Shloka 25
Adhyaya 54 — Cosmography of Jambudvipa: Continents, Oceans, Varshas, and Mount Meru
शृङ्गवान् जारुधिश्चैव तथैवोत्तरपर्वतौ ।
यतैव दक्षिणे तद्वदर्णप्वान्तरव्यवस्थितौ ॥
śṛṅgavān jārudhiścaiva tathaivottaraparvatau / yataiva dakṣiṇe tadvadarṇapvāntarvyavasthitau
வடக்கிலும் ஸ்ருங்கவானும் ஜாருதி யும் எனும் இரண்டு மலைகள் கூறப்படுகின்றன. தெற்கில் இருப்பதுபோலவே, இவையும் வர்ண-பிரதேசங்களுக்கிடையில் எல்லையாக அமைந்துள்ளன.
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FAQs
The north is described in correspondence with the south, reinforcing a worldview where the universe is patterned and mirrored—an invitation to perceive underlying order in apparent diversity.
Sarga/Sthāna cosmography: systematic listing of mountains by direction and their function as dividers/markers.
Repeated ‘as in the south, so in the north’ points to a hermetic principle of correspondence: macrocosmic symmetry can be contemplated as a guide for inner equilibrium and ordered perception.