Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Sri Caitanya Caritamrita Adi 5.111

tanha kshirodadhi-madhye 'svetadvipa' nama

palayita vishnu, -- tanra sei nija dhama

SYNONYMS

tanha -- within that; kshira-udadhi-madhye -- in part of the ocean known as the ocean of milk; svetadvipa nama -- the island named Svetadvipa; palayita vishnu -- the maintainer, Lord Vishnu; tanra -- of Him; sei -- that; nija dhama -- own residential quarters.

TRANSLATION

There, in part of the ocean of milk, lies Svetadvipa, the abode of the sustainer, Lord Vishnu.

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 Kshirodakasayi Vishnu resides. He is worshiped there by demigods like Brahma.

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