Canto 5: The Creative ImpetusChapter 20: Studying the Structure of the Universe

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; varsheshuin the tracts of land; sīmā-girayah — border mountains; nadyah caas well as rivers; abhijñātāh — known; sapta — seven; sapta — seven; eva — certainly; cakrahCakra; catuh-śrińgahCatuh-śrińga; kapilahKapila; citra-kūtah — Citrakūta; devānīkah — Devānīka; ūrdhva-romā — Ūrdhvaromā; dravinahDravina; iti — thus; rasa-kulyā — Ramakulyā; madhu-kulyā — Madhukulyā; mitra-vindāMitravindā; 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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