Shloka 31
Adhyaya 54 — Cosmography of Jambudvipa: Continents, Oceans, Varshas, and Mount Meru
भद्राश्वेऽश्वशिरा विष्णुर्भारते कूर्मसंस्थितिः ।
वराहः केतुमाले च मत्स्यरूपस्तथोत्तरे ॥
bhadrāśve ’śvaśirā viṣṇur bhārate kūrma-saṁsthitiḥ | varāhaḥ ketumāle ca matsya-rūpas tathottare ||
بھدر اشو میں وِشنو اَشوَشِرا کے روپ میں ظاہر ہوتا ہے؛ بھارت میں وہ کُورم (کچھوا) روپ میں قائم ہے؛ کیتُمال میں وراہ روپ میں؛ اور شمالی خطّے میں متسیہ روپ دھارتا ہے۔
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FAQs
Divinity is presented as regionally accessible through appropriate forms. The ethical implication is inclusivity: the sacred adapts to sustain different worlds and beings.
Sthāna, with a theological overlay: the geography is inseparable from the divine presences that uphold it.
The forms (horse-headed, tortoise, boar, fish) can be read as archetypes of cognition and support: swift discernment, stable bearing, rescuing from depths, and navigating the primal waters of consciousness.