SB 5.1.33
TEXT 33
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क्षारोदेक्षुरसोदसुरोदघृतोदक्षीरोददधिमण्डोदशुद्धोदाः सप्त जलधयः सप्त द्वीपपरिखा इवाभ्यन्तरद्वीपसमाना एकैकश्येन यथानुपूर्वं सप्तस्वपि बहिर्द्वीपेषु पृथक्परित उपकल्पितास्तेषु जम्ब्वादिषु बर्हिष्मतीपतिरनुव्रतानात्मजानाग्नीध्रेध्मजिह्वयज्ञबाहुहिरण्यरेतोघृतपृष्ठमेधातिथिवीतिहोत्रसंज्ञान्यथासङ्ख्येनैकैकस्मिन्नेकमेवाधिपतिं विदधे. ॥ ३३ ॥
ksarodeksu-rasoda-suroda-ghrtoda-ksiroda-dadhi-manḍoda-suddhodaḥ
sapta jaladhayaḥ sapta dvipa-parikha ivabhyantara-dvipa-samana ekaikasyena yathanupūrvam saptasv api bahir dvipesu prthak parita upakalpitas tesu jambv-adisu barhismati-patir anuvratanatmajan agnidhredhmajihva-yajnabahu-hiranyareto-ghrtaprstha-medhatithi- vitihotra-samjnan yatha-sahkhyenaikaikasminn ekam evadhi-patim vidadhe. ksara-salt; uda-water; iksu-rasa-the liquid extract from sugarcane; uda-water; sura-liquor; uda-water; ghrta-clarified butter; uda-water; ksira-milk; uda-water; dadhi-manḍa-emulsified yogurt; uda-water; suddha-udaḥ-and drinking water; sapta-seven; jala-dhayaḥ-oceans; sapta-seven; dvipa-islands; parikhaḥ-trenches; iva-like; abhyantara-internal; dvipa-islands; samanaḥ-equal to; eka-ekasyena-one after another; yatha-anupūrvam-in chronological order; saptasu-seven; api-although; bahiḥ-outside; dvipesu-in islands; prthak-separate; paritaḥ-all around; upakalpitaḥ-situated; tesu-within them; jambū-adisu-beginning with Jambū; barhismati-of Barhismati; patiḥ-the husband; anuvratan-who were actually followers of the father's principles; atma-jan-sons; agnidhra-idhmajihva-yajnabahu-hiranyaretaḥ-ghrtaprstha-medhatithi-vitihotra-samjnan-named Agniḍhra, Idhmajihva, Yajnabahu, Hiranyareta, Ghrtaprstha, Medhatithi and Vitihotra; yatha-sahkhyena-by the same number; eka-ekasmin-in each island; ekam-one; eva-certainly; adhi-patim-king; vidadhe-he made.
TRANSLATION
The seven oceans respectively contain salt water, sugarcane juice, liquor, clarified butter, milk, emulsified yogurt, and sweet drinking water. All the islands are completely surrounded by these oceans, and each ocean is equal in breadth to the island it surrounds. Maharaja Priyavrata, the husband of Queen Barhismati, gave sovereignty over these islands to his respective sons, namely Agnidhra, Idhmajihva, Yajnabahu, Hiranyareta, Ghrtaprstha, Medhatithi and Vitihotra. Thus they all became kings by the order of their father.
PURPORT
It is to be understood that all the dvipas, or islands, are surrounded by different types of oceans, and it is said herein that the breadth of each ocean is the same as that of the island it surrounds. The length of the oceans, however, cannot equal the length of the islands. According to Viraraghava Acarya, the breadth of the first island is 100,000 yojanas. One yojana equals eight miles, and therefore the breadth of the first island is calculated to be 800,000 miles. The water surrounding it must have the same breadth, but its length must be different.
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