Shloka 32
Measure of the Three Worlds, Planetary Spheres, and Sūrya as the Root of Trailokya
द्वितीये ऽक्षे तु तच्चक्रं संस्थितं मानसाचले / हयाश्च सप्त छन्दांसि तन्नामानि निबोधत
dvitīye 'kṣe tu taccakraṃ saṃsthitaṃ mānasācale / hayāśca sapta chandāṃsi tannāmāni nibodhata
രണ്ടാം അക്ഷത്തിൽ ആ ചക്രം മാനസാചല പർവതത്തിൽ സ്ഥാപിതമാണ്. ഏഴ് അശ്വങ്ങളുണ്ട്—അവ ഏഴ് ഛന്ദസ്സുകൾ; അവരുടെ നാമങ്ങൾ അറിഞ്ഞുകൊൾക।
Narrator (Purāṇic discourse; traditionally Sūta conveying the sages' dialogue)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
By presenting the cosmos as an ordered “wheel” with Vedic chandas as its horses, the verse points to an intelligible, law-governed manifestation—suggesting an underlying conscious principle that supports and coordinates cosmic order.
The verse supports contemplative practice through symbolic visualization: meditating on the cosmic wheel (cakra) and aligning one’s breath/recitation with Vedic metres (chandas), a traditional aid for mantra-japa and dhyāna grounded in śruti rhythm.
Indirectly: the shared Purāṇic cosmology and Vedic chandas symbolism functions as common theological ground, consistent with the Kurma Purana’s tendency to integrate Vaiṣṇava and Śaiva frameworks within a single sacred order.