Vamana Purana — Structure of Jambudvipa, Shloka 10
The Structure of Jambudvipa: Nine Varshas, Navadvipa Bharata, Mountains, Rivers, and Peoples
अयं तु नवमस्तेषां द्वीपः सागरसंवृतः कुमाराख्यः परिख्यातो द्वीपो ऽयं दक्षिणोत्तरः
ayaṃ tu navamasteṣāṃ dvīpaḥ sāgarasaṃvṛtaḥ kumārākhyaḥ parikhyāto dvīpo 'yaṃ dakṣiṇottaraḥ
Voici donc le neuvième de ces dvīpa, entouré par l’océan. Ce dvīpa est renommé sous le nom de « Kumāra » et s’étend selon un axe sud–nord.
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FAQs
The ‘ocean-girt’ motif emphasizes boundaries and order: dharma is often taught as living rightly within limits, while still recognizing the vastness beyond one’s domain.
Falls under Sthāna (description of the earth’s divisions) within the broader cosmographic material that Purāṇas interweave with genealogies and legends.
Naming a dvīpa ‘Kumāra’ can evoke archetypes of youth/primordial purity (kumāra), though here it functions chiefly as a toponym within the Purāṇic cartography.