{"collection":"Hinduism","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/hin/db/bk08ch13.htm","path":"hin/db/bk08ch13.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/hin/db/bk08ch13.htm","text":"THE EIGHTH BOOK\nChapter XIII\nOn the description of the remaining Dv\u00eepas\n1. N\u00e2rada said :-- Thou, the Knower of everything! Describe about the remaining Dv\u00eepas, knowing which we will be highly delighted.\n2-36. N\u00e2r\u00e2yana spoke thus :-- The very vast Ghrita S\u00e2gara (the ocean of clarified butter) is encircling the Kus\u2019a Dv\u00eepa. Next to it is the Krauncha Dv\u00eepa. It is twice as large as Kus\u2019a. The Ks\u00eera S\u00e2gara (the ocean of milk) is surrounding this Dv\u00eepa. The Krauncha mountain is standing here. The name of this Dv\u00eepa is derived from this mountain. In days gone by, the highly intelligent K\u00e2rtikeya burst this mountain by his own prowess. This Dv\u00eepa is washed by the Ks\u00eera S\u00e2gara; and Varuna is its Regent. The son of Priyavrata, Ghritapristha, respected by all and whose prosperity knows no end, is the Lord of this Dv\u00eepa. He divided this Dv\u00eepa into the seven parts and distributed them to his sons and named the Varsas after the names of his sons. He made his sons the rulers of those places and he himself took the refuge of the Bhagav\u00e2n N\u00e2r\u00e2yana The names of the seven Varsas are respectively :-- \u00c2ma, Madhuruha, Meghapristha, Sudh\u00e2maka, Bhr\u00e2jistha, Lohit\u00e2rna, and Vanaspati. O N\u00e2rada! The seven mountains and the rivers there are very celebrated throughout the worlds. The names of the mountains are :-- S\u2019\u00fbkla, Vardham\u00e2na, Bhojana, Upavarhana, Nanda, Nandana, and Sarvatobhadra. The names of the rivers are :-- Abhay\u00e2, Amritaugh\u00e2, \u00c2ryak\u00e2, T\u00eerthavat\u00ee, Vrittir\u00fbpavat\u00ee, S\u2019ukl\u00e2, and Pavitravatik\u00e2. The inhabitants there drink\nthe highly pure water of these rivers. The people there are divided into four colours Purusa, Risabha, Dravina, and Vedaka and they worship the Bhagav\u00e2n Varuna, of the form of water. Then they become very discriminative, and, with great devotion, and holding full within their folded palms the water, repeat the following mantra :-- \u201cO Water! Thou art the essence V\u00eerya of the Person Bhagav\u00e2na and Thou sanctifiest the Bh\u00fbrloka, Bhuvarloka, and Svarloka. Thou destroyest the sins of all. We all are touching it; purify our bodies.\u201d After finishing their mantrams, they sing various hymns to Varuna. Next to the Ksiroda S\u00e2gara, is the S\u2019aka Dv\u00eepa, thirty two lakh yoyanas wide, surrounded by the Dadhi S\u00e2gara (the ocean of curds), of similar dimensions. Here the most excellent tree named the S\u2019aka tree exists. O N\u00e2rada! The Dv\u00eepa is named so after the tree. Medh\u00e2tithi, the son of Priyavrata is the Lord of this Dv\u00eepa. He divided this land into the seven Varsas and distributed each to his seven sons respectively; and ultimately he took refuge to the path of Yoga. The names of the seven Varsas are Purojava, Manojava, Pavam\u00e2naka, Dh\u00fbmr\u00e2n\u00eeka, Chitrarepha, Bahur\u00fbpa, and Vis\u2019vadhrik. In these Varsas there are seven mountains, one in each Varsa, as forming their boundaries; and there are seven rivers also. The names of the mountains are :-- \u00ces\u2019ana, \u00dbrus\u2019ringa, Valabhadra, S\u2019ata Kes\u2019ara, Sahasra-srotaka, Devap\u00e2la, and Mah\u00e2sana; the names of the rivers are :-- Anagh\u00e2, \u00c2yurd\u00e2, Ubhayaspristi, Apar\u00e2jit\u00e2, Pa\u00f1chapad\u00ee, and Sahasras\u2019ruti and Nijadhriti. These seven rivers are all very big and resplendent with lustre. The people are divided into four classes :-- Varsas, Satyavrata, Kratuvrata, D\u00e2navrata, and Anuvrata. They all take the Pr\u00e2nay\u00e2ma exercise and thereby bring the R\u00e2jas, and Tamo Guna under their subjection and they worship Hari, of the nature of Pr\u00e2na Vayu, Higher than the Highest. Their mantra is this :-- \u201cHe has entered into all the living beings and nourishes them by the Pr\u00e2na and other faculties; He is the Internal Ruler of all and the Supreme Controller; this Universe is under His control; let Him protect and nourish us.\u201d O N\u00e2rada! Next to this Dadhi S\u00e2gara is Puskara Dv\u00eepa; it is twice as large as S\u2019\u00e2ka Dv\u00eepa. It is surrounded by the Dudha S\u00e2gar (the ocean of milk) all twice as large. The leaves of Puskara tree that shines in the Puskara Dv\u00eepa, are fiery like golden flames; they are as clean and pure. Crores and crores of leaves, golden in colour ornament this Tree. V\u00e2sudeva, the Guru of all the Lokas, has created this Puskara Dv\u00eepa as the seat of Paramesth\u00ee Brahm\u00e2, possessed of six extraordinary powers, for the purpose of creation. There is one mountain in this Dv\u00eepa; it is divided into two parts, named Arv\u00e2ch\u00eena and Par\u00e2ch\u00eena. These form the boundaries of the two Varsas. The\nmountain is one Ayuta Yoyana high and one Ayuta Yoyana wide. There are four cities on the four sides. Indra and the three other Lokap\u00e2las are the lords of these cities. The Sun God comes out from their top and circumambulating Meru, goes there again. The whole year is his Chakram, circle of circuit; His path is Uttr\u00e2yanam and Daksin\u00e2yanam. V\u00eetihotra, the son of Priyavrata is the lord of this island. He distributed the two Varsas amongst his two sons, Ramana and Dh\u00e2tak\u00ee. They rule over the two Varsas named also after them. Like the inhabitants of the above Varsas, the people also get powers of themselves and worship devotedly the God seated on the lotus and follow such path of the Yoga as leads them to the Brahm\u00e2 S\u00e2loky\u00e2, etc. The mantra runs thus :-- \u201cWe bow down to that One God, without a Second, of the nature of Peace, Who is the Fruit of all the Karmas, Who is the seat of illumination of Brahm\u00e2, Who is established in Unity, and Who is worshipped by all the Lokas.\u201d\nHere ends the Thirteenth Chapter of the Eighth Book on the description of the remaining Dv\u00eepas in the Mah\u00e2pur\u00e2nam S\u2019r\u00ee Mad Dev\u00ee Bh\u00e2gavatam, of 18,000 verses, by Maharsi Veda Vy\u00e2sa.","title":"The Devi Bhagavatam: The Eighth Book: Chapter 13","type":"page"}