Shloka 16
Bhu-maṇḍala-varṇanam
Description of the Earth-Maṇḍala, the Seven Continents, and Meru
महागज प्रमाणानि जम्ब्वास्तस्याः फलानि च । पतंति भूभृतः पृष्ठे शीर्य्यमाणानि सर्वतः
mahāgaja pramāṇāni jambvāstasyāḥ phalāni ca | pataṃti bhūbhṛtaḥ pṛṣṭhe śīryyamāṇāni sarvataḥ
Os frutos daquela árvore jambu são tão grandes quanto grandes elefantes; ao amadurecerem e se abrirem, caem em todas as direções sobre a superfície da terra.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Shakti Form: Annapūrṇā
Role: nurturing
Offering: naivedya
FAQs
It emphasizes the vast, ordered cosmos in which embodied beings (paśu) live under limitation (pāśa); recognizing the immensity of creation supports vairāgya and turns the mind toward Pati—Lord Shiva—as the transcendent ground beyond cosmic scale.
By portraying the grandeur of the manifested universe, the text implicitly contrasts the measurable cosmos with Shiva’s worshipful presence as the Liṅga—Saguna for devotion and Nirguna in essence—through whom the entire manifest order is sustained and transcended.
Use the contemplation of cosmic vastness as a dhyāna-support while repeating the Pañcākṣarī mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), cultivating detachment from worldly magnitude and steady devotion toward Shiva.