Shloka 10
Adhyaya 59 — Cosmic Geography and Yuga-Order: Bhadrashva, Ketumala, and the Northern Kuru Region
तितिक्षादिभिरष्टाभैः प्रकृत्या ते गुणैर्युताः ।
तत्राप्यश्वशिरा देवश्चतुर्बाहुर्जनार्दनः ॥
titikṣādibhir aṣṭābhaiḥ prakṛtyā te guṇair yutāḥ / tatrāpy aśvaśirā devaś caturbāhur janārdanaḥ
Theo bản tính, họ được đầy đủ tám phẩm chất, bắt đầu từ đức nhẫn nhục. Và ngay tại đó (trong vùng ấy) có thần Aśvaśiras—Janārdana với bốn tay.
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FAQs
Virtue is presented as innate to the inhabitants of an auspicious realm, and divine presence (Janārdana) anchors that moral ecology—suggesting dharma is sustained by both disposition and devotion.
This is part of cosmographical description (world-order) with a theistic note; it supports the Purāṇa’s broader 'Sarga/Pratisarga' worldview rather than dynastic history.
Aśvaśiras (horse-headed) evokes swift, prāṇic power and Vedic resonance (horse symbolism). The four arms indicate omnipotent governance of the four directions/quarters and the preservation function of Viṣṇu.