Shloka 80

Devanagari script

महावीरं बहिर् वर्षं धातकीखण्डम् अन्ततः मानसोत्तरशैलस्य देवदैत्यादिसेवितम्

Transliteration

mahāvīraṃ bahir varṣaṃ dhātakīkhaṇḍam antataḥ mānasottaraśailasya devadaityādisevitam

Translation

Outside lies the continent called Dhātakīkhaṇḍa; and beyond it, at the far limit by Mount Mānasottara, is the region known as Mahāvīra-varṣa—a holy boundary revered and frequented by gods, Dānavas, and other beings.

Word by Word

• महावीरम्: Mahāvīra (name of a varṣa/region)
• महावीरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महावीर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् वीरः) नामरूपेण

• बहिः: outside
• बहिः: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहिः (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: outside)

• वर्षम्: the varṣa (region)
• वर्षम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• धातकीखण्डम्: the section called Dhātakīkhaṇḍa
• धातकीखण्डम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धातकी-खण्ड (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (धातक्याः खण्डम्)

• अन्ततः: at the end/at the outer limit
• अन्ततः: Adhikarana (Limit/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पर्यवसान/सीमावाचक (at the end/ultimately)

• मानसोत्तरशैलस्य: of the Mānasottara mountain
• मानसोत्तरशैलस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानस-उत्तर-शैल (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (मानसस्य उत्तरः शैलः)

• देवदैत्यादिसेवितम्: frequented/served by gods, demons, etc.
• देवदैत्यादिसेवितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देव-दैत्य-आदि-सेवित (प्रातिपदिक; समास/कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘सेवित’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (देवदैत्यादिभिः सेवितम्)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Outer continental arrangement: Dhātakīkhaṇḍa, Mahāvīra-varṣa, and the Mānasottara boundary frequented by devas and daityas

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: majestic

Cosmological Context

Cosmic Hierarchy: Dvipas

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana

Characters & Entities

• Parashara
• Maitreya
• Dhātakīkhaṇḍa
• Mahāvīra-varṣa
• Mānasottara mountain
• Devas
• Daityas

FAQs

What is the significance of Dhātakīkhaṇḍa in the Vishnu Purana?

Dhātakīkhaṇḍa is presented as a major continent beyond Jambūdvīpa, expanding the Purāṇic map of the world and showing the ordered, layered structure of creation.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the cosmic boundaries like Mānasottara?

Parāśara describes Mānasottara as a defining limit in the world-system—an established boundary in sacred geography—so prominent that even Devas and Daityas are said to frequent it.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this geographic description?

Even when speaking of mountains and continents, the Vishnu Purana frames the cosmos as a regulated, intelligible order—ultimately sustained by Vishnu’s sovereignty as the supreme ground of the universe.