Shloka 55
The Glory of Bhārata-varṣa: Enumerating Mountains, Rivers, and Regions
कौक्कुटकास्तथा बोलाः कोकणा मणिवालकाः । समंगा कनकाश्चैव कुंकुरांगारमारिषाः
kaukkuṭakāstathā bolāḥ kokaṇā maṇivālakāḥ | samaṃgā kanakāścaiva kuṃkurāṃgāramāriṣāḥ
อีกทั้งพวกเกากกุฏกะ โพละ โกกณะ มณิวาลกะ; สมังคะ กนกะ และกุงกุระ อังคาระ กับมาริษะด้วย
Unspecified (narrative enumeration; speaker not inferable from single verse excerpt)
Concept: Sacred history is not confined to one locale; dharma’s narrative embraces the peripheries and coastlands as fully as the heartland.
Application: Avoid spiritual provincialism; honor diverse communities as participants in a shared sacred civilization.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: city
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A stylized coastline curves like a conch shell, dotted with small shrines and ports; each named community appears as a tiny procession carrying distinctive emblems—coconut, sea-salt, coral, and lamps. Above the coast, a translucent celestial canopy suggests Svarga’s oversight, as if the land itself is being read aloud into sanctity.","primary_figures":["Viṣṇu (subtle, as a sky-form)","regional processions (Kokaṇa and allied groups)","sages/narrator figure holding a manuscript"],"setting":"Konkan-like seashore with temple ghats, palm trees, and inland Deccan hills fading into the background.","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["deep indigo","sea green","coral red","coconut white","antique gold"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a conch-shaped coastline with miniature temples, devotees from Kokaṇa and neighboring janapadas offering coconuts and lamps to a central Viṣṇu icon; heavy gold leaf on waves and halos, rich reds/greens, jewel-like ornamentation, ornate arch framing the seascape.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate coastal panorama with palm groves and gentle surf, small labeled groups in procession; cool blues and greens, fine linework, soft atmospheric perspective, a faint celestial Viṣṇu form in the sky like a blessing cloud.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold-outlined seashore temple scene with stylized waves, lamp-bearing devotees, and a frontal Viṣṇu emblem (śaṅkha-cakra) hovering above; natural pigments, rhythmic patterns, temple-wall symmetry.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central lotus medallion with Viṣṇu symbols, surrounding circular border of coastal processions and marine motifs (conch, lotus, fish) rendered in intricate floral filigree; deep blue ground with gold highlights and peacock accents."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["ocean surf (soft)","hand cymbals (gentle)","tanpura drone","distant conch"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कौक्कुटकाः + तथा → कौक्कुटकास्तथा; कनकाः + च + एव → कनकाश्चैव
FAQs
It is an enumerative verse listing names of groups/peoples (ethnonyms), including Kokaṇas and several other communities.
Not directly; it functions as a catalog of names, likely part of a broader geographic or ethnographic description in the surrounding passage.
Koṅkaṇa is a well-known coastal region in western India; its appearance helps readers connect Purāṇic catalogues with historical-geographic memory and regional identities.