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Cosmic geography · THE COSMIC ATLAS

Cosmic Oceanविश्वसमुद्र

The cosmic waters appear in creation and dissolution accounts; different named oceans should not be reduced to one identical place.

All realmsCosmic light · sacred space

Historical cosmic-ocean painting · illustrative visual context

STORY & TRADITION

The world of Cosmic Ocean.

The cosmic waters appear in creation and dissolution accounts; different named oceans should not be reduced to one identical place.

Realms & Cosmic Worlds

Details & context.

Tradition dependence
High — cosmological systems and supreme-abode theologies differ.
Realm category
Cosmic geography
Cosmological position
Textual cosmography; no modern map coordinates assigned.
Ruler / presiding association
Vishnu
Inhabitants & associated beings
Vishnu; Brahma
Guardians
Not established in the cited passage; no additional claim is made here.
Environment & landmarks
The cosmic waters appear in creation and dissolution accounts; different named oceans should not be reduced to one identical place.
Atmosphere
An illustrative environment; artistic presentation is distinct from a textual description.
Access / routes
Related realms below are conceptual reading paths, not physical travel routes.
Earthly association
No physical geographical equivalence asserted.
Important stories
Not established in the cited passage; no additional claim is made here.
Tradition notes
Names and accounts can vary by recension, region and commentary. This entry distinguishes attested details from identifications still requiring a passage-level source.

FOLLOW THE THREADS

Connected worlds.

4 connected profiles. Every path leads to an original record.

Characters & Cosmic Entities2
Stories & Events1
Realms & Cosmic Worlds1

VISUAL ARCHIVE

Art & iconography.

The Cosmic Ocean Reveals Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, style of Sajnu, Mandi, Panjab Hills, North India, 1835; opaque watercolor and gold on paper, San Diego Museum of Art 1990.136 (source-page catalog metadata).
The Cosmic Ocean Reveals Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, style of Sajnu, Mandi, 1835. Edwin Binney 3rd Collection, San Diego Museum of Art. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Image credit.

The Cosmic Ocean Reveals Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, style of Sajnu, Mandi, 1835. Edwin Binney 3rd Collection, San Diego Museum of Art. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Original source · Public domain / PD-Art

Resized and converted to WebP for the website.

READ THE SOURCES

Texts & references.

01

Bhagavata Purana — Cosmic geography

Canto 5, chapters 16–23; the text’s cosmography is not a modern astronomical map.

Puranic / Vaishnava · Translations and numbering vary by edition. Separate the primary text from its commentary.

Reference overview. Consult the identified text and passage; unestablished fields are explicitly marked.