Jambudvipa is a named geographical landmark in the poem’s cosmographic imagery. Its brief appearance helps orient a description of the sun’s movement, rather than providing a detailed account of the land itself.

Geographical Reference

The poem places the sun’s course in relation to Jambudvipa: it describes the sun as having traveled part of its path while north of the land. The reference gives the passage a directional frame, but does not specify Jambudvipa’s boundaries, inhabitants, or political character.

Place in the Cosmographic Imagery

The mention occurs beside an image of a step touching the highest peak of Mount Meru. Together, these references place Jambudvipa within a scale of description that joins named geography to extraordinary, cosmic movement. The poem uses the land as an orientation point; the surviving passage does not elaborate further on its nature.