Shloka 29
Adhyaya 54 — Cosmography of Jambudvipa: Continents, Oceans, Varshas, and Mount Meru
तेषां स्त्रावात् प्रभवति ख्याता जम्बूनदीति वै ।
यत्र जाम्बूनदं नाम कनकं सम्प्रजायते ॥
teṣāṁ strāvāt prabhavati khyātā jambū-nadīti vai | yatra jāmbūnadaṁ nāma kanakaṁ samprajāyate ||
ആ ഫലങ്ങളിൽ നിന്നൊഴുകുന്ന രസത്തിൽ നിന്ന് ‘ജംബൂനദി’ എന്ന പ്രസിദ്ധ നദി ഉദ്ഭവിക്കുന്നു; അവിടെ ‘ജാംബൂനദ’ എന്നറിയപ്പെടുന്ന സ്വർണം ഉത്ഭവിക്കുന്നു।
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FAQs
Purāṇic etiology ties natural wealth to sacred origins, implying that prosperity is not value-neutral; it is rooted in and should be handled with reverence and restraint.
Sthāna: description of rivers and resources within cosmic geography.
Gold arising from a sacred flow symbolizes ‘illumination’ (tejas) crystallizing from the stream of life—purified essence becoming stable value.