Shloka 68
सप्तद्वीप-समुद्र-प्रमाणम्: प्लक्षादि-द्वीपवर्णनं, लोकालोक-सीमा, चन्द्र-समुद्र-वृद्धिक्षयः
धर्महानिर् न तेष्व् अस्ति न संघर्षः परस्परम् मर्यादाव्युत्क्रमो वापि तेषु देशेषु सप्तसु
dharmahānir na teṣv asti na saṃgharṣaḥ parasparam maryādāvyutkramo vāpi teṣu deśeṣu saptasu
In those seven realms there is no decline of dharma, nor any conflict among one another. None transgresses proper bounds—within those seven regions, the limits of conduct are not overstepped.
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Moral condition of the seven regions—absence of dharma-decline, conflict, and boundary-transgression
Teaching: Ethical
Quality: authoritative
Cosmic Hierarchy: Varshas
Concept: Where cosmic order is properly aligned, dharma is naturally stable—conflict and transgression subside.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Cultivate restraint (maryādā), non-violence, and respect for social/ethical boundaries to reduce friction and sustain communal harmony.
Vishishtadvaita: Dharma is presented as a lived expression of the Lord’s sustaining order: society flourishes when aligned with His niyati (governing ordinance).
Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman
Bhakti Type: Shanta
FAQs
The verse presents these seven regions as idealized domains where dharma remains intact, implying that social harmony arises when conduct stays aligned with cosmic and moral order.
He characterizes stability by three negatives: no decline of dharma, no mutual conflict, and no transgression of established boundaries (maryādā), indicating a society regulated by rightful limits rather than coercion.
Even when not named in the verse, the Vishnu Purana frames such order as grounded in the sustaining principle of Vishnu—dharma and rightful boundaries reflect the cosmos upheld by the Supreme Preserver.