Shloka 57
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सप्तार्णवाः सप्त कुलाचलाश्च द्वीपाश्च सप्तोपवनानि सप्त / भूरादिकानि भुवनानि सप्त कुर्वन्तु स दृ
saptārṇavāḥ sapta kulācalāśca dvīpāśca saptopavanāni sapta / bhūrādikāni bhuvanāni sapta kurvantu sa dṛ
सात समुद्र, सात कुलाचल, सात द्वीप और सात पवित्र उपवन—तथा भूः आदि सात लोक—सब अपने-अपने क्रम में सम्यक् रूप से स्थित रहें; यही विश्व-व्यवस्था समझी जाए।
Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Concept: Cosmic order (ṛta/niyati) is structured and knowable; contemplation of the universe steadies the mind.
Vedantic Theme: Jagat as ordered manifestation; knowledge of cosmic hierarchy aids vairāgya and devotion by placing the self within a larger dharmic cosmos.
Application: Use contemplative recitation of cosmic categories (worlds, oceans, continents) as a grounding practice; cultivate humility and perspective.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: cosmological map
Related Themes: Garuda Purana cosmological enumerations in related adhyayas (sapta-loka, sapta-dvipa descriptions)
FAQs
This verse summarizes the Purāṇic map of existence—seven oceans, continents, mountains, groves, and worlds—used to frame how beings experience realms according to karma.
By outlining the layered structure of worlds (bhuvanas), it provides the cosmological backdrop within which post-death destinations and karmic pathways are described.
Contemplate life as lived within ordered moral-cosmic law (dharma and karma): actions shape one’s experiential “world,” so cultivate ethical conduct, self-restraint, and devotional remembrance.