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
त्या द्वीपाचा अधिपती प्रैयव्रत वंशातील राजा हिरण्यरोमा आहे. त्याच्या पुत्रांच्या नावांनी सात वर्ष-प्रदेश—वसु, वसुदान, दृढ, कवि, नाभि, गुप्त, सत्यव्रत आणि वामदेव—प्रसिद्ध आहेत. तेथील वर्ण—कुलिश, कोविद, अभियुक्त व कुलक—भगवान् जातवेदस् (अग्नी) यांची स्तुती करतात।
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.