Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 41
Sṛṣṭi-varṇana, Bhārata-khaṇḍa-mahātmya, and Jagad-bhūgola
Creation, Glory of Bhārata, and World Geography
भूतले मध्यगो मेरुः सर्वदेवसमाश्रयः । लोकालोकश्च भूम्यन्ते तन्मध्ये सत्प सागराः ॥ ४१ ॥
bhūtale madhyago meruḥ sarvadevasamāśrayaḥ | lokālokaśca bhūmyante tanmadhye satpa sāgarāḥ || 41 ||
पृथ्वीच्या मध्यभागी मेरू पर्वत आहे, जो सर्व देवांचा आश्रय आहे. भूमीच्या सीमेवर लोकालोक पर्वत आहे; आणि त्याच्या आत सात सागर आहेत.
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames the universe as a sacred, ordered cosmos: Meru is portrayed as the divine axis supporting the devas, while Lokāloka marks the boundary of the manifest world—encouraging a vision of reality governed by dharma and cosmic structure.
Though not directly prescribing bhakti practices, it supports bhakti by presenting the world as Vishnu-governed cosmic order where devas and realms have their place—strengthening reverence (śraddhā) toward the divine administration of creation.
This verse aligns most closely with Jyotiṣa-style cosmographic thinking (world-structure and cosmic boundaries), which underlies traditional calendrical and ritual orientation, even though no specific Vedāṅga rule is explicitly taught here.