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
Naroon din ang mga Kaukkuṭaka, gayundin ang mga Bola, ang mga Kokaṇa, ang mga Maṇivālaka, ang mga Samaṅga, ang mga Kanaka, at gayundin ang mga Kuṅkura, ang mga Aṅgāra, at ang mga Māriṣa.
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.