सप्तद्वीप-समुद्र-प्रमाणम्: प्लक्षादि-द्वीपवर्णनं, लोकालोक-सीमा, चन्द्र-समुद्र-वृद्धिक्षयः
सेयं धात्री विधात्री च सर्वभूतगुणाधिका आधारभूता सर्वेषां मैत्रेय जगताम् इति
seyaṃ dhātrī vidhātrī ca sarvabhūtaguṇādhikā ādhārabhūtā sarveṣāṃ maitreya jagatām iti
Hỡi Maitreya, chính Năng Lực ấy là Đấng Nâng Đỡ và Đấng Sắp Đặt; Người vượt trội mọi loài về phẩm tính, và đứng làm nền tảng cho tất cả các thế giới—đúng như vậy.
Sage Parāśara (addressing Maitreya)
They express the twin cosmic functions of upholding (dhāraṇa) and ordaining (vidhāna), describing the principle by which the universe is sustained and intelligently ordered.
He identifies an underlying sustaining reality that serves as the support of all worlds, indicating that the cosmos depends on a deeper sovereign principle rather than standing independently.
Even when described through sustaining and ordering powers, the Vishnu Purana’s cosmology ultimately points to supreme governance—classically grounded in Vishnu as the highest reality and support of the universe.