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The description of Plakfa and other continents - Verse 12

Kurma Purana (GRETIL / Internet Archive OCR) · 49 · Verse 12

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Sanskrit Original

रजोर्ध्वश्चोर्ध्वबाहुश्च सबलश्चानयस्तथा। सुतपाः शुक्र इत्येते सप्त सप्तर्षयो ऽभवन।।

rajordhvaścordhvabāhuśca sabalaścānayastathā| sutapāḥ śukra ityete sapta saptarṣayo 'bhavan||

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They live without any ailment for five thousand years. The island continent Salmali^ is twice the Plaksadvipa in extent and is encircled by the sea of sugarcane juice. There are seven Varsas (sub-continents) and seven dividing ranges of mountains there also.