Description of Plakṣa and other continents (dvīpa) - Verse 187
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 19 · Verse 187
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Sanskrit Original
भवन्त्यन्योन्यहीनानि परस्परसमाश्रयात। तथा ह्यालोक आकाशे भेदास्त्वन्तर्गता मताः।।
bhavantyanyonyahīnāni parasparasamāśrayāt| tathā hyāloka ākāśe bhedāstvantargatā matāḥ||
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Sūta said: All the Bhūtas (elements) are circumscribed on all sides (and hence accommodated) in the space, (or firmament) just as in a big vessel smaller vessels are accommodated and due to their mutual support become smaller (to each other). Similarly, the different elements are considered ensconsced in the lustre of the firmament.