Shloka 8

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

Devanagari script

एतौ द्वौ पर्वतौ वृत्तौ शेषौ सर्वसमुच्छ्रितौ पूर्वेण तस्य द्वीपस्य सुमनाः पर्वतः स्थितः //

Transliteration

etau dvau parvatau vṛttau śeṣau sarvasamucchritau pūrveṇa tasya dvīpasya sumanāḥ parvataḥ sthitaḥ //

Translation

These two mountains are circular in form; the remaining ones are lofty and rise high above all. To the east of that island stands the mountain named Sumanas.

Word by Word

• etau: these two

• dvau: two

• parvatau: mountains

• vṛttau: circular/rounded

• śeṣau: the rest/remaining (mountains)

• sarva-samucchritau: exceedingly elevated above all/very lofty

• pūrveṇa: on the eastern side/to the east

• tasya: of that

• dvīpasya: island/continent (dvīpa)

• sumanāḥ: Sumanas (proper name)

• parvataḥ: mountain

• sthitaḥ: stands/is situated

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) speaking to Vaivasvata Manu (cosmographic instruction context)

Entities Mentioned

• Sumanas (mountain)
• Dvipa (island/continent)

Tags

• Cosmography
• Dvipa-Varsha
• Sacred Geography
• Mountains
• Puranic World-Map

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it belongs to cosmographic description, classifying mountains by form (circular vs. lofty) and locating the Sumanas mountain on the eastern side of a dvipa.

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

Directly, it does not prescribe dharma; indirectly, such cosmographic knowledge supports a king’s learned counsel and a householder’s sacred worldview, used in Purana-based instruction, calendrical orientation, and traditional pilgrimage understanding.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No explicit Vastu or ritual rule is stated; however, the emphasis on cardinal direction (east) reflects the broader Purana-Vastu habit of orienting sacred spaces and descriptions using directional cosmology.