Shloka 7

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

Devanagari script

गोमेदं यत्स्मृतं वर्षं नाम्ना सर्वसुखं तु तत् कुमुदस्य द्वितीयस्य द्वितीयं कुमुदं ततः //

Transliteration

gomedaṃ yatsmṛtaṃ varṣaṃ nāmnā sarvasukhaṃ tu tat kumudasya dvitīyasya dvitīyaṃ kumudaṃ tataḥ //

Translation

That varṣa (region) remembered as Gomeda is also known by the name “Sarvasukha” (“All-Delight”). And then, within the second division of Kumuda, there is again a second sub-region called Kumuda.

Word by Word

gomedamGomeda (name of a varṣa/region)

yatwhich

smṛtamis remembered/known

varṣamvarṣa (territorial division/region)

nāmnāby name

sarvasukhamSarvasukha (‘all happiness/all delight’)

tuindeed

tatthat

kumudasyaof Kumuda (a named division/region)

dvitīyasyaof the second (division)

dvitīyamthe second (sub-division)

kumudamKumuda (name repeated as a sub-region)

tataḥthereafter/then.

Speaker

Sūta (narrating the Matsya Purāṇa’s cosmography, traditionally conveying the discourse of Matsya to Manu)

Entities Mentioned

GomedaSarvasukhaKumuda

FAQs

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

This verse is not describing Pralaya; it belongs to the cosmographic mapping of regions (varṣas) and their names, indicating how the Purāṇa organizes the inhabited world through traditional nomenclature.

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

Indirectly, such geographic cataloging supports a king’s ideal of orderly governance—knowing lands, divisions, and named regions—though this specific verse itself is primarily descriptive rather than prescriptive about dharma.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vāstu or ritual rule is stated; the significance is contextual—sacred geography often frames pilgrimage, temple patronage, and regional sanctity, but this śloka mainly records place-names and sub-divisions.