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Srimad Bhagavatam — Panchama Skandha, Shloka 29

The Six Dvīpas Beyond Jambūdvīpa and the Cosmic Boundary of Lokāloka

Devanagari script

एवमेव दधिमण्डोदात्परत: पुष्करद्वीपस्ततो द्विगुणायाम: समन्तत उपकल्पित: समानेन स्वादूदकेन समुद्रेण बहिरावृतो यस्मिन् बृहत्पुष्करं ज्वलनशिखामलकनकपत्रायुतायुतं भगवत: कमलासनस्याध्यासनं परिकल्पितम् ॥ २९ ॥

Transliteration

evam eva dadhi-maṇḍodāt parataḥ puṣkaradvīpas tato dvi-guṇāyāmaḥ samantata upakalpitaḥ samānena svādūdakena samudreṇa bahir āvṛto yasmin bṛhat-puṣkaraṁ jvalana-śikhāmala-kanaka-patrāyutāyutaṁ bhagavataḥ kamalāsanasyādhyāsanaṁ parikalpitam.

Translation

दधि-समुद्राच्या बाहेर पुष्करद्वीप आहे; तो त्या समुद्रापेक्षा दुप्पट विस्ताराचा आहे. तो स्वतःइतक्याच रुंदीच्या अतिशय स्वादिष्ट जलसमुद्राने वेढलेला आहे. त्या पुष्करद्वीपावर अग्निशिखेसारखा तेजस्वी, निर्मळ सुवर्ण-पाकळ्यांचा दहा कोटी पाकळ्यांचा एक महाकमळ आहे; ते कमलासन भगवान ब्रह्म्याचे आसन मानले जाते.

Synonyms

एवम्thus

एवindeed, just

दधिमण्डोदात्from the ocean of whey/curd-water

परतःbeyond, further

पुष्करद्वीपःthe island called Puṣkara

ततःfrom there, then

द्विगुणायामःhaving double extent

समन्ततःon all sides

उपकल्पितःis arranged/formed

समानेनwith equal (measure)

स्वादूदकेनwith sweet water

समुद्रेणby an ocean/sea

बहिःoutside

आवृतःcovered, surrounded

यस्मिन्in which

बृहत्पुष्करम्the great lotus

ज्वलनशिखामलकनकपत्रायुतायुतम्with countless (ayutāyuta) pure golden petals like flames

भगवतःof the Lord

कमलासनस्यof the lotus-seated (Brahmā)

अध्यासनम्seat, throne

परिकल्पितम्was arranged, was set up

Characters & Entities

Kamalāsana (Brahmā)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Puṣkara-dvīpa?

This verse states that Puṣkara-dvīpa lies beyond the ocean of whey, is twice the size of the previous island, and is surrounded by an equally vast ocean of sweet water.

Who is Kamalāsana mentioned in Bhagavatam 5.20.29?

Kamalāsana refers to Brahmā, the lotus-seated creator, for whom a great lotus-like seat with innumerable golden petals is described on Puṣkara-dvīpa.

What is the practical application of Bhagavatam’s cosmology in modern life?

The verse encourages a sense of humility and wonder by presenting a vast, ordered universe, helping a seeker remember the Supreme order behind creation and cultivate reverence in spiritual practice.