Dvīpas and their Lords - Verse 20
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 1 · Verse 46.20
Sanskrit Original
शाल्मलेश च वपुष्मन्तं राजानमभिषिक्तवान। ज्योतिष्मन्तं कुशद्वीपे राजानं कृतवान्नृपः।।
śālmaleś ca vapuṣmantaṃ rājānamabhiṣiktavān| jyotiṣmantaṃ kuśadvīpe rājānaṃ kṛtavānnṛpaḥ||
Sūta said: He made Āgnīdhra the lord of Jambūdvīpa and. Medhātithi the king of Plakṣadvīpa. He crowned Vapuṣmān the king of Śālmali, Jyotiṣmān the king of Kuśadvīpa, Dyutimān the king of Krauñcadvīpa, Havya the lord of Śākadvīpa. O sages of good holy rites, he made Savana the overlord of Puṣkara. Savana had two sons Mahāvīra and Dhātakī. They were most excellent that men could have. The kingdom of Mahāvīra is known as Mahāvīra Varṣa after the name of that noble soul. The kingdom of Dhātakī is called Dhātakīkhaṇḍa.[6] Havya the lord of Śākadvīpa procreated seven sons.