Description of Plakṣa and other continents (dvīpa) - Verse 186

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.