Srimad Bhagavatam — Panchama Skandha, Shloka 14
The Orbit of the Sun, the Measure of Day and Night, and the Sun-God’s Chariot
तस्मिन्नक्षे कृतमूलो द्वितीयोऽक्षस्तुर्यमानेन सम्मितस्तैलयन्त्राक्षवद् ध्रुवे कृतोपरिभाग: ॥ १४ ॥
tasminn akṣe kṛtamūlo dvitīyo ’kṣas turyamānena sammitas taila-yantrākṣavad dhruve kṛtopari-bhāgaḥ.
اسی پہلے محور کے ساتھ جڑا ہوا دوسرا محور اس کی لمبائی کا چوتھائی ہے۔ تیل نکالنے والے یَنتَر کے محور کی طرح اس دوسرے محور کا اوپری سرا ہوا کی رسی سے دھروولोक کے ساتھ بندھا ہوا ہے۔
FAQs
This verse describes Dhruva as the upper fixed point of a cosmic axle—an anchoring reference in the Bhagavatam’s description of planetary orbits.
The comparison helps visualize a rotating system around a stable pivot, illustrating how the cosmic arrangement is described as turning around a fixed axis.
It encourages seeing the universe as orderly and governed, strengthening faith that creation operates under higher intelligence and divine arrangement.