Shloka 4
Adhyaya 54 — Cosmography of Jambudvipa: Continents, Oceans, Varshas, and Mount Meru
Sanskrit
मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।
शतार्धकोटिविस्तारा पृथिवी कृत्स्रशो द्विज ।
तस्या हि स्थानमखिलं कथयामि शृणुष्व तत् ॥
Transliteration
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
śatārdha-koṭi-vistārā pṛthivī kṛtsraśo dvija |
tasyā hi sthānam akhilaṃ kathayāmi śṛṇuṣva tat ||
Translation
马尔坎德耶说道：“二生者啊，大地的全幅广度量为‘一百五十俱胝（koṭi）’。我将把它的整体安置与结构完整叙述——请听。”
Speakers
Mārkaṇḍeya → Krauṣṭuki
Key Themes
CosmographySacred geographyPurāṇic measurements