Adhyaya 59 — Cosmic Geography and Yuga-Order: Bhadrashva, Ketumala, and the Northern Kuru Region
अत्रैवैतद्युगानान्तु चातुर्वर्ण्योऽत्र वै द्विज ।
चत्वारि त्रीणि द्वे चैव तथैकञ्च शरच्छतम् ॥
atraivaitad yugānāṃ tu cāturvarṇyo ’tra vai dvija / catvāri trīṇi dve caiva tathaikañ ca śaracchatam
ହେ ଦ୍ୱିଜଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ! ଏଠାରେ ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ଚାତୁର୍ବର୍ଣ୍ୟ ବ୍ୟବସ୍ଥା ଅଛି। ଏଠାରେ ଯୁଗକ୍ରମ ଅନୁସାରେ ଆୟୁ କ୍ରମେ ଚାରିଶେ, ତିନିଶେ, ଦୁଇଶେ ଓ ଏକଶେ ବର୍ଷ।
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The verse links human longevity and social structure to cosmic time (yuga). It reflects the Purāṇic view that dharmic order and human capacities fluctuate with the moral-spiritual climate of an age.
Primarily 'Manvantara' and 'Vaṃśānucarita' are not explicit here; this is best classified under Purāṇic 'Sthāna/Poṣa' style cosmography (describing the ordered world and its conditions across yugas).
The descending numbers (4-3-2-1) symbolize progressive contraction of human vitality and dharmic capacity through the yugas—an inner allegory for diminishing sattva and increasing inertia/conflict.