योजनानां तु तस्याक्षस्तत्र चक्रं प्रतिष्ठितम् । त्रिनाभि तच्च पंचारं षण्नेमि परिकीर्तितम्
yojanānāṃ tu tasyākṣastatra cakraṃ pratiṣṭhitam | trinābhi tacca paṃcāraṃ ṣaṇnemi parikīrtitam
Its axle extends for so many yojanas, and upon that axle the wheel is established. That wheel is proclaimed to have three hubs, five spokes, and six rims.
Nārada (continuing)
Tirtha: Sūrya-cakra (cosmographic locus)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Kauravya
Scene: A large, sacred wheel mounted on the solar chariot axle, clearly showing three hubs, five spokes, and six rims; the wheel glows like a yantra against the sky.
Cosmic order is portrayed through sacred design, encouraging contemplation of dharma as structured harmony.
None; the verse is about the Sun’s chariot construction.
None.