Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 41
Sṛṣṭi-varṇana, Bhārata-khaṇḍa-mahātmya, and Jagad-bhūgola
Creation, Glory of Bhārata, and World Geography
भूतले मध्यगो मेरुः सर्वदेवसमाश्रयः । लोकालोकश्च भूम्यन्ते तन्मध्ये सत्प सागराः ॥ ४१ ॥
bhūtale madhyago meruḥ sarvadevasamāśrayaḥ | lokālokaśca bhūmyante tanmadhye satpa sāgarāḥ || 41 ||
زمین کے وسط میں کوہِ مِیرو ہے جو تمام دیوتاؤں کا سہارا اور ٹھکانہ ہے۔ زمین کی حد پر لوکالوک پہاڑ ہے؛ اور اس کے اندر سات سمندر ہیں۔
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames the universe as a sacred, ordered cosmos: Meru is portrayed as the divine axis supporting the devas, while Lokāloka marks the boundary of the manifest world—encouraging a vision of reality governed by dharma and cosmic structure.
Though not directly prescribing bhakti practices, it supports bhakti by presenting the world as Vishnu-governed cosmic order where devas and realms have their place—strengthening reverence (śraddhā) toward the divine administration of creation.
This verse aligns most closely with Jyotiṣa-style cosmographic thinking (world-structure and cosmic boundaries), which underlies traditional calendrical and ritual orientation, even though no specific Vedāṅga rule is explicitly taught here.