दिशां गजास्तत्र पद्मकुमुदांजनवामनाः । तदधोंऽडकटाहश्च एकवीरास्ति तत्र च
diśāṃ gajāstatra padmakumudāṃjanavāmanāḥ | tadadhoṃ'ḍakaṭāhaśca ekavīrāsti tatra ca
Là se tiennent les éléphants des directions—Padma, Kumuda, Añjana et Vāmana. Plus bas se trouve le domaine nommé Oṃḍakaṭāha, et là aussi se tient (celui nommé) Ekavīra.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Scene: Four (or eight) colossal elephants stationed at the quarters, named Padma, Kumuda, Añjana, Vāmana; beneath them a cauldron-like dark realm ‘Oṃḍakaṭāha’; a solitary heroic figure/entity ‘Ekavīra’ present there.
Purāṇic cosmology presents an ordered universe with guardians and layers, reinforcing the idea of dharma sustaining cosmic stability.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse is a catalog of cosmic beings/regions.
None.