Shloka 12

Sapta-dvīpa Catalog: Plakṣa to Puṣkara, Mānasottara, and the Lokāloka Boundary

Devanagari script

क्रौञ्चद्वीपे द्युतिमतः पुत्राः सप्त महात्मनः / कुशलो मन्दगश्चोष्णः पीवरो ऽथोन्धकारकः

Transliteration

krauñcadvīpe dyutimataḥ putrāḥ sapta mahātmanaḥ / kuśalo mandagaścoṣṇaḥ pīvaro 'thondhakārakaḥ

Translation

ക്രൗഞ്ചദ്വീപിൽ ദ്യുതിമാനിന് ഏഴ് മഹാത്മ പുത്രന്മാർ—കുശലൻ, മന്ദഗൻ, ഉഷ്ണൻ, പീവരൻ, അന്ധകാരകൻ മുതലായവർ.

Word by Word

• क्रौञ्चद्वीपे: in Kraunca-dvīpa
• क्रौञ्चद्वीपे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रौञ्चद्वीप (प्रातिपदिक; क्रौञ्च + द्वीप)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (क्रौञ्चस्य द्वीपः)

• द्युतिमतः: of the radiant one (Dyutimān)
• द्युतिमतः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्युतिमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; विशेषण

• पुत्राः: sons
• पुत्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याविशेषण; (यहाँ) प्रथमा बहुवचनार्थे विशेषण

• महात्मनः: great-souled
• महात्मनः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; महा + आत्मन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• कुशलः: Kuśala (name)
• कुशलः: Karta (Appositional subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुशल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (नामरूपेण)

• मन्दगः: Mandaga (name)
• मन्दगः: Karta (Appositional subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दग (प्रातिपदिक; मन्द + ग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (नामरूपेण)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• उष्णः: Uṣṇa (name)
• उष्णः: Karta (Appositional subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (नामरूपेण)

• पीवरः: Pīvara (name)
• पीवरः: Karta (Appositional subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पीवर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (नामरूपेण)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तर/प्रस्तावक-अव्यय (particle: then/now)

• अन्धकारकः: Andhakāraka (name)
• अन्धकारकः: Karta (Appositional subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्धकारक (प्रातिपदिक; अन्धकार + क)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (नामरूपेण) तत्पुरुष-समास

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Cosmic order (ṛta) expressed as structured geography and lineage; remembering names as a form of Purāṇic smṛti.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-sṛṣṭi as ordered manifestation; nāma-rūpa within the cosmic scheme.

Application: Use as a memorization/recitation unit for Purāṇic cosmography; supports ritual storytelling and traditional learning.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: dvīpa (mythic continent/island)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.56 (dvīpa-varṣa genealogy sequence continuing across adjacent verses)

Characters & Entities

• Krauñca-dvīpa
• Dyutimān
• Kuśala
• Mandaga
• Uṣṇa
• Pīvara
• Andhakāraka

FAQs

What is the importance of Krauñca-dvīpa in the Garuda Purana?

This verse places Krauñca-dvīpa within the Purana’s sacred geography by naming its associated lineage (Dyutimān and his sons), helping map the cosmological order of dvīpas.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly discuss the soul’s journey; instead, it contributes to cosmographic context—one of the narrative frameworks within which later teachings on dharma, karma, and afterlife are situated.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reference point for scriptural study: understanding Purāṇic cosmology and genealogies supports more accurate recitation, teaching, and contextual reading of Garuda Purana sections on dharma and rites.