Adhyaya 58 — The Kurma-Form of Narayana: Mapping Bharata through Nakshatras, Regions, and Planetary Afflictions
आषाढश्रवणे चैव धनिष्ठा यत्र संस्थिता ।
कैलासो हिमवांश्चैव धनुष्मान् वसुमांस्तथा ॥
āṣāḍhaśravaṇe caiva dhaniṣṭhā yatra saṃsthitā / kailāso himavāṃś caiva dhanuṣmān vasumāṃs tathā
月宿(ナクシャトラ)アーシャーダー(Āṣāḍhā)、シュラヴァナ(Śravaṇa)、ダニシュター(Dhaniṣṭhā)が位置するところ—そこにはまた(地域・山岳として)カイラーサ(Kailāsa)、ヒマヴァーン(Himavān)、ダヌシュマーン(Dhanuṣmān)、ヴァスーマーン(Vasumān)もある。
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Great mountains are not only physical landmarks but sacral anchors; aligning them with nakṣatras integrates pilgrimage space with ritual time.
Sthāna (description of terrestrial features) with astral correspondences.
Kailāsa and Himavān function as axis-points: mapping them to star-sectors implies a subtle ‘celestial grid’ overlaying sacred topography.