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Shloka 4

Measure of the Three Worlds, Planetary Spheres, and Sūrya as the Root of Trailokya

Devanagari script

यावत्प्रमाणो भूर्लोको विस्तरात् परिमण्डलात् / भुवर्लोको ऽपि तावान्स्यान्मण्डलाद् भास्करस्य तु

Transliteration

yāvatpramāṇo bhūrloko vistarāt parimaṇḍalāt / bhuvarloko 'pi tāvānsyānmaṇḍalād bhāskarasya tu

Translation

So weit Bhūrloka in der Breite als kreisförmige Ausdehnung reicht, so weit reicht auch Bhuvarloka—gemessen in Bezug auf das Maṇḍala, die Sonnenscheibe.

Word by Word

यावत्-प्रमाणःof as much measure as

भूः-लोकःBhū-loka

विस्तरात्in breadth; as to extent

परिमण्डलात्from the circumference; from the circular expanse

भुवः-लोकःBhuvar-loka

अपिalso

तावान्of that much (extent)

स्यात्would be; should be

मण्डलात्from the orb

भास्करस्यof the Sun

तुindeed

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing in puranic cosmography

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

Bhūrloka

Bhuvarloka

Bhāskara (Sun)

FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

This verse is primarily cosmographical, mapping the relative extent of Bhūrloka and Bhuvarloka; indirectly, it supports the Purāṇic view that the ordered cosmos operates by intelligible measures within Īśvara’s governance rather than random chance.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

No direct yogic technique is taught in this line; however, Kurma Purana’s broader teaching uses such cosmic mapping to steady the mind (citta-sthairya) through contemplation of cosmic order (viśva-krama), a supportive practice for dhyāna and īśvara-smṛti.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

The verse itself does not mention Śiva-Viṣṇu explicitly; within the Kurma Purana’s synthesis, such cosmology is presented as a single sacred order upheld by the one Īśvara, honored in both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava idioms across the text.