Shloka 32
Adhyaya 54 — Cosmography of Jambudvipa: Continents, Oceans, Varshas, and Mount Meru
तेषु नक्षत्रविन्यासाद्विषयाः समवस्थिताः ।
चतुष्वपि द्विजश्रेष्ठ ग्रहाभिभवपाठकाः ॥
teṣu nakṣatra-vinyāsād viṣayāḥ samavasthitāḥ | catuṣv api dvijaśreṣṭha grahābhibhava-pāṭhakāḥ ||
ان علاقوں میں نَکشَتروں کی ترتیب کے مطابق قلمروئیں باقاعدہ قائم ہیں؛ اور ان چاروں میں، اے دْوِج شریشٹھ، ایسے قاری و عالم موجود ہیں جو سیّاروں کے نہایت غالب اثرات کی تشریح کرتے ہیں۔
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FAQs
The verse normalizes interpretive traditions (pāṭhakāḥ) that read cosmic patterns. Ethically, it suggests responsibility in knowledge: astral lore is framed as a disciplined ‘reading,’ not superstition.
Sthāna: celestial ordering tied to terrestrial regions; an extension of cosmographic description.
Nakṣatra and graha ‘placements’ can symbolize patterned tendencies within the psyche; the ‘readers’ represent discriminative awareness that interprets and moderates overpowering impulses.