लोकपाल-सभाख्यान पर्व — वरुण की सभा का वर्णन

Narada said O Yudhishthira, the celestials Sabha of Varuna is matchless. Its dimension is exactly like that of Yama. It is adorned with white walls and arches.

It is built by Vishvakarma under the waters, it is surrounded on all sides by many celestials trees made of gems and jewels and producing excellent fruits and flowers.

Many plants with blue, yellow, black, dark, white and red blossoms has formed themselves into excellent bowers.

Hundreds and thousands of beautiful and variegated birds of various species always pour forth their melodies within them.

That Sabha is very delightful, it is neither cold nor hot. It is ruled by Varuna, and it consists many rooms furnished with many charming seats. Here sits Varuna with his queen (Varuni) adorned with celestials ornaments and jewels.

Adorned with celestials garlands, perfumed with celestials scents and besmeared with paste of celestials fragrance, the Adityas wait there upon the lord of waters Varuna.

O Lord of the earth, Vasuki, Takshaka, the Naga, named Airavata, Krishna, Lohita, Padma, the powerful Chitra, the Nagas called Kambalas, Ashvatara, Dhritarashtra, Balahaka, Maniman, Kundadhara, Karkate, Dhananjaya, Paniman, the powerful Kundaka, Pralhada, Mushikada, Janamejaya, all having auspicious marks and Mandalas and board hoods, these and many other Nagas, O Yudhishthira, wait without any anxiety upon the illustrious Varuna. O king, the son of Virochana, Bali, the subjugator of the earth, Naraka.

Sangradha, Viprachitti, those Danavas, called Kalakhanja, Suhanu, Durmukha, Shankha, Sumana, Sumati, Ghatodara, Mahaparshva, Krathana, Pithara, Vishvarupa, Svarupa, Virupa, Mahashira, Dasagriva, Bali, Meghavara,, Dasavara, Tittibha, Vitabhuta, Sanghrada, Indratapana, these Daityas and Danavas all adorned with ear-rings.

Floral garlands and crowns and attired in celestials robes, all blessed with boons and possessed of great bravery and immortality all well-conducted and of excellent vows, wait upon the illustrious Varuna, the wielder of the noose (as his weapon). O king, there (wait upon him) the four oceans, the rivers Bhagirathi, the Kalindi, the Vidisha, the Vena, the rapid Narmada, the Vipasha, the Shatadru, the Chandrabhaga, the Sarasvati, the Iravati, the Vitasta, the Sindhu, the Devanadi, the Godavari, the Krishnavena, the queen of river, Kaveri, the Kimpuna, the Vishalya, the Vaitarini, the Tritiya, the Jyesthila, the great river Parnasha, the Sarayu, the Varavatya, that queen of rivers the Langali, the Karatoya, the Atreyi, the red Mahanada, the Laghanti, the Gomati, the Sandhya, and the Trisrotasi, these and many others, all scared and famous pilgrimages,

All other rivers, scared Tirthas, lakes wells, springs, tanks, large and small, all in their personified forms, the points of heavens, the earth, all the mountains, every species of aquatic animals, O Yudhishthira, O descendant of Bharata, all these wait upon the illustrious (Varuna). The Gandharvas and the Apsaras, experts in vocal and instrumental music.

Wait there upon Varuna singing his eulogistic songs. All the mountains, that are rich in jewels and that are charming,

Are present there engaged in sweet conversation. Varuna's minister named Sunabha, surrounded by his and grandsons, wait upon him along with the Pushkara Tirtha, called “Go". All these in their personified forms worship that deity Varuna.

O best of the Bharata race, such is the charming assembly-hall of Varuna that I saw before in my travel. Here now about the assembly-hall of Kubera. sons