Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 56, Shloka 21
Adhyaya 56 — The Descent and Fourfold Course of the Ganga; Jambudvipa’s Varshas and Their Conditions
नवस्वपि च वर्षेषु सप्त सप्त कुलाचलाः ।
एकैकस्मिंस्तथा देशे नद्यश्चाद्रिविनिःसृताः ॥
navasv api ca varṣeṣu sapta sapta kulācalāḥ | ekaikasmiṃs tathā deśe nadyaś cādriviniḥsṛtāḥ ||
Và trong mỗi một trong chín varṣa đều có bảy và bảy ngọn núi chính; cũng vậy, trong mỗi xứ đều có các con sông phát nguyên từ núi.
{ "primaryRasa": "adbhuta", "secondaryRasa": "shanta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }
FAQs
The cosmos is presented as patterned and intelligible: mountains and rivers are not random but structured, encouraging the listener to see order (ṛta-like regularity) in creation.
This is bhū-varṇana (world-description), providing enumerative cosmographic data typical of Purāṇas.
Mountains as stable ‘supports’ and rivers as dynamic ‘flows’ can symbolize steadiness and movement—two complementary principles required for sustaining both the outer world and inner discipline.