Vamana Purana — Rules of Purity (Shauca), Shloka 27
Rules of Purity (Śauca), Permissible Foods, and the Duties of the Householder and Forest-Dweller
सप्तार्णवाः सप्त कुलाचलाश्च सप्तर्षयो द्वीपवराश्च सप्त भूरादि कृत्वा भुवनानि सप्त ददन्तु सर्वे मम सुप्रभातम्
saptārṇavāḥ sapta kulācalāśca saptarṣayo dvīpavarāśca sapta bhūrādi kṛtvā bhuvanāni sapta dadantu sarve mama suprabhātam
May the seven oceans, the seven principal mountains, the seven sages, and the seven excellent continents—forming the seven worlds beginning with Bhū—may all of them grant me an auspicious morning.
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FAQs
Invoking the cosmos in ordered sets (‘sevens’) trains the mind toward harmony and proportion. Ethically, it suggests living in awareness of one’s place in a vast, interconnected order, encouraging humility and dhārmic conduct.
The cosmographic content (oceans, dvīpas, worlds) relates to sarga-type material, though here it is expressed as a benedictory litany rather than narrative creation history.
The repeated ‘seven’ is a Purāṇic device for totality and completeness. By gathering oceans, mountains, sages, continents, and worlds into a single blessing, the verse symbolically ‘enrolls’ the entire universe—physical and spiritual authorities alike—into the devotee’s morning auspiciousness.