Shloka 12
Bhu-maṇḍala-varṇanam
Description of the Earth-Maṇḍala, the Seven Continents, and Meru
इलावृतमृषिश्रेष्ठ चत्वारश्चात्र पर्वताः । विष्कंभा रचिता मेरोर्योजिताः पुनरुच्छ्रिताः
ilāvṛtamṛṣiśreṣṭha catvāraścātra parvatāḥ | viṣkaṃbhā racitā meroryojitāḥ punarucchritāḥ
ಓ ಋಷಿಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠನೇ! ಇಲಾವೃತದಲ್ಲಿ ನಾಲ್ಕು ಪರ್ವತಗಳಿವೆ. ಅವು ಮೇರುವಿನ ಆಧಾರಸ್ತಂಭಗಳಾಗಿ (ವಿಷ್ಕಂಭ) ಸ್ಥಾಪಿತವಾಗಿ, ಮೇರುವಿಗೆ ಜೋಡಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟು, ಮತ್ತೆ ಮಹೋನ್ನತವಾಗಿ ಏರಿವೆ.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
FAQs
It presents sacred cosmology as an expression of divine order (ṛta): the universe is upheld by stable supports, reflecting how Pati (Shiva) sustains and harmonizes all realms.
Mount Meru functions as a cosmic axis; in Shaiva understanding, such an axis mirrors the Linga principle—Saguna Shiva as the perceivable support and center through which the cosmos is oriented and upheld.
A practical takeaway is axis-meditation (dhāraṇā): contemplate Shiva as the inner Meru—steady, central support—while mentally repeating the Panchakshara mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya.”