क्रौञ्चद्वीप

{ krauñcadvīpa }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

KRAUÑCADVĪPA   ( island OF KRAUÑCA). one of the Saptadvīpas ( seven islands). The seven islands are Jambūdvīpa, Plakṣadvīpa, Śālmalīdvīpa, Kuśadvīpa, Krauñcadvīpa, Śākadvīpa and Puṣkaradvīpa. [Devī Bhāgavata Skandha 8] . Krauñcadvīpa is described as follows in [Mahābhārata, Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 12] :--In this island there are the mountains Krauñca, Vāmanaka, Andhakāra, Maināka, Govinda, Nibiḍa, and Viṣkambha. The various countries in this island are Kuśala, Manonuga, Uṣṇa, Prāvaraka, Andhakāraka, Munideśa, Dundubhisvana etc.

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

क्रौञ्च—द्वीप  m.  m. N. of a द्वीप ( see क्रौञ्च), [L.]

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क्रौञ्च द्वीप