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श्रीशुक उवाच
अम्बरीषो महाभागः सप्तद्वीपवतीं महीम् ।
अव्ययां च श्रियं लब्ध्वा विभवं चातुलं भुवि ।
मेने ऽतिदुर्लभं पुंसां सर्वं तत्स्वप्नसंस्तुतम् ।
विद्वान्विभवनिर्वाणं तमो विशति यत्पुमान् ॥ १६ ॥

sri-suka uvaca

ambariso maha-bhagah

sapta-dvipavatim mahim

avyayam ca sriyam labdhva

vibhavam catulam bhuvi

mene 'tidurlabham pumsam

sarvam tat svapna-samstutam

vidvan vibhava-nirvanam

tamo visati yat puman

sri-sukah uvaca-Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; ambarisah-King Ambarisa; maha-bhagah-the greatly fortunate king; sapta-dvipavatim-consisting of seven islands; mahim-the whole world; avyayam ca-and inexhaustible; sriyam-beauty; labdhva-after achieving; vibhavam ca-and opulences; atulam-unlimited; bhuvi-in this earth; mene-he decided; ati-durlabham-which is rarely obtained; pumsam-of many persons; sarvam-everything (he had obtained); tat-that which; svapna-samstutam-as if imagined in a dream; vidvan-completely understanding; vibhava-nirvanam-the annihilation of that opulence; tamah-ignorance; visati-fallen into; yat-because of which; puman-a person.