Shloka 94
सप्तद्वीप-समुद्र-प्रमाणम्: प्लक्षादि-द्वीपवर्णनं, लोकालोक-सीमा, चन्द्र-समुद्र-वृद्धिक्षयः
लोकालोकस् ततः शैलो योजनायुतविस्तृतः उच्छ्रायेणापि तावन्ति सहस्राण्य् अचलो हि सः
lokālokas tataḥ śailo yojanāyutavistṛtaḥ ucchrāyeṇāpi tāvanti sahasrāṇy acalo hi saḥ
তার পরেই লোকালোক নামে পর্বত, যা দশ হাজার যোজন বিস্তৃত; উচ্চতাতেও তত সহস্র পর্যন্ত উত্থিত—সে অচল।
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
FAQs
Lokāloka is portrayed as a vast, immovable mountain marking a cosmic boundary—an architectural feature of the universe that separates ordered, illumined regions from the outer darkness.
He uses yojana-based dimensions, stating Lokāloka extends ten thousand yojanas in breadth and rises to an equal height, emphasizing the immense, structured scale of creation.
Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the described fixed order and stability of the cosmos reflect Vaishnava theology: the universe’s boundaries and laws ultimately rest upon the sovereignty of the Supreme Reality, Vishnu.