Jambuddivapannatti 2.32

2.32

jaṃbuddīve ṇaṃ bhaṃte! dīve bharahe vāse imīse osappiṇīe susamasusamāe samāe uttamakaṭṭhapattāe bharahassa vāsassa kerisae āgārabhāvapaḍoyāre hotthā? goyamā! bahusamaramaṇijje bhūmibhāge hotthā, se jahānāmae āliṃgapukkharei vā jāva nānāvidhapaṃcavaṇṇehiṃ taṇehi ya maṇīhi ya uvasobhie, taṃ jahā–kiṇhehiṃ jāva sukkilehiṃ| evaṃ vaṇṇo gaṃdho phāso saddo ya taṇāṇa ya bhāṇiavvo jāva tattha ṇaṃ bahave manussā manussīo ya āsayaṃti sayaṃti ciṭṭhaṃti nisīyaṃti tuyaṭṭaṃti hasaṃti ramaṃti lalaṃti|
tīse ṇaṃ samāe bharahe vāse bahave uddālā koddālā moddālā kayamālā naṭṭamālā daṃtamālā nāgamālā siṃgamālā saṃkhamālā seyamālā nāmaṃ dumagaṇā pannattā, kusa-vikusa-visuddharukkhamūlā pattehi ya pupphehi ya phalehi ya ucchaṇṇa-paḍicchaṇṇā sirīe aīva-aīva uvasobhemāṇā ciṭṭhaṃti|
tīse ṇaṃ samāe bharahe vāse tattha-tattha bahave serutālavanāiṃ herutālavanāiṃ bherutālavanāiṃ merutālavanāiṃ payālavanāiṃ sālavanāiṃ saralavanāiṃ sattivaṇṇavanāiṃ pūaphalivanāiṃ khajjūrīvanāiṃ nālierīvanāiṃ kusa-vikusa-visuddharukkhamūlāiṃ pattehi ya pupphehi ya phalehi ya ucchaṇṇa-paḍicchaṇṇā sirīe aīva-aīva uvasobhemāṇā ciṭṭhaṃti|
tīse ṇaṃ samāe bharahe vāse tattha-tattha bahave seriyāgummā nomāliyāgummā koraṃṭayagummā baṃdhujīvagagummā manojjagummā bīyagummā bāṇagummā kaṇairagummā kujjāyagummā siṃduvāragummā jātigummā moggaragummā jūhiyāgummā malliyāgummā vāsaṃtiyāgummā vatthulagummā katthulagummā sevālagummā agatthigummā magadaṃtiyāgummā caṃpakagummā jātigummā ṇavaṇīiyāgummā kuṃdagummā mahā-jāigummā rammā mahāmehanikuraṃbabhūyā dasaddhavaṇṇaṃ kusumaṃ kusumeṃti, je ṇaṃ bharahe vāse bahusamaramaṇijjaṃ bhūmibhāgaṃ vāyavidhuaggasālā mukkapupphapuṃjovayārakaliyaṃ kareṃti|
tīse ṇaṃ samāe bharahe vāse tattha-tattha bahuīo paumalayāo jāva sāmalayāo niccaṃ kusumiyāo jāva layāvaṇṇao|
tīse ṇaṃ samāe bharahe vāse tattha-tattha bahuīo vaṇarāīo pannattāo–kiṇhāo kiṇho-bhāsāo jāva manoharāo rayamattachappaya-koraga-bhiṃgāraga-koṃḍalaga-jīvaṃjīvaga-naṃdīmuha-kavila-piṃgalakkhaga-kāraṃḍava-cakkavāya-kalahaṃsa-haṃsa-sārasa-anegasauṇa-gaṇamihunaviyariyāo sadduṇṇaiya mahurasaraṇāiyāo saṃpiṃḍiyadariyabhamaramahuyaripahakarapariliṃtamattachappaya-kusumāsavalolamahuragumagu-maṃtaguṃjaṃtadesa-bhāgāo nānāvihaguccha-gumma-maṃḍavagasohiyāo vāvīpukkharaṇīdīhiyāhi ya sunivesiyarammajālagharagāo vicittasuha-keubhūyāo abbhiṃtarapupphaphalāo bāhirapattacchaṇṇāo pattehi ya pupphehi ya occhanna-paricchannāo sāuphalāo nirogayāo akaṃṭayāo savvouyapuppha-phalasamiddhāo piṃḍima ṇīhārima sugaṃdhiṃ suhasurabhi manaharaṃ ca mahayā gaṃdhaddhuṇiṃ mayaṃtīo suhaseukeu-bahulāo anegasagaḍarahajāṇajuggasīyāsaṃdamāṇiyapaḍimoyaṇāo surammāo pāsādīyāo darisa-ṇijjāo abhirūvāo paḍirūvāo|

"Venerable sir! In Jambūdvīpa island, in Bharata realm, during this avasarpiṇī, in the Suṣamasuṣamā era when it reached its highest peak, what was the manifestation of the state and appearance of Bharata realm?"

"O Gautama! The terrain was level and delightful throughout, just like the face of a drum […up to…] adorned with grasses and gems of various fivefold colors, that is to say, black […up to…] white. Thus the color, smell, touch, and sound of the grasses are to be described […up to…] where many men and women sit, lie down, stand, recline, turn about, laugh, make merry, and sport.

In that era, in Bharata realm, many groups of trees called uddāla, koddāla, moddāla, kṛtamāla, nṛttamāla, dantamāla, nāgamāla, śṛṅgamāla, śaṅkhamāla, and śvetamāla were proclaimed; their roots were free of kusa and vikusa weeds, and covered and concealed with leaves, flowers, and fruits, they stood exceedingly beautified with splendor.

In that era, in Bharata realm, here and there stood many seru-palm forests, heru-palm forests, bheru-palm forests, meru-palm forests, priyāla forests, śāla forests, sarala forests, saptaparṇa forests, areca nut forests, date-palm forests, and coconut forests, whose tree roots were free of kusa and vikusa weeds, and covered and concealed with leaves, flowers, and fruits, they stood exceedingly beautified with splendor.

In that era, in Bharata realm, here and there grew many shrub thickets of seriyā, navamālikā, koraṇṭaka, bandhujīvaka, manojña, bīja, bāṇa, karavīra, kubjaka, sinduvāra, jāti, mudgara, yūthikā, mallikā, vāsantikā, vastula, kastula, śaivāla, agastya, mṛgadantī, campaka, jāti, navanītikā, kunda, and mahājāti, charming, resembling massed rain clouds, blossoming with five-colored flowers, which covered the level and delightful terrain of Bharata realm with an offering of flower-heaps cast down from top branches shaken by the wind.

In that era, in Bharata realm, here and there were many creepers, from padmalatās […up to…] śyāmalatās, constantly blooming […up to the full description of the creepers…].

In that era, in Bharata realm, here and there were proclaimed many forest rows: dark, glowing dark, […up to…] enchanting, frequented by pairs of many kinds of flocks of birds—pollen-intoxicated bees, koraka, bhṛṅgāraka, kuṇḍalaka, jīvañjīvaka, nandīmukha, kapila, piṅgalākṣaka, kāraṇḍava, cakravāka, kalahaṃsa, haṃsa, and sārasa birds—resounding with sweet, loud songs; their regions humming and buzzing sweetly with clusters of wanton bees, excited honeybees, and pollen-drunk bees greedy for the nectar of flowers; adorned with various clusters, thickets, and bowers; having delightful lattice-houses well arranged along stepwells, ponds, and long pools; serving as wondrous and pleasant banners; bearing flowers and fruits within and covered with leaves on the outside; covered and concealed with leaves and flowers; bearing sweet fruits; free of disease; free of thorns; rich in flowers and fruits of all seasons; emitting a massed, far-reaching, pleasingly fragrant, delightful, and great stream of scent; full of pleasant resting-places and banners; places for unharnessing carts, chariots, carriages, palanquins, and litters; extremely delightful, pleasing, handsome, beautiful, and charming."