Shloka 45
सप्तद्वीप-समुद्र-प्रमाणम्: प्लक्षादि-द्वीपवर्णनं, लोकालोक-सीमा, चन्द्र-समुद्र-वृद्धिक्षयः
तत्प्रमाणेन स द्वीपो घृतोदेन समावृतः घृतोदश् च समुद्रो वै क्रौञ्चद्वीपेन संवृतः
tatpramāṇena sa dvīpo ghṛtodena samāvṛtaḥ ghṛtodaś ca samudro vai krauñcadvīpena saṃvṛtaḥ
Menurut ukuran yang sama, benua itu dikelilingi oleh samudera Ghṛtoda (lautan minyak sapi jernih). Dan samudera ghee itu pula dikelilingi oleh benua bernama Krauñca-dvīpa.
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Concentric dvīpa-ocean arrangement: Kuśa-dvīpa encircled by Ghṛtoda ocean, which is surrounded by Krauñca-dvīpa.
Teaching: Cosmological
Quality: authoritative
Cosmic Hierarchy: Dvipas
Concept: Bhū-maṇḍala is presented as a measured, concentric system where each dvīpa is proportionally bounded by a corresponding ocean, reflecting lawful cosmic design.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Use the image of concentric boundaries as a meditation on proportion—balance senses, duties, and devotion within clear limits.
Vishishtadvaita: A structured, purposive cosmos coheres with Viśiṣṭādvaita’s view of the world as a real, ordered manifestation dependent on Nārāyaṇa.
Vishnu Form: Narayana
FAQs
It is one of the concentric encircling oceans used to map the Purāṇic world-system, expressing a cosmos arranged in measured, repeating order.
He presents them as successive rings: a dvīpa is surrounded by a specific ocean, and that ocean is again enclosed by the next dvīpa, each described “according to that measure.”
Even in geographic description, the text implies a governed cosmos—an ordered universe ultimately sustained by Vishnu’s sovereign, preserving power.