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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 5.20.15
teṣāḿ varṣeṣu sīmā-girayo nadyaś cābhijñātāḥ sapta saptaiva cakraś catuḥśṛńgaḥ kapilaś citrakūṭo devānīka ūrdhvaromā draviṇa iti rasakulyā madhukulyā mitravindā śrutavindā devagarbhā ghṛtacyutā mantramāleti
SYNONYMS
teṣām — all those sons; varṣeṣu — in the tracts of land; sīmā-girayaḥ — border mountains; nadyaḥ ca — as well as rivers; abhijñātāḥ — known; sapta — seven; sapta — seven; eva — certainly; cakraḥ — Cakra; catuḥ-śṛńgaḥ — Catuḥ-śṛńga; kapilaḥ — Kapila; citra-kūṭaḥ — Citrakūṭa; devānīkaḥ — Devānīka; ūrdhva-romā — Ūrdhvaromā; draviṇaḥ — Draviṇa; iti — thus; rasa-kulyā — Ramakulyā; madhu-kulyā — Madhukulyā; mitra-vindā — Mitravindā; śruta-vindā — Śrutavindā; deva-garbhā — Devagarbhā; ghṛta-cyutā — Ghṛtacyutā; mantra-mālā — Mantramālā; iti — thus.
TRANSLATION
In those seven islands there are seven boundary mountains, known as Cakra, Catuḥśṛńga, Kapila, Citrakūṭa, Devānīka, Ūrdhvaromā and Draviṇa. There are also seven rivers, known as Ramakulyā, Madhukulyā, Mitravindā, Śrutavindā, Devagarbhā, Ghṛtacyutā and Mantramālā.
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