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The twenty-eighth parva, filled with sattva, is very deep, held by the enjoyers (bhogi) like a veil. It is held by the limit of conduct (vrutti maryada) like a very high king. (1)
With many inner islands (antar dweep) within itself, it protects itself like a fortified country (durgadesh) with impregnable walls (alankhanai). (2)
With very deep roars (garjha) that reach the sky (nabho vyapi), it is filled with water (ambho) like dense clouds (ghanoudhai) that are about to rain. (3)
Shaken by the movements (chalit) of the waves (ragitai), it rises (utthit) and changes (vivarthan). It is like a possessed (grahavist) person, with a swelling (ujjambh) and a sound (sanit). (4)
Its bottom (tal) is decorated with the light of jewels (ratna anshu), its water is adorned with pearls (mukta shabalit), and it is filled with crocodiles (graharadhyaasit). It is both beautiful (sukh alok) and terrifying (bheeshan). (5)
It is a river (nadin) with a jewel-like earth (ratna bhu dhisht), without life (apraanan), and long-lived (chira jeevit). It is like the ocean (samudra), with a seal (mudra) and a destroyer of minds (manmath). (6)
The ocean was not satisfied, just as a wicked king (dushta raja) is surrounded by water (jal) - that is, foolish people (mookh manushya) - so too was the ocean constantly surrounded by water (jal) - that is, water (pani). And just as a wicked king despises (tiraskar) a guru - that is, a venerable great person (pujya mahapurush) - so too did the ocean despise (tiraskar) heavy objects (guru) - that is, it drowned them. Or, the ocean seemed like a good king (uttam raja), because just as a good king is filled with sattva - that is, strength (parakram) - so too was the ocean filled with sattva - that is, aquatic creatures (jal jantu). Just as a good king is very deep (atyant gambhir), so too was the ocean very deep (atyant gambhir) - that is, it was deep. Just as many enjoyers (bhogi) - that is, kings (raja) - are present near a good king, so too were many enjoyers (bhogi) - that is, snakes (sarp) - present on the shore (bala) of the ocean. Just as a good king has a high conduct (vrutti uchch), so too did the ocean have a high conduct (vrutti uchch) - that is, its water rose above the air. And just as a good king is filled with maryada - that is, tradition (kul parampra) and appropriate conduct (sameechin paddhati) - so too was the ocean filled with maryada - that is, a boundary (pali). The ocean was protecting its many inner islands (antar dweep) that were within it. These inner islands seemed like impregnable and unstealable forts (alankhanai). The very deep ocean seemed as if it were filled with water (jal) by clouds (megh) that were constantly growing (nirantar badhte) and spreading in the sky (nabho vyapi), like servants (sevak). Or, the ocean seemed like a possessed (grahavist) person, because just as a possessed (gra