Shloka 2
सगरोपाख्यानम् (Sagara-Upākhyāna): Śiva’s boon and the extraordinary birth of Sagara’s progeny
लोमश उवाच अद्विराजं महाशैलं मेरुं कनकपर्वतम् । उदयास्तमने भानु: प्रदक्षिणमवर्तत,लोमशजीने कहा--राजन्! सूर्यदेव सुवर्णमय महान् पर्वत गिरिराज मेरुकी उदय और अस्तके समय परिक्रमा किया करते हैं
Lomaśa uvāca—advirājaṁ mahāśailaṁ Meruṁ kanakaparvatam | udayāstamane bhānuḥ pradakṣiṇam avartata ||
Lomaśa berkata: “Wahai Raja, pada saat terbit dan terbenamnya matahari, Dewa Surya bergerak melakukan pradakṣiṇa—mengelilingi dengan penuh hormat—sekitar Meru, raja segala gunung, puncak agung yang terbuat daripada emas.”
लोमश उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even the Sun is portrayed as honoring Meru through pradakṣiṇā, underscoring a dharmic ideal: greatness expresses itself through reverence toward what is held sacred and central to cosmic order.
Lomaśa describes a cosmological marvel to the king: at sunrise and sunset the Sun is said to circle Mount Meru, presenting Meru as the golden axis of the world and a focal point of sacred geography.