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

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 5.20.21

āmo madhuruho meghaprishthah sudhāmā bhrājishtho lohitārno vanaspatir iti ghritaprishtha-sutās teshām varsha-girayah sapta saptaiva nadyaś cābhikhyātāh śuklo vardhamāno bhojana upabarhino nando nandanah sarvatobhadra iti abhayā amritaughā āryakā tīrthavatī rūpavatī pavitravatī śukleti

SYNONYMS

āmahĀma; madhu-ruhah — Madhuruha; megha-prishthah — Meghaprishtha; sudhāmāSudhāmā; bhrājishthah — Bhrājishtha; lohitārnah — Lohitārna; vanaspatihVanaspati; iti — thus; ghritaprishtha-sutāh — the sons of Ghritaprishtha; teshām — of those sons; varsha-girayah — boundary hills of the tracts of land; sapta — seven; sapta — seven; eva — also; nadyah — rivers; ca — and; abhikhyātāh — celebrated; śuklah vardhamānahŚukla and Vardhamāna; bhojanahBhojana; upabarhinah — Upabarhina; nandahNanda; nandanahNandana; sarvatah-bhadrah — Sarvatobhadra; iti — thus; abhayāAbhayā; amritaughāAmritaughā; āryakāĀryakā; tīrthavatīTīrthavatī; rūpavatīRūpavatī; pavitravatīPavitravatī; śuklāŚuklā; iti — thus.

TRANSLATION

The sons of Mahārāja Ghritaprishtha were named Āma, Madhuruha, Meghaprishtha, Sudhāmā, Bhrājishtha, Lohitārna and Vanaspati. In their island there are seven mountains, which indicate the boundaries of the seven tracts of land, and there are also seven rivers. The mountains are named Śukla, Vardhamāna, Bhojana, Upabarhina, Nanda, Nandana and Sarvatobhadra. The rivers are named Abhayā, Amritaughā, Āryakā, Tīrthavatī, Rūpavatī, Pavitravatī and Śuklā.

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