The Earth, spherical in shape, is the third planet
from the Sun in the solar system and is the only one that has sustainable
living conditions. Because of the existence of water, the Earth appears blue
when viewed from outer space, earning it the nickname “blue planet.” We must be
extremely cautious about its preservation because life is not possible on any of
the planets other than Earth and it has one Moon. The composition of the Earth's surface is 70%
water and only 30% land. Water bodies such as oceans, rivers, lakes, glaciers
and seas make up 70% of the water content on Earth.
The sixteenth
Chapter, fifth Skanda of Bhagavata Puranam in Sanskrit describes in detail
about the earth. (https://gaudiya.redzambala.com/srimad-bhagavatam/srimad-bhagavatam-canto-5-chapter-16.html)
“भूमण्डले सूर्यः
तपति, तथैव शुक्लपक्षकृष्णपक्षयोः नक्षत्रगणैः सह असौ चन्द्रः दृश्यते,
भूगोलकविशेषं नाम-रूप-मान-लक्षणतो व्याख्यास्यामः,”
The radius of Bhū-maṇḍala
extends as far as the sun spreads its light and heat and as far as the moon and
all the stars can be seen. There
is no limit to the expansion of the Supreme Personality of Godhead’s material
energy. This material world is a transformation of the material qualities
[sattva-guṇa=Nobleness; rajo-guṇa=Violence; and tamo-guṇa=Ignorance], yet no
one could possibly explain it perfectly, even in a lifetime as long as that of
Brahmā. No one in the material world is perfect, and an imperfect person could
not describe this material universe accurately, even after continued
speculation. The principal regions, such as Bhūloka, with their names, forms,
measurements and various symptoms are described.
In Sanskrit, the earth is called Bhooma devi. According to Mahabharata, Bhoomi was the
daughter of Brahma who was married by MahaVishnu. The earth on which we live is the Mrtpinda i.e. a clay in the form of a ball of which the basic deity is Bhoomadevi.
Tenth skandha of Bhagavatapuranam says, Narakasura was
Bhoomidevi’s son by Mahavishnu. When
Hiranyaksha, in the form a pig, carried Bhoomadevi on his horn to Patalaloka
the nether world, Mahavishnu saved her by the divine incarnation of Varaha =
wild Boar.
The germinating period of geographical documentation begins
with Nadisukta in RigVeda, chapter X - 75.
Aitareya Brahmanam chapter VIII - 14 accounts regional
geography of Bharatam=India.
MahaBharatam chapter VI - 11. 12, Bhoomiparva gives
physiographical, climatological and meteorological details of the earth.
Sathapatha Brahmanam (1.2.5.2-7) traces the oldest Indian
term “Vedi” (Synonym of Map) to the Vedic period.
These points
clearly show that the land of our country Bharatham was measured and its
boundaries were fixed or mapped on sheets in ancient India with Cartographical
effects.
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