Shloka 99
Matsya Purana — Cosmography of Śākadvīpa and Successive Dvīpas: Mountains
वर्णाश्रमाणां वार्त्ता वा त्रिषु द्वीपेषु विद्यते न ग्रहो न च चन्द्रो ऽस्ति ईर्ष्यासूया भयं तथा //
varṇāśramāṇāṃ vārttā vā triṣu dvīpeṣu vidyate na graho na ca candro 'sti īrṣyāsūyā bhayaṃ tathā //
In those three dvīpas there is no talk at all of varṇa and āśrama (social orders and stages of life). There is neither planet nor moon there; likewise, envy, malice, and fear do not exist.
FAQs
Indirectly, it portrays a non-ordinary realm with cosmic markers (moon/planets) absent—suggesting a supra-cosmic or differently ordered region rather than the familiar post-creation world, and emphasizing a state free from the disturbances that characterize embodied existence.
By contrasting an ideal domain where social stratification is unnecessary, the verse implies that varṇa-āśrama duties are remedial structures for human society; a king should govern to reduce envy, malice, and fear—moving society closer to that ideal harmony.
No direct Vāstu or ritual rule is stated; the takeaway is thematic: sacred geography in the Matsya Purana often frames ritual life as contingent on cosmic and social conditions, whereas these dvīpas are depicted as naturally pure and conflict-free.