Shloka 35

Devanagari script

इत्य् एष संनिवेशो यः पृथिव्या ज्योतिषां तथा द्वीपानाम् उदधीनां च पर्वतानां च कीर्तितः

Transliteration

ity eṣa saṃniveśo yaḥ pṛthivyā jyotiṣāṃ tathā dvīpānām udadhīnāṃ ca parvatānāṃ ca kīrtitaḥ

Translation

Thus has been described the ordered disposition of the earth—and likewise of the heavenly luminaries—together with the continents, the encircling oceans, and the ranges of mountains.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha/Discourse
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्तिसमाप्त्यर्थक अव्यय (quotative/thus)

• एषः: this
• एषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• संनिवेशः: arrangement / disposition
• संनिवेशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संनिवेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• यः: which
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• पृथिव्याः: of the earth
• पृथिव्याः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• ज्योतिषाम्: of the luminaries (heavenly bodies)
• ज्योतिषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्योतिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha/Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/तुल्यतार्थक अव्यय (likewise/also)

• द्वीपानाम्: of the continents/islands
• द्वीपानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• उदधीनाम्: of the oceans
• उदधीनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Connector (Conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• पर्वतानाम्: of the mountains
• पर्वतानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Connector (Conjunctive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• कीर्तितः: has been described
• कीर्तितः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कीर्त् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्मणि (passive sense)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (speaking to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Summary of the saṃniveśa (ordered arrangement) of earth, luminaries, continents, oceans, and mountains

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: authoritative

Cosmological Context

Cosmic Hierarchy: Dvipas (continents)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The world is intelligibly structured—earth, heavens, continents, oceans, and mountains form an ordered disposition (saṃniveśa) worthy of contemplation.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Study sacred cosmography as a contemplative map: let vastness cultivate humility and steadiness in one’s dharma.

Vishishtadvaita: The ordered cosmos is a real, meaningful expression within the Lord’s body—supporting a positive valuation of the world as God-related (not illusory negation).

Characters & Entities

• Parāśara
• Maitreya
• Pṛthivī (Earth)
• Jyotiṣ (celestial luminaries)
• Dvīpas (continents)
• Udadhis (oceans)
• Parvatas (mountains)

FAQs

What is the significance of the term saṃniveśa (arrangement) in the Vishnu Purana?

Here it signals a coherent, ordered cosmographical layout—earth, luminaries, continents, oceans, and mountains—presented as an intelligible system rather than scattered details.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the world’s structure to Maitreya in this passage?

He closes a section by stating that the placement and interrelation of the earth and celestial bodies—along with dvīpas, oceans, and mountains—has now been fully described in sequence.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this cosmological context?

Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Purāṇic cosmology is framed as a manifestation of divine order—implying a supreme governing reality that sustains and organizes the universe.