Shloka 30
Qualities of the Five Great Elements; Description of Sudarśana-dvīpa and Mount Meru
तस्य पार्श्वेष्वमी द्वीपाश्चत्वारः संस्थिता द्विजाः । भद्राश्वः केतुमालश्च जंबूद्वीपश्च सत्तमाः
tasya pārśveṣvamī dvīpāścatvāraḥ saṃsthitā dvijāḥ | bhadrāśvaḥ ketumālaśca jaṃbūdvīpaśca sattamāḥ
ഹേ ദ്വിജന്മാരേ! അതിന്റെ പാർശ്വങ്ങളിൽ ഈ നാല് ദ്വീപുകൾ സ്ഥിതിചെയ്യുന്നു—ഭദ്രാശ്വം, കേതുമാലം, ജംബൂദ്വീപം; ഹേ സത്തമന്മാരേ!
Unspecified narrator (context not provided; verse addresses 'dvijāḥ')
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पार्श्वेषु + अमी → पार्श्वेष्वमी; द्वीपाः + चत्वारः → द्वीपाश्चत्वारः; केतुमालः + च → केतुमालश्च; जंबूद्वीपः + च → जंबूद्वीपश्च
FAQs
A dvīpa is a major cosmographical division—often rendered as an “island-continent”—used in Purāṇic descriptions of the world’s structure.
The verse names Bhadrāśva, Ketumāla, and Jambūdvīpa as situated on the sides of the referenced land/region.
Not directly; it primarily contributes to Purāṇic cosmology/geography. Ethical or devotional lessons typically arise from the broader narrative context, which is not included here.