Shloka 26
Adhyaya 59 — Cosmic Geography and Yuga-Order: Bhadrashva, Ketumala, and the Northern Kuru Region
वनेषु तेषु वर्षेषु शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ।
तत्रापि भगवान् विष्णुः प्राक्शिरा मत्स्यरूपवान् ॥
vaneṣu teṣu varṣeṣu śataśo 'tha sahasraśaḥ | tatrāpi bhagavān viṣṇuḥ prākśirā matsya-rūpavān ||
ในป่าแห่งดินแดนเหล่านั้น มีอยู่เป็นร้อยเป็นพันแห่ง ที่นั่นด้วย พระผู้เป็นเจ้า วิษณุ—ปรากศิรา—ประทับอยู่โดยทรงรูปเป็นปลา.
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FAQs
Divinity is not confined to temples or human lands; the Purāṇic world is saturated with sacred presence, implying reverence toward all realms of creation.
An avatāra/theophany embedded within cosmography; broadly supports sarga/pratisarga narrative texture rather than vamśa/manvantara chronology.
Matsya suggests salvation through guidance across the 'flood' of saṃsāra; placing this form in distant forests universalizes the saving function beyond a single historical episode.