Shloka 38
Description of the Origin of the Cosmic Egg (Brahmāṇḍa) and the Ocean as King of Tīrthas
तेषां तु सांत्वनोर्थाय समीपस्थः सदाभवत् । यः प्रविष्टो रतिगृहं स क्षारोदो बभूव ह । अन्ये तु द्रवरूपा वै क्षीरोदाद्याः पृथक् स्थिताः ॥ ३८ ॥
teṣāṃ tu sāṃtvanorthāya samīpasthaḥ sadābhavat | yaḥ praviṣṭo ratigṛhaṃ sa kṣārodo babhūva ha | anye tu dravarūpā vai kṣīrodādyāḥ pṛthak sthitāḥ || 38 ||
ان کی تسلی کے لیے ایک ہمیشہ قریب ہی رہا۔ جو رتی-گِہ میں داخل ہوا وہی کشارود (نمکین سمندر) بن گیا؛ اور دوسرے مائع صورت اختیار کر کے—کشیروَد وغیرہ—اپنی اپنی جگہ جدا جدا ٹھہرے۔
Suta (narrating the Purana tradition to the assembled sages, describing cosmological/tirtha geography in Uttara-Bhaga)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames cosmic geography as purposeful and ordered: different “oceans” are distinct manifestations (forms) with assigned places, suggesting the universe functions as a structured field for dharma and pilgrimage-oriented contemplation.
Indirectly, it supports Bhakti by presenting the cosmos as a meaningful creation—an arena where devotees recognize divine arrangement and approach sacred places (tirthas) with reverence, strengthening remembrance of Vishnu’s cosmic order.
No Vedanga technique is taught directly; the verse is primarily Puranic cosmology (lokavinyasa). Practically, it aids ritual/pilgrimage orientation by distinguishing sacred-geographic categories (e.g., Ksharoda, Kshiroda) used in Purana-based mapping and narration.