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The thirty-third chapter (parva) is adorned with a red-hued (padmaraga) section, interspersed with crystal (sphatika) and opal (upala) rays. It is sometimes tinged with white and red (praraktashweta), resembling a kind of leprosy (kilasa). In some places, it is covered with many broken pieces of rock (shaileyapatala), resembling a skin disease (dadru). In some places, it is filled with the echoes of roaring lions (mrigendrapratinadina) within caves, and is thus abandoned by intoxicated elephants (madaunmattagaja). In some places, it is adorned with celestial nymphs (amarangagana) walking on crystal (siropa) stones, resembling lightning (vidyuta) within autumn clouds (sharadabhanta). Seeing this Kailasa mountain, adorned with such wondrous beauty (adbhutashobha), the Chakravarti Bharat was filled with joy (ananda). This was because it was as unyielding (alandyam) as the Chakravarti himself, and was the lord (adhipati) of the earth-bearers (bhubhrta), the mountains (parvata).
The Dharma-buddhi (dharmabuddhi) bearing Maharaja Bharat, leaving behind his entourage (vahanadiparichchhada) from a distance below the mountain, began to walk on foot (padacharena). While ascending the mountain on foot, Bharat did not feel even a little bit of weariness (kheda). This is because, for those who seek welfare (hitartina), actions that benefit the soul (atma) are not done for the sake of weariness.
Maharaja Bharat ascended that Kailasa mountain, built by divine artisans (sureshilpivinirmita), through a path of pure, gem-studded steps (manisopana), resembling the steps of heaven (swarga). Ascending, he reached the upper region (adhitayakasu) of the mountain, and there, in the rows of forests (vanarajishu), he received, as it were, the hospitality (atithisatkara) of the cool forest winds (sheetavanaanila).
There, he saw, in some places, forest goddesses (vanadevata) adorned with pure flowers (sumanobhusa), wandering in the lanes (veethi) of the blooming Mandara forest (utphullamandaravana). In some places, he saw deer (mrigir) lying down within the forest (vananta), with their young (nishavana), slowly chewing their cud (maduromanthamanthara). In some places, he saw large, sleeping (kunchasansupta) serpents (ajagara) in the thickets (nikunja), resembling the intestines (antra) of the mountain, as if they were filling the entire space (puritannikaranadre). In some places, he saw large, black rocks (gandhashailaka), fragrant with the intoxication (mada) of elephants (gaja), with their nails (nakharangakura) protruding, as if they were roaring (ullikhan).