Shloka 93

सप्तद्वीप-समुद्र-प्रमाणम्: प्लक्षादि-द्वीपवर्णनं, लोकालोक-सीमा, चन्द्र-समुद्र-वृद्धिक्षयः

Devanagari script

स्वादूदकस्य पुरतो दृश्यते ऽलोकसंस्थितिः द्विगुणा काञ्चनी भूमिः सर्वजन्तुविवर्जिता

Transliteration

svādūdakasya purato dṛśyate 'lokasaṃsthitiḥ dviguṇā kāñcanī bhūmiḥ sarvajantuvivarjitā

Translation

Beyond the ocean of sweet water there is seen another arrangement of worlds: a golden expanse of earth, twice in measure, wholly devoid of living beings.

Word by Word

• स्वादूदकस्य: of the sweet water
• स्वादूदकस्य: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वादु + उदक (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; ‘स्वादु-उदक’ = मधुरं जलम्

• पुरतः: in front of/before
• पुरतः: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (prepositional adverb: in front of)

• दृश्यते: is seen/appears
• दृश्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

• अलोकसंस्थितिः: the region called Aloka/‘non-world’ region
• अलोकसंस्थितिः: Karta/Subject (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अलोक + संस्थिति (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘अलोक’ (अ-लोकः/लोकाभावः) + ‘संस्थितिः’ (state/region)

• द्विगुणा: double
• द्विगुणा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि + गुण (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘द्विगुण’ = double

• काञ्चनी: golden
• काञ्चनी: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काञ्चन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘काञ्चनी’ = सुवर्णमयी/स्वर्णवर्णा

• भूमिः: land/ground
• भूमिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सर्वजन्तुविवर्जिता: devoid of all creatures
• सर्वजन्तुविवर्जिता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + जन्तु + विवर्जित (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘सर्व-जन्तु-विवर्जित’ = सर्वैः जन्तुभिः रहिता

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: What lies beyond the ocean of sweet water; the boundary-regions of the world arrangement.

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: authoritative

Cosmological Context

Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The cosmos includes structured boundaries—regions without life—signifying a graded, purposeful order upheld by the Supreme.

Vedantic Theme: Brahman

Application: Reflect on limits and boundaries as part of dharma: not all spaces are for enjoyment; some are for contemplation of the transcendent.

Vishishtadvaita: The ordered universe, including its boundary-zones, exists as a real mode dependent on Nārāyaṇa who sustains and regulates it.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana

Jagat Karana: Yes

FAQs

What is the significance of the golden, uninhabited land beyond the sweet-water ocean in the Vishnu Purana?

It marks a cosmographic boundary—an ordered, measured region in the universe that is described as uninhabited, emphasizing the structured vastness of creation rather than human-centered geography.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the arrangement of worlds (lokasaṃsthiti) here?

He presents the cosmos as layered and proportioned—moving beyond one ocean to another region—using measures like “twice in extent” to convey an intentional, systematic layout.

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

Even when Viṣṇu is not named in the verse, the Vishnu Purana frames such cosmic order as sustained by the Supreme Reality—Viṣṇu—whose sovereignty underlies the harmony and boundaries of the worlds.