Sant Pundalik was very much devoted to the service of his old parents. When Lord Krishna heard about him, he came to visit all the way from Dwaraka. Pundalik was busy. The Lord waited watching him in amusement standing on top of a brick. It is in memory of this that the idol of Vithoba has him standing on a brick.
In Mahabharata, there is a detailed description of the world map from the 12th sloka of the 6th chapter to the 37th sloka of the 13th chapter of Bhishma Parva. This includes a Polar Azimuthal equidistant projection of the earth.
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