Shloka 11

Matsya Purana — Description of Gomedaka and Puṣkara Dvīpas; the Lokāloka Boundary; Ocean Tide...

Devanagari script

कुमुदं तूत्तरे तस्य द्वितीयं वर्षमुत्तमम् एतौ जनपदौ द्वौ तु गोमेदस्य तु विस्तृतौ //

Transliteration

kumudaṃ tūttare tasya dvitīyaṃ varṣamuttamam etau janapadau dvau tu gomedasya tu vistṛtau //

Translation

To its north lies Kumuda, the second and excellent varṣa. These two are the broad and extensive janapadas of Gomeda.

Word by Word

• कुमुदम् (kumudam): Kumuda (name of a varṣa/region)

• तु (tu): indeed/and

• उत्तरे (uttare): to the north

• तस्य (tasya): of that (region)

• द्वितीयम् (dvitīyam): second

• वर्षम् (varṣam): varṣa, territorial division/region

• उत्तमम् (uttamam): excellent/supreme

• एतौ (etau): these two

• जनपदौ (janapadau): countries/territories (janapadas)

• द्वौ (dvau): two

• तु (tu): indeed

• गोमेदस्य (gomedasya): of Gomeda (a named region/landmass)

• तु (tu): indeed

• विस्तृतौ (vistṛtau): extensive/spread out

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) instructing Vaivasvata Manu (contextual attribution for this cosmographic narration)

Entities Mentioned

• Kumuda
• Gomeda

Tags

• Sacred Geography
• Cosmography
• Jambudvipa
• Varsha
• Janapada

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it belongs to cosmographic description, mapping regions (varṣas) and territories (janapadas) within the Purāṇic world-structure.

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

Indirectly, it frames the idea of janapadas (territories) as organized realms—useful background for kingship in the Purāṇas, where a ruler’s dharma includes protecting and administering well-defined lands and peoples.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vāstu or ritual procedure is stated; the significance is geographic—identifying named regions that later Purāṇic traditions may associate with pilgrimage networks and sacred topographies.