Varaha Purana 75.56 — Adhyaya 75, Shloka 56
Description of Jambūdvīpa: its regions, mountains, measurements, and cosmic structure
नवतिश्च सहस्राणि योजनानां समन्ततः । ततः षट्काधिकानां च व्यस्यमानं प्रकीर्तितम् । चतुरस्त्रेण मानेन परिणामः समन्ततः ॥ ७५.५६ ॥
navatiś ca sahasrāṇi yojanānāṃ samantataḥ | tataḥ ṣaṭkādhikānāṃ ca vyasyamānaṃ prakīrtitam | caturastreṇa mānena pariṇāhaḥ samantataḥ || 75.56 ||
វិសាលភាពរបស់វាជុំវិញគ្រប់ទិស ត្រូវបាននិយាយថា មានកៅសិបពាន់យោជន៍។ បន្ទាប់មក ក៏បានប្រកាសថា មានការបន្ថែមប្រាំមួយពាន់ (យោជន៍) ជាអង្កត់ផ្ចិតផងដែរ។ តាមមាត្រដ្ឋានវាស់បែបចតុកោណ បរិវេណរបស់វាត្រូវបានពណ៌នានៅគ្រប់ជ្រុង។
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; explicit speaker not present in fragment)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"curious","key_question":"What are the dimensions and measures of the cosmic landforms (especially Meru and its surrounding extent)?"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"None","karmic_consequence":"None"}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false,"symbolic_interpretation":"None","yajna_varaha_imagery":"None","vedantic_connection":"None"}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"cosmological-order","core_concept":"The cosmos is intelligible and structured; sacred geography is presented with determinate measures.","practical_application":"Cultivate dhī (discernment) by contemplating cosmic scale; reduce ego by reflecting on the vastness of creation."}
Subject Matter: ["Cosmology","Geography"]
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: cosmic mountain / cosmographic space
Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa 75.75.57-60 (Meru description continues)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A schematic cosmographic depiction: a vast square/quartered expanse with Meru implied at center, annotated by yojana measures and a quadrangular standard.","item_prompts":["central axis-mountain marker","four-sided measuring frame","yojana numerals/inscriptions","concentric boundary lines"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style cosmography: flat, diagrammatic Meru-at-center with bold outlines, earthy reds/ochres, Sanskrit measure labels in cartouche-like panels.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: central Meru medallion with gold-leaf borders; geometric frame indicating quadrangular measure; embossed inscriptions for yojanas.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: delicate linework map-like cosmogram, soft gradients, fine calligraphy for measures, restrained ornament.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: miniature cosmogram with stylized mountain at center, pale washes, thin red borders, annotated measures in Devanagari."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"measured and contemplative","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"clear, didactic, steady"}
FAQs
It preserves a Purāṇic style of cosmographic description using yojana-based quantification, reflecting pre-modern Indian traditions of mapping and measuring sacred or cosmic space in literary form.
No specific named location is given in this isolated verse; it appears to describe the dimensions of an entity (region/cosmic feature) discussed in the surrounding context of Adhyāya 75.
The verse is primarily descriptive rather than prescriptive; its philosophical contribution lies in presenting an ordered, measurable cosmos/geography, a common Purāṇic method for framing cultural and sacred space.
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