Shloka 94

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

Devanagari script

लोकालोकस् ततः शैलो योजनायुतविस्तृतः उच्छ्रायेणापि तावन्ति सहस्राण्य् अचलो हि सः

Transliteration

lokālokas tataḥ śailo yojanāyutavistṛtaḥ ucchrāyeṇāpi tāvanti sahasrāṇy acalo hi saḥ

Translation

Más allá se halla la montaña llamada Lokāloka, extendida por diez mil yojanas; y en altura también se eleva por tantos miles. En verdad, permanece inmóvil.

Word by Word

• लोकालोकः: (the) Lokāloka (mountain/region)
• लोकालोकः: Karta/Subject (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक + अलोक (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘लोक’ + ‘अलोक’ (लोकालोक-नाम पर्वतः/प्रदेशः)

• ततः: then/from there
• ततः: Apadana/Sequence (Source/क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/क्रमवाचक (from there/then)

• शैलः: mountain
• शैलः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• योजनायुतविस्तृतः: spread over ten-thousand yojanas
• योजनायुतविस्तृतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योजन + अयुत + विस्तृत (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘योजन-अयुत-विस्तृत’ = योजनानाम् अयुतं (दशसहस्रम्) विस्तारेण युक्तः

• उच्छ्रायेण: in height/by elevation
• उच्छ्रायेण: Karana (Instrument/measure/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उच्छ्राय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/तृतीया), एकवचन

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (also/even)

• तावन्ति: as many/as much
• तावन्ति: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तावत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; परिमाणवाचक (so many/as much)

• सहस्राणि: thousands
• सहस्राणि: Pramana (Measure/परिमाण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• अचलः: immovable/firm
• अचलः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अचल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘अचल’ = स्थिर/अचलित

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha/Reason (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (reason/assurance)

• सः: he/that (mountain)
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Characters & Entities

• Parāśara
• Maitreya
• Lokāloka (mountain)

FAQs

What is the significance of Lokāloka in the Vishnu Purana?

Lokāloka is portrayed as a vast, immovable mountain marking a cosmic boundary—an architectural feature of the universe that separates ordered, illumined regions from the outer darkness.

How does Sage Parāśara explain cosmic measurements and scale here?

He uses yojana-based dimensions, stating Lokāloka extends ten thousand yojanas in breadth and rises to an equal height, emphasizing the immense, structured scale of creation.

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

Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the described fixed order and stability of the cosmos reflect Vaishnava theology: the universe’s boundaries and laws ultimately rest upon the sovereignty of the Supreme Reality, Vishnu.