Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 54, Shloka 8
Adhyaya 54 — Cosmography of Jambudvipa: Continents, Oceans, Varshas, and Mount Meru
जम्बुद्वीपस्य संस्थानं प्रवक्ष्येऽहं निबोध मे ।
लक्षमेकं योजनानां वृत्तौ विस्तारदैर्घ्यतः ॥
jambudvīpasya saṃsthānaṃ pravakṣye 'haṃ nibodha me | lakṣam ekaṃ yojanānāṃ vṛttau vistāra-dairghyataḥ ||
Ta sẽ mô tả hình thế của Jambu-dvīpa; hãy lắng nghe ta. Chu vi của nó là một lakh yojana, và bề ngang cùng bề dọc cũng như vậy.
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FAQs
By framing geography as teachable knowledge, the Purāṇa models śravaṇa (attentive listening) and transmission of tradition as a dharmic act.
This is 'Sthāna'—the Purāṇic mapping of the world with standard measures and divisions.
Measurements in Purāṇic cosmology often function as contemplative supports—vast scales shift attention from the personal to the cosmic, aiding disidentification from the limited self.