Shloka 78

Matsya Purana — Cosmography of Śākadvīpa and Successive Dvīpas: Mountains

Devanagari script

ततः परं प्रवक्ष्यामि क्रौञ्चद्वीपं यथा तथा कुशद्वीपस्य विस्ताराद् द्विगुणस्तस्य विस्तरः //

Transliteration

tataḥ paraṃ pravakṣyāmi krauñcadvīpaṃ yathā tathā kuśadvīpasya vistārād dviguṇastasya vistaraḥ //

Translation

Next, I shall explain Krauñcadvīpa in proper order; its extent is said to be twice the breadth of Kuśadvīpa.

Word by Word

• tataḥ param: thereafter/next

• pravakṣyāmi: I shall declare/explain

• krauñca-dvīpam: the island-continent named Krauñca

• yathā tathā: as it is, in proper manner/accordingly

• kuśa-dvīpasya: of Kuśadvīpa

• vistārāt: from/with reference to the extent (breadth)

• dviguṇaḥ: double/twice

• tasya: of that (Krauñcadvīpa)

• vistaraḥ: extent/expanse.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) speaking to Vaivasvata Manu

Entities Mentioned

• Krauñcadvīpa
• Kuśadvīpa

Tags

• Cosmography
• Dvīpas
• Puranic Geography
• Sacred Geography
• Matsya Purana

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe Pralaya; it belongs to the cosmographic section, giving a proportional measure of Krauñcadvīpa relative to Kuśadvīpa.

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

Directly, it does not prescribe dharma; indirectly, it supports the Purāṇic ideal that rulers and householders should know sacred geography for pilgrimage, ritual orientation, and worldview (dharma grounded in cosmic order).

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vāstu or ritual rule is stated; the main technical point is measurement-by-proportion (dviguṇa), a Purāṇic way of structuring cosmic space that also informs how later traditions imagine sacred layouts and directions.