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Priyavrata's chariot
One day Maharaja Priyavrata got this thought: “we know Surya Deva goes around Meru and the other side will have darkness. Why did not anyone try giving light to the other side?” He thought “why not me?”

He immediately, with his power of penance aboard his divine chariot and had started going opposite of Surya Deva! People were surprised to see the second Surya. Maharaja Priyavrata's chariot wheels created the Saptadweepa on the earth as Jambudvipa, Plaksha, Kusha, Krauncha, Shaucha, Shalmali, and Pushkara Dvîpas. In addition, Saptasagara formed as Lavana, Ikshu, Sura, Aajya, Ksheera, Dadhi, and Jala. Maharaja Priyavrata begot ten sons, named Agnidhra, Idhmajihva, Yajnabahu, Mahavira, Hiranyareta, Ghrtaprstha, Savana, Medhatithi, Vitihotra, and Kavi. Maharaja Priyavrata made his son Agnidhra as the lord of Jambudvipa and another son Idhmajihva as the lord of Plakshadvipa. He made his son Yajnabahu as lord of Shalmalidvipa, and another son Hiranyareta as lord of Kushadvipa, and another son Ghrtaprstha as lord of Kraunchadipa and another son Medhatithi as the lord of Shauchadvipa, and another son Vitihotra as the lord of Pushkaradvipa, and thus distributed the separate divisions of the earth amongst his sons.