Shloka 13
Jambūdvīpa Orientation: Meru-Centered Varṣas, Dvīpas, Kulaparvatas, Rivers, and Janapadas
वृषध्वज ! जनाः पाद्माः सूतमागधचेदयः / काशय (षाया) श्च विदेहाश्च पूर्वस्यां कोसलास्तथा
vṛṣadhvaja ! janāḥ pādmāḥ sūtamāgadhacedayaḥ / kāśaya (ṣāyā) śca videhāśca pūrvasyāṃ kosalāstathā
హే వృషధ్వజా! తూర్పు దిశలో జనులు, పాద్ములు, సూతులు, మాగధులు, చేదులు, కాశయులు, విదేహులు, అలాగే కోసలులు నివసిస్తారు।
Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Concept: Cosmic and social order is articulated through directions (dik) and peoples; naming is a form of preserving smṛti (cultural memory).
Vedantic Theme: Nāma-rūpa within vyavahāra: the world is apprehended through names and classifications while remaining ultimately transient.
Application: Use directional taxonomy for pilgrimage planning, historical identification of communities, and interpreting regional references in ritual/legal texts.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: directional region with janapadas
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.55.12; Garuda Purana 1.55.14
FAQs
This verse contributes to Purāṇic cosmography—mapping peoples by directions—used to situate sacred geography and traditional cultural regions within a dharmic worldview.
It does not directly describe the soul’s post-death journey; instead, it belongs to a geographic/cosmographic section enumerating peoples by the eastern direction.
Use it as a reference for understanding Purāṇic sacred geography and how traditional texts organized knowledge of regions, directions, and cultural groups.