Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 65
तद्द्वीपपतिश्च प्रैयव्रतो हिरण्यरोमा तत्पुत्रवसुवसुदानदृढकविनाभिगुप्तसत्यव्रतवामदेवनामांकितानि सप्त वर्षाणि । वर्णाश्च कुलिशकोविदाभियुक्तकुलकसंज्ञा जातवेदसं भगवंतं स्तुवंति
taddvīpapatiśca praiyavrato hiraṇyaromā tatputravasuvasudānadṛḍhakavinābhiguptasatyavratavāmadevanāmāṃkitāni sapta varṣāṇi | varṇāśca kuliśakovidābhiyuktakulakasaṃjñā jātavedasaṃ bhagavaṃtaṃ stuvaṃti
ಆ ದ್ವೀಪದ ಅಧಿಪತಿ ಪ್ರೈಯವ್ರತ ವಂಶದ ರಾಜ ಹಿರಣ್ಯರೋಮಾ. ಅವನ ಪುತ್ರರ ಹೆಸರಿನಿಂದ ಏಳು ವರ್ಷ-ಪ್ರದೇಶಗಳು—ವಸು, ವಸುದಾನ, ದೃಢ, ಕವಿ, ನಾಭಿ, ಗುಪ್ತ, ಸತ್ಯವ್ರತ, ವಾಮದೇವ—ಎಂದು ಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧ. ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಕುಲಿಶ, ಕೋವಿದ, ಅಭಿಯುಕ್ತ, ಕುಲಕ ಎಂಬ ವರ್ಣಗಳು ಭಗವಾನ್ ಜಾತವೇದಸ್ (ಅಗ್ನಿ)ನನ್ನು ಸ್ತುತಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kuśadvīpa
Type: kshetra
Scene: A royal-cosmic court of Hiraṇyaromā with seven banners naming the varṣas; four groups of people in distinct attire standing in quadrants, hands folded, praising a central Agni-flame deity (Jātavedas) rising from a fire-altar.
FAQs
Cosmic order is upheld through righteous rulership and worship—society and geography are harmonized by praising the divine principle (Agni/Jātavedas).
Kuśadvīpa’s seven varṣas are described; the focus is on sacred cosmography rather than a single earthly pilgrimage spot.
Stuti (hymnic praise) of Jātavedas (Agni) by the varṇas is indicated.