Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 53, Shloka 42
Adhyaya 53 — Rudrasarga and the Measure of the Manvantaras: Svayambhuva Manu, Priyavrata’s Line, and the Seven Dvipas
तस्मिन् राज्यं समावेश्य भरतोऽपि वनं ययौ ।
एतेषां पुत्रपौत्रैस्तु सप्तद्वीपा वसुन्धरा ॥
tasmin rājyaṃ samāveśya bharato 'pi vanaṃ yayau |
eteṣāṃ putra-pautrais tu saptadvīpā vasundharā ||
Matapos italaga siya sa kaharian, si Bharata man ay nagtungo sa gubat. At sa pamamagitan ng mga anak at mga apo ng mga haring ito, ang daigdig na may pitong kontinente ay napamahalaan at napakinabangan.
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A model of righteous transition: one should secure orderly succession and then detach—showing that power is a trust to be handed on, not a possession to cling to.
Vaṃśānucarita with cosmographic linkage: dynastic continuity is presented as the mechanism by which the ‘seven-dvīpa’ world-order is administered.
The move from throne to forest symbolizes the inward journey: sovereignty over ‘seven dvīpas’ mirrors mastery over the many ‘regions’ of the self, culminating in withdrawal (nivṛtti).