Shloka 13
Adhyaya 45 — Jaimini’s Cosmological Questions and the Opening of Markandeya’s Account of Primary Creation
भूर्लोकादिस्वर्लोकानां गणः पातालसंश्रयः ।
गतिस्तथार्कसोमादि-ग्रहर्क्षज्योतिषामपि ॥
bhūrlokādisvarlokānāṃ gaṇaḥ pātālasaṃśrayaḥ | gatis tathārkasomādi-graharkṣajyotiṣām api ||
भूर्लोकादारभ्य स्वर्गलोकपर्यन्तं लोकव्यवस्था, पाताले प्रतिष्ठिताश्च अधोलोकाः; सूर्य-चन्द्र-ग्रह-नक्षत्र-दीप्तिमतां च गतयः—एतत् व्याख्याहि।
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FAQs
The cosmos is portrayed as layered and law-governed; this supports the dharmic idea that actions have ordered consequences across realms and times.
Primarily cosmological elaboration under sarga/pratisarga; it provides the ‘world-structure’ within which manvantara and dynastic histories unfold.
Lokas can map to states of consciousness; the ‘courses’ of luminaries point to cyclic rhythms of mind and prāṇa, useful for timing rites and inner practice.