Mahabharata — Volume IV (Dutt edition) — Chapter 12
MBh 4 12.1
संजय उवाच उत्तरेषु च कौरव्य द्वीपेषु श्रूयते कथा। एवं तत्र महाराज ब्रुवतश्च निबोध मे॥
saṃjaya uvāca uttareṣu ca kauravya dvīpeṣu śrūyate kathā| evaṃ tatra mahārāja bruvataśca nibodha me||
Sanjaya said O descendant of Kuru, O great king, I shall tell you what is heard of the island in the north. Hear.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 12.2
घृततोय: समुद्रोऽत्र दधिमण्डोदकोऽपरः। सुरोदः सागरश्चैव तथान्यो जलसागरः॥
ghṛtatoya: samudro'tra dadhimaṇḍodako'paraḥ| surodaḥ sāgaraścaiva tathānyo jalasāgaraḥ||
There is that ocean the water of which is Ghee. Next to it is the ocean, the water of which is curd. Next is the ocean, the water of which is wine, and then comes a ocean of water.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 12.3
परस्परेण द्विगुणा: सर्वे द्वीपा नराधिप। पर्वताश्च महाराज समुद्रैः परिवारिताः॥
paraspareṇa dviguṇā: sarve dvīpā narādhipa| parvatāśca mahārāja samudraiḥ parivāritāḥ||
O king, the island are double in area of one another as they proceed further towards the north. O king, they are surrounded by these oceans.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 12.4
गौरस्तु मध्यमे द्वीपे गिरिर्मान:शिलो महान्। पर्वतः पश्चिमे कृष्णो नारायणसखो नृप॥
gaurastu madhyame dvīpe girirmāna:śilo mahān| parvataḥ paścime kṛṣṇo nārāyaṇasakho nṛpa||
In the middle island, there is a large mountain called Goura which is made of red arsenic. O king, on the western island, there is a mountain, called Krishna; it is a favourite abode of Narayana.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 12.5
तत्र रत्नानि दिव्यानि स्वयं रक्षति केशवः। प्रसन्नश्चाभवत् तत्र प्रजानां व्यदधत् सुखम्॥
tatra ratnāni divyāni svayaṃ rakṣati keśavaḥ| prasannaścābhavat tatra prajānāṃ vyadadhat sukham||
There Keshava protects celestial gems. From that place, when gracious, he bestows happiness on creatures.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 12.6
कुशस्तम्बः कुशद्वीपे मध्ये जनपदैः सह। सम्पूज्यते शाल्पलिश्च द्वीपे शाल्मलिके नृप॥
kuśastambaḥ kuśadvīpe madhye janapadaiḥ saha| sampūjyate śālpaliśca dvīpe śālmalike nṛpa||
O king, along with the kingdoms in these islands, Kusha grass in Kushadvipa and the Salami tree is Shalmalikadvipa are worshipped.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 12.7
क्रौञ्चद्वीपे महाक्रोञ्चो गिरी रत्नचयाकरः। सम्पूज्यते महाराज चातुर्वर्येन नित्यदा॥
krauñcadvīpe mahākroñco girī ratnacayākaraḥ| sampūjyate mahārāja cāturvaryena nityadā||
O king, in the Krauncha island the mountain called Maha Krauncha which is a mine of all kinds of gems is always worshipped by all the four orders of men.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 12.8
गोमन्तः पर्वतो राजन् सुमहान् सर्वधातुकः। यत्र नित्यं निवसति श्रीमान् कमललोचनः॥ मोक्षिभिः संगतो नित्यं प्रभुर्नारायणो हरिः। कुशद्वीपे तु राजेन्द्र पर्वतो विद्रुमैश्चितः॥
gomantaḥ parvato rājan sumahān sarvadhātukaḥ| yatra nityaṃ nivasati śrīmān kamalalocanaḥ|| mokṣibhiḥ saṃgato nityaṃ prabhurnārāyaṇo hariḥ| kuśadvīpe tu rājendra parvato vidrumaiścitaḥ||
O king, there is the mountain called Gomanta which is huge in size and which consists of all kinds of metals. On its summit lives Narayana Hari with those they have obtained salvation, graced with prosperity and possessed of eyes like lotus. O great king, in Kushadvipa there is another mountain abounding in corals.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 12.9
स्वनाम नामा दुर्धर्षो द्वितीयो हेमपर्वतः। द्युतिमान् नाम कौरव्य तृतीयः कुमुदो गिरिः॥
svanāma nāmā durdharṣo dvitīyo hemaparvataḥ| dyutimān nāma kauravya tṛtīyaḥ kumudo giriḥ||
It is called after the island, this mountain is made of gold and it is inaccessible. O descendant of Kuru, there is another greatly effulgert mountain called Kumuda.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 12.10
चतुर्थः पुष्पवान् नाम पञ्चमस्तु कुशेशयः। षष्ठो हरिगिरि म षडेते पर्वतोत्तमाः॥
caturthaḥ puṣpavān nāma pañcamastu kuśeśayaḥ| ṣaṣṭho harigiri ma ṣaḍete parvatottamāḥ||
The fourth mountain there is called Pushpavati, the fifth Kusheshaya, the sixty Harigiri. These are the six chief mountains.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 12.11
तेषामन्तरविष्कम्भो द्विगुणः सर्वभागशः। औद्भिदं प्रथम वर्षं द्वितीयं वेणुमण्डलम्॥
teṣāmantaraviṣkambho dviguṇaḥ sarvabhāgaśaḥ| audbhidaṃ prathama varṣaṃ dvitīyaṃ veṇumaṇḍalam||
The intervening spaces between one another of these six mountains increases in the ratio of one to two, as they proceed further and further towards the north. This first Varsha is called Audbhida, the second is Venumandala.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 12.12
तृतीयं सुरथाकारं चतुर्थं कम्बलं स्मृतम्। धृतिमत् पञ्चमं वर्ष षष्ठं वर्ष प्रभाकरम्॥
tṛtīyaṃ surathākāraṃ caturthaṃ kambalaṃ smṛtam| dhṛtimat pañcamaṃ varṣa ṣaṣṭhaṃ varṣa prabhākaram||
The third is Suratha, the fourth is Kambala, the fifth is called Dhritimat, and the sixth is named Prabhakara.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 12.13
सप्तमं कापिलं वर्ष सप्तैते वर्षलम्भकाः। एतेषु देवगन्धर्वाः प्रजाश्च जगतीश्वरः॥ विहरन्ते रमन्ते च न तेषु म्रियते जनः। न तेषु दस्यवः सन्ति प्लेच्छजात्योऽपि वा नृप।।१५।
saptamaṃ kāpilaṃ varṣa saptaite varṣalambhakāḥ| eteṣu devagandharvāḥ prajāśca jagatīśvaraḥ|| viharante ramante ca na teṣu mriyate janaḥ| na teṣu dasyavaḥ santi plecchajātyo'pi vā nṛpa||15|
The seventh is called Kapila. These are the Seven successive Varshas. The celestial and the Gandharvas and other creatures of the universe take pleasure to sport in them. The dwellers of these Varshas never die. O king, there is not any robber or any Mlecchha race there.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 12.14
गौरप्रायो जनः सर्वः सुकुमारश्च पार्थिव।. अवशिष्टेषु सर्वेषु वक्ष्यामि मनुजेश्वर॥ यथाश्रुतं महाराज तदव्यग्रमनाः शृणु। क्रौञ्चद्वीपे महाराज क्रौञ्चो नाम महागिरिः॥
gauraprāyo janaḥ sarvaḥ sukumāraśca pārthiva|. avaśiṣṭeṣu sarveṣu vakṣyāmi manujeśvara|| yathāśrutaṃ mahārāja tadavyagramanāḥ śṛṇu| krauñcadvīpe mahārāja krauñco nāma mahāgiriḥ||
O king, all the dwellers are generally white in complexion. They are very delicate. O ruler of men, I shall describe all that has been heard by me. O king, hear with attention. O great king, there is a great mountain called Krauncha in the Krauncha island.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 12.15
क्रौञ्चात् परो वामनको वामनादन्धकारकः। अन्धकारात् परो राजन् मैनाकः पर्वतोत्तमः॥
krauñcāt paro vāmanako vāmanādandhakārakaḥ| andhakārāt paro rājan mainākaḥ parvatottamaḥ||
Next to Krauncha is Vamanaka, next to Vamanaka is Andhakaraka, next to Andhakaraka is that foremost of all mountains which is called Mainaka.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 12.16
मैनाकात् परतो राजन् गोविन्दो गिरिरुत्तमः। गोविन्दात् परतो राजन् निबिडो नाम पर्वतः॥ परस्तु द्विगुणस्तेषां विष्कम्भो वंशवर्धन। देशांस्तत्र प्रवक्ष्यामि तन्मे निगदतः शृणु।॥
mainākāt parato rājan govindo giriruttamaḥ| govindāt parato rājan nibiḍo nāma parvataḥ|| parastu dviguṇasteṣāṃ viṣkambho vaṃśavardhana| deśāṃstatra pravakṣyāmi tanme nigadataḥ śṛṇu|||
O king, next to Mainaka is that best of mountains called Govinda, next to Govinda is the Nibida mountain. O perpetuator of the Kuru race, the intervening spaces between one another of these mountains increase in the ratio of one to two. I shall speak of the countries that are situated there. Hear as I tell of them.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 12.17
क्रौञ्चस्य कुशलो देशो वामनस्य मनोनुगः। मनोनुगात् परश्चोष्णो देशः कुरुकुलोद्वह॥
krauñcasya kuśalo deśo vāmanasya manonugaḥ| manonugāt paraścoṣṇo deśaḥ kurukulodvaha||
The country near Krauncha is called Kushala, that near Vainana is Manonuga that next to Manonuga, O perpetuator of the Kuru race, is called Ushna.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 12.18
उष्णात् परः प्रावरकः प्रावारादन्धकारकः। अन्धकारकदेशात् तु मुनिदेशः परः स्मृतः॥
uṣṇāt paraḥ prāvarakaḥ prāvārādandhakārakaḥ| andhakārakadeśāt tu munideśaḥ paraḥ smṛtaḥ||
Next to Ushna is Pravaraka, next to Pravarka is Andhakaraka, next to Andhakaraka is named Munidesha,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 12.19
मुनिदेशात् परश्चैव प्रोच्यते दुन्दुभिस्वनः। सिद्धचारणसंकीर्णो गौरप्रायो जनाधिप॥
munideśāt paraścaiva procyate dundubhisvanaḥ| siddhacāraṇasaṃkīrṇo gauraprāyo janādhipa||
Next to Munidesha is Dundubhisvana frequented by the Siddhas and the Charanas. O king, the people of this regions are white.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 12.20
एते देशा महाराज देवगन्धर्वसेविताः। पुष्करे पुष्करो नाम पर्वतो मणिरत्नवान्॥
ete deśā mahārāja devagandharvasevitāḥ| puṣkare puṣkaro nāma parvato maṇiratnavān||
O king, all these countries are inhabited by the celestial and the Gandharvas. In Pushkara (island) there is a mountain called Pushkara, full of gems and jewels.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 12.21
तत्र नित्यं प्रभवति स्वयं देवः प्रजापतिः। तं पर्युपासते नित्यं देवाः सर्वे महर्षयः॥
tatra nityaṃ prabhavati svayaṃ devaḥ prajāpatiḥ| taṃ paryupāsate nityaṃ devāḥ sarve maharṣayaḥ||
There dwells the divine creator of the worlds himself. All the celestial and great Rishis always worship bim.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 12.22
वाग्भिर्मनोऽनुकूलाभिः पूजयन्तो जनाधिप। जम्बूद्वीपात् प्रवर्तन्ते रत्नानि विविधान्युत॥
vāgbhirmano'nukūlābhiḥ pūjayanto janādhipa| jambūdvīpāt pravartante ratnāni vividhānyuta||
With gratifying words and respectful adoration. o king, various gems from Jambudvipa are used there.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 12.23
द्वीपेषु तेषु सर्वेषु प्रजानां कुरुसत्तम। ब्रह्मचर्येण सत्येन प्रजानां हि दमेन च॥ आरोग्यायुःप्रमाणाभ्यां द्विगुणं द्विगुणं ततः। एको जनपदो राजन् द्वीपेष्वेतेषु भारत।
dvīpeṣu teṣu sarveṣu prajānāṃ kurusattama| brahmacaryeṇa satyena prajānāṃ hi damena ca|| ārogyāyuḥpramāṇābhyāṃ dviguṇaṃ dviguṇaṃ tataḥ| eko janapado rājan dvīpeṣveteṣu bhārata|
O king, in all these islands Brahmacharya, truth, self-control, also health and length of life are in the ratio of one to two as the island are more and more remote northwards. O king, O descendant of Bharata, the land in all these islands is but one country.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 12.24
उक्ता जनपदा येषु धर्मश्चैकः प्रदृश्यते॥ ईश्वरो दण्डपुद्यम्य स्वयमेव प्रजापतिः। द्वीपानेतान् महाराज रक्षस्तिष्ठति नित्यदा॥ स राजा स शिवो राजन् स पिता प्रपितामहः।
uktā janapadā yeṣu dharmaścaikaḥ pradṛśyate|| īśvaro daṇḍapudyamya svayameva prajāpatiḥ| dvīpānetān mahārāja rakṣastiṣṭhati nityadā|| sa rājā sa śivo rājan sa pitā prapitāmahaḥ|
For it is said to be the one country in which is scen but one religion. The supreme lord of creation himself, lifting up the rod of chastisement always lives there and protects! these islands. O king,. he is their ruler, he is their source of happiness, he is their father, he is their grandfather.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 12.25
गोपायति नरश्रेष्ठ प्रजाः सजडपण्डिताः॥ भोजनं चात्र कौरव्य प्रजाः स्वयमुपस्थितम्। सिद्धमेव महाबाहो तद्धि भुञ्जन्ति नित्यदा॥ ततः परं समा नाम दृश्यते लोकसंस्थितिः।
gopāyati naraśreṣṭha prajāḥ sajaḍapaṇḍitāḥ|| bhojanaṃ cātra kauravya prajāḥ svayamupasthitam| siddhameva mahābāho taddhi bhuñjanti nityadā|| tataḥ paraṃ samā nāma dṛśyate lokasaṃsthitiḥ|
O foremost of men, it is he who protects there all mobile and immobile creatures. O descendant of Kuru, cooked food comes there of itself and all creatures eat it every day. O mighty-armed hero, next to these regions is seen the region named Shyama.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 12.26
चतुरस्र महाराज त्रयस्त्रिंशत् तु मण्डलम्॥ तत्र तिष्ठन्ति कौरव्य चत्वारो लोकसम्मताः। दिग्गजा भरतश्रेष्ठ वामनरावतादयः॥ सुप्रतीकस्तथा राजन् प्रभिन्नकरटामुखः!
caturasra mahārāja trayastriṃśat tu maṇḍalam|| tatra tiṣṭhanti kauravya catvāro lokasammatāḥ| diggajā bharataśreṣṭha vāmanarāvatādayaḥ|| supratīkastathā rājan prabhinnakaraṭāmukhaḥ!
It is like a star in shape having four corners. O king, it has thirty three Mandalas. ) descendant of Kuru, there live four great clephants adored by all, o best among the Bharata race, they are Vamana, Airavata, Supratika with rent temples and also another.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 12.27
तस्याहं परिमाणं तु न संख्यातुमिहोत्सहे॥ असंख्यातः स नित्यं हि तिर्यगूर्ध्वमधस्तथा।
tasyāhaṃ parimāṇaṃ tu na saṃkhyātumihotsahe|| asaṃkhyātaḥ sa nityaṃ hi tiryagūrdhvamadhastathā|
I cannot venture to calculate the proportions of these four elephants. Their length, breadth and thickness have ever remained umascertained.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 12.28
तत्र वै वायवो वान्ति दिग्भ्यः सर्वाभ्य एव हि॥ असम्बद्धा महाराज तान् निगृह्णन्ति ते गजाः। पुष्करैः पद्मसंकाशैविकसद्भिर्महाप्रभैः॥ शतधा पुनरेवाशु ते तान् मुञ्चन्ति नित्यशः।
tatra vai vāyavo vānti digbhyaḥ sarvābhya eva hi|| asambaddhā mahārāja tān nigṛhṇanti te gajāḥ| puṣkaraiḥ padmasaṃkāśaivikasadbhirmahāprabhaiḥ|| śatadhā punarevāśu te tān muñcanti nityaśaḥ|
O king, winds blow in these regions irregularly from all directions. These winds are scized by these elephants with the tips of their trunks, which are like to lotus in complexion, which are very bright and which they are capable of drawing up in this way. As soon as they scize them, they let them out.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 12.29
श्वसद्भिर्मुच्यमानास्तु दिग्गजैरिह मारुताः॥ आगच्छन्ति महाराज ततस्तिष्ठन्ति वै प्रजाः।
śvasadbhirmucyamānāstu diggajairiha mārutāḥ|| āgacchanti mahārāja tatastiṣṭhanti vai prajāḥ|
O king, having been thus let out by these clephants, these winds come over to this earth, and for their coming creatures breathe and live.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 12.30
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच परो वै विस्तरोऽत्यर्थं त्वया संजय कार्तितः॥ दर्शितं द्वीपसंस्थानमुत्तरं ब्रूहि संजय।
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca paro vai vistaro'tyarthaṃ tvayā saṃjaya kārtitaḥ|| darśitaṃ dvīpasaṃsthānamuttaraṃ brūhi saṃjaya|
Dhritarashtra said O Sanjaya, you have told me in detail about the first subject. You have also told me the position of the islands. O Sanjaya tell me now the rest.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 12.31
संजय उवाच उक्ता द्वीपा महाराज ग्रहं वै शृणु तत्त्वतः॥ स्वर्भानोः कौरवश्रेष्ठ यावदेव प्रमाणतः।
saṃjaya uvāca uktā dvīpā mahārāja grahaṃ vai śṛṇu tattvataḥ|| svarbhānoḥ kauravaśreṣṭha yāvadeva pramāṇataḥ|
Sanjaya said O great king, I have described to you all the islands. O Kuru chief, now hear what I say about the heavily bodies and about Svarbhanu.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 12.32
परिमण्डलो महाराज स्वर्भानुः श्रूयते ग्रहः॥ योजनानां सहस्राणि विष्कम्भो द्वादशास्य वै।
parimaṇḍalo mahārāja svarbhānuḥ śrūyate grahaḥ|| yojanānāṃ sahasrāṇi viṣkambho dvādaśāsya vai|
O king, it is hcard by us that the planet Svarbhanu is a globe. Its diameter is twelve thousand Yojanas.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 12.33
परिणाहेन षट्त्रिंशद् विपुलत्वेन चानघ॥ पष्टिमाहुः शतान्यस्य बुधाः पौराणिकास्तथा।
pariṇāhena ṣaṭtriṃśad vipulatvena cānagha|| paṣṭimāhuḥ śatānyasya budhāḥ paurāṇikāstathā|
And because because it is very large, its circumference is forty two thousand Yojanas. O sinless one, thus say the learned men of old.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 12.34
चन्द्रमास्तु सहस्राणि राजन्नेकादश स्मृतः॥ विष्कम्भेण कुरुश्रेष्ठ त्रयस्त्रिंशत् तु मण्डलम्। एकोनषष्टिविष्कम्भं शीतरश्मेर्महात्मनः॥ सूर्यस्त्वष्टौ सहस्राणि द्वे चान्ये कुरुनन्दन। विष्कम्भेण ततो राजन् मण्डलं त्रिंशता समम्॥ अष्टपञ्चाशतं राजन् विपुलत्वेन चानघ। श्रूयते परमोदारः पतगोऽसौ विभावसुः॥ एतत् प्रमाणमर्कस्य निर्दिष्टमिह भारत।
candramāstu sahasrāṇi rājannekādaśa smṛtaḥ|| viṣkambheṇa kuruśreṣṭha trayastriṃśat tu maṇḍalam| ekonaṣaṣṭiviṣkambhaṃ śītaraśmermahātmanaḥ|| sūryastvaṣṭau sahasrāṇi dve cānye kurunandana| viṣkambheṇa tato rājan maṇḍalaṃ triṃśatā samam|| aṣṭapañcāśataṃ rājan vipulatvena cānagha| śrūyate paramodāraḥ patago'sau vibhāvasuḥ|| etat pramāṇamarkasya nirdiṣṭamiha bhārata|
O king, the diameter of the moon is said to be cleven thousand Yojanas. O Kuru chief, the circumference of our this famous planet of cool rays is said to be thirty-cight thousand and nine hundred Yojanas. O descendant of Kuru, we have heard that the diameter of the beneficent, fast-going and light-giving sun is ten thousand and Yojanas, and O king, its circumference is thirty-five thousand cight hundred miles, O sinless one, O descendant of Bharata, these are all the calculations of Arka.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 12.35
स राहुश्छादयत्येतौ यथाकालं महत्तया॥ चन्द्रादित्यौ महाराज संक्षेपोऽयमुदाहृतः।
sa rāhuśchādayatyetau yathākālaṃ mahattayā|| candrādityau mahārāja saṃkṣepo'yamudāhṛtaḥ|
The planet Rahu on account of its great bulk covers both the sun and the moon in due tiine (during eclipses). I tell you all this in brief.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 12.36
इत्येतत् ते महाराज पृच्छतः शास्त्रचक्षुषा॥ सर्वमुक्तं यथातत्त्वं तस्माच्छममवाप्नुहि।
ityetat te mahārāja pṛcchataḥ śāstracakṣuṣā|| sarvamuktaṃ yathātattvaṃ tasmācchamamavāpnuhi|
O great king, with the help of the eye of science, I have told you all that you asked me. Be blessed.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 12.37
यथोद्दिष्टं मया प्रोक्तं सनिर्माणमिदं जगत्॥ तस्मादाश्वस कौरव्य पुत्रं दुर्योधनं प्रति।
yathoddiṣṭaṃ mayā proktaṃ sanirmāṇamidaṃ jagat|| tasmādāśvasa kauravya putraṃ duryodhanaṃ prati|
I shall now tell you of the construction of the universe as narrated in the Shastras. Therefore, O descendant of Kuru, pacify your son Duryodhana.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 12.38
श्रुत्वेदं भरतश्रेष्ठ भूमिपर्व मनोनुगम्॥ श्रीमान् भवति राजन्यः सिद्धार्थः साधुसम्मतः।
śrutvedaṃ bharataśreṣṭha bhūmiparva manonugam|| śrīmān bhavati rājanyaḥ siddhārthaḥ sādhusammataḥ|
O best of the Bharata race, hearing this delightful Bhumi Parva, a Kshatriya obtains prosperity, the fruition of all his desires and approbation of the pious.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 12.39
आयुर्बलं च कीर्तिश्च तस्य तेजश्च वर्धते॥ यः शृणोति महीपाल पर्वणीदं यतव्रतः। प्रीयन्ते पितरस्तस्य तथैव च पितामहाः॥ इदं तु भारतं वर्षं यत्र वर्तामहे वयम्। पूर्वैः प्रवर्तितं पुण्यं तत् सर्वं श्रुतवानसि॥
āyurbalaṃ ca kīrtiśca tasya tejaśca vardhate|| yaḥ śṛṇoti mahīpāla parvaṇīdaṃ yatavrataḥ| prīyante pitarastasya tathaiva ca pitāmahāḥ|| idaṃ tu bhārataṃ varṣaṃ yatra vartāmahe vayam| pūrvaiḥ pravartitaṃ puṇyaṃ tat sarvaṃ śrutavānasi||
The king who hears this on the full-moon or the new-incon day and observes the vows with care, obtains long life, fame, and prowess. His ancestral manes become pleased. You have now heard of all the merits that flow from this Bharata Varsha in which we live.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)