How Many Continents Are There

[amritkhalsa]

ਪਉੜੀ ॥

Pauree:

ਸਪਤ ਦੀਪ ਸਪਤ ਸਾਗਰਾ ਨਵ ਖੰਡ ਚਾਰਿ ਵੇਦ ਦਸ ਅਸਟ ਪੁਰਾਣਾ ॥

The seven islands, seven seas, nine continents, four Vedas and eighteen Puraanas -

ਹਰਿ ਸਭਨਾ ਵਿਚਿ ਤੂੰ ਵਰਤਦਾ ਹਰਿ ਸਭਨਾ ਭਾਣਾ ॥

O Lord, You pervade and permeate all. Lord, everyone loves You.

ਸਭਿ ਤੁਝੈ ਧਿਆਵਹਿ ਜੀਅ ਜੰਤ ਹਰਿ ਸਾਰਗ ਪਾਣਾ ॥

All beings and creatures meditate on You, Lord. You hold the earth in Your Hands.

ਜੋ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹਰਿ ਆਰਾਧਦੇ ਤਿਨ ਹਉ ਕੁਰਬਾਣਾ ॥

I am a sacrifice to those Gurmukhs who worship and adore the Lord.

ਤੂੰ ਆਪੇ ਆਪਿ ਵਰਤਦਾ ਕਰਿ ਚੋਜ ਵਿਡਾਣਾ ॥੪॥

You Yourself are All-pervading; You stage this wondrous drama! ||4

In this shabad it says there are nine continets, I was always taught there are either 6 or 7 continents. Is this translation wrong. And can anyone tell back in 1500's what was perception of how many Continets and Seas that they thought there were back then by the religous teachers, scholars or scentists.

Edited August 23, 2010 by amritkhalsa

[Kam1825]

This talks about the nine parts that the hindu subcontinant was split into.

[SURYADEV]

I thought kand meant some kind of astronimical place, similar to pataal.

[Kam1825]

The Khand you are talking about an esoterical spiritual state also khand represents a plane of land. It in the Jap Ji Sahib Teeksa by Sampardais. There are 6 different meanings for khand according to viakaran

Edited August 24, 2010 by Kam1825