Word

Krauncadvipa

Sanskrit

क्रौञ्चद्वीप

IAST

krauñcadvīpa

In General

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

In this island there are the mountains called Kraunca,Vamanaka, Andhakara, Mainaka, Govinda, Nibida, and Viskambha. The various countries in this island are Kusala, Manonuga, Usna, Pravaraka, Andhakaraka, Munidesa, Dundubhisvana etc.

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.