Vamana Purana — Rules of Purity (Shauca), Shloka 27
Rules of Purity (Śauca), Permissible Foods, and the Duties of the Householder and Forest-Dweller
सप्तार्णवाः सप्त कुलाचलाश्च सप्तर्षयो द्वीपवराश्च सप्त भूरादि कृत्वा भुवनानि सप्त ददन्तु सर्वे मम सुप्रभातम्
saptārṇavāḥ sapta kulācalāśca saptarṣayo dvīpavarāśca sapta bhūrādi kṛtvā bhuvanāni sapta dadantu sarve mama suprabhātam
七つの大海、七つの主山、七仙（サプタリシ）、七つの勝れた大陸—ブー（Bhū）に始まる七つの世界を成すこれらすべてが、我が朝を吉祥ならしめたまえ。
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FAQs
Invoking the cosmos in ordered sets (‘sevens’) trains the mind toward harmony and proportion. Ethically, it suggests living in awareness of one’s place in a vast, interconnected order, encouraging humility and dhārmic conduct.
The cosmographic content (oceans, dvīpas, worlds) relates to sarga-type material, though here it is expressed as a benedictory litany rather than narrative creation history.
The repeated ‘seven’ is a Purāṇic device for totality and completeness. By gathering oceans, mountains, sages, continents, and worlds into a single blessing, the verse symbolically ‘enrolls’ the entire universe—physical and spiritual authorities alike—into the devotee’s morning auspiciousness.