Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 65
तद्द्वीपपतिश्च प्रैयव्रतो हिरण्यरोमा तत्पुत्रवसुवसुदानदृढकविनाभिगुप्तसत्यव्रतवामदेवनामांकितानि सप्त वर्षाणि । वर्णाश्च कुलिशकोविदाभियुक्तकुलकसंज्ञा जातवेदसं भगवंतं स्तुवंति
taddvīpapatiśca praiyavrato hiraṇyaromā tatputravasuvasudānadṛḍhakavinābhiguptasatyavratavāmadevanāmāṃkitāni sapta varṣāṇi | varṇāśca kuliśakovidābhiyuktakulakasaṃjñā jātavedasaṃ bhagavaṃtaṃ stuvaṃti
Chúa tể của hòn đảo ấy là vua Praiyavrata Hiraṇyaromā. Có bảy vùng (varṣa) mang tên các hoàng tử: Vasu, Vasudāna, Dṛḍha, Kavi, Nābhi, Gupta, Satyavrata và Vāmadeva. Các giai tầng xã hội tại đó—gọi là Kuliśa, Kovida, Abhiyukta và Kulaka—đều tán dương Đấng Thế Tôn Jātavedas (Agni).
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kuśadvīpa
Type: kshetra
Scene: A royal-cosmic court of Hiraṇyaromā with seven banners naming the varṣas; four groups of people in distinct attire standing in quadrants, hands folded, praising a central Agni-flame deity (Jātavedas) rising from a fire-altar.
FAQs
Cosmic order is upheld through righteous rulership and worship—society and geography are harmonized by praising the divine principle (Agni/Jātavedas).
Kuśadvīpa’s seven varṣas are described; the focus is on sacred cosmography rather than a single earthly pilgrimage spot.
Stuti (hymnic praise) of Jātavedas (Agni) by the varṇas is indicated.