Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 5.1.31

ye vā u ha tad-ratha-carana-nemi-krita-parikhātās te sapta sindhava āsan yata eva kritāh sapta bhuvo dvīpāh

SYNONYMS

ye — that; vā u ha — certainly; tat-ratha — of his chariot; carana — of the wheels; nemi — by the rims; krita — made; parikhātāh — trenches; te — those; sapta — seven; sindhavah — oceans; āsan — became; yatah — because of which; eva — certainly; kritāh — were made; sapta — seven; bhuvah — of the Bhū-mandala; dvīpāh — islands.

TRANSLATION

When Priyavrata drove his chariot behind the sun, the rims of his chariot wheels created impressions that later became seven oceans, dividing the planetary system known as Bhū-mandala into seven islands.

PURPORT

Sometimes the planets in outer space are called islands. We have experience of various types of islands in the ocean, and similarly the various planets, divided into fourteen lokas, are islands in the ocean of space. As Priyavrata drove his chariot behind the sun, he created seven different types of oceans and planetary systems, which altogether are known as Bhū-mandala, or Bhūloka. In the Gāyatrī mantra, we chant, om bhūr bhuvah svah tat savitur varenyam. Above the Bhūloka planetary system is Bhuvarloka, and above that is Svargaloka, the heavenly planetary system. All these planetary systems are controlled by Savitā, the sun-god. By chanting the Gāyatrī mantra just after rising early in the morning, one worships the sun-god.

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