Shloka 57

Matsya Purana — Cosmography of Śākadvīpa and Successive Dvīpas: Mountains

Devanagari script

पुष्पवान्नाम सैवोक्तः पर्वतः सुमहाचितः कङ्कस्तु पञ्चमस्तेषां पर्वतो नाम सारवान् //

Transliteration

puṣpavānnāma saivoktaḥ parvataḥ sumahācitaḥ kaṅkastu pañcamasteṣāṃ parvato nāma sāravān //

Translation

That great and highly renowned mountain is called Puṣpavān, as has been stated. And among them, the fifth mountain is Kaṅka, named Sāravān.

Word by Word

• पुष्पवान् (puṣpavān): Puṣpavān (lit. ‘flower-filled’, a mountain name)

• नाम (nāma): named/called

• सः (saḥ): that

• एव (eva): indeed/just

• उक्तः (uktaḥ): said/declared

• पर्वतः (parvataḥ): mountain

• सुमहाचितः (sumahācitaḥ): very great and eminent/celebrated

• कङ्कः (kaṅkaḥ): Kaṅka (a mountain name)

• तु (tu): and/but

• पञ्चमः (pañcamaḥ): the fifth

• तेषाम् (teṣām): among/of those

• पर्वतः (parvataḥ): mountain

• नाम (nāma): by name

• सारवान् (sāravān): Sāravān (a mountain name

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) addressing Vaivasvata Manu (context: catalog of sacred geography)

Entities Mentioned

• Puṣpavān (mountain)
• Kaṅka (mountain)
• Sāravān (mountain)

Tags

• Sacred Geography
• Mountains
• Puranic Topography
• Matsya Purana
• Tirtha Context

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the creation or dissolution (Pralaya)?

This verse does not discuss pralaya; it belongs to a geographical catalog, naming mountains within the Matsya Purana’s sacred topography.

How does this verse relate to the duties of a King or Householder?

Indirectly, such catalogues support dharmic life by identifying sacred landscapes and traditional knowledge; kings and householders were expected to preserve and patronize tīrthas and learned traditions.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vāstu or ritual procedure is stated; the practical significance is locational—mountain names often function as markers in tīrtha networks and pilgrimage-oriented ritual geography.