Shloka 22
Description and Measurements of Śākadvīpa
with Oceans, Mountains, Varṣas, and Rivers
केशरी केशरयुतो यतो वातः प्रवर्त्तते । तेषां योजनविष्कंभो द्विगुणः प्रविभागशः
keśarī keśarayuto yato vātaḥ pravarttate | teṣāṃ yojanaviṣkaṃbho dviguṇaḥ pravibhāgaśaḥ
Dari wilayah itu mulai bertiup angin—suatu alam yang dipenuhi singa dan kesar (za‘faran). Diameter mereka, diukur dalam yojana, adalah dua kali lipat menurut pembagian yang semestinya.
Unspecified (narrative voice within Svargakhaṇḍa cosmographic description)
Concept: Cosmic order is intelligible through measure (pramāṇa) and division; even elemental forces arise from ordained regions.
Application: Cultivate steadiness: like wind having a source and direction, discipline your senses by giving them a ‘channel’ (routine, vows, regulated habits).
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A saffron-tinted frontier of the cosmos where the first gusts of wind unfurl like banners across a vast plain. Lions prowl among golden kesara blossoms, while invisible currents spiral into measured rings, hinting at yojana-based geometry.","primary_figures":["Personified Vāyu (subtle, semi-transparent)","lions (keśarī)","cosmic surveyor-sage (optional, holding a measuring cord)"],"setting":"Mythic cosmographic borderland with saffron fields, rocky outcrops, and concentric distance-markers etched into the earth like mandala lines.","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["saffron orange","burnished gold","sandstone beige","smoky gray","deep umber"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a cosmic saffron realm where the first winds arise, stylized lions amid kesara blossoms, concentric yojana-rings rendered as ornate mandala bands; heavy gold leaf for the saffron field and distance halos, rich reds/greens in borders, gem-studded accents on a subtle Vāyu figure with flowing scarf-like currents, traditional South Indian iconographic symmetry.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate lions moving through a saffron meadow at the edge of a vast sky, fine white lines showing wind-currents spiraling into measured circles; cool distant mountains suggested as cosmic ridges, refined faces for a small sage-figure with a measuring cord, lyrical naturalism and soft gradients.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines of lions and swirling wind motifs, saffron and ochre ground with red/yellow/green highlights; a stylized Vāyu presence indicated by curling cloud-scrolls, temple-wall aesthetic with rhythmic repetition of concentric measurement bands.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: ornate floral borders of kesara blossoms, central circular mandala of wind-currents, stylized lions placed symmetrically; deep blue outer field with gold and saffron inner rings, intricate patterning and devotional textile richness (even if not Krishna-centered)."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["wind hush","low temple bell","distant conch","silence between phrases"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: केशरयुतो = केशरयुतः (ओ/अः संधि in pada-pāṭha); प्रविभागशः = प्रविभागशस् (avyaya form)
FAQs
It reads like a cosmographic note describing a particular region/division: its characteristic features (lions and saffron) and a schematic measurement (diameter in yojanas) given as “double” according to the textual divisions.
“Viṣkambha” commonly means breadth/diameter; joined with “yojana” it indicates the region’s width/diameter expressed in the traditional distance unit yojana.
Not directly; it is primarily descriptive (cosmography/measurement). Any ethical or devotional takeaway would be indirect—e.g., the Purāṇic habit of presenting an ordered cosmos as a framework for dharma and sacred understanding.