Shloka 2
Adhyaya 61 — The Second Manvantara Begins: The Brahmin’s Swift Journey and Varuthini’s Temptation on Himavat
तेषाञ्चैव प्रमाणञ्च नक्षत्राणाञ्च संस्थितिः ।
भूरादयस्तथा लोकाः पातालान्यखिलान्यपि ॥
teṣāṃ caiva pramāṇaṃ ca nakṣatrāṇāṃ ca saṃsthitiḥ |
bhūrādayas tathā lokāḥ pātālāny akhilāny api ||
Juga ukuran-ukurannya, serta kedudukan rasi-rasi bintang; demikian pula dunia-dunia yang bermula dari Bhūḥ, dan seluruh wilayah bawah tanah (pātāla).
FAQs
A complete worldview includes both the seen and unseen strata (lokas/pātālas). Ethical life in Purāṇas is grounded in awareness of a multi-layered cosmos where actions reverberate beyond one plane.
Mainly 'Sthāna' (world-structure) as a preface to 'Manvantara'.
The vertical cosmology (higher worlds and nether regions) can be read as an inner map of consciousness states—from luminous to instinctual—requiring integration before higher knowledge (manvantara wisdom) is unfolded.