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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 5.16.26
kurańga-kurara-kusumbha-vaikańka-trikūta-śiśira-patańga-rucaka-nishadha-śinīvāsa-kapila-śańkha-vaidūrya-jārudhi-hamsa-rishabha-nāga-kālañjara-nāradādayo vimśati-girayo meroh karnikāyā iva kesara-bhūtā mūla-deśe parita upaklptāh
SYNONYMS
kurańga — Kurańga; kurara — Kurara; kusumbha-vaikańka-trikūta-śiśira-patańga-rucaka-nishadha-śinīvāsa-kapila-śańkha-vaidūrya-jārudhi-hamsa-rishabha-nāga-kālañjara-nārada — the names of mountains; ādayah — and so on; vimśati-girayah — twenty mountains; meroh — of Sumeru Mountain; karnikāyāh — of the whorl of the lotus; iva — like; kesara-bhūtāh — as filaments; mūla-deśe — at the base; paritah — all around; upaklptāh — arranged by the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
TRANSLATION
There are other mountains beautifully arranged around the foot of Mount Meru like the filaments around the whorl of a lotus flower. Their names are Kurańga, Kurara, Kusumbha, Vaikańka, Trikūta, Śiśira, Patańga, Rucaka, Nishadha, Sinīvāsa, Kapila, Śańkha, Vaidūrya, Jārudhi, Hamsa, Rishabha, Nāga, Kālañjara and Nārada.
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