Adhyaya 53 — Rudrasarga and the Measure of the Manvantaras: Svayambhuva Manu, Priyavrata’s Line, and the Seven Dvipas
येषां नामाङ्कितैर्वर्षैः प्लक्षद्वीपस्तु सप्तधा । पूर्वं शाकभवं वर्षं शिशिरन्तु सुखोदयम् ॥
yeṣāṃ nāmāṅkitair varṣaiḥ plakṣadvīpas tu saptadhā | pūrvaṃ śākabhavaṃ varṣaṃ śiśiraṃ tu sukhodayam ||
அவர்களின் பெயர்களால் குறியிடப்பட்ட வர்ஷங்களினால் ப்லக்ஷத்வீபம் ஏழு பகுதிகளாயிற்று. முதல் பிரதேசம் சாகபவ; மற்றொன்று சிசிர, அது சுகோதய என அழைக்கப்பட்டது.
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The verse reinforces the Puranic method of encoding large-scale cosmology through orderly lists: division, naming, and sequence provide a disciplined way to contemplate the world.
Cosmographic Sarga/Pratisarga material structured through Vamśa-based toponymy.
‘Saptadhā’ (sevenfold) signals completeness; names like Śiśira and Sukhodaya can be read as experiential states of a realm—coolness/quietude and the ‘arising of well-being’—suggesting inner-cosmic correspondences.