तत्र संवत्सराः सृष्टा मानुषास्तान्निबोधत नियुतानि दश द्वे च पञ्च चैवात्र संख्यया अष्टाविंशत्सहस्राणि कृतं युगमथोच्यते॥ २४ ॥
tatra saṃvatsarāḥ sṛṣṭā mānuṣāstānnibodhata niyutāni daśa dve ca pañca caivātra saṃkhyayā aṣṭāviṃśatsahasrāṇi kṛtaṃ yugamathocyate
हिन्दी अर्थ
सांख्य और योगका द्वारस्वरूप है उस स्थानपर भक्तोंपर अनुकम्पा करनेके लिये सर्वशक्तिसम्पन्न भगवान् शङ्कर गणोंके साथ निवास करते हैं। अविमुक्त क्षेत्र श्रेष्ठ स्थान है। अविमुक्तमें रहनेसे श्रेष्ठ गति प्राप्त होती है। अविमुक्तमें रहनेसे परम सिद्धि प्राप्त होती है और अविमुक्तमें रहनेसे श्रेष्ठ स्थान प्राप्त होता है। यदि बुद्धिमान् मनुष्य यह चाहता हो कि मेरा पुनर्जन्म न हो तो उसे देवर्षिगणोंसे सेवित अविमुक्त क्षेत्रमें निवास करना चाहिए। मेरु
English
signR. Their regal splendour and prowess extends far and wide like the branches of the banyan tree. By Nyagrodha is meant arms; VyAsa means the extent of the arms outstreUdied. That is their growth and height measured as above. Cfiakra (discus), chariots, Queen, jewels, horses, eleptianis and gold formed their treasure and were counted as Ratnas (jewels). These gems were first attained at the end of Svayanibhuva Marm. Emperors in tlie world in all the Manvantaras (past, present and future) are horn with the parts of vinu inherent in them. They are extraordinarily endowed with power, dharma, comfort and riches. Emperors Juid a vast store of Artlia, Dharma, Kama, fame, and Aictory without any of these going against another. Thus the kings, endowed with power, defeated even the Uisis in their eight SiddJjis, such as, Animfi, IjaghirnA, etc., in their knowledge of the Jastras and in their asceticism. They were endowed with divine marks and signs and they defeated the demons and hnman bdngs by their extraordinary strength. Tliey seemed to be very fortunate. They were horn with diandsome forms bearing all the lucky signs according to palmistry, vh., fine lines on the forehead and lijie tongue, sombre radiance of tlie teeth, Jong ea?-s, liands touching the knees, slioulders like that of a bull and a lion, with tlndr f(»et marke<l with qin)its and fish and the hands with conches, etc. They lived up to 85,000 years and did not know the troubles of the old age, and had accesses to the heaven, oceans, lower regions, and mountains. Saciilices, asceticism, charity and truthfulness were the four-) imbed dlia-mas of the Treta age and were, unscrupulously, observed by tliem, — 58-73.