Shloka 2

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

Devanagari script

शाल्मलस्य तु विस्ताराद् द्विगुणस्तस्य विस्तरः तस्मिन्द्वीपे तु विज्ञेयौ पर्वतौ द्वौ समाहितौ //

Transliteration

śālmalasya tu vistārād dviguṇastasya vistaraḥ tasmindvīpe tu vijñeyau parvatau dvau samāhitau //

Translation

But that dvīpa’s extent is said to be twice the breadth of Śālmaladvīpa; and within that dvīpa, two mountains are to be understood as situated together.

Word by Word

• śālmalasya: of Śālmaladvīpa

• tu: indeed/but

• vistārāt: from (the measure of) the extent/breadth

• dviguṇaḥ: twofold/double

• tasya: of that (dvīpa)

• vistaraḥ: extent/expanse

• tasmin dvīpe: in that island-continent

• tu: indeed

• vijñeyau: are to be known/understood

• parvatau: two mountains

• dvau: two

• samāhitau: placed/located together, situated

Speaker

• Sūta (narrating the Matsya Purana’s cosmography, in the traditional frame)

Entities Mentioned

• Śālmaladvīpa
• Dvīpa
• Parvata (Mountains)

Tags

• Cosmography
• Dvipas
• Sacred Geography
• Puranic Universe
• Measurements

FAQs

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

This verse does not describe Pralaya; it belongs to the cosmographic mapping of dvīpas, giving comparative measurements and noting mountains within an island-continent.

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

Directly it does not prescribe dharma; indirectly, such cosmography frames the Purana’s worldview used in ritual calendars, pilgrimage ideals, and the king’s role as protector of the ordered cosmos.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vāstu or temple rule is stated; the significance is geographic-cosmological—mountains and dvīpa-measures often function as the sacred backdrop for Purāṇic ritual imagination and pilgrimage cosmology.