Shloka 11
Adhyaya 53 — Rudrasarga and the Measure of the Manvantaras: Svayambhuva Manu, Priyavrata’s Line, and the Seven Dvipas
यैरियं पृथिवी सर्वा सप्तद्वीपा सपर्वता ।
ससमुद्राकरवती प्रतिवर्षं निवेशिता ॥
yair iyaṃ pṛthivī sarvā saptadvīpā saparvatā |
sasamudrākaravatī prativarṣaṃ niveśitā ||
Ими вся эта земля — состоящая из семи континентов и их гор, с морями и рудниками — была заселена и разделена, варша за варшей (область за областью).
FAQs
The world is portrayed as governable through dharmic organization—settlement and division are not mere conquest but structured stewardship of land and resources.
Sarga/Pratisarga-adjacent cosmography (description of the world’s structure) and Manvantara-linked administration of the earth by Manu’s line.
Seven dvīpas can be read as a template of completeness (saptaka symbolism), suggesting a total cosmic order where geography mirrors layered planes of experience.