Siddhanta Kaustubha: Chapter on Geography

In the compass-circles original: "kāmpoṣṭayajde", likely a Sanskritization of "compass" or a specific technical term for drawing circles on a globe., ॥ 16 ॥ one should place the middle point for the support of the daughter original: "sutadhāyai", potentially referring to a specific axis or the "Kumari" (Virgin/Daughter) region.. The three divisions should be positioned to the left there. They...

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...the Eastern regions should be aligned with the asterisms original: "bhānti", referring to the Nakshatras. starting with Krittika original: "kṛttikādīni", the Pleiades, used as a starting point for celestial and terrestrial longitudinal alignment.. ॥ 17 ॥

In the center is the Kumari section original: "kumārī śakalaṃ", referring to the southern portion of the Indian subcontinent, Kumari-dvipa.; likewise, in the South-East direction original: "agne diśi", the direction of the fire-god Agni. is Tamraparna original: "tāmraparṇām", modern-day Sri Lanka or the Tamraparni river region.. In the South-West, the region of Gabhastiman, and in the West original: "pratīcyām", the direction of the god Varuna, the fragrant land of Sugandha. ॥ 18 ॥

In the North-West original: "vāyavya", direction of the wind-god Vayu and the Northern original: "saumya" petal-sections, as well as the North-East original: "aiśe", direction of Ishana/Shiva, one should mark the location of Meru. In the South-East and South-West petals, and in the East and South-East, is the arrangement of the land called Kumarika. ॥ 19 ॥

The seven Clan-Mountains Kulachala: "Family/Clan Mountains," the seven primary mountain ranges that define the geography of the known world. are: ॥ 7 ॥
1. Mahendra
2. Shukti Shuktiman
3. Sahya The Western Ghats
4. Riksha
5. Vindhya
6. Malaya The southern portion of the Western Ghats
7. Pariyatra

These are the established mountains in the Kanyaka Kanya-kumari/India regions and others. ॥ 20 ॥

Moving swiftly to according to the scripture:
The distance is one hundred and twenty-five degrees original: "śarārkaiḥ", Shara=5, Arka=12, totaling 125. ॥ 125 ॥
From Kumari, the distance is eighty Yojanas Yojana: A traditional Indian measure of distance, roughly 8–15 kilometers.. ॥ 80 ॥
From there to Kartikeya A sacred site or city associated with the deity Skanda. is thirty-five units. ॥ 35 ॥
To Mallari-dhaji, eighty-two units. ॥ 82 ॥
To the Parnali river/region, one unit. ॥ 1 ॥

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From there, the distance to Kurukshetra The sacred plain in North India, a key reference point for prime meridians in Indian astronomy. is one hundred and ten units. ॥ 110 ॥
Eight hundred and twenty-five units original: "catatvāṣṭabhiḥ", transcribed as 825 from there would be Sumeru Mount Meru, the cosmic axis at the North Pole.. ॥ 825 ॥

॥ 243 ॥ This concludes the 16th Chapter.