लोकसंस्थानम्, ग्रहदूरी-प्रमाणम्, ब्रह्माण्डावरणानि, विष्णोः जगत्कारणत्वम्
भूमेर् योजनलक्षे तु सौरं मैत्रेय मण्डलम् लक्षे दिवाकरस्यापि मण्डलं शशिनः स्थितम्
bhūmer yojanalakṣe tu sauraṃ maitreya maṇḍalam lakṣe divākarasyāpi maṇḍalaṃ śaśinaḥ sthitam
О Майтрея, на расстоянии ста тысяч йоджан от Земли находится сфера Солнца; и на таком же расстоянии от Солнца расположена сфера Луны, каждая в своём предначертанном круге.
Sage Parāśara (speaking to Maitreya)
This verse presents the Sun and Moon as fixed spheres at measured distances, illustrating an ordered cosmos whose regularity reflects divine governance.
By giving precise spatial measures (one lakh yojanas) and describing the luminaries as 'situated' in their spheres, Parāśara frames the universe as structured, stable, and intelligible.
Even when not named explicitly, the Vishnu Purana’s cosmology is oriented to Vishnu as the sustaining Supreme Reality, under whose will the luminaries keep their ordained courses.