Shloka 12
Bhu-maṇḍala-varṇanam
Description of the Earth-Maṇḍala, the Seven Continents, and Meru
इलावृतमृषिश्रेष्ठ चत्वारश्चात्र पर्वताः । विष्कंभा रचिता मेरोर्योजिताः पुनरुच्छ्रिताः
ilāvṛtamṛṣiśreṣṭha catvāraścātra parvatāḥ | viṣkaṃbhā racitā meroryojitāḥ punarucchritāḥ
Oh el mejor de los sabios, en Ilāvṛta hay cuatro montañas. Fueron dispuestas como contrafuertes que sostienen al monte Meru, unidas a él y elevándose de nuevo con gran altura.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
FAQs
It presents sacred cosmology as an expression of divine order (ṛta): the universe is upheld by stable supports, reflecting how Pati (Shiva) sustains and harmonizes all realms.
Mount Meru functions as a cosmic axis; in Shaiva understanding, such an axis mirrors the Linga principle—Saguna Shiva as the perceivable support and center through which the cosmos is oriented and upheld.
A practical takeaway is axis-meditation (dhāraṇā): contemplate Shiva as the inner Meru—steady, central support—while mentally repeating the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”