Vishnupurana 2.2.5-6
Viṣṇupurāṇa 2.2.5-6
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- Sanskrit
2.2.5
jambūplakṣāhvayau dvīpau śālmalaś cāparo dvija
kuśaḥ krauñcas tathā śākaḥ puṣkaraś caiva 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).
2.2.6
ete dvīpāḥ samudrais tu sapta saptabhir āvṛtāḥ
lavaṇekṣusurāsarpirdadhidugdhajalaiḥ samam //
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).
Translations (2)
- The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, English
- A Prose English Translation of Vishnupuranam — Manmatha Nath Dutt 1896, English
Other recensions (1)
- Viṣṇupurāṇa (vulgate) — Sanskrit