Vamana Purana — Structure of Jambudvipa, Shloka 1
Nine Varshas and Sacred Geography
इति श्रीवामनपुराणे द्वादशो ऽध्यायः सुकेशिरुवाच भवद्भिरुदिता घोरा पुष्करद्वीपसंस्थितिः जम्बूद्वीपस्य संस्थानं कथयन्तु महर्षयः
iti śrīvāmanapurāṇe dvādaśo 'dhyāyaḥ sukeśiruvāca bhavadbhiruditā ghorā puṣkaradvīpasaṃsthitiḥ jambūdvīpasya saṃsthānaṃ kathayantu maharṣayaḥ
かくして『聖ヴァーマナ・プラーナ』第十二章は終わる。スケーシーは言った。「あなたがたはプシュカラドヴィーパの恐るべき配置を説き明かされた。いま、偉大なる聖仙たちよ、ジャンブードヴィーパの形状と構造を語ってください。」
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FAQs
The verse models śāstric learning as disciplined inquiry: after one domain is explained, the seeker requests the next systematically. Cosmography here functions as a sacred map that situates human dharma within a larger ordered cosmos.
This initiates a cosmographic section that aligns most directly with sarga/pratisarga-style description of the world’s structure as preserved in purāṇic tradition (world-division and ordering).
The transition from Puṣkaradvīpa to Jambūdvīpa signals moving from a broader cosmic perimeter toward the central, human-relevant continent—symbolically a movement from vastness to lived dharma.