Ketumala and other sub-continents - Verse 23
Kurma Purana (GRETIL / Internet Archive OCR) · 47 · Verse 23
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Sanskrit Original
ब्राह्मणा द्रविणो विप्राः क्षत्रियाः शुष्मिणस्तथा। वैश्याः स्नेहास्तु मन्देहाः शूद्रास्तत्र प्रकीर्तिताः।।
brāhmaṇā draviṇo viprāḥ kṣatriyāḥ śuṣmiṇastathā| vaiśyāḥ snehāstu mandehāḥ śūdrāstatra prakīrtitāḥ||
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O Brahmanas, this is the land of holy rites of those men who are eligible. There are seven important mountain ranges viz. Mahendra, Malaya, Sahya, Saktiman,^ Rksaparvata, Vindhya and Pariyatra. There are eight other continents viz. Indradvipa, Kaserukman, Tamraparna, Gabhastiman, Nagadvipa Saumya, Gandharva, Varuna. This continent (Bharata Varsa) ■situated in the sea is the ninth one.