The Geography of the Puranas c6.69
The Geography of the Purāṇas c6.69
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Priyavrata married Kāmyā (or Kanyā), the daughter of the Patriarch Kardama and had by her two daughters Smṛti and Kuksi, and ten sons, Agnidhara, Agnibāhu, Vapusmat, Dyutimat, Medha, Medhātithi, Bhavya, Sabala, Putra and Jyotiṣmat. Of these, three, i.e., Medha, Putra and Agnibāhu, adopted a religious life. Priyavrata having divided the earth into seven continents (dwīpas) gave them to his other seven sons. To Agnidhara, he gave Jambū Dwīpa; to Medhātithi he gave Plakṣa Dwīpa, to Vapusmat Sālmalī Dwīpa, to Jyotiṣmat Kuśa Dwīpa, to Dyutimat Krauñca Dwīpa, to Bhavya Śaka Dwīpa and to Savala Puṣkara Dwīpa.