Shloka 21
Adhyaya 56 — The Descent and Fourfold Course of the Ganga; Jambudvipa’s Varshas and Their Conditions
Sanskrit
नवस्वपि च वर्षेषु सप्त सप्त कुलाचलाः ।
एकैकस्मिंस्तथा देशे नद्यश्चाद्रिविनिःसृताः ॥
Transliteration
navasv api ca varṣeṣu sapta sapta kulācalāḥ | ekaikasmiṃs tathā deśe nadyaś cādriviniḥsṛtāḥ ||
Translation
E em cada um dos nove varṣas há sete e sete montanhas principais; do mesmo modo, em cada terra há rios que brotam das montanhas.
Speakers
Purāṇic narrator; structural summary of varṣa geography
Key Themes
CosmographyDvīpa-varṣa structureMountains and rivers