Varaha Purana 75.55 — Adhyaya 75, Shloka 55
Description of Jambūdvīpa: its regions, mountains, measurements, and cosmic structure
विस्तारस्त्रिगुणश्चास्य परिणाहः समन्ततः । मण्डलेन प्रमाणेन व्यस्यमानं तदिष्यते ॥ ७५.५५ ॥
vistārastriguṇaścāsya pariṇāhaḥ samantataḥ | maṇḍalena pramāṇena vyasyamānaṃ tadiṣyate || 75.55 ||
Lebarnya dikatakan tiga kali ganda, dan kelilingnya meliputi dari segenap sisi; apabila ia dibentangkan lalu diukur menurut piawai bulatan, maka ukuran itulah yang diterima sebagai sah.
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false,"aspect_highlighted":"None","boar_form_detail":"None","earth_interaction":"None"}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"analytical (implied)","key_question":"None"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false,"specific_site":"None","parikrama_context":"None","krishna_connection":"None"}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false,"topic":"None","instruction_summary":"None","karmic_consequence":"None"}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false,"vrata_name":"None","tithi_month":"None","promised_fruit":"None"}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"Circular standard (maṇḍala-pramāṇa) frames the cosmos as a consecrated circle—wholeness, completeness, and ritual enclosure; ‘threefold breadth’ hints at triadic structuring (e.g., three worlds) within a single circumference.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Maṇḍala as altar-field; circumference as ritual boundary (paridhi); measuring by circle echoes yajña-space demarcation and cosmic enclosure.","vedantic_connection":"The circle as pūrṇatā (wholeness) supports non-dual contemplation: multiplicity measured within an unbroken totality."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"pramāṇa and order","core_concept":"Right knowledge of the world depends on accepted standards of measure and coherent proportion.","practical_application":"Apply ‘mandala thinking’—define boundaries, keep proportions—in ritual layouts, pilgrimage circuits, and disciplined life-structure."}
Subject Matter: ["Cosmology","Geometry/Measurement","Geography"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: cosmic geometry / measurement doctrine
Related Themes: 75.75.54 (shape parameters)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A sacred geometric depiction: a circle/mandala used to measure a cosmographic form, with annotations for threefold breadth and full circumference.","item_prompts":["perfect circle mandala","compass/measurement motif","circumference line emphasized","threefold breadth indicated by bands","Sanskrit term ‘maṇḍala’ inscribed"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Mandala with thick outer ring and ornamental lotus border; measurement bands in earthy tones; minimalistic sacred-diagram aesthetic.","tanjore_prompt":"Gold-leaf outer circumference; embossed concentric rings; rich red/green fields; decorative inscriptions.","mysore_prompt":"Elegant concentric circles with fine linework; subtle pastel fills; precise symmetry.","pahari_prompt":"Bright concentric mandala with thin ink outlines; small attendant motifs (lotus, conch) in corners; airy negative space."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"calm, authoritative, schematic","suggested_raga":"Dhanyāsi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"even, instructional, with clear stress on technical terms"}
FAQs
It preserves technical vocabulary for spatial description (e.g., pariṇāha, pramāṇa, maṇḍala), reflecting how Purāṇic literature sometimes conveys schematic or quasi-mathematical modes of describing extent and form.
No specific toponym is named in this verse; it describes a general measurement principle using circular (maṇḍala) standardization rather than a particular site.
The verse is primarily descriptive rather than prescriptive; its philosophical instruction is methodological—emphasizing standardized measurement (pramāṇa) and consistent criteria for describing spatial extent.
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