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
これがプシュカラ・ドヴィーパ（Puṣkaradvīpa）の広さであり、これを取り巻く海もまた同じ広がりである――四方に満ち、あたかも「ラクシャ（lakṣa）」の量をもって巨大なマンダカの釜（maṇḍaka-cauldron）に注ぎ満たしたかのように。
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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.