Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 42
Sṛṣṭi-varṇana, Bhārata-khaṇḍa-mahātmya, and Jagad-bhūgola
Creation, Glory of Bhārata, and World Geography
द्वीपाश्च सप्त विप्रेन्द्र द्वीपे कुलाचलाः । बाह्या नद्यश्च विख्याता जनाश्चामरसन्निभाः ॥ ४२ ॥
dvīpāśca sapta viprendra dvīpe kulācalāḥ | bāhyā nadyaśca vikhyātā janāścāmarasannibhāḥ || 42 ||
द्वीपाश्च सप्त विप्रेन्द्र द्वीपे कुलाचलाः । बाह्या नद्यश्च विख्याता जनाश्चामरसन्निभाः ॥
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames the universe as an ordered, sacred structure—seven dvīpas with their mountains and rivers—encouraging reverence for cosmic order (ṛta) and the divine design underlying creation.
Indirectly, it supports bhakti by presenting the world as Vishnu-governed cosmic arrangement; contemplating such ordered creation becomes a basis for श्रद्धा (faith) and devotional remembrance of the Lord as the sustainer.
This verse aligns most with traditional cosmographical knowledge used alongside Jyotiṣa (astral/cosmic ordering) and Purāṇic geography, which inform calendrical and pilgrimage (tīrtha) orientation rather than grammar or ritual procedure directly.