Shloka 152
The Establishment of Vāmana at Kānyakubja and the Sanctification of Setu
पृथिव्यां सर्वशः कृत्वा भागानष्टौ परंतप । श्वेतद्वीपं स्वकं स्थानं व्रज देव नमोस्तु ते
pṛthivyāṃ sarvaśaḥ kṛtvā bhāgānaṣṭau paraṃtapa | śvetadvīpaṃ svakaṃ sthānaṃ vraja deva namostu te
ครั้นแบ่งแผ่นดินโดยทั่วถึงเป็นแปดส่วนแล้ว โอ้ผู้เผาผลาญศัตรู บัดนี้ขอพระองค์เสด็จไปยังเศวตทวีป อันเป็นสถานของพระองค์เอง ข้าแต่เทวะ ขอนอบน้อมแด่พระองค์
Unspecified (context needed from surrounding verses in Adhyaya 38)
Concept: After establishing order in the world (division into eight parts), the divine returns to its own abode—suggesting that worldly governance is a delegated, purposeful act within a larger transcendence.
Application: Complete duties with steadiness, then return to inner stillness; cultivate a ‘Śvetadvīpa within’ through purity, restraint, and remembrance after action.
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A majestic divine figure completes the mapping of the earth into eight luminous segments, as if drawing boundaries with a radiant staff. Above, a white, shining realm—Śvetadvīpa—opens like a lotus of light, inviting the Lord’s return while sages offer salutations.","primary_figures":["Vishnu/Nārāyaṇa (as cosmic regulator)","attendant sages","personified Earth (Bhū-devī, optional)"],"setting":"Cosmic vista: the earth seen as a mandala below; a luminous white island-realm above with milk-white oceanic glow; subtle stars and clouds.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance, high-luminous white glow","color_palette":["milk white","crystal blue","soft gold","pearl grey","saffron accents"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Vishnu as cosmic sovereign above a mandala-earth divided into eight jewel-toned sections; Śvetadvīpa depicted as a white-gold lotus-island with heavy gold-leaf highlights; sages in prayer at the bottom; ornate arch, gem-studded ornaments, rich reds/greens framing the luminous whites.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: a poetic cosmographic composition—earth as a painted mandala with eight divisions; Vishnu ascending toward a serene white realm; delicate clouds, cool blues and pearly whites, refined facial features, minimal yet elegant borders.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized earth-mandala with eight compartments; Vishnu outlined boldly, moving toward a bright white dvīpa; rhythmic patterns and flat pigments, temple-panel symmetry, prominent eyes and crown, red/yellow/green with dominant whites.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central Vishnu framed by lotus borders; Śvetadvīpa as a large white lotus-island motif; earth below as a decorative mandala; intricate floral filigree, deep blue background with gold and white highlights, symmetrical attendant figures."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["conch shell","deep drum (mridang)","wind-like drone","temple bells"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: नमोस्तु = नमः + अस्तु (visarga + a → o).
FAQs
It links cosmological ordering (dividing the earth into eight parts) with a sacred, trans-world locale—Śvetadvīpa—presented as a divine abode, reflecting the Purana’s blend of geography and theology.
By naming Śvetadvīpa as the Lord’s “own abode” and concluding with “salutations,” it frames the deity as transcendent and worthy of devotion, consistent with Vaishnava reverence for the Lord’s supreme realm.
The verse models reverence after the completion of a cosmic duty: once order is established, one turns toward the divine abode and offers homage—suggesting humility and devotion alongside action.