Shloka 11
Adhyaya 53 — Rudrasarga and the Measure of the Manvantaras: Svayambhuva Manu, Priyavrata’s Line, and the Seven Dvipas
यैरियं पृथिवी सर्वा सप्तद्वीपा सपर्वता ।
ससमुद्राकरवती प्रतिवर्षं निवेशिता ॥
yair iyaṃ pṛthivī sarvā saptadvīpā saparvatā |
sasamudrākaravatī prativarṣaṃ niveśitā ||
Par eux, toute cette terre—faite de sept continents et de leurs montagnes, avec mers et mines—fut peuplée et répartie, varṣa après varṣa (région par région).
FAQs
The world is portrayed as governable through dharmic organization—settlement and division are not mere conquest but structured stewardship of land and resources.
Sarga/Pratisarga-adjacent cosmography (description of the world’s structure) and Manvantara-linked administration of the earth by Manu’s line.
Seven dvīpas can be read as a template of completeness (saptaka symbolism), suggesting a total cosmic order where geography mirrors layered planes of experience.