Agni Purana — Raja-dharma, Shloka 55
Abhiṣeka-mantrāḥ
Consecration Mantras
हरिवर्षः किम्पुरुष इन्द्रद्वीपः कशेरुमान् ताम्रवर्णो गभस्तिमान् नागद्वीपश् च सौम्यकः
harivarṣaḥ kimpuruṣa indradvīpaḥ kaśerumān tāmravarṇo gabhastimān nāgadvīpaś ca saumyakaḥ
Harivarṣa, Kimpuruṣa, Indradvīpa, Kaśerumān, Tāmravarṇa, Gabastimān, Nāgadvīpa et Saumyaka—tels sont les noms des régions/îles.
Lord Agni (narrating to Sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Cosmology","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Memorization and teaching of Purāṇic sacred geography: naming varṣas/dvīpas for cosmographic mapping, ritual visualization, and traditional education.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Names of regions/islands: Harivarṣa to Saumyaka","lookup_keywords":["harivarsha","kimpurusha","indradvipa","tamravarna","nagadvipa"],"quick_summary":"Provides a compact list of Purāṇic regions/dvīpas used in bhuvana-kośa mapping. Useful as a mnemonic for cosmographic recitation and diagramming."}
Concept: Knowledge by enumeration (saṅkhyāna) as a valid mode of preserving cosmographic tradition.
Application: Use as a recitation list in teaching sessions, in cosmographic mandala drawing, or as part of broader bhuvana-kośa readings.
Khanda Section: Bhuvana-kosha / Jambudvipa-Varsha-Varnana (Cosmography and Sacred Geography)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: Kingdom
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A cosmographic scroll showing a chain of islands/regions, each labeled: Harivarṣa, Kimpuruṣa, Indradvīpa, Kaśerumān, Tāmravarṇa, Gabastimān, Nāgadvīpa, Saumyaka; a teacher points while students listen.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, teacher-sage with palm-leaf map, eight island-vignettes in a horizontal band with bold labels, stylized flora/fauna (nāgas for Nāgadvīpa), flat saturated colors","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, ornate cosmographic panel with eight gilded cartouches naming the regions, central lotus-map motif, gold leaf highlights and jewel-like colors","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, instructional classroom scene with a painted map-board listing the eight names, fine linework, soft washes, clear legible cartouches","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, scholarly atelier: cosmographic manuscript open with marginal island illustrations and calligraphy, master instructing pupils, detailed textiles and architecture"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Kedar","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: हरिवर्षः = हरि + वर्षः; नागद्वीपश् च = नागद्वीपः + च (विसर्ग-लोप)
Related Themes: Agni Purana bhuvana-kośa / Jambūdvīpa-varṣa-varṇana sections near 219
FAQs
This verse imparts cosmographical knowledge (bhuvana-kośa): a catalog of named varṣas/dvīpas used for Purāṇic mapping, pilgrimage imagination, and traditional world-description.
By preserving systematic lists of world-regions and islands, it functions like a reference index for Purāṇic geography—one of the many knowledge-domains (alongside ritual, polity, medicine, and poetics) compiled in the Agni Purāṇa.
Remembering and reciting sacred geography is traditionally treated as dhārmic remembrance of the cosmic order; it supports devotion and worldview-alignment rather than prescribing a specific ritual act in this verse.