराज संक्षेपो5यमुदाह्नत: । इत्येतत्‌ ते महाराज पृच्छत: शास्त्रचक्षुषा

Sañjaya said: “O King, I have thus stated in brief the matter concerning the Moon and the Sun. This is what I have declared to you, O great king, in response to your inquiry—an inquiry made with the discerning eye of sacred knowledge.”

Verse 48

सर्वमुक्तं यथातत्त्वं तस्माच्छममवाप्रुहि । भारत! यहाँ सूर्यका प्रमाण बताया गया

Sanjaya said: “I have stated everything exactly as it truly is; therefore, O Bharata, regain your calm. As I had indicated, I have described this universe together with its ordering and formation.”

Verse 49

तस्मादाश्व॒स कौरव्य पुत्र दुर्योधन प्रति । इस जगत्‌का स्वरूप कैसा है और इसका निर्माण किस प्रकार हुआ है, ये सब बातें मैंने शास्त्रोक्त रीतिसे बतायी हैं; अतः कुरुनन्दन! आप अपने पुत्र दुर्योधनकी ओरसे निश्चिन्त रहिये || ४८ $ ।।

Sanjaya said: Therefore, O Kaurava, be reassured regarding your son Duryodhana. I have explained, in the manner taught by the scriptures, what the nature of this world is and how its creation came about. Hence, O delight of the Kurus, set aside anxiety on Duryodhana’s account. O best of the Bharatas, whoever—especially a king—listens with focused attention to this ‘Bhūmi-parvan’ (the discourse on the earth/world) becomes endowed with prosperity; his aims bear fruit; he is honored by noble men; and his strength, lifespan, fame, and splendor increase.

Verse 50

श्रीमान्‌ भवति राजन्य: सिद्धार्थ: साधुसम्मत: । आयुर्बलं च कीर्तिश्व तस्य तेजश्न वर्धते

O king, whoever listens with full attention to this Bhūmi-parva becomes endowed with prosperity, attains his aims, and is honored by the virtuous; and his lifespan, strength, fame, and radiant prowess increase.

Verse 51

य: शृणोति महीपाल पर्वणीदं यतव्रत: । प्रीयन्ते पितरस्तस्य तथैव च पितामहा:

Sañjaya said: O king, the person who, observing self-restraint and vowed discipline, listens to this account on each sacred festival day—his ancestors and forefathers are fully pleased and satisfied.

Verse 52

इदं तु भारतं वर्ष यत्र वर्तामहे वयम्‌ । पूर्व: प्रवर्तितं पुण्यं तत्‌ सर्व श्रुतववानसि

Sañjaya said: “This is the land called Bhārata, in which we now live. You have heard in full of the ancient, sacred tradition that was set in motion by those of old.”

Verse 96

सुधामा नाम दुर्धर्षो द्वितीयो हेमपर्वत:ः । राजेन्द्र! कुशद्वीपमें सुधामा नामसे प्रसिद्ध दूसरा सुवर्णमय पर्वत है, जो मूँगोंसे भरा हुआ और दुर्गम है

Sañjaya said: “O king of kings, in Kuśadvīpa there is a second mountain known as Sudhāmā—golden in splendor, hard to assail, filled with coral-like riches, and difficult to traverse.”

Verse 236

एते देशा महाराज देवगन्धर्वसेविता: । मुनिदेशके बाद जो देश है

Sañjaya said: “O great king, these regions are frequented and inhabited by divine beings and Gandharvas.” In the wider description, the narration highlights distant lands associated with sacred or semi-divine presence—suggesting that the world beyond the battlefield is vast, morally textured, and populated by beings whose lives are oriented toward higher disciplines and refined culture, contrasting with the impending human conflict.

Verse 256

वाम्भि्मनो5नुकूलाभि: पूजयन्तो जनाधिप । वहाँ स्वयं प्रजापति भगवान्‌ ब्रह्मा नित्य निवास करते हैं। जनेश्वर! सम्पूर्ण देवता और महर्षि मनोनुकूल वचनोंद्वारा प्रतिदिन उनकी पूजा करते हुए सदा उन्हींकी उपासनामें लगे रहते हैं

Sanjaya said: “O lord of men, they worship him with words that accord with the heart. There, the blessed Prajāpati Brahmā himself dwells perpetually. O ruler of people, all the gods and great seers, day after day, adore him with pleasing speech and remain constantly devoted to his worship.”

Verse 346

असंख्यात: स नित्यं हि तिर्यगूर्ध्वमधस्तथा । राजन! इनमेंसे सुप्रतीक नामक गजराज

Sañjaya said: “O King, it is truly beyond counting—immeasurable at all times—spreading sideways, upward, and downward as well. Its extent cannot be precisely stated.”