Shloka 37
Adhyaya 58 — The Kurma-Form of Narayana: Mapping Bharata through Nakshatras, Regions, and Planetary Afflictions
Sanskrit
एकेक्षणा वाजिकेशा दीर्घग्रीवाः सचूलिकाः ।
अश्वकेशास्तथा पुच्छे जनाḥ कूर्मस्य संस्थिताः ॥
Transliteration
ekekṣaṇā vājikeśā dīrghagrīvāḥ sacūlikāḥ / aśvakeśās tathā pucche janāḥ kūrmasya saṃsthitāḥ
Translation
Os Ekekṣaṇas, os Vājikeśas, os Dīrghagrīvas, os Sacūlikas e os Aśvakeśas—diz-se que esses povos estão situados na cauda da Tartaruga (cósmica).
Speakers
Frame not explicit in these verses (catalogue style within the Purāṇic narration)
Key Themes
CosmographyMythic body-mappingEthnographic taxonomy