Cosmography and Geography in Early Indian Literature c6.s3.5

c6.s3.5

According to the Puranic tradition, Vaivasvata Manu, lord of the earth, was succeeded by his son Priyavrata who allotted the seven island-continents to his sons in the following order—(1) Jambu to Agnidhra, (2) Plakṣa to Medhātithi, (3) Śālmali to Vapuṣmat, (4) Kuśa to Jyotiṣmat, (5) Krauñca to Dyutimat (6) Śāka to Havya and (7) Puṣkara to Savana. Each of the dvīpas was then divided by Priyavrata’s sons to their own sons—(1) Puṣkara between Mahāvīta and Dhātaki ; Śāka among Jalada, Kumāra, Sukumāra, Maṇicaka, Vasumoda, Sumodaka and Mahādruma ; (3) Krauñca among Kuśala, Manuga, Uṣṇa, Pīvara, Andhakāraka, Muni and Dundubhi ; (4) Kuśa among Udbhid, Veṇumat, Svairatha, Lavaṇa, Dhṛti, Prabhākara and Kapila ; (5) Śālmali among Śveta, Harita, Jīmūta, Rohita, Vaidyuta, Mānasa and Suprabha ; (6) Plakṣa among Śāntabhaya, Śiśira, Sukhodaya, Ānanda, Dhruva, Kṣemaka and Śiva ; and (7) Jambu among Nābhi, Kimpuruṣa, Harivarṣa (Hari), Ilāvṛta, Ramya, Hiraṇmaya, Kuru, Bhadrāśva and Ketumāla.