Bhāvins (people of Plaksha Dvīpa)

Bhāvin · bhāvin, “those who are to be”

The Bhāvins are the śūdras of Plaksha-dvīpa, the dvīpa that lies beyond Jambūdvīpa and is twice its size.

Lomaharshaṇa tells the munis that Plaksha-dvīpa is ruled by the seven sons of Medhātithi, and that its people live with the devas and gandharvas, without mental pain or illness, drinking the waters of seven rivers that take away pāpa at the mere hearing of their names. There time always runs as in the Tretā yuga, and people live five thousand years. Dharma there is of four kinds, by varṇa and āśrama, and the four varṇas are called the Āryakas (the brāhmaṇas), the Kurus (the kshatriyas), the Vivilvas (the vaiśyas) and the Bhāvins (the śūdras). A plaksha tree stands in the middle of the dvīpa and gives it its name, and there Hari, the maker of the world, in the form of Soma, is worshipped by the Āryakas and the other varṇas.

Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 20

Sources

• Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 20