Shloka 24

Adhyaya 53 — Rudrasarga and the Measure of the Manvantaras: Svayambhuva Manu, Priyavrata’s Line, and the Seven Dvipas

Sanskrit

तेषां स्वनामधेयानि क्रौञ्चद्वीपे तथाभवन् । ज्योतिष्मतः कुशद्वीपे पुत्रनामाङ्कितानि वै ॥

Transliteration

teṣāṃ sva-nāmadheyāni krauñcadvīpe tathābhavan | jyotiṣmataḥ kuśadvīpe putra-nāmāṅkitāni vai ||

Translation

Di Krauñcadvīpa, wilayah-wilayah itu menyandang nama mereka sendiri. Dan di Kuśadvīpa, wilayah-wilayah itu benar-benar ditandai dengan nama putera-putera Jyotiṣmat.

Speakers

• Puranic narrator (cosmography section)

Key Themes

• Sacred Geography
• Genealogy
• Cosmology