प्रलय-त्रिविध-विभागः एवं प्राकृतप्रलय-वर्णनम्
केचिद् रासभवर्णाभा लाक्षारसनिभास् तथा केचिद् वैडूर्यसंकाशा इन्द्रनीलनिभाः क्वचित्
kecid rāsabhavarṇābhā lākṣārasanibhās tathā kecid vaiḍūryasaṃkāśā indranīlanibhāḥ kvacit
কিছুমান মেঘ গাধাৰ বৰ্ণৰ দৰে, কিছুমান লাক্ষাৰসৰ দৰে দীপ্ত। কিছুমান বৈডূৰ্য মণিৰ দৰে ঝলমল, আৰু কিছুমান ঠাইত ইন্দ্ৰনীলৰ দৰে নীলাভ।
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)
They emphasize the ordered diversity of the manifested world—variegated forms and qualities appearing across regions—within a coherent cosmic structure.
Through concrete visual comparisons (lac, cat’s-eye, sapphire), Parāśara narrates how different places exhibit distinct appearances, reinforcing the Purāṇic mapping of Earth’s features.
Even when the verse is descriptive, the broader teaching frames creation’s multiplicity as functioning within a divinely sustained order—ultimately upheld by Vishnu as the supreme ground of the cosmos.