Madhya 20.218

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এইমত ব্রহ্মাণ্ড-মধ্যে সবার 'পরকাশ' ।
সপ্তদ্বীপে নবখণ্ডে যাঁহার বিলাস ॥ ২১৮ ॥

ei-mata brahmanda-madhye sabara 'parakasa'

sapta-dvipe nava-khande yaṅhara vilasa

SYNONYMS

ei-mata-in this way; brahmanda-madhye-within this universe; sabara-of all of Them; parakasa-manifestations; sapta-dvipe-on seven islands; nava-khande-in different sections, nine in number; yaṅhara vilasa-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 Siddhanta-siromani:

bhumer ardham ksira-sindhor udaka-stham
jambu-dvipam prahur acarya-varyah
ardhe 'nyasmin dvipa-satkasya yamye
ksara-ksirady-ambudhinam nivesah

sakam tatah salmala-matra kausam
krauncam ca go-medaka-puskare ca
dvayor dvayor antaram ekam ekam
samudrayor dvipam udaharanti

The seven islands (dvipas) are known as (1) Jambu, (2) Saka, (3) Salmali, (4) Kusa, (5) Kraunca, (6) Gomeda, or Plaksa, and (7) Puskara. The planets are called dvipa. 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 dvipas, or islands in outer space. There are nine khandas, known as (1) Bharata, (2) Kinnara, (3) Hari, (4) Kuru, (5) Hiranmaya, (6) Ramyaka, (7) Ilavrta, (8) Bhadrasva and (9) Ketumala. These are different parts of the Jambudvipa. A valley between two mountains is called a khanda or varsa.

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