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Vishnupurana 2.2.5

Viṣṇupurāṇa (vulgate) 2.2.5

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Sanskrit

2.2.5

jambūplakṣāhvayau dvīpau śālmaliścāparo dvija /
kuśaḥ kraiñcas tathā śākaḥ puṣkaraścaiva saptamaḥ //

The seven great insular continents are Jambu, Plaksha, Sálmali, Kuśa, Krauncha, Śáka, and Pushkara: and they are surrounded severally by seven great seas; the sea of salt water (Lavańa), of sugar-cane juice (Ikshu), of wine (Surá), of clarified butter (Sarpi), of curds (Dadhi), of milk (Dugdha), and of fresh water (Jala).

Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition

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