Shloka 19
Uttarā-diśā Māhātmya — Suparṇa’s Praise of the Northern Quarter
Suparṇa–Gālava Saṃvāda
यहीं नागराज अनन्तका निवास तथा आदि-अन्तसे रहित भगवान् विष्णुका सर्वोत्कृष्ट स्थान है ।।
atrānanta-nāgarājasya nivāsaḥ tathā ādy-anta-rahitasya bhagavato viṣṇoḥ sarvotkṛṣṭaṃ sthānam | atrānalasakhasyāpi pavanasya niveśanam | maharṣeḥ kaśyapasyātra mārīcasya niveśanam ||
ທີ່ນີ້ແມ່ນທີ່ພຳນັກຂອງອະນັນຕະ ພະຍານາກຜູ້ເປັນຈອມນາກ; ແລະທີ່ນີ້ດ້ວຍແມ່ນສະຖານອັນສູງສຸດຂອງພຣະວິສນຸ ຜູ້ບໍ່ມີຕົ້ນບໍ່ມີປາຍ. ໃນທິດນີ້ເທົ່ານັ້ນຍັງມີທີ່ຢູ່ຂອງພຣະວາຍຸ ມິດຂອງພຣະອັກນິ; ແລະທີ່ນີ້ແມ່ນອາສຣົມຂອງມະຫາຣິຊີ ກັສຍະປະ ບຸດຂອງມາຣີຈິ.
युपर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse affirms an eternal divine order (Viṣṇu as beginningless and endless) and situates that order in a sacred landscape connected with revered beings (Ananta, Vāyu, Kaśyapa). It teaches that dharma is supported by remembrance of the divine and the authority of ancient ṛṣi-lineages.
Yuparṇa is describing a particular direction/region by identifying what sacred presences are located there—Ananta’s abode, Viṣṇu’s supreme station, Vāyu’s dwelling, and Kaśyapa’s hermitage—functioning like a guided map of holy sites and cosmic guardians.