Srimad Bhagavatam — Panchama Skandha, Shloka 14
The Orbit of the Sun, the Measure of Day and Night, and the Sun-God’s Chariot
तस्मिन्नक्षे कृतमूलो द्वितीयोऽक्षस्तुर्यमानेन सम्मितस्तैलयन्त्राक्षवद् ध्रुवे कृतोपरिभाग: ॥ १४ ॥
tasminn akṣe kṛtamūlo dvitīyo ’kṣas turyamānena sammitas taila-yantrākṣavad dhruve kṛtopari-bhāgaḥ.
A ese primer eje se le une un segundo eje, de una cuarta parte de su longitud. Como en una prensa de aceite, el extremo superior de este segundo eje está atado a Dhruvaloka mediante una cuerda de viento.
FAQs
This verse describes Dhruva as the upper fixed point of a cosmic axle—an anchoring reference in the Bhagavatam’s description of planetary orbits.
The comparison helps visualize a rotating system around a stable pivot, illustrating how the cosmic arrangement is described as turning around a fixed axis.
It encourages seeing the universe as orderly and governed, strengthening faith that creation operates under higher intelligence and divine arrangement.