Adhyaya 59 — Cosmic Geography and Yuga-Order: Bhadrashva, Ketumala, and the Northern Kuru Region
जीवन्त्यत्र नरा ब्रह्मन् ! कृतत्रेतादिके क्रमात् ।
देवकूटस्य पूर्वस्य शैलेन्द्रस्य महात्मनः ॥
jīvanty atra narā brahman kṛta-tretādike kramāt / devakūṭasya pūrvasya śailendrasya mahātmanaḥ
Ang mga tao rito, O Brahmin, ay nabubuhay ayon sa kaayusang nagsisimula sa mga yuga na Kṛta at Tretā. Ang lupain na ito ay nasa silangan ng dakilang panginoon ng mga bundok na Devakūṭa.
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Human life is portrayed as conditioned by cosmic order; geography and time are intertwined in Purāṇic mapping, implying that environment and epoch shape dharma and human flourishing.
This belongs to cosmographical exposition used across Purāṇas as supportive material for 'Sarga/Pratisarga' world-structure narratives rather than direct genealogy.
‘East of Devakūṭa’ can be read symbolically: the ‘east’ (udaya) suggests emergence/illumination—placing an idealized varṣa in the direction of spiritual dawn.