tÄá¹…hÄ kṣīrodadhi-madhye 'Å›vetadvÄ«pa' nÄma
pÄlayitÄ viṣṇu, — tÄá¹…ra sei nija dhÄma
tÄá¹…hÄ - within that; kṣīra-udadhi-madhye - in part of the ocean known as the ocean of milk; Å›vetadvÄ«pa nÄma - the island named ÅšvetadvÄ«pa; pÄlayitÄ viṣṇu - the maintainer, Lord Viṣṇu; tÄá¹…ra - of Him; sei - that; nija dhÄma - own residential quarters.
There, in part of the ocean of milk, lies Śvetadvīpa, the abode of the sustainer, Lord Viṣṇu.
In the SiddhÄnta-Å›iromaṇi, 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 KṣīrodakaÅ›ÄyÄ« Viṣṇu resides. He is worshiped there by demigods like BrahmÄ.
