लोकसंस्थानम्, ग्रहदूरी-प्रमाणम्, ब्रह्माण्डावरणानि, विष्णोः जगत्कारणत्वम्
यावत्प्रमाणा पृथिवी विस्तारपरिमण्डलात् नभस् तावत्प्रमाणं वै व्यासमण्डलतो द्विज
yāvatpramāṇā pṛthivī vistāraparimaṇḍalāt nabhas tāvatpramāṇaṃ vai vyāsamaṇḍalato dvija
हे द्विज, पृथ्वीचा विस्तार व परिमंडल जितका, तितकेच आकाशाचे प्रमाण आहे; व्यास व गोलपरिघानेही ते समच आहे।
Sage Parāśara (speaking to Maitreya)
It presents the cosmos as a proportioned, law-governed order—earth and the celestial expanse are described with corresponding measures, underscoring a structured universe rather than a random one.
Parāśara uses geometric language—extent/circumference and diameter/spherical measure—to convey that heaven mirrors the Earth’s scale, framing cosmology in precise, describable terms.
Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Vishnu Purana’s cosmography functions as a statement of divine sovereignty: the universe is measurable and ordered because it abides in the supreme governance of Vishnu.