Shloka 7
Śākadvīpa–Pramāṇa–Varṇana
Measurements and Description of Śākadvīpa
क्रौज्चद्वीपे महाक्रौड्चो गिरी रत्नचयाकर: । सम्पूज्यते महाराज चातुर्वण्येन नित्यदा,क्रौंचद्वीपमें महाक्रौंच नामक एक महान् पर्वत है, जो रत्नराशिकी खान है। महाराज! वहाँ चारों वर्णॉके लोग सदा उसीकी पूजा करते हैं
Krauñcadvīpe Mahākrauñco girī ratnacayākaraḥ | sampūjyate mahārāja cāturvarṇyena nityadā ||
Sañjaya said: “O great king, in the island-continent called Krauñcadvīpa there stands a mighty mountain named Mahākrauñca, a veritable mine of heaps of jewels. There, people of all four social orders continually worship it.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights shared reverence across all four varṇas: sacred places (or symbols of abundance and order) can function as common objects of worship, suggesting social cohesion through collective ritual and respect for what is regarded as holy.
Sañjaya describes a cosmographical region, Krauñcadvīpa, and its prominent mountain Mahākrauñca, famed as a source of jewels; he adds that people of all four social orders regularly worship this mountain.