Shloka 78
सप्तद्वीप-समुद्र-प्रमाणम्: प्लक्षादि-द्वीपवर्णनं, लोकालोक-सीमा, चन्द्र-समुद्र-वृद्धिक्षयः
दश वर्षसहस्राणि तत्र जीवन्ति मानवाः निरामया विशोकाश् च रागद्वेषविवर्जिताः
daśa varṣasahasrāṇi tatra jīvanti mānavāḥ nirāmayā viśokāś ca rāgadveṣavivarjitāḥ
There, human beings live for ten thousand years—free from disease and untouched by sorrow—having cast aside attachment and aversion.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Qualities and lifespan of humans inhabiting the outer dvīpa-varṣas
Teaching: Cosmological
Quality: descriptive
Cosmic Hierarchy: Varshas
Concept: Freedom from rāga and dveṣa is presented as the hallmark of a purified life, correlated with health and serenity.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Cultivate non-reactivity through disciplined habits (sattvic diet, restraint, meditation, and devotion) to reduce attachment-aversion patterns.
Vishishtadvaita: Inner purity is compatible with embodied life, implying the self’s dependence on the Lord’s order (niyati) while living in the world.
Bhakti Type: Shanta
FAQs
It signals a region where dharma and sattva prevail so strongly that human life becomes long, healthy, and mentally serene, reflecting harmony between environment and conduct.
By presenting it as a defining trait of that land’s inhabitants: their longevity and lack of sorrow are paired with inner purification—absence of attachment and aversion—showing ethics and psychology as part of cosmic order.
Even when not named directly, the Purana frames such ordered, griefless life as a manifestation of Vishnu’s sustaining sovereignty—his dhāraṇa (upholding) power that stabilizes worlds through dharma.