Shloka 7
यो धृतो हरिणा पूर्वं मथितो देवदानवैः । षड्लक्षयोजनः सिंधुर्यस्यासौ गह्वरो भवेत् ॥ ७ ॥
yo dhṛto hariṇā pūrvaṃ mathito devadānavaiḥ | ṣaḍlakṣayojanaḥ siṃdhuryasyāsau gahvaro bhavet || 7 ||
যিনি পূর্বে হরির দ্বারা ধারণিত ছিলেন এবং দেব-দানবদের দ্বারা মন্থিত হয়েছিলেন—তাঁর সমুদ্র ছয় লক্ষ যোজন বিস্তৃত; আর সেই মহাগহ্বরই তাঁর অতল গহীনতা হয়ে ওঠে।
Suta (narrating the Purana; within the broader Narada–Sanatkumara teaching lineage)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"adbhuta (wonder)","secondary_rasa":"shanta (peace)","emotional_journey":"Cosmic amazement at Hari’s support and the churning-event, culminating in awe at the ocean’s vast abyss-like cavity."}
FAQs
The verse frames sacred geography as part of a Vishnu-centered cosmos: the immense ocean and its depths are described in relation to Hari’s sustaining power and the primordial churning, reminding the listener that tirtha-mahātmyas rest on a theistic cosmology where Vishnu upholds and orders the world.
Bhakti is implied through attribution: cosmic stability and even the famed churning episode are ultimately anchored in Hari. In the tirtha context, such remembrance (smaraṇa) of Vishnu while hearing about sacred places is itself a devotional act that purifies the mind.
The practical element is purāṇic māna (traditional measures) used in cosmography—e.g., yojana-based dimensions—supporting how sacred geography and pilgrimage literature present structured descriptions of the world for recitation, teaching, and ritual orientation.