Shloka 38

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

Devanagari script

शाल्मलिः शाल्मलद्वीपे पूज्यते स महाद्रुमः गोमेदके तु गोमेदः पर्वतस्तेन चोच्यते //

Transliteration

śālmaliḥ śālmaladvīpe pūjyate sa mahādrumaḥ gomedake tu gomedaḥ parvatastena cocyate //

Translation

In Śālmaladvīpa, the great tree Śālmali is revered and worshipped. And in Gomeda-dvīpa, there is the mountain called Gomeda—thus it is named.

Word by Word

• śālmaliḥ: the Śālmali (silk-cotton) tree

• śālmaladvīpe: in Śālmaladvīpa

• pūjyate: is worshipped/revered

• saḥ: that

• mahādrumaḥ: great tree

• gomedake: in Gomeda(-dvīpa)

• tu: and/indeed

• gomedaḥ: Gomeda (name of a mountain/also ‘gem’)

• parvataḥ: mountain

• tena: therefore/by that

• ca: and

• ucyate: is called/said (to be named)

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (teaching Vaivasvata Manu)

Entities Mentioned

• Śālmaladvīpa
• Śālmali
• Gomeda-dvīpa
• Gomeda (mountain)

Tags

• Cosmography
• Dvipas
• Sacred Geography
• Puranic Worldview
• Pilgrimage Lore

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it belongs to the Matsya Purana’s cosmographic mapping of the world, listing dvīpas and their defining sacred landmarks.

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

Indirectly, it supports dharma through sacred geography: knowing revered sites and cosmic order is part of Purāṇic learning, guiding kings and householders in pilgrimage, patronage, and maintaining reverence for holy landmarks.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The ritual cue is the statement that the Śālmali tree is ‘worshipped’ in Śālmaladvīpa—indicating veneration of a central natural landmark; no specific Vāstu or temple-construction rule is stated in this verse.