Shloka 39
प्रलय-त्रिविध-विभागः एवं प्राकृतप्रलय-वर्णनम्
धाराभिर् अक्षमात्राभिः प्लावयित्वाखिलां भुवम् भुवर्लोकं तथैवोर्ध्वं प्लावयन्ति दिवं द्विज
dhārābhir akṣamātrābhiḥ plāvayitvākhilāṃ bhuvam bhuvarlokaṃ tathaivordhvaṃ plāvayanti divaṃ dvija
அச்சின் அளவளாவிய அகலமுள்ள நீர்தாரைகளால் அவர்கள் முழு பூமியையும் வெள்ளமடையச் செய்கின்றனர்; அதுபோல புவர்லோகத்தையும், மேலும் மேலே எழுந்து திவ்யலோகத்தையும் மூழ்கடிக்கின்றனர், ஓ இருமுறைப் பிறந்தவரே।
Sage Parāśara (speaking to Maitreya)
FAQs
This verse places Bhuvar-loka between earth and heaven and treats it as a real intermediate realm that can be affected by cosmic forces, highlighting the layered structure of the universe.
He uses a concrete measure—“axle-width” streams—to show that even seemingly limited flows can, by cosmic arrangement, expand to overwhelm multiple planes of existence.
Although Vishnu is not named in the verse, the cosmological order being described is traditionally understood as operating within Vishnu’s sovereignty—the worlds and their transformations occur under the Supreme Reality that upholds and regulates creation.