Shloka 4
Adhyaya 56 — The Descent and Fourfold Course of the Ganga; Jambudvipa’s Varshas and Their Conditions
विकीryमाणसलिला निरालम्बा पपात सा ।
मन्दराद्येषु पादेषु प्रविभक्तोदका समम् ॥
vikīryamāṇasalilā nirālambā papāta sā /
mandarādyeṣu pādeṣu pravibhaktodakā samam
ಅವಳ ನೀರು ಚದರಿಹೋಗುತ್ತಾ, ಆಧಾರವಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಕೆಳಗೆ ಧುಮುಕಿತು; ಮತ್ತು ಮಂದರ ಮೊದಲಾದ ಪರ್ವತಗಳ ಪಾದದಲ್ಲಿ ಅವಳ ಜಲವು ಸಮವಾಗಿ ವಿಭಜಿತವಾಗಿ ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕ ಪ್ರವಾಹಗಳಾಯಿತು।
FAQs
Even when a force appears uncontrolled (‘nirālambā’), cosmic order channels it into balanced distribution—an image of dharma shaping raw power into beneficence.
Sthāna: mapping of terrain and hydrological distribution via sacred mountains.
The ‘division at the mountain-feet’ can symbolize how lofty principles become practicable streams when they reach the ‘base’ level of embodied life.