Shloka 75

Matsya Purana — Division of Bhārata-varṣa

Devanagari script

तस्य नाम्ना समाख्यातो जम्बूद्वीपो वनस्पतेः योजनानां सहस्रं च शतधा च महान्पुनः //

Transliteration

tasya nāmnā samākhyāto jambūdvīpo vanaspateḥ yojanānāṃ sahasraṃ ca śatadhā ca mahānpunaḥ //

Translation

This continent is called Jambūdvīpa after that Jambū tree; moreover, it is vast, extending to one hundred thousand yojanas.

Word by Word

• tasya: of that

• nāmnā: by the name

• samākhyātaḥ: is renowned/called

• jambūdvīpaḥ: Jambūdvīpa (the Jambū-continent)

• vanaspateḥ: of the lord of trees / of the great tree

• yojanānām: of yojanas (a measure of distance)

• sahasram: a thousand

• ca: and

• śatadhā: a hundredfold / multiplied by one hundred

• ca: and

• mahān: great, vast

• punaḥ: again, moreover

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu, within the Matsya Purana’s cosmography discourse)

Entities Mentioned

• Jambūdvīpa
• Jambū tree (Jambū-vanaspati)
• Yojana (unit of distance)

Tags

• Cosmography
• Sacred Geography
• Jambudvipa
• Puranic Measurements
• Matsya Purana

FAQs

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

This verse is not about Pralaya; it belongs to cosmography, explaining how Jambūdvīpa is named after the Jambū tree and giving its traditional Puranic measurement (100,000 yojanas).

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

Indirectly, it supports the king’s and householder’s dharma by grounding pilgrimage, sacred geography, and the cosmic order (loka-vyavasthā) that rulers are expected to protect; it is primarily descriptive rather than prescriptive.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

No direct Vāstu or ritual rule is stated; however, knowing Jambūdvīpa’s sacred-geographical framework is used in Purāṇic ritual imagination (mandala-style world-maps, tīrtha orientation, and cosmological visualization in worship).