Vamana Purana — Structure of Jambudvipa, Shloka 58
The Structure of Jambudvipa: Nine Varshas, Navadvipa Bharata, Mountains, Rivers, and Peoples
इमे तवोक्ता विषयाः सुविस्तराद् द्विपे कुमारे रजनीचरेश एतेषु देशेषु च देशधर्मान् संकीर्त्यमानाञ् शृणु तत्त्वातो हि
ime tavoktā viṣayāḥ suvistarād dvipe kumāre rajanīcareśa eteṣu deśeṣu ca deśadharmān saṃkīrtyamānāñ śṛṇu tattvāto hi
ဤပြည်နယ်များကို ကုမာရဒွီပ၌ သင်အား အလွန်အသေးစိတ် ဖော်ပြပြီးပြီ၊ အို ညအတွင်း လှည့်လည်သူတို့၏ အရှင်။ ယခုတော့ ဤဒေသများအတွက် ပြောကြားနေသော ဒေသဓမ္မများ—ဒေသဆိုင်ရာ ထုံးတမ်းနှင့် ဥပဒေများကို အမှန်တကယ်အတိုင်း နားထောင်လော့။
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FAQs
Dharma is presented as context-sensitive: alongside universal ideals, the Purāṇa recognizes ‘deśa-dharma’—norms shaped by place, people, and conditions—urging the listener to understand them ‘tattvataḥ’ (accurately).
Still within Sthāna (regional description), but it explicitly bridges into dharma-śāstric material by promising an account of local customs; it is a structural hinge from geography to normative practice.
Addressing even a ‘rajanīcareśa’ (lord of nocturnal beings) suggests the Purāṇic impulse to universalize instruction: knowledge of order (dharma) is offered across boundaries of species/community, reinforcing a cosmos governed by intelligible norms.