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
அவ்வுறைகளால் உலகமண்டலம் சூழப்பட்டுள்ளது; ஒவ்வொரு உறையும் முந்தையதைக் காட்டிலும் பத்துமடங்கு என முறையே பெருகுகிறது. அந்த மகத்தான அளவுடன் இது அனைத்தும் இவ்விதமே மூடப்பட்டுள்ளது.
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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.