Varaha Purana 75.55: Adhyaya 75, Shloka 55
Description of Jambūdvīpa: its regions, mountains, measurements, and cosmic structure
विस्तारस्त्रिगुणश्चास्य परिणाहः समन्ततः । मण्डलेन प्रमाणेन व्यस्यमानं तदिष्यते ॥ ७५.५५ ॥
vistārastriguṇaścāsya pariṇāhaḥ samantataḥ | maṇḍalena pramāṇena vyasyamānaṃ tadiṣyate || 75.55 ||
اس کی چوڑائی تین گنا کہی گئی ہے اور اس کا محیط ہر طرف ہے؛ جب اسے دائرے کے معیار کے مطابق بچھا کر ناپا جائے تو وہی پیمانہ معتبر مانا جاتا ہے۔
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework)
Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":false}
Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false,"speaker_role":"instructor","bhu_devi_state":"analytical (implied)"}
Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}
Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}
Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}
Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":true,"symbolic_interpretation":"Circular standard (maṇḍala-pramāṇa) frames the cosmos as a consecrated circle—wholeness, completeness, and ritual enclosure; ‘threefold breadth’ hints at triadic structuring (e.g., three worlds) within a single circumference.","yajna_varaha_imagery":"Maṇḍala as altar-field; circumference as ritual boundary (paridhi); measuring by circle echoes yajña-space demarcation and cosmic enclosure.","vedantic_connection":"The circle as pūrṇatā (wholeness) supports non-dual contemplation: multiplicity measured within an unbroken totality."}
Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"pramāṇa and order","core_concept":"Right knowledge of the world depends on accepted standards of measure and coherent proportion.","practical_application":"Apply ‘mandala thinking’—define boundaries, keep proportions—in ritual layouts, pilgrimage circuits, and disciplined life-structure."}
Subject Matter: ["Cosmology","Geometry/Measurement","Geography"]
Primary Rasa: śānta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: cosmic geometry / measurement doctrine
Related Themes: 75.75.54 (shape parameters)
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A sacred geometric depiction: a circle/mandala used to measure a cosmographic form, with annotations for threefold breadth and full circumference.","item_prompts":["perfect circle mandala","compass/measurement motif","circumference line emphasized","threefold breadth indicated by bands","Sanskrit term ‘maṇḍala’ inscribed"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Mandala with thick outer ring and ornamental lotus border; measurement bands in earthy tones; minimalistic sacred-diagram aesthetic.","tanjore_prompt":"Gold-leaf outer circumference; embossed concentric rings; rich red/green fields; decorative inscriptions.","mysore_prompt":"Elegant concentric circles with fine linework; subtle pastel fills; precise symmetry.","pahari_prompt":"Bright concentric mandala with thin ink outlines; small attendant motifs (lotus, conch) in corners; airy negative space."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"calm, authoritative, schematic","suggested_raga":"Dhanyāsi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"even, instructional, with clear stress on technical terms"}
FAQs
It preserves technical vocabulary for spatial description (e.g., pariṇāha, pramāṇa, maṇḍala), reflecting how Purāṇic literature sometimes conveys schematic or quasi-mathematical modes of describing extent and form.
No specific toponym is named in this verse; it describes a general measurement principle using circular (maṇḍala) standardization rather than a particular site.
The verse is primarily descriptive rather than prescriptive; its philosophical instruction is methodological—emphasizing standardized measurement (pramāṇa) and consistent criteria for describing spatial extent.
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