Shloka 35

Devanagari script

ज्योतिष्मतः कुशद्वीपे सप्त पुत्रान् शृणुष्व तान्

Transliteration

jyotiṣmataḥ kuśadvīpe sapta putrān śṛṇuṣva tān

Translation

Now hear of the seven sons of Jyotiṣmān in Kuśadvīpa—listen as I recount them to you in due order.

Word by Word

• ज्योतिष्मतः: of Jyotiṣmat
• ज्योतिष्मतः: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्योतिष्मत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive); एकवचन

• कुशद्वीपे: in Kuśadvīpa
• कुशद्वीपे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुशद्वीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative); एकवचन

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सप्त (अव्यय/संख्या-शब्द)
• Form: संख्यावाचक-अव्यय (numeral; indeclinable)

• पुत्रान्: sons
• पुत्रान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; बहुवचन

• शृणुष्व: hear/listen
• शृणुष्व: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative); आत्मनेपद; मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person); एकवचन

• तान्: those (sons)
• तान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; बहुवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Lineages/rulers connected with each dvīpa (sons of the dvīpa-king)

Teaching: Historical

Quality: revealing

Cosmological Context

Cosmic Hierarchy: Dvipas

Dynasty & Genealogy

Key Kings: Jyotiṣmān

Characters & Entities

• Jyotiṣmān
• Kuśadvīpa
• Maitreya

FAQs

What is the significance of Kuśadvīpa in the Vishnu Purana?

Kuśadvīpa is one of the major Dvipas described in the Purana’s sacred geography, presented through its rulers and their descendants to show the ordered structure of the world.

How does Sage Parāśara explain Puranic geography to Maitreya?

He narrates it genealogically—naming principal figures (like Jyotiṣmān) and then listing their sons and divisions—so cosmic space is understood through lineage and governance.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Even when the verse lists regional lineages, the underlying frame is Vishnu’s sovereignty: the world’s divisions and rulers exist within a divinely sustained cosmic order.