Shloka 19
Uttarā-diśā Māhātmya — Suparṇa’s Praise of the Northern Quarter
Suparṇa–Gālava Saṃvāda
यहीं नागराज अनन्तका निवास तथा आदि-अन्तसे रहित भगवान् विष्णुका सर्वोत्कृष्ट स्थान है ।।
atrānanta-nāgarājasya nivāsaḥ tathā ādy-anta-rahitasya bhagavato viṣṇoḥ sarvotkṛṣṭaṃ sthānam | atrānalasakhasyāpi pavanasya niveśanam | maharṣeḥ kaśyapasyātra mārīcasya niveśanam ||
此处乃蛇王阿难多（Ananta）之居所；此处亦为无始无终之毗湿奴（Viṣṇu）至尊之位。于此一方，又有火神阿耆尼（Agni）之友风神伐由（Vāyu）的住处；并有大圣迦叶波（Kaśyapa，摩利支 Marīci 之子）之精舍。
युपर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse affirms an eternal divine order (Viṣṇu as beginningless and endless) and situates that order in a sacred landscape connected with revered beings (Ananta, Vāyu, Kaśyapa). It teaches that dharma is supported by remembrance of the divine and the authority of ancient ṛṣi-lineages.
Yuparṇa is describing a particular direction/region by identifying what sacred presences are located there—Ananta’s abode, Viṣṇu’s supreme station, Vāyu’s dwelling, and Kaśyapa’s hermitage—functioning like a guided map of holy sites and cosmic guardians.