Shloka 4
Adhyaya 57 — The Ninefold Divisions of Bharata: Mountains, Rivers, and Peoples
ये चास्य भेदाः यावन्तो यथावत् स्थितिरेव च ।
वर्षोऽयं द्विजशार्दूल ! ये चास्मिन् देशपर्वताः ॥
ye cāsya bhedā yāvanto yathāvat sthitir eva ca / varṣo 'yaṃ dvijaśārdūla! ye cāsmin deśaparvatāḥ
O tigre sa mga dalawang-ulit na isinilang, sabihin mo sa akin kung ilang bahagi ang mayroon ang rehiyong ito, ang wastong kaayusan nito, at gayundin ang mga bansa at mga bundok na nasa varṣa na ito.
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FAQs
By asking for ordered divisions and landmarks, the text models a dhārmic way of seeing the world: geography is not random but meaningful, supporting pilgrimage, identity, and the mapping of sacred duty onto land.
Directly within 'Sarga' (world-structure) and Purāṇic bhūgola—cataloguing lands and mountains.
Mountains and regional divisions often function as symbolic ‘supports’ (ādhāras): stable peaks and bounded lands mirror inner disciplines and boundaries necessary for sādhana.