Canto 5: The Creative ImpetusChapter 19: A Description of the Island of Jambūdvīpa

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 5.19.16

bhārate 'py asmin varshe saric-chailāh santi bahavo malayo mańgala-prastho mainākas trikūta rishabhah kūtakah kollakah sahyo devagirir rishyamūkah śrī-śailo veńkato mahendro vāridhāro vindhyah śuktimān rikshagirih pāriyātro dronaś citrakūto govardhano raivatakah kakubho nīlo gokāmukha indrakīlah kāmagirir iti cānye ca śata-sahasraśah śailās teshām nitamba-prabhavā nadā nadyaś ca santy asańkhyātāh

SYNONYMS

bhāratein the land of Bhārata-varsha; api — also; asminin this; varshe — tract of land; sarit — rivers; śailāh — mountains; santi — there are; bahavah — many; malayahMalaya; mańgala-prasthahMańgala-prastha; mainākah — Maināka; tri-kūtahTrikūta; rishabhahRishabha; kūtakah — Kūtaka; kollakah — Kollaka; sahyahSahya; devagirih — Devagiri; rishya-mūkahRishyamūka; śrī-śailahŚrī-śaila; veńkatah — Veńkata; mahendrahMahendra; vāri-dhārah — Vāridhāra; vindhyahVindhya; śuktimānŚuktimān; riksha-girih — Rikshagiri; pāriyātrah — Pāriyātra; dronahDrona; citra-kūtah — Citrakūta; govardhanahGovardhana; raivatakah — Raivataka; kakubhah — Kakubha; nīlahNīla; gokāmukhah — Gokāmukha; indrakīlah — Indrakīla; kāma-girih — Kāmagiri; iti — thus; ca — and; anye — others; ca — also; śata-sahasraśah — many hundreds and thousands; śailāh — mountains; teshām — of them; nitamba-prabhavāh — born of the slopes; nadāh — big rivers; nadyah — small rivers; ca — and; santi — there are; asańkhyātāh — innumerable.

TRANSLATION

In the tract of land known as Bhārata-varsha, as in Ilāvrita-varsha, there are many mountains and rivers. Some of the mountains are known as Malaya, Mańgala-prastha, Maināka, Trikūta, Rishabha, Kūtaka, Kollaka, Sahya, Devagiri, Rishyamūka, Śrī-śaila, Veńkata, Mahendra, Vāridhāra, Vindhya, Śuktimān, Rikshagiri, Pāriyātra, Drona, Citrakūta, Govardhana, Raivataka, Kakubha, Nīla, Gokāmukha, Indrakīla and Kāmagiri. Besides these, there are many other hills, with many large and small rivers flowing from their slopes.

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