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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 11.2.17
SYNONYMS
teshām — of them; vai — indeed; bharatah — Bharata; jyeshthah — the oldest; nārāyana-parāyanah — completely devoted to Lord Nārāyana; vikhyātam — is famous; varsham — the planet; etat — this; yat-nāmnā — by whose name; bhāratam — Bhārata-varsha; adbhutam — wonderful.
TRANSLATION
Of the one hundred sons of Lord Rishabhadeva, the eldest, Bharata, was completely devoted to Lord Nārāyana. It is because of Bharata's fame that this planet is now celebrated as the great Bhārata-varsha.
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