Shloka 54

भुवनकोशस्वभाववर्णनम् — सप्तद्वीप-पर्वत-लोकविन्यासः तथा यक्ष-उमा-प्रकाशः

Devanagari script

आज्ञाबलात्तस्य धरा स्थितेह धराधरा वारिधराः समुद्राः ज्योतिर्गणः शक्रमुखाः सुराश् च वैमानिकाः स्थावरजङ्गमाश् च

Transliteration

ājñābalāttasya dharā sthiteha dharādharā vāridharāḥ samudrāḥ jyotirgaṇaḥ śakramukhāḥ surāś ca vaimānikāḥ sthāvarajaṅgamāś ca

Translation

ただ御命令の力によって、大地はここに堅く立ち、山を支えるもの、雲を運ぶもの、そして大海はそれぞれの位にとどまる。光明の衆、インドラを首とする神々、ヴィマーナに住む者、ならびに不動と動の一切—すべては至上のパティ（Pati）の法令のもとに支えられて住する。

Word by Word

• आज्ञा-बलात्: by the power of the command

• तस्य: of Him (that Lord)

• धरा: the earth

• स्थितेह: stands/abides here

• धराधराः: mountain-bearers (mountains/supporters of the earth)

• वारिधराः: water-bearers (clouds)

• समुद्राः: oceans

• ज्योतिर्गणः: hosts of luminous beings/stellar or radiant groups

• शक्रमुखाः: headed by Śakra (Indra)

• सुराः: gods

• च: and

• वैमानिकाः: celestial aerial beings (inhabitants of vimānas/heavens)

• स्थावर-जङ्गमाः: immobile and mobile beings (all creatures)

• च: and

Speaker

Suta Goswami