Shloka 7

सप्तद्वीप-समुद्र-प्रमाणम्: प्लक्षादि-द्वीपवर्णनं, लोकालोक-सीमा, चन्द्र-समुद्र-वृद्धिक्षयः

Devanagari script

गोमेदश् चैव चन्द्रश् च नारदो दुन्दुभिस् तथा सोमकः सुमनाः शैलो वैभ्राजश् चैव सप्तमः

Transliteration

gomedaś caiva candraś ca nārado dundubhis tathā somakaḥ sumanāḥ śailo vaibhrājaś caiva saptamaḥ

Translation

گومید اور چندر، نارد اور دُندُبی؛ سومک، سُمنا، شَیل اور ویبھراج—یہی سات (سرحدی پہاڑوں) کے نام ہیں۔

Word by Word

गोमेदःGomeda (name)

चand

एवindeed / also

चन्द्रःCandra (name)

चand

नारदःNārada (name)

दुन्दुभिःDundubhi (name)

तथाalso

सोमकःSomaka (name)

सुमनाःSumanāḥ (name)

शैलःŚaila (name)

वैभ्राजःVaibhrāja (name)

चand

एवindeed / also

सप्तमःthe seventh

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (in instruction to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Names of the seven maryādā-parvatas (boundary-mountains) of the varṣa-divisions

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: authoritative

Cosmological Context

Cosmic Hierarchy: Varshas

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana (cosmic)

Characters & Entities

Gomeda

Candra

Nārada

Dundubhi

Somaka

Sumanas

Śaila

Vaibhrāja

Vishnu

FAQs

What is the significance of listing names like Gomeda, Candra, and Nārada in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse functions as part of a structured cosmological catalogue—naming members of a defined celestial set to show that the universe is an ordered system, not random, and is sustained under Viṣṇu’s sovereignty.

How does Sage Parāśara explain cosmic order in this section?

Parāśara teaches by enumeration: he groups and names beings/entities in successive sets (here marked as the “seventh”), conveying hierarchy and regularity within the heavens as part of the Purāṇic world-model.

What is Lord Vishnu’s theological importance in this context?

Even when the verse is primarily a list, the Purāṇic intent is that such fixed cosmic arrangements ultimately depend on Viṣṇu as the Supreme Reality who upholds ṛta (universal order) and the functioning of the cosmos.