Shloka 8
एकान्तिधर्म-प्रश्नः (Inquiry into Ekāntin Dharma) / The Origin and Practice of Single-Pointed Nārāyaṇa-Centered Discipline
क्षीरोदधेर्योत्तरतो हि द्वीप: श्वेत: स नाम्ना प्रथितो विशाल:
kṣīrodadher uttarato hi dvīpaḥ śvetaḥ sa nāmnā prathito viśālaḥ |
那罗陀说道：“在乳海之北，有一座广袤巨岛，名闻于世，号曰白岛（Śveta）。它在他们面前显现。博学之士说，此岛高出须弥山三万二千由旬。其居民据称超越诸根之作用，不需饮食，无外在作为，却具真实之智；并且他们的身体恒常散发出高贵的芬芳。”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage elevates the ideal of inner realization over sensory life: the highest beings are portrayed as beyond sense-impulses, beyond dependence on food, and beyond restless activity, yet rich in knowledge and purity—symbolized by their natural fragrance.
Nārada describes a wondrous northern realm beyond the Ocean of Milk: the vast Śvetadvīpa, its extraordinary height relative to Meru, and the distinctive nature of its inhabitants—sense-transcending, self-sustained, motionless outwardly, and established in knowledge.