इक्षुसारस्वरूपेण समुद्रेण परिवृतम् । गोमेदं तस्य परितो द्विगुणं तावता वृतम्
ikṣusārasvarūpeṇa samudreṇa parivṛtam | gomedaṃ tasya parito dviguṇaṃ tāvatā vṛtam
Il est entouré d’un océan dont la nature est l’essence du jus de canne à sucre. Tout autour se trouve Gomeda-dvīpa, deux fois plus vaste, ceint à la même mesure.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced)
Tirtha: Gomeda-dvīpa (cosmographic dvīpa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A concentric island-continent system: a central dvīpa encircled by a shimmering ocean that looks like sugarcane-juice; beyond it, the larger Gomeda-dvīpa forming the next ring, all rendered as precise, symmetrical bands.
Cosmic abundance is expressed through auspicious, life-sustaining essences—suggesting the world as pervaded by divine sweetness when seen rightly.
None; the verse continues the cosmographic listing of dvīpas and surrounding oceans.
None.