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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.16.27

जठरदेवकूटौ मेरुं पूर्वेणाष्टादशयोजनसहस्रमुदगायतौ द्विसहस्रं पृथुतुङ्गौ भवत: एवमपरेण पवनपारियात्रौ दक्षिणेन कैलासकरवीरौ प्रागायतावेवमुत्तरतस्त्रिश‍ृङ्गमकरावष्टभिरेतै: परिसृतोऽग्निरिव परितश्चकास्ति काञ्चनगिरि: ॥ २७ ॥
jaṭhara-devakūṭau meruṁ pūrveṇāṣṭādaśa-yojana-sahasram udagāyatau dvi-sahasraṁ pṛthu-tuṅgau bhavataḥ; evam apareṇa pavana-pāriyātrau dakṣiṇena kailāsa-karavīrau prāg-āyatāv evam uttaratas triśṛṅga-makarāv aṣṭabhir etaiḥ parisṛto ’gnir iva paritaś cakāsti kāñcana-giriḥ.
[jathara-devakootau merum poorvenaashtaadasha-yojana-sahasram udagaayatau dvi-sahasram prithu-tungau bhavatah; evam aparena pavana-paariyaatrau dakshinena kailaasa-karaveerau praag-aayataav evam uttaratas trishringa-makaraav ashtabhir etaih parisrito ’gnir iva paritash chakaasti kaanchana-girih.]
Word-for-word
jaṭhara-devakūṭau — two mountains named Jaṭhara and Devakūṭa merum — Sumeru Mountain pūrveṇa — on the eastern side aṣṭādaśa-yojana-sahasram — eighteen thousand yojanas udagāyatau — stretching from north to south dvi-sahasram — two thousand yojanas pṛthu-tuṅgau — in width and height bhavataḥ — there are evam — similarly apareṇa — on the western side pavana-pāriyātrau — two mountains named Pavana and Pāriyātra dakṣiṇena — on the southern side kailāsa-karavīrau — two mountains named Kailāsa and Karavīra prāk-āyatau — expanding east and west evam — similarly uttarataḥ — on the northern side triśṛṅga-makarau — two mountains named Triśṛṅga and Makara aṣṭabhiḥ etaiḥ — by these eight mountains parisṛtaḥ — surrounded agniḥ iva — like fire paritaḥ — all over cakāsti — brilliantly shines kāñcana-giriḥ — the golden mountain named Sumeru, or Meru.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
jaṭhara-devakūṭau meruṁ pūrveṇāṣṭādaśa-yojana-sahasram udagāyatau dvi-sahasraṁ pṛthu-tuṅgau bhavataḥ; evam apareṇa pavana-pāriyātrau dakṣiṇena kailāsa-karavīrau prāg-āyatāv evam uttaratas triśṛṅga-makarāv aṣṭabhir etaiḥ parisṛto ’gnir iva paritaś cakāsti kāñcana-giriḥ.
jaṭhara-devakūṭau
two mountains named Jaṭhara and Devakūṭa
merum
Sumeru Mountain
pūrveṇa
on the eastern side
aṣṭādaśa-yojana-sahasram
eighteen thousand yojanas
udagāyatau
stretching from north to south
dvi-sahasram
two thousand yojanas
pṛthu-tuṅgau
in width and height
bhavataḥ
there are
evam
similarly
apareṇa
on the western side
pavana-pāriyātrau
two mountains named Pavana and Pāriyātra
dakṣiṇena
on the southern side
kailāsa-karavīrau
two mountains named Kailāsa and Karavīra
prāk-āyatau
expanding east and west
evam
similarly
uttarataḥ
on the northern side
triśṛṅga-makarau
two mountains named Triśṛṅga and Makara
aṣṭabhiḥ etaiḥ
by these eight mountains
parisṛtaḥ
surrounded
agniḥ iva
like fire
paritaḥ
all over
cakāsti
brilliantly shines
kāñcana-giriḥ
the golden mountain named Sumeru, or Meru.
On the eastern side of Sumeru Mountain are two mountains named Jaṭhara and Devakūṭa, which extend to the north and south for 18,000 yojanas [144,000 miles]. Similarly, on the western side of Sumeru are two mountains named Pavana and Pāriyātra, which also extend north and south for the same distance. On the southern side of Sumeru are two mountains named Kailāsa and Karavīra, which extend east and west for 18,000 yojanas, and on the northern side of Sumeru, extending for the same distance east and west, are two mountains named Triśṛṅga and Makara. The width and height of all these mountains is 2,000 yojanas [16,000 miles]. Sumeru, a mountain of solid gold shining as brilliantly as fire, is surrounded by these eight mountains.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
On the eastern side of Sumeru Mountain are two mountains named Jaṭhara and Devakūṭa, which extend to the north and south for 18,000 yojanas. Similarly, on the western side of Sumeru are two mountains named Pavana and Pāriyātra, which also extend north and south for the same distance. On the southern side of Sumeru are two mountains named Kailāsa and Karavīra, which extend east and west for 18,000 yojanas, and on the northern side of Sumeru, extending for the same distance east and west, are two mountains named Triśṛṅga and Makara. The width and height of all these mountains is 2,000 yojanas. Sumeru, a mountain of solid gold, surrounded by these eight mountains, shines like fire.
Personal Guidance
Even directions from Sumeru — east, west — have their named, large-scale supporting mountains. The architecture is symmetrical, intentional, vast. Don't assume randomness where careful design is at work.
Reflection Questions
  • Where have you read randomness into your life's geography that, with more attention, might reveal design?
  • What 'east' and 'west' supports has the Lord placed around you that you have not yet noticed?
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