Shloka 68
Adhyaya 45 — Jaimini’s Cosmological Questions and the Opening of Markandeya’s Account of Primary Creation
वृतमण्डं दशगुणैरेकेकैकत्वेन तैः पुनः ।
महता तत्प्रमाणेन सहैवानेन वेष्टितः ॥
vṛtamaṇḍaṃ daśaguṇair ekekaikatvena taiḥ punaḥ | mahatā tatpramāṇena sahaivānena veṣṭitaḥ
La esfera del cosmos está cercada por esas capas, siendo cada una diez veces mayor que la precedente, sucesivamente. Con esa gran medida, queda en verdad envuelta por este sistema de envolturas.
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FAQs
Scale and order are sacred markers: the universe is portrayed as lawfully proportioned, supporting the Purāṇic view that cosmos reflects dharma-like regularity.
Sarga: technical description of the world-egg’s measurements and encasements.
Tenfold expansion symbolizes increasing subtlety and vastness as one moves outward from the manifest world, hinting at the mind’s inability to grasp the totality without contemplative discipline.