Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 20.218

ei-mata brahmāṇḍa-madhye sabāra 'parakāśa'

sapta-dvīpe nava-khaṇḍe yāńhāra vilāsa

SYNONYMS

ei-mata — in this way; brahmāṇḍa-madhye — within this universe; sabāra — of all of Them; parakāśa — manifestations; sapta-dvīpe — on seven islands; nava-khaṇḍe — in different sections, nine in number; yāńhāra vilāsa — the pastimes of whom.

TRANSLATION

"Within the universe the Lord is situated in different spiritual manifestations. These are situated on seven islands in nine sections. Thus Their pastimes are going on.

PURPORT

The seven islands are mentioned in the Siddhānta-śiromaṇi:

bhūmer ardhaḿ kṣīra-sindhor udaka-sthaḿ

jambu-dvīpaḿ prāhur ācārya-varyāḥ

ardhe 'nyasmin dvīpa-ṣaṭkasya yāmye

kṣāra-kṣīrādy-ambudhīnāḿ niveśaḥ

śākaḿ tataḥ śālmalam atra kauśaḿ

krauñcaḿ ca gomedaka-puṣkare ca

dvayor dvayor antaram ekam ekaḿ

samudrayor dvīpam udāharanti

The seven islands (dvīpas) are known as (1) Jambu, (2) Śāka, (3) Śālmalī, (4) Kuśa, (5) Krauñca, (6) Gomeda, or Plakṣa, and (7) Puṣkara. The planets are called dvīpas. Outer space is like an ocean of air. Just as there are islands in the watery ocean, these planets in the ocean of space are called dvīpas, or islands in outer space. There are nine khaṇḍas, known as (1) Bhārata, (2) Kinnara, (3) Hari, (4) Kuru, (5) Hiraṇmaya, (6) Ramyaka, (7) Ilāvṛta, (8) Bhadrāśva and (9) Ketumāla. These are different parts of Jambudvīpa. A valley between two mountains is called a khaṇḍa or varṣa.

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