Shloka 26
Qualities of the Five Great Elements; Description of Sudarśana-dvīpa and Mount Meru
दक्षिणेन तु नीलस्य निषधस्योत्तरेण च । प्रागायतो महाभागा माल्यवान्नाम पर्वतः
dakṣiṇena tu nīlasya niṣadhasyottareṇa ca | prāgāyato mahābhāgā mālyavānnāma parvataḥ
நீல மலையின் தெற்கிலும் நிஷதத்தின் வடக்கிலும், கிழக்குத் திசை நோக்கி விரிந்த, மால்யவான் என்னும் பாக்கியமிக்க மலை உள்ளது।
Pulastya (traditional Svargakhaṇḍa narration to Bhīṣma)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: mountain
Sandhi Resolution Notes: निषधस्योत्तरेण = निषधस्य + उत्तरेण; माल्यवान्नाम = माल्यवान् + नाम
FAQs
It gives a directional placement of the mountain Mālyavān relative to two other landmark ranges (Nīla and Niṣadha), emphasizing the Purāṇic mapping of sacred/cosmic geography.
It means “extending toward the east,” indicating the mountain’s orientation or spread in an eastward direction.
They situate narratives and sacred regions within a structured cosmological landscape, supporting pilgrimage imagination, cosmography, and the Purāṇic worldview of ordered realms and landmarks.