Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 45, Shloka 68
Adhyaya 45 — Jaimini’s Cosmological Questions and the Opening of Markandeya’s Account of Primary Creation
वृतमण्डं दशगुणैरेकेकैकत्वेन तैः पुनः ।
महता तत्प्रमाणेन सहैवानेन वेष्टितः ॥
vṛtamaṇḍaṃ daśaguṇair ekekaikatvena taiḥ punaḥ | mahatā tatpramāṇena sahaivānena veṣṭitaḥ
ਉਹਨਾਂ ਪਰਤਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਲੋਕ-ਮੰਡਲ ਘਿਰਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਹੈ; ਹਰ ਪਰਤ ਪਿਛਲੀ ਤੋਂ ਦਸ ਗੁਣਾ ਕ੍ਰਮਵਾਰ ਵਧਦੀ ਹੈ। ਉਸ ਮਹਾਨ ਮਾਪ ਸਮੇਤ ਇਹ ਸਭ ਨਿਸ਼ਚਿਤ ਹੀ ਇਸੇ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਢੱਕਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਹੈ।
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FAQs
Scale and order are sacred markers: the universe is portrayed as lawfully proportioned, supporting the Purāṇic view that cosmos reflects dharma-like regularity.
Sarga: technical description of the world-egg’s measurements and encasements.
Tenfold expansion symbolizes increasing subtlety and vastness as one moves outward from the manifest world, hinting at the mind’s inability to grasp the totality without contemplative discipline.