Mystic flying palace Chariot of the gods Like a celestial bird That aerial and excellent The Pushpaka Vimana Of the demon king Ravana Serving as a throne self-moving and carrying Going everywhere at will Rig veda mechanical bird Driven by transcendent power The tempest clouds Give life to earth Immortal guardians Dazzling rush make the mountains roar And shake heaven's high back Swift as whirling wheels These Mighty Ones Attained the height of heaven There where the Sadhyas Gods of old are dwelling Dark the descent The birds are golden-coloured Up to the heaven They fly robed in the waters Twelve are the fellies And the wheel is single Three are the naves What man hath understood it? Jumping into space Speedily with a craft Using fire and water Containing twelve stamghas