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tanha ksirodadhi-madhye ’svetadvipa’ nama
palayita visnu,--tanra sei nija dhama
SYNONYMS
tanha—within that; ksira-udadhi-madhye—in part of the ocean known as the ocean of milk; svetadvipa nama—the island named Svetadvipa; palayita visnu—the maintainer, Lord Visnu; tanra—of Him; sei—that; nija dhama—own residential quarters.
There, in part of the ocean of milk, lies Svetadvipa, the abode of the sustainer, Lord Visnu.
PURPORT
In the Siddhanta-siromani, an astrological text, the different oceans are described as follows: (1) the ocean of salt water, (2) the ocean of milk, (3) the ocean of yogurt, (4) the ocean of clarified butter, (5) the ocean of sugarcane juice, (6) the ocean of liquor and (7) the ocean of sweet water.
On the southern side of the ocean of salt water is the ocean of milk, where Lord Ksirodakasayi Visnu resides.
He is worshiped there by demigods like Brahma.