Vamana Purana — Sukesha's Boon & Twelve Dharmas, Shloka 42
Sukesha’s Boon, the Twelve Dharmas of Beings, and the Cosmography of the Seven Dvipas with the Twenty-One Hells
पुष्करद्वीपमानो ऽयं तावदेव तथोदधिः लक्षमण्डकटाहेन समन्तादिभिपूरितम्
puṣkaradvīpamāno 'yaṃ tāvadeva tathodadhiḥ lakṣamaṇḍakaṭāhena samantādibhipūritam
यह पुष्करद्वीप का परिमाण है; और इसके चारों ओर का समुद्र भी उतने ही विस्तार का है—मानो लक्ष-परिमाण के मण्डक-कटाह (विशाल कड़ाह) से चारों ओर भर दिया गया हो।
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FAQs
The ‘equal measure’ motif underscores balance and symmetry in the cosmos—an implicit teaching that order and proportion are foundational to stability, mirroring the dhārmic ideal of measured conduct.
Sarga/cosmography: the text is mapping the created world’s proportions rather than narrating avatāra deeds or dynastic events.
The cauldron/vessel metaphor conveys containment: the ocean is not chaotic infinity but ‘held’ within cosmic design. This supports a Purāṇic vision where even vast waters are structured, bounded, and purposeful.