Svairatha

Svairatha

Svairatha is one of the seven sons of King Jyotishmān, and one of the varshas of Kuśa-dvīpa bears his name.

Kuśa-dvīpa

Lomaharshaṇa tells the munis of the dvīpas beyond Jambūdvīpa. In Kuśa-dvīpa the varshas bear the names of the sons of King Jyotishmān: Udbhida, Veṇumān, Svairatha, Randhana, Dhṛti, Prabhākara and Kapila. There, together with humans, live daityas, dānavas, devas, gandharvas, yakshas and kiṃpurushas, and the four varṇas, devoted to their own dharma, are called Dama, Śushmiṇa, Sneha and Māndaha. The deity worshipped there is Janārdana in the form of Parabrahma. In the middle of the dvīpa stands a great clump of kuśa grass, and from it the dvīpa takes its name.

Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 20

Sources

• Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 20