Shloka 14
Adhyaya 54 — Cosmography of Jambudvipa: Continents, Oceans, Varshas, and Mount Meru
ततः पूर्वेण भद्राश्वं केतुमालञ्च पश्चिमे ।
इलावृतस्य मध्ये तु मेरुः कनकपर्वतः ॥
tataḥ pūrveṇa bhadrāśvaṃ ketumālañ ca paścime | ilāvṛtasya madhye tu meruḥ kanaka-parvataḥ ||
ทางตะวันออกของมันคือภัทราศวะ และทางตะวันตกคือเกตุมาละ ณ ใจกลางอิลาวฤตะมีเขาพระเมรุ อันเป็นภูเขาทองคำตั้งอยู่.
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FAQs
The centrality of Meru reinforces the idea of a spiritual axis: life gains orientation by recognizing a ‘center’—principle, dharma, or the divine.
A clear instance of 'Sthāna' (cosmic arrangement and directions).
Meru as ‘golden’ suggests purity and luminosity—an inner axis of awakened awareness around which experiences (east/west/north/south) are organized.