Shloka 26
Adhyaya 59 — Cosmic Geography and Yuga-Order: Bhadrashva, Ketumala, and the Northern Kuru Region
वनेषु तेषु वर्षेषु शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ।
तत्रापि भगवान् विष्णुः प्राक्शिरा मत्स्यरूपवान् ॥
vaneṣu teṣu varṣeṣu śataśo 'tha sahasraśaḥ | tatrāpi bhagavān viṣṇuḥ prākśirā matsya-rūpavān ||
ആ പ്രദേശങ്ങളിലെ വനങ്ങളിൽ നൂറുകളായും ആയിരങ്ങളായും ഉള്ള സ്ഥലങ്ങളിൽ, അവിടെയും ഭഗവാൻ വിഷ്ണു—പ്രാക്ശിരാ—മത്സ്യരൂപം ധരിച്ചു സന്നിഹിതനായി നിലകൊള്ളുന്നു.
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FAQs
Divinity is not confined to temples or human lands; the Purāṇic world is saturated with sacred presence, implying reverence toward all realms of creation.
An avatāra/theophany embedded within cosmography; broadly supports sarga/pratisarga narrative texture rather than vamśa/manvantara chronology.
Matsya suggests salvation through guidance across the 'flood' of saṃsāra; placing this form in distant forests universalizes the saving function beyond a single historical episode.