Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 5.20.14

tad-dvīpa-patih praiyavrato rājan hiranyaretā nāma svam dvīpam saptabhyah sva-putrebhyo yathā-bhāgam vibhajya svayam tapa ātishthata vasu-vasudāna-dridharuci-nābhigupta-stutyavrata-vivikta-vāmadeva-nāmabhyah

SYNONYMS

tat-dvīpa-patih — the master of that island; praiyavratah — the son of Mahārāja Priyavrata; rājan — O King; hiranyaretā — Hiranyaretā; nāma — named; svam — his own; dvīpam — island; saptabhyah — unto seven; sva-putrebhyah — his own sons; yathā-bhāgam — according to division; vibhajya — dividing; svayam — himself; tapah ātishthata — engaged in austerities; vasu — unto Vasu; vasudāna — Vasudāna; dridharuci — Dridharuci; nābhi-gupta — Nābhigupta; stutya-vrata — Stutyavrata; vivikta — Vivikta; vāma-deva — Vāmadeva; nāmabhyah — named.

TRANSLATION

O King, another son of Mahārāja Priyavrata, Hiranyaretā, was the king of this island. He divided it into seven parts, which he delivered to his seven sons according to the rights of inheritance. The King then retired from family life to engage in austerities. The names of those sons are Vasu, Vasudāna, Dridharuci, Stutyavrata, Nābhigupta, Vivikta and Vāmadeva.

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