सप्तद्वीप-समुद्र-प्रमाणम्: प्लक्षादि-द्वीपवर्णनं, लोकालोक-सीमा, चन्द्र-समुद्र-वृद्धिक्षयः
स्थालीस्थम् अग्निसंयोगाद् उद्रेकि सलिलं यथा तथेन्दुवृद्धौ सलिलम् अम्भोधौ मुनिसत्तम
sthālīstham agnisaṃyogād udreki salilaṃ yathā tathenduvṛddhau salilam ambhodhau munisattama
Oh excelso sabio, así como el agua contenida en un recipiente se hincha al entrar en contacto con el fuego, del mismo modo, cuando la Luna crece, las aguas del océano se elevan y aumentan.
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)
This verse links the Moon’s increase with the rising of oceanic waters, presenting lunar phases as part of an ordered cosmic system rather than random change.
He uses a simple analogy—water swelling in a heated vessel—to show that observable natural effects have intelligible causes within the cosmos’ regulated design.
Even when Vishnu is not named in the line, the teaching assumes a universe governed by a supreme ordering principle—classically understood in the Purana as Vishnu’s sustaining sovereignty over cosmic rhythms.