Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana
by Chaitali Kadia | 2021 | 91,183 words
This page relates 鈥楽aptadvipa (5): Shalmaladvipa鈥� of the study on the historical elements of the Matsya-purana: one of the eighteen Mahapuranas which are Sanskrit texts that have preserved the cultural heritage, philosophy, religion, geography, etc of ancient India. This Matsyapurana was originally written in 20,000 verses and deals with topics such as architecture, ancient history, polity, religion and philosophy.
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Sapta诲惫墨辫补 (5): 艢膩lmala诲惫墨辫补
The Matsya 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 also describes about the another huge 诲惫墨辫补 , the 厂腻濒尘补濒补诲惫颈辫补 鈥� among the seven 诲惫墨辫补s in its chapter 122. According to this 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 the 鈥�S膩lmala诲惫墨辫补 鈥� is twice the size of the 鈥�Krau帽ca诲惫墨辫补 鈥�. It is surrounded by the 鈥�骋丑峁泃补尘补峁囜笉辞诲补蝉腻驳补谤 鈥�. There are many virtuous countries in it.
The name of the first Mountain there is 鈥�厂耻尘补苍腻 鈥� which is yellow due to its shining like the Sun. After that there is another Mountain called 鈥�Kumbhamaya 鈥�. Its other name is 鈥�Sarvasukha 鈥�. It is endowed with divine medicines. The third is a huge Mountain called 鈥�Rohita 鈥�, full of gold and colored like feather of bees. This Mountain is divine.
The country of 鈥�厂耻尘补苍腻 鈥� Mountain is 鈥�碍耻艣补濒补 鈥� and second country of 鈥�Sarvasukha 鈥� Mountain is 鈥�Sukhodaya 鈥�, which produces all the pleasures. The third region of the 鈥�Rohita 鈥� Mountain is 鈥�Rohina 鈥�. There are many types of gems and all these are taken cared by the 笔谤补箩腻辫补迟颈 叠谤补丑尘腻 with Indra. There are neither clouds make rain nor there are excess of cold or heat. There is tradition of 鈥�痴补谤峁嚹伵况补尘补 鈥� in these countries. That is to say, the 鈥�痴补谤峁嚹伵况补尘补 鈥� is fully propagated here. There are neither any planets, nor moons, nor there is jealousy, discontent and fear among its inhabitants.
The circle (enclosure) of this 艢膩lmala诲惫墨辫补 is surrounded by the 鈥�厂耻谤辞诲补蝉腻驳补谤补 鈥� like quern.[1]