Shloka 17
Śākadvīpa–Pramāṇa–Varṇana
Measurements and Description of Śākadvīpa
यथाश्रुतं महाराज तदव्यग्रमना: शृणु । क्रौज्चद्वीपे महाराज क्रौज्चो नाम महागिरि:,महाराज! मैंने जैसा सुन रखा है, वैसा ही सुनाऊँगा। आप शान्तचित्त होकर सुनिये। क्रौंचद्वीपमें क्रौंच नामक विशाल पर्वत है
yathāśrutaṃ mahārāja tad avyagramanāḥ śṛṇu | krauñcadvīpe mahārāja krauñco nāma mahāgiriḥ ||
三阇耶说道：“大王啊，请以不散乱之心聆听；我将如实转述我所闻。于鸻岛（Krauñca-dvīpa）之中，王啊，有一座巍峨大山，名曰鸻（Krauñca）。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes faithful transmission of received knowledge (yathāśrutam) and the ethical discipline of attentive, undistracted listening (avyagramanāḥ śṛṇu) when hearing authoritative narration.
Sañjaya addresses Dhṛtarāṣṭra and begins a descriptive account of the world’s geography, introducing Krauñca-dvīpa and stating that it contains a great mountain called Krauñca.