Shloka 24
Adhyaya 54 — Cosmography of Jambudvipa: Continents, Oceans, Varshas, and Mount Meru
कैलासो हिमवांश्चैव दक्षिणेन महाचलौ ।
पूर्वपश्चायतावेतावर्णवान्तरव्यवस्थितौ ॥
kailāso himavāṃścaiva dakṣiṇena mahācalau / pūrvapaścāyatāvetāvarṇavāntarvyavasthitau
தெற்கில் கைலாசமும் ஹிமவானும் எனும் இரண்டு மகா மலைகள் உள்ளன. இவை கிழக்கிலிருந்து மேற்குவரை விரிந்து, வர்ண-பிரதேசங்களுக்கிடையில் இடைவரம்பாக அமைந்துள்ளன.
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FAQs
The verse continues the Purāṇic project of ‘world-ordering’—even social or regional distinctions are narrated as embedded in geography, implying a cosmos perceived through layered classifications.
Sarga/Sthāna cosmography: description of major mountain ranges and their placement.
Mountains as ‘boundaries’ can symbolize inner thresholds—discernment lines that separate functions/qualities, while still belonging to a single integrated whole.