Shloka 9
Adhyaya 54 — Cosmography of Jambudvipa: Continents, Oceans, Varshas, and Mount Meru
हिमवान् हेमकूटश्च ऋषभो मेरुरेव च ।
नीलः श्वेतस्तथा शृङ्गी सप्तास्मिन् वर्षपर्वताः ॥
himavān hemakūṭaś ca ṛṣabho merur eva ca | nīlaḥ śvetas tathā śṛṅgī saptāsmin varṣa-parvatāḥ ||
ہِمَوان، ہیمکُوٹ، رِشب اور نیز مِیرو؛ نیل، شویت اور شِرنگی—یہ اس (جمبو دیپ) کے سات وَرش-پہاڑ ہیں۔
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FAQs
Mountains serve as cosmic boundaries and supports—mirroring the need for boundaries and disciplines (niyama) that stabilize human life and society.
Again 'Sthāna'—the structural description of the world and its divisions.
Meru as the central axis can symbolize the inner spine/axis of awareness; the surrounding ranges suggest layered stabilizers around the center of consciousness.