Shloka 7
Adhyaya 60 — Descriptions of Kimpurusha-varsha, Hari-varsha, Ilavrita (Meru-varsha), Ramyaka, and Hiranyamaya
मेरुवर्षं मया प्रोक्तं मध्यमं यदिलावृतम् ।
न तत्र सूर्यस्तपति न ते जीर्यन्ति मानवाः ॥
meru-varṣaṃ mayā proktaṃ madhyamaṃ yad ilāvṛtam | na tatra sūryas tapati na te jīryanti mānavāḥ ||
Aku telah menghuraikan wilayah Meru, tanah pusat yang dinamai Ilāvṛta. Di sana matahari tidak membakar, dan manusia di sana tidak menjadi tua.
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FAQs
The ‘center’ (madhyama) is portrayed as balanced—neither harsh heat nor decay—reflecting the Purāṇic ideal of the middle as harmony and stability, akin to dharmic equilibrium.
Again chiefly cosmography within sarga/pratisarga-oriented description: the world’s central axis (Meru) and the properties of its surrounding land.
Meru as axis mundi corresponds to the inner ‘spinal axis’/suṣumṇā in later yogic readings; ‘sun not scorching’ suggests transformed tejas—illumination without burning, i.e., wisdom without agitation.