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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 5.20.15
teshām varsheshu sīmā-girayo nadyaś cābhijñātāh sapta saptaiva cakraś catuhśrińgah kapilaś citrakūto devānīka ūrdhvaromā dravina iti rasakulyā madhukulyā mitravindā śrutavindā devagarbhā ghritacyutā mantramāleti
SYNONYMS
teshām — all those sons; varsheshu — in the tracts of land; sīmā-girayah — border mountains; nadyah ca — as well as rivers; abhijñātāh — known; sapta — seven; sapta — seven; eva — certainly; cakrah — Cakra; catuh-śrińgah — Catuh-śrińga; kapilah — Kapila; citra-kūtah — Citrakūta; devānīkah — Devānīka; ūrdhva-romā — Ūrdhvaromā; dravinah — Dravina; iti — thus; rasa-kulyā — Ramakulyā; madhu-kulyā — Madhukulyā; mitra-vindā — Mitravindā; śruta-vindā — Śrutavindā; deva-garbhā — Devagarbhā; ghrita-cyutā — Ghritacyutā; mantra-mālā — Mantramālā; iti — thus.
TRANSLATION
In those seven islands there are seven boundary mountains, known as Cakra, Catuhśrińga, Kapila, Citrakūta, Devānīka, Ūrdhvaromā and Dravina. There are also seven rivers, known as Ramakulyā, Madhukulyā, Mitravindā, Śrutavindā, Devagarbhā, Ghritacyutā and Mantramālā.
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