Shloka 16
नैमित्तिक-प्राकृत-प्रलयवर्णनम्
Periodic and Elemental Dissolution; Reabsorption into Paramātman
सर्वम् आपूरयन्तीदं तिष्ठन्ति विचरन्ति च सलिलेनैवोर्मिमता लोकांस् तांस् तान् समन्ततः
sarvam āpūrayantīdaṃ tiṣṭhanti vicaranti ca salilenaivormimatā lokāṃs tāṃs tān samantataḥ
ಅವರು ಈ ಸಮಸ್ತ ವಿಸ್ತಾರವನ್ನು ತುಂಬಿ ನಿಂತೂ ಸಂಚರಿಸಿಯೂ ಇರುತ್ತಾರೆ—ಅಲೆಗಳಿರುವ ನೀರೇ ಅನೇಕ ಲೋಕಗಳನ್ನು ಎಲ್ಲೆಡೆ ಆವರಿಸುವಂತೆ।
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)
FAQs
It conveys how the worlds are surrounded, supported, and dynamically held together—like waves that arise and move within water while still being contained by it.
He describes the worlds as both stable and mobile within an all-encompassing medium, emphasizing pervasion and containment as principles of cosmic arrangement.
Even when not named explicitly, the Purana’s cosmology typically implies a Supreme sustaining principle; the idea of all-pervading support aligns with Vishnu’s role as the ground of the universe.