Shloka 49
सप्तद्वीप-समुद्र-प्रमाणम्: प्लक्षादि-द्वीपवर्णनं, लोकालोक-सीमा, चन्द्र-समुद्र-वृद्धिक्षयः
तत्रापि देवगन्धर्वसेविताः सुमनोरमाः वर्षाचला महाबुद्धे तेषां नामानि मे शृणु
tatrāpi devagandharvasevitāḥ sumanoramāḥ varṣācalā mahābuddhe teṣāṃ nāmāni me śṛṇu
Di sana juga, wahai yang berakal besar, terdapat gunung-gunung wilayah yang indah, didatangi dan dilayani para Deva serta Gandharva; kini dengarkan namanya daripadaku.
Sage Parāśara (to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: The mountains (varṣācalas) associated with the varṣas of Krauñca-dvīpa and their names
Teaching: Cosmological
Quality: compassionate
Cosmic Hierarchy: Varshas
Concept: The natural world is not merely physical terrain but a sacred theatre where higher beings participate, inviting reverence toward creation.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Approach mountains/forests with ritual mindfulness—silence, gratitude, non-harm—seeing nature as sanctified space.
Vishishtadvaita: Nature’s beauty and inhabitedness affirm a real, value-laden cosmos as the Lord’s body, worthy of reverent engagement.
Vishnu Form: Narayana
FAQs
They structure the Purāṇic map of the world, marking and defining the varṣas (regions) and showing how cosmic order is expressed through sacred geography.
Parāśara frames the description as a narrated catalogue—he signals a transition by telling Maitreya to listen as he lists the names of the varṣa-mountains, integrating mythic inhabitants like Devas and Gandharvas into the terrain.
Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the ordered cosmos—its regions, ranges, and divine presences—functions as a manifestation of the Supreme’s sovereignty, a world-system sustained by Vishnu’s governing reality.