[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.1689 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1689 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1689 - **Language:** English ### [c5.1689](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1689) SISUMĀRA. ‘A porpoise.’ The planetary sphere, which, as explained by the Vishnu Purāna, has the shape of a porpoise, Vishnu being seated in its heart, and Dhruva or the pole star in its tail. “As Dhruva revolves, it causes the sun, moon, and other planets to turn round also; and the lunar asterisms follow in its circular path, for all the celestial luminaries are, in fact, bound to the polar star by aerial cords.” - [Previous: c5.1688](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1688) - [Next: c5.1690](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1690) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) ## Linked texts (1) - [Viṣṇupurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1689](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1689) · Pramāṇa