O best of sages, listen as the wondrous vision of Viṣṇu’s supreme realm unfolds. There, the great Keśava, with a gesture of divine grace, takes up in his left hand a resplendent necklace that gleams with the pure whiteness of jasmine, the cool radiance of the moon, and the luster of milk. In his grasp also rests the mighty conch, renowned as Pāñcajanya, whose thunderous sound shakes the very fabric of the world. This conch, adorned with a thousand spirals, is fierce and formidable—a destroyer of evil-doers, demons, and titans alike, blazing like tongues of fire, its power unbearable even for the gods. In his right hand, Keśava wields the Kaumodakī mace, and in his left, the radiant bow Śārṅga, which shimmers with the brilliance of the sun. His quivers overflow with arrows as luminous as the midday sun, wreathed in flames. With these, he is capable of destroying the worlds of gods, both those that move and those that do not. Yet, this Supreme Lord is the source of joy for all beings—resplendent, master of all scriptures, the teacher of the worlds, and the god revered by all other gods. The Lord of gods appears with a thousand heads, a thousand feet, and a thousand eyes, bearing the title of the Thousand-named. His form boasts a thousand limbs and a thousand mighty arms. Seated upon a radiant throne, his eyes wide and beautiful as lotus petals, he shines like a flash of lightning—truly the Lord and teacher of the universe. Around him gather hosts of gods and perfected beings, bands of gandharvas and apsarases, yakṣas, vidyādharas, nāgas, sages, siddhas, and cāraṇas. He is praised by suparṇas, demons, titans, rākṣasas, guhyakas, kinnaras, and other divine hosts, all drawn by his splendor. In this abode dwell constantly the personifications of Fame, Wisdom, Intelligence, Sarasvatī, Understanding, Thought, Patience, Success, and Radiance. Gāyatrī, Sāvitrī, Maṅgalā—the source of all auspiciousness—Splendor, Thought, Beauty, and Nārāyaṇī herself are present. There too are Śraddhā, the goddess Kauśikī, Lightning, Saudāminī, Sleep, Night, Māyā, and other celestial women. All these dwell in the abode of Vāsudeva, for everything is established there. Among the celestial host are Ghṛtācī, Menakā, Rambhā, Sahajanyā, Tilottamā, Urvaśī, Nimlocā, and many others, both great and small. Mandodarī the fortunate, Viśvācī with her broad face, Bhadrāṅgī, Citrasenā, Pramlocā—all of enchanting beauty—are present as well. The sage-bewildering Rāmā, Candramadhyā of auspicious face, Sukeśī, Nīlakeśā, and Manmathadīpinī are there. Alambuṣā, Miśrakeśī, Muñjikasthalā, Kratusthalā of beautiful limbs, Pūrvacitti, and others also grace this realm. Parāvatī of great form, Śaśilekhā of auspicious face, those who move like swans, and those who walk like intoxicated elephants are present. Bimbauṣṭhī, Navagarbhā, and other renowned celestial women, along with many apsarases proud of their beauty and youth, fill the assembly. They possess slender waists, beautiful faces, are adorned with every ornament, endowed with melodious voices, and bear all auspicious marks. Skilled in singing and playing instruments, the women of the gods and Gandharvas dance there every day, where that Supreme Person resides. In this divine realm, there is no disease, no fatigue, no death; neither cold nor heat, no hunger or thirst, no old age, no deformity, nor any suffering can be found. It is a place of supreme bliss, granting all desired fruits. O twice-born, there is no world higher than Viṣṇu’s realm. Even the worlds in heaven spoken of for the virtuous do not equal even a sixteenth part of Viṣṇu’s world. Thus, the abode before Hari is endowed with every enjoyment and quality, bestowing all happiness, holy and full of wonders, O Brāhmaṇas. But those who are atheists, sensual, ungrateful, slanderers, thieves, or undisciplined do not go there. Only those who always worship Vāsudeva, the teacher of the world, with devotion, surely reach Viṣṇu’s world—of this there is no doubt. On the southern shore of the ocean, in that supremely rare field, those who see Kṛṣṇa, Rāma, and Subhadrā, O best of Brāhmaṇas, and who abandon their bodies near the wish-fulfilling tree, attain that place. Those who remember Purushottama between the banyan and the ocean, and die there in Purushottama, also go to that supreme abode. There is no doubt—they all attain the highest realm. Thus, O best of sages, I have described the eternal world of Viṣṇu, which bestows all joy and grants both enjoyment and liberation. Hearing this, the sages addressed the Lord: “O Lord of the world, you have described Viṣṇu’s realm as full of wonders, eternally blissful, glorious, and granting both enjoyment and liberation. The field called Purushottama, rare in the world, has been praised; whoever abandons their body there attains the same realm as Hari. You have thoroughly extolled the greatness of this field, where, by abandoning one’s body, a person attains Viṣṇu’s world. Surely, this is the path to liberation—the abandonment of the body in Purushottama, as you have described, for the benefit of people; there is no doubt. O Lord of the gods, without effort, the best of men, abandoning their bodies in that field, attain Viṣṇu’s supreme, disease-free abode. Having heard the greatness of this field, we are not greatly astonished, for even Prayāga, Puṣkara, and other sacred fields and sanctuaries are renowned. Yet, O best of gods, you do not praise all the holy places, rivers, and lakes on earth as highly as you do the field called Purusha. From your repeated praise, we now understand your intention, O Pitamaha.” Thus, the glory of Viṣṇu’s supreme realm and the sacred field of Purushottama was revealed.