Word

Sakadvipa

Sanskrit

शाकद्वीप

IAST

शाकद्वीप

In General

According to Puranic cosmology the world consists of 7 large islands (or continents). Sakadvipa is one of them; it is surrounded by the sea of milk

Purana

Once Priyamvrata, son of Syumbhuvamanu intended to give more light to earth started a Yajna by which he moved round the Earth seven times in his chariot which is as shining as Sun. During these travels the wheels of the chariot made seven furrows on the earth. These furrows became the seven seas and the beds between the furrows became seven islands. Priyavrata distributed seven islands thus formed by his furrow to seven of his sons as follows : Jambudvipa to Agnidhra ; Plaksadvipa to Medhatithi; Salmalidvipa to Vapusman; Kusadvipa to Jyotisman; Krauncadvipa to Dyutiman ; Sakadvipa to Bhavya ; and Puskaradvipa to Savana.