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Description of Jambūdvīpa: its regions, mountains, measurements, and cosmic structure
तत् तस्य लोकपद्मस्य विस्तारं सिद्धभाषितम् । वर्ण्यमानं विभागेन क्रमशः शृणुत द्विजाः ॥ ७५.४९ ॥
tat tasya lokapadmasya vistāraṁ siddhabhāṣitam | varṇyamānaṁ vibhāgena kramaśaḥ śṛṇuta dvijāḥ || 75.49 ||
अब सुनो द्विज लोग, इस दुनिया के कमल की पूरा डिटेल। सिद्ध लोगों ने बताया है, हिस्सा-हिस्सा करके, एक-एक करके।
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It signals a structured cosmographical exposition (kramaśaḥ, vibhāgena), reflecting Purāṇic encyclopedic style and the use of authoritative attribution (siddhabhāṣitam) to frame traditional knowledge transmission.
No specific terrestrial location is named in this verse; it introduces a cosmological schema termed lokapadma (“world-lotus”), preparing for subsequent sectional descriptions.
The verse emphasizes disciplined learning—listening in order and by clear divisions—presented as a scholarly method rather than a prescriptive moral command.
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