Shloka 31
Adhyaya 54 — Cosmography of Jambudvipa: Continents, Oceans, Varshas, and Mount Meru
भद्राश्वेऽश्वशिरा विष्णुर्भारते कूर्मसंस्थितिः ।
वराहः केतुमाले च मत्स्यरूपस्तथोत्तरे ॥
bhadrāśve ’śvaśirā viṣṇur bhārate kūrma-saṁsthitiḥ | varāhaḥ ketumāle ca matsya-rūpas tathottare ||
भद्राश्वात विष्णु अश्वशिरा रूपाने प्रकट होतो; भारतवर्षात तो कूर्मरूपाने वास करतो; केतुमालात वराहरूपाने; आणि उत्तर प्रदेशात मत्स्यरूप धारण करतो।
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FAQs
Divinity is presented as regionally accessible through appropriate forms. The ethical implication is inclusivity: the sacred adapts to sustain different worlds and beings.
Sthāna, with a theological overlay: the geography is inseparable from the divine presences that uphold it.
The forms (horse-headed, tortoise, boar, fish) can be read as archetypes of cognition and support: swift discernment, stable bearing, rescuing from depths, and navigating the primal waters of consciousness.