Canto 5: The Creative ImpetusChapter 19: A Description of the Island of Jambūdvīpa

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 5.19.16

bhārate 'py asmin varṣe saric-chailāḥ santi bahavo malayo mańgala-prastho mainākas trikūṭa ṛṣabhaḥ kūṭakaḥ kollakaḥ sahyo devagirir ṛṣyamūkaḥ śrī-śailo veńkaṭo mahendro vāridhāro vindhyaḥ śuktimān ṛkṣagiriḥ pāriyātro droṇaś citrakūṭo govardhano raivatakaḥ kakubho nīlo gokāmukha indrakīlaḥ kāmagirir iti cānye ca śata-sahasraśaḥ śailās teṣāḿ nitamba-prabhavā nadā nadyaś ca santy asańkhyātāḥ

SYNONYMS

bhāratein the land of Bhārata-varṣa; api — also; asminin this; varṣe — tract of land; sarit — rivers; śailāḥ — mountains; santi — there are; bahavaḥ — many; malayaḥMalaya; mańgala-prasthaḥMańgala-prastha; mainākaḥ — Maināka; tri-kūṭaḥTrikūṭa; ṛṣabhaḥṚṣabha; kūṭakaḥ — Kūṭaka; kollakaḥ — Kollaka; sahyaḥSahya; devagiriḥ — Devagiri; ṛṣya-mūkaḥṚṣyamūka; śrī-śailaḥŚrī-śaila; veńkaṭaḥ — Veńkaṭa; mahendraḥMahendra; vāri-dhāraḥ — Vāridhāra; vindhyaḥVindhya; śuktimānŚuktimān; ṛkṣa-giriḥ — Ṛkṣagiri; pāriyātraḥ — Pāriyātra; droṇaḥDroṇa; citra-kūṭaḥ — Citrakūṭa; govardhanaḥGovardhana; raivatakaḥ — Raivataka; kakubhaḥ — Kakubha; nīlaḥNīla; gokāmukhaḥ — Gokāmukha; indrakīlaḥ — Indrakīla; kāma-giriḥ — Kāmagiri; iti — thus; ca — and; anye — others; ca — also; śata-sahasraśaḥ — many hundreds and thousands; śailāḥ — mountains; teṣām — of them; nitamba-prabhavāḥ — born of the slopes; nadāḥ — big rivers; nadyaḥ — small rivers; ca — and; santi — there are; asańkhyātāḥ — innumerable.

TRANSLATION

In the tract of land known as Bhārata-varṣa, as in Ilāvṛta-varṣa, there are many mountains and rivers. Some of the mountains are known as Malaya, Mańgala-prastha, Maināka, Trikūṭa, Ṛṣabha, Kūṭaka, Kollaka, Sahya, Devagiri, Ṛṣyamūka, Śrī-śaila, Veńkaṭa, Mahendra, Vāridhāra, Vindhya, Śuktimān, Ṛkṣagiri, Pāriyātra, Droṇa, Citrakūṭa, Govardhana, Raivataka, Kakubha, Nīla, Gokāmukha, Indrakīla and Kāmagiri. Besides these, there are many other hills, with many large and small rivers flowing from their slopes.

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