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
នៅទីដែលនក្ខត្រ អាសាឍ្ហា (Āṣāḍhā), ស្រាវណ (Śravaṇa) និង ធនិષ્ઠា (Dhaniṣṭhā) ស្ថិត—នៅទីនោះក៏មាន (តំបន់/ភ្នំ) កៃលាស (Kailāsa), ហិមវាន (Himavān), ធនុស្មាន (Dhanuṣmān) និង វសុមាន (Vasumān) ផងដែរ។
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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.