[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c9.1281 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.1281 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.1281 - **Language:** English ### [c9.1281](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1281) 2) Origin. There is a story about the origin of these seven islands and the surrounding seas, in Devī Bhāgavata Skandha 8. - [Previous: c9.1280](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1280) - [Next: c9.1282](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1282) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) ## Cites (1) - [Devībhāgavatapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.sakta.devibhagavata) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1281](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1281) · Pramāṇa