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अध्याय-३
इन पर्वतों के ऊपर क्रम से पद्म, महापद्म, तिगिञ्छ, केसरी, महापुण्डरीक और पुण्डरीक नाम के ह्रद - सरोवर हैं।
Padma, Mahāpadma, Tigincha, Kesari, Mahāpundarika, and Puṇḍarīka, respectively, are the lakes on top of these mountains.
These are the names, respectively, of the lakes on top of Himavan and other mountains.
The size and shape of the first of these lakes are mentioned.
प्रथमो योजनसहस्त्रायामस्तदर्द्धविष्कम्भो हृदः ॥ १५ ॥
पहला पद्म सरोवर एक हजार योजन लम्बा और लम्बाई से आधा अर्थात् पाँच सौ योजन चौड़ा है।
The first lake is one thousand yojana in length and half of it in breadth.
The length, from east to west, of lake Padma is one thousand yojana. Its breadth, from north to south, is five hundred yojana. The bottom of the lake is made of adamant. Its banks are variegated, studded with gold and jewels.
Its depth is indicated in the next sūtra.
दशयोजनावगाहः ॥१६॥
पहला सरोवर दस योजन अवगाह ( गहराई ) वाला है।
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