Shloka 2
Adhyaya 55 — Description of Jambudvipa: The Four Forests, Lakes, and Mountain Ranges Around Mount Meru; Bharata as the Karma-Bhumi
पूर्वं चैत्ररथं नाम दक्षिणे नन्दनं वनम् ।
वैभ्राजं पश्चिमे शैले सावित्रं चोत्तराचले ॥
pūrvaṁ caitrarathaṁ nāma dakṣiṇe nandanaṁ vanam | vaibhrājaṁ paścime śaile sāvitraṁ cottarācale ||
នៅខាងកើត មានព្រៃឈ្មោះ ចៃត្ររាថៈ; ខាងត្បូង មានព្រៃ នន្ទនៈ; លើភ្នំខាងលិច មាន វៃភ្រាជៈ; ហើយលើភ្នំខាងជើង មាន សាវិត្រៈ។
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FAQs
Directionally arranged sacred spaces imply that auspiciousness is ‘placed’ and cultivated—one approaches the sacred through orientation, discipline, and proper context.
Sthāna: naming and situating sacred locales within the cosmic map.
The four forests can correspond to fourfold structuring principles (e.g., quarters of space; completeness), suggesting wholeness when all directions are harmonized.