Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 45, Shloka 12
Adhyaya 45 — Jaimini’s Cosmological Questions and the Opening of Markandeya’s Account of Primary Creation
यथा च क्षितिसंस्थानं यत् प्रमाणञ्च वै भुवः ।
यथास्थिति समुद्राद्रि-निम्नगाः काननानि च ॥
yathā ca kṣitisaṃsthānaṃ yat pramāṇaṃ ca vai bhuvaḥ | yathāsthiti samudrādri-nimnagāḥ kānanāni ca ||
ထို့ပြင် မြေကြီး၏ ဖွဲ့စည်းပုံသည် မည်သို့နည်း၊ ၎င်း၏ အတိုင်းအတာသည် အမှန်တကယ် မည်မျှနည်း။ သမုဒ္ဒရာများ၊ တောင်တန်းများ၊ မြစ်များနှင့် တောအုပ်များကို မည်သို့ စီစဉ်ထားသနည်း—ပြောပါ။
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FAQs
Sacred cosmography is not mere cartography; it frames the world as an ordered field for dharma, pilgrimage, and ritual orientation, linking place with purpose.
Supports sarga/pratisarga exposition by detailing the structured world that emerges within creation; though not a separate lakṣaṇa, it is standard purāṇic cosmographical elaboration.
Oceans, mountains, and rivers can be read as inner terrains: depths of emotion (samudra), stabilizing principles (adri), and flowing prāṇa/insight currents (nimnagā).