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yoga.vAsiSTha

योग.वासिष्ट

THE FREEDOM METHOD

मोक्ष-उपाय

mokSa-upAya

•

Book Three:

उत्पत्ति

utpatti

THE OUTFALL OF THINGS

Canto 3.25

Queen lIlA and King Padma lead an idyllic life, but as they age lIlA fears that he might die first, in which case her own life would be intolerable. She does tapas to Goddess saraswatI and obtains the boon to have her husband’s spirit always with her. She and the goddess astral travel and time travel ... –Palotas ed.

SEVEN SEAS

AN EGG

#dvIpa ‑ In Indian mythology, dvīpa (Devanagari: वीप "peninsula, island"; also mahadvipa "great island") is the term for the major divisions of the terrestrial sphere, sometimes translated as "continents" or "planets". The list of seven (sapta-dvipa) is (e.g. Mahabharata 6.604 Bhagavad Gita 5.20.3-42): Jambu ("rose apple tree"); Plaksha ("fig tree"); Gomedaka (a gem); ShAlmali (a river of the infernal region); Kusha "grass"); Krauncha ("of curlews"); Shaka ("power", also "of the Shaka"); Pushkara ("lotus"). Seven intermediate oceans consist of salt-water, sugarcane juice, wine, ghee, curd, milk and water respectively. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/dvIpa

vasiSTha said—

नभः-स्थलाद् गिरि-ग्रामं गच्छन्त्यौ कञ्चिद् एव ते । ज्ञप्ति-चित्त-स्थितं भूमितलं ददृशतुः स्त्रियौ ॥३।२५।१॥

nabha:_sthalAt_giri-grAmam gacchantyau kam.cit_eva te | jJapti-citta-sthitam bhUmi.talam dadRzatu: striyau ||3|25|

out of the sky

they descended

a certain mountain town

in jJapti visionary forms

the two

came down to earth

~vlm. ... in their forms of intelligence....

ब्रह्माण्ड-नर-हृत्पद्मं दिग्-अष्टक-दलं बृहत् । गिरि-केसर-संबाधं स्वामोद-भर-सुन्दरम् ॥३।२५।२॥

brahma.aNDa-nara-hRt.padmam dik-aSTaka-dalam bRhat | giri-kesara-sam.bAdham su.Amoda-bhara-sundaram ||

they saw,

within the brahma.Egg,

the heartLotus of nara*,

and

the Eight Directions* were its eight petals

extending.

the mountains

resembled its many pistils exuding a sweet aroma

* nara - the primeval Man. *Eight Directions - N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, and NW; the Ten Directions add Above and Below.

सरित्-केसरिका-नाल-मध्ये ऽवश्याय-बिन्दुकम् । शर्वरि-भ्रमरी-भ्रान्तं भूतौघ-मशक-आकुलम् ॥३।२५।३॥

sarit-kesarikA-nAla-madhye_avazyAya-bindukam | zarvari-bhramarI-bhrAntam bhUta.ogha-mazaka-Akulam ||

its rivers ran like golden lotus-hairs amid the falling flakes of snow,

with bees bumbling in the evening,

mosquitoes humming in a horde

अन्तर्-गुण-गणाकीर्णं सुरन्ध्रैः सुषिरैर् वृतम् । उह्यमान-पयः-पूरैर् दिवसालोक-कान्तिमत् ॥३।२५।४॥

antar-guNa-gaNa-AkIrNam su.randhrai: suSirai:_vRtam | uhyamAna-paya:-pUrai:_divasa-Aloka-kAntimat ||

within its outspread rings there ran a channel, flowing with sap.

It was a blossom overrun with nectar, that was bright as the light of day

~vlm.4 Its long stalks, white as bright daylight, are composed of fibers serving for food, and of tubes conducting the drink to living beings.

रसार्द्रं खे भ्रमद् धंसं रात्रि संकोच भाजनम् । पाताल पङ्क निर्मग्न नागनाथ मृणालकम् ॥३।२५।५॥

rasa-ardram khe bhramat_dhaMsam rAtri‑samkoca‑bhAjanam | pAtAla‑paGka‑nirmagna‑nAga.nAtha‑mRNAlakam ||

it was

like a swan

drifting

in the moist nectar of the sky:

it drifted in the close of evening,

its root sinking down through the mud

to the Netherworld of the Serpent Lord

~vlm. It is wet with moisture, which is sucked by the sun, resembling the swan swimming about in the air. It folds itself in sleep in the darkness of night in absence of the sun.

~sv. It was like the lotus of the heart, with the directions for its petals, the netherworld for the mud in which it grows, held by the divine serpent which is the root.

कदाचिद् आस्पदाम्भोधि-कम्प-कम्पित-दिग्-दलम् । अधो-नाल-गतानन्त-दैत्य-दानव-कण्टकम् ॥३।२५।६॥

kadA.cit_Aspada-ambhodhi-kampa-kampita-dik-dalam | adho-nAla-gata-ananta-daitya-dAnava-kaNTakam ||

sometimes it makes the earth quake,

as its petals stretch in all the eight directions

but its understalk is supported by a serpent

its thorns are demon dAnava.s

~AS. Sometimes the petals of directions shaking due to waves in the underlying ocean, with numerous demons like thorns on its lower stems.

असुर-स्त्रैण-वल्लर्या संभोग-सुकुमारया । प्राप्य भूभृन्-महाबीज-हृदयं भूत-बीजया ॥३।२५।७॥

asura-straiNa-vallaryA sam.bhoga-su.kumArayA | prApya bhU.bhRn-mahAbIja-hRdayam bhUta-bIjayA ||

the Darkling women,

those dear daughters,

sinuous as creeping vines,

begot the seed,

the heart of the mountain,

the seed of the Beings

~vlm.3.25.7. The mount meru (and others) are its large seeds, and the great hives of human population; where the fair daughters of the giant race, propagated (the race of men), by their sweet embrace (with the sons of God). * This means the demons to have first peopled the borders and skirts of the earth. See Hesiod. Works and Days Book I. V 200. * That the meru or Altain chain in Scythia, was the great hive of human race is an undisputed truth in history. So Moses speaks of the giant race in Genesis chapter VI. V 2 and 4. "And there were giants in the earth in those days".

~DC - What is being meant here??! Every word seems to have a meaning, all together - it is gone :o(( In the centre, here is a great world-base (mountain), grown with vines of female asuras with fair daughters of pleasure and seed of beings.

~AS. The female demons are compared to be parts of a vine which was ready for intercourse and having acquired the seed of kings (bhUbhRt-mahAbIjam became impregnated with life (bhUtabIjayA). Thus, it is describing the demons being born due to kings.

जम्बूद्वीप इति ख्यातां विपुलां तत्र कर्णिकाम् । सरित्केसरिकानालां नगरग्रामकेसराम् ॥३।२५।८॥

jambU.dvIpa iti khyAtAm vipulAm tatra karNikAm | sarit-kesarika-AnAlAm nagara-grAma-kesarAm

8||

this

jambU.dvIpa

Roseapple.Land,

the pericarp of the lotus,

where the rivers are the stalks,

and the cities and towns are the filaments

~vlm.3.25.8. It has the extensive continent of Jambudwípa situated in one petal, the petioles forming its divisions, and the tubular filaments its rivers.

कुल-शैल-ईश्वरोत्तुङ्ग-बीज-सप्तक-सुन्दरीम् । मध्यस्थोच्च-महामेरु-बीजाक्रान्त-नभ-स्थलीम् ॥३।२५।९॥

kula-zaila-Izvara-uttuGga-bIja-saptaka-sundarIm | madhya.stha-ucca-mahAmeru-bIja-AkrAnta-nabha-sthalIm ||

surrounded by seven mountain.ranges

—the members of his family—

the great Mount

meru

stands amid them,

under the downturned bowl of the sky

~vlm. The seven elevated mountains, forming the boundary lines of this continent, are its seeds; and the great mount of Sumeru reaching to the sky, is situated in the midst. (i. e. the topmost north pole).

सरः-प्रालेय-कणिकां वन-जङ्गल-धूलिकाम् । स्थलेष्वामण्डलान्तस्थ-जन-जालालि-मण्डलम् ॥३।२५।१०॥

sara:-prAleya-kaNikAm vana-jaGgala-dhUlikAm | sthaleSu_A~maNDala-antastha-jana=jAla.ali-maNDalam ||

the lakes are dewdrops,

and the woods and jungles pollen;

and upon the tablelands,

standing within the city.sphere,

the people cluster like a humming thrum of bees

~vlm. Its lakes are as dewdrops on the lotus-leaf, and its forests are as the farina of the flower; and the people inhabiting the land all around, are as a swarm of bees about it.

~sv. It was like the lotus of the heart, with the directions for its petals, the netherworld for the mud in which it grows, held by the divine serpent which is the root.

तां योजन-शत-कारैः प्रतिराकं प्रबोधिभिः । सागरैर् भ्रमरैर् व्याप्तां दिक्-चतुष्टय-शालिभिः ॥३।२५।११॥

tAm yojana-zata-kArai: pratirAkam prabodhibhi: | sAgarai:_bhramarai:_vyAptAm dik-catuSTaya-zAlibhi: ||

this Land is many hundreds of leagues around,

and is surrounded by restless seas

that stir like a swarm of bees

filling four quarters of the earth

~vlm. Its extent is a thousand yojanas square, and is surrounded on all sides by the dark sea like a belt of black bees.

दिग्-दलाष्टक-विश्रान्त-ससुर-अम्बोधि-षट्पदाम् ।

dig-dala-aSTaka-vizrAnta-sasura-ambodhi-SaTpadAm |

भ्रातृभिर्_नवभिर्_भूपैर्_नवधा परिकल्पिताम् ॥३।२५।१२॥

bhrAtRbhi:_navabhi:_bhUpai:_navadhA pari.kalpitAm ||

the Regents of the Eight Directions

rest

in the outer Sea,

the Brightling's Sea of Wine,

while nine brother EarthLords

divide the Earth

nine ways

~vlm. It contains nine varshas or divisions, which are ruled by nine brother kings, resembling the regents of its eight petalled sides, with the Bhárata-varaha in the midst.

~sv. It was like the lotus of the heart, with the directions for its petals, the netherworld for the mud in which it grows, held by the divine serpent which is the root.

AS. SaTpada is a bee. The gods and oceans in the 8 directions are like different bees on its petals. The second line describes 9 kings which rule 9 parts of it.

लक्ष-योजन-विस्तीर्णाम् आकीर्णां च रजो-लवैः । नाना-जनपद-व्यूह-स्थिरावश्याय-सीकराम् ॥३।२५।१३॥

lakSa-yojana-vistIrNAm AkIrNAm ca rajo-lavai: | nAnA-jana.pada-vyUha-sthira-avazyAya-sIkarAm ||

a hundred thousand leagues spread.out beneath the covering sky,

and the nations are dust on it

or mist

~DC. (earth) is spread out by thousand miles and is full of different human races and nations, many like drops in rain.

~AS. I agree with you, except lakSa is 100 thousand and yojana is not exactly a mile. It varies between 2 and 8 miles(:-)) Also, you don't have the covered with dust particles (AkIrnAm ca rajolavaiH). These can also be interpreted as life since rajas is related to life. The next line might be taken to described what kind of life,

द्वीपात् तु द्विगुणं मानं लवणार्णव-लेखया । दधत्या वलितां बाह्ये प्रकोष्ठम् इव कम्बुना ॥३।२५।१४॥

dvIpAt_tu dviguNam mAnam lavaNa-arNava-lekhayA | dadhatyA valitAm bAhye prakoSTham_iva kambunA ||

the briny ocean

which measures twice as large

wraps the land outside,

as a bracelet encircles the wrist

~vlm.3.25.14. The briny ocean which is twice as large as the continent, girds it on the outside, as a bracelet encircles the wrist.

~sv.3.25.14-14 It was like the lotus of the heart, with the directions for its petals, the netherworld for the mud in which it grows, held by the divine serpent which is the root.

ततो ऽपि द्विगुणं देहं दधत्या वतयाकृतिम् । जगद्-भूतलता-व्याप्तां शाकाख्य-द्वीप-लेखया ॥३।२५।१५॥

tato_api dviguNam deham dadhatyA vatayA_AkRtim | jagad-bhUtalatA-vyAptAm zAkAkhya-dvIpa-lekhayA ||

next is zAka.dvIpa Teakwood.Land,

twice the size again,

its form pervaded by a blowing wind

~vlm. Beyond it lies the Sáka continent of a circular form, and twice as large as the former one, which is also encircled by the sea.

ततो ऽपि द्विगुणाकारं धारयन्त्या च वेष्टिताम् । प्रत्यग्रक्षीरपूर्णाब्धिलेखया स्वादु-शीतया ॥३।२५।१६॥

tato_api dviguNa-AkAram dhArayantyA ca veSTitAm | praty-agra-kSIra-pUrNa-abdhi-lekhayA svAdu-zItayA ||

then

twice the size of it again,

surrounding it,

is said to be

kSIra-abdhi

the Sea of Milk, so sweet and cool

~vlm. This is called the milky ocean for the sweetness of its water, and is double the size of the former sea of salt.

ततो ऽपि द्विगुणाकारं धारयन्त्योपवेष्टिताम् । नाना-जनालंकृतया कुशाख्य-द्वीप-लेखया ॥३।२५।१७॥

tatas_api dviguNa-AkAram dhArayantyA_upa.veSTitAm | nAnA-jana-alamkRtayA kuza-Akhya-dvIpa-lekhayA ||

and

twice the size of it again,

contained in a surrounding sea,

with many various peoples,

is said to be kuza.dvIpa, the Land of Grass

~vlm.3.25.17. Beyond that and double its size is the Kusadwipa continent, which is full of population. It is also of the size of a circle, and surrounded by another sea.

~sv.3.25.17-18 Beyond that is Kusadvipa with an ocean of curd.

ततो ऽपि द्विगुणाकारं धारयन्त्या च वेष्टितम् । दध्यब्धि-लेखया नित्य-संतर्पित-सुरौघया ॥३।२५।१८॥

tato_api dvi.guNa-AkAram dhArayantyA ca veSTitam | dadhy-abdhi-lekhayA nitya-sam.tarpita-sura.oghayA ||18||

ततः क्रौञ्चाभिध-द्वीप-लेखयैवं-प्रमाणया । वेष्टितां खात-रचया नवां नृप-पुरीम् इव ॥३।२५।१९॥

tata: krauJca-abhidha-dvIpa-lekhayA_evam-pramANayA | veSTitAm khAta-racayA navAm nRpa-purIm iva ||

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and twice the size of it again,

surrounded by an ocean that is said to be

dadhi.abdhi,

the Sea of Curds,

the delicacy of the gods,

is what is said to be

krauJca.dvIpa

Curlew Land,

of like extent,

circled by a moat, like a royal city

~vlm. Around it lies the belt of the sea of curds, delectable to the gods, and double the size of the continent which is encircled by it. After that lies the circle of the Krauncha dwípa, which is also twice the size of the former one, and surrounded by a sea in the manner of a city by a canal.

ततो_अपि च घृताम्भोधि-लेखयैवं-प्रमाणया ।

tatas_api ca ghRta-ambhodhi-lekhayA_evam.pramANayA |

ततो_अपि शाल्मली द्वीप लेखया मल-पूर्णया ॥३।२५।२०॥

tatas_api zAlmalI dvIpe lekhayA mala-pUrNayA ||

then

next.to that moat is said to be

ghRta.ambhodhi

the Sea of Ghee,

of like measure;

and there is said to be zAlmalI.dvIpa Redthorn Land,

and it is full of evils.

~vlm. This sea is called the sea of butter, and is twice as large as the continent which is girt by it. Beyond it lies the Sálmali-dwípa, girt by the foul sea of wine.

ततः सुर-महाम्भोधि लेखया पुष्प शुभ्रया । शेषस्य देह लतया हरि-मूर्तिम् इवावृताम् ॥३।२५।२१॥

tata: sura-mahAmbhodhi‑lekhayA puSpa‑zubhrayA | zeSasya deha‑latayA hari-mUrtim iva_AvRtAm ||

here

is said to be

the great Ocean of the sura Brightling gods,

that is like a belt of flowers,

or the vinelike sinuous body of the sepent zeSa encircling the form of hari

~vlm. The fair belt of this sea resembles a wreath of white flowers, like the girdle of the Seska, serpent, forming the necklace hanging on the breast of hari.

~sv. Then Salmalidvipa surrounded by an ocean of wine.

ततो गोमेदक-द्वीप-लेखयैवं प्रमाणया । इक्ष्वब्धि-लेखया अप्य्_एवं हिमवत्-सानु-शुद्धया ॥३।२५।२२॥

tato gomedaka-dvIpa-lekhayA_evam pramANayA | ikSv-abdhi-lekhayA apy_evam himavat-sAnu-zuddhayA ||22||

ततो_अपि पुष्कर-द्वीप-लेखया द्विगुणास्थया । अन्ते स्वादु-उदक-अम्भोधि-लेखया_एवं-प्रमाणया ॥३।२५।२३॥

tato_api puSkara-dvIpa-lekhayA dviguNa-AsthayA | ante svAdu-udaka-ambhodhi-lekhayA_evam.pramANayA ||

and then

is said to be

gomeda.dvIpa

Jewel Land,

of a like extent;

and then is said to be

ikSu.abdhi

the Sugar Sea,

bordered by snowy mountain peaks;

and then from there is said to be

puSkara.dvIpa

BlueLotus Land,

twice as great in its extent,

within what is called

svAdu-udaka

the Sweetwater Sea,

of like extent

~vlm.3.25.23. After that lies the belt of the Pashkara dwípa, twice as large as the preceding one, and encircled by a sea of sweet water double its circumference.

ततो दशगुणेनाथ पाताल-तल-गामिना । निखात-वलयेन_उच्चैः श्वभ्र-संभार-रूपिणा ॥३।२५।२४॥

tatas daza.guNena_atha pAtAla-tala-gAminA | nikhAta-valayena_uccai: zvabhra-sambhAra-rUpiNA ||

and then

tenfold

they saw below

the paths to hell sunk in the ring,

to a cave of extensive form

—

~sv. ... a cosmic hole.

~vlm. Hence they saw at the distance of ten degrees, the descent to the infernal regions; where there lay the belt of the south polar circle, with its hideous cave below.

पाताल-गामि-मार्गेण वलितां भयदामना । एतस्मात् खलु सर्वस्मात् ततो दश-गुणोच्चया ॥३।२५।२५॥

pAtAla-gAmi-mArgeNa valitAm bhayadAmanA | etasmAt khalu sarvasmAt tatas_ daza-guNa-uccayA ||

this is Hellgoer Road,

a fearsome path,

leading from here

indeed leading from there and everywhere,

and thus tenfold in amplitude

~vlm. ... ten times in length from the circle of the continents.

~vlm. The way to the infernal cave is full of danger and fear, and ten times in length from the circle of the dwípas; (continents).

~AS. No, the fearsomeness is not a cause of its measure. Successive oceans are thought of as concentric circles, hence they need bigger and bigger circumferences.

आव्योमसु चतुर्-दिक्षु श्वभ्र-संभार-भीषया । अर्ध-उन्म्लान-तमो-रूप-लग्न-नील-उत्पल-स्रजा ॥३।२५।२६॥

A=vyomasu catur-dikSu zvabhra-saMbhAra-bhISayA | ardha-unmlAna-tamo-rUpa-lagna-nIla-utpala-srajA ||3|25|26||

vast as the four directions is that cave,

a gathering of fear,

covered in darkness like a half-withering lotus in the dark

~vlm. This cave is encompassed on all sides by the dreadful vacuum, and is half covered below by a thick gloom, appearing as a blue lotus attached to it.

नाना-माणिक्य-शिखर-कह्लार-कुमुदानया । लोक-आलोकाचल-उत्ताल-विपुल-उद्दाम-मालया ॥३।२५।२७॥

nAnA-mANikya-zikhara-kahlAra-kumudAnayA | lokAloka-acala-uttAla-vipula-uddAma-mAlayA ||

and then

there

are

bejeweled peaks that shine like bright lotuses,

and here

lokAloka Mountain,

half in the day, half in the night

~vlm. There stood the Lokáloka Kumeru or South Polar mountain, which is bright with sun-shine on one side, and covered by darkness on the other, and is studded with various gems on its tops, and decked with flowers growing upon it.

वलितां त्रिजगल्-लक्ष्मी-धम्मिल्लवलनाम्_इव । एतस्माद् एव सर्वस्मात् ततो दश.गुण-आत्मना ॥३।२५।२८॥

valitAm tri.jagal-lakSmI-dhammilla-valanAm_iva | etasmAd_eva sarvasmAt tato_ daza.guNa-AtmanA ||

surrounded by the triple worlds,

it is a ring of braids on lakSmi's head,

from here and there and everywhere,

thus with a tenfold character*; -28-

* Like the Ten Directions.

अज्ञात-भूत-संचार-नाम्ना_अरण्येन मालिताम् । एतस्माद् एव सर्वस्मात् ततो दश.गुण-आत्मना ॥३।२५।२९॥

ajJAta-bhUta-sam.cAra-nAmnA_araNyena mAlitAm | etasmAd_eva sarvasmAt tato_ daza.guNa-AtmanA ||29||

नभसेव चतुर्-दिक्कं व्याप्ताम् अतुल-वारिणा । एतस्माद् एव सर्वस्मात् ततो दश.गुण-आत्मना ॥३।२५।३०॥

nabhasA_iva catur.dikkam vyAptAm atula-vAriNA | etasmAd_eva sarvasmAt tato daza.guNa-AtmanA ||

it is trodden by no known beings,

from here and there and everywhere

—

thus with a tenfold character;

within the spacious sky,

in all the four directions,

it was as.if flooded by the flow of limitless water,

from here and there and everywhere,

thus with a tenfold character

~vlm. At a great distance from it, is a great forest, untrodden by the feet of any living being; and then proceeding upward, they saw the great northern ocean encompassing the pole on all sides.

मेर्व्-आदि-द्रावणोत्केन ज्वाला-जालेन मालिताम् । एतस्माद् अथ सर्वस्मात् ततो दश-गुणात्मना ॥३।२५।३१॥

merv-Adi-drAvaNa-utkena jvAlA-jAlena mAlitAm | etasmAd_atha sarvasmAt tato daza-guNa-AtmanA ||

they wished to visit Mount meru and other mountains crowned with flame,

from here and there and everywhere,

thus with a tenfold character...

~vlm. Proceeding onward, they met with the fierce boreas or north winds, blowing with all their fury and force.

~sv.3.25.31-32 Beyond that is the infinite forest, etc.

मेर्व्-आद्य्-अचल-सङ्घातं नयता तृण-पांसुवत् । वहताद्रीन्द्र-विस्फोट-कारिणा जव-हारिणा ॥३।२५।३२॥

merv-Ady-acala-saGghAtam nayatA tRNa-pAMsuvat | vahatAdrIndra-visphoTa-kAriNA java-hAriNA ||32||

निःशून्यत्वाद् अशब्देन मरुता परितो वृतम् । एतस्माद् अथ सर्वस्मात् ततो दश-गुणात्मना ॥३।२५।३३॥

ni:zUnyatvAd_a-zabdena marutA parito vRtam | etasmAd_atha sarvasmAt tato daza-guNa-AtmanA ||

32-33

but meru and its Ranges

blew about

like grass or dust,

traversed the emptiness,

crashing,

crackling,

rushing at speeds surpassing speed;

out of the emptiness,

without a word,

wind blowing all-about,

from here

and there

and everywhere,

thus with a tenfold character,

~vlm. They threatened to blow away and uproot the mountains, as if they were dust or grass; and traversed the empty vacuum with their noiseless motion. • Afar from these they saw the empty space of vacuum, stretching wide all about them.

~sv.3.25.33-34 Lastly there was infinite space, sheer emptiness. (Note: Compare with the description in Bhagavatam.)

परितो वलितं व्योम्ना निःशून्येनैकरूपिणा । अथ योजनकोटीनां शतेन घनरूपिणा ।

parito_ valitam vyomnA ni:zUnyena_eka-rUpiNA | atha yojana-koTInAm zatena ghana-rUpiNA |

व्याप्तं ब्रह्माण्ड-कुड्येन हैमेन_अपि द्वि.पर्वणा ॥३।२५।३४॥

vyAptam brahmANDa-kuDyena haimena_api dvi.parvaNA ||

with

space surrounding all around —

with emptiness of single form —

a hundred thousand leagues around, was the outer double bracelet,

the shell of the brahma.Egg

इति जलधि-महाद्रि-लोकपाल-त्रिदश-पुराम्बर-भूतलैः परीतम् ।

iti jaladhi-mahAdri-lokapAla-tridaza-pura-ambara-bhUtalai: parItam |

जगद्-उदरम् अवेक्ष्य मानुषी द्राग् भुवि निज-मन्दिर-कोटरं ददर्श ॥३।२५।३५॥

jagad-udaram avekSya mAnuSI drAk_ bhuvi nija-mandira-koTaram dadarza ||

it was

having seen the whole womb of the world,

with all its seas and mountain ranges,

and the Regents of the Winds,

and thirty cities of the gods,

they

swiftly

returned,

and

came again

—

लीला

lIlA's own home

~vlm.3.25.35. Thus Lílá, having seen the seas and mountains, the regents of the worlds, the city of the gods, the sky above and the earth below in the unlimited concavity of the universe, returned on a sudden to her own land, and found herself in her closet again.

~sv.3.25.35 Having thus seen the oceans, mountains, the protectors of the universe, the kingdom of the gods, the sky and the very bowels of the earth, LilA saw her own house.

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