SB 5.7.3

TEXT 3

TEXT

अजनाभं नामैतद्वर्षं भारतमिति यत आरभ्य व्यपदिशन्ति. ॥ ३ ॥

ajanabham namaitad varsam bharatam iti yata arabhya vyapadisanti.

ajanabham-Ajanabha; nama-by the name; etat-this; varsam-island; bharatam-Bharata; iti-thus; yataḥ-from whom; arabhya-beginning; vyapadisanti-they celebrate.

TRANSLATION

Formerly this planet was known as Ajanabha-varsa, but since Maharaja Bharata's reign, it has become known as Bharata-varsa.

PURPORT

This planet was formerly known as Ajanabha because of the reign of King Nabhi. After Bharata Maharaja ruled the planet, it became celebrated as Bharata-varsa.

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