Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.1.32
जम्बूप्लक्षशाल्मलिकुशक्रौञ्चशाकपुष्करसंज्ञास्तेषां परिमाणं पूर्वस्मात्पूर्वस्मादुत्तर उत्तरो यथासंख्यं द्विगुणमानेन बहि: समन्तत उपक्लृप्ता: ॥ ३२ ॥
jambū-plakṣa-śālmali-kuśa-krauñca-śāka-puṣkara-saṁjñās teṣāṁ parimāṇaṁ pūrvasmāt pūrvasmād uttara uttaro yathā-saṅkhyaṁ dvi-guṇa-mānena bahiḥ samantata upakḷptāḥ.
[jamboo-plaksha-shaalmali-kusha-krauncha-shaaka-pushkara-samjnaas teshaam parimaanam poorvasmaat poorvasmaad uttara uttaro yathaa-sankhyam dvi-guna-maanena bahih samantata upaklriptaah.]
Word-for-word
jambū
—
Jambū
plakṣa
—
Plakṣa
śālmali
—
Śālmali
kuśa
—
Kuśa
krauñca
—
Krauñca
śāka
—
Śāka
puṣkara
—
Puṣkara
saṁjñāḥ
—
known as
teṣām
—
of them
parimāṇam
—
measurement
pūrvasmāt pūrvasmāt
—
from the former
uttaraḥ uttaraḥ
—
the following
yathā
—
according to
saṅkhyam
—
number
dvi-guṇa
—
twice as much
mānena
—
with a measure
bahiḥ
—
outside
samantataḥ
—
all around
upakḷptāḥ
—
produced.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
jambū-plakṣa-śālmali-kuśa-krauñca-śāka-puṣkara-saṁjñās teṣāṁ parimāṇaṁ pūrvasmāt pūrvasmād uttara uttaro yathā-saṅkhyaṁ dvi-guṇa-mānena bahiḥ samantata upakḷptāḥ.
jambū
Jambū
plakṣa
Plakṣa
śālmali
Śālmali
kuśa
Kuśa
krauñca
Krauñca
śāka
Śāka
puṣkara
Puṣkara
saṁjñāḥ
known as
teṣām
of them
parimāṇam
measurement
pūrvasmāt pūrvasmāt
from the former
uttaraḥ uttaraḥ
the following
yathā
according to
saṅkhyam
number
dvi-guṇa
twice as much
mānena
with a measure
bahiḥ
outside
samantataḥ
all around
upakḷptāḥ
produced.
The names of the islands are Jambū, Plakṣa, Śālmali, Kuśa, Krauñca, Śāka and Puṣkara. Each island is twice as large as the one preceding it, and each is surrounded by a liquid substance, beyond which is the next island.
Purport
The ocean in each planetary system has a different type of liquid. How they are situated is explained in the next verse.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Hear about the dimensions of the islands called Jambū, Plakṣa, Śālmali, Kuśa, Krauñca, Śāka and Puṣkara. Each island is twice as large as the one preceding it, and each is surrounded by an ocean on all sides.
Please hear about the dimensions of the continents. Outside of each ocean, the next continent is twice the breadth of the previous, in all directions.
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Personal Guidance
The cosmos described here is a layered creation of remarkable variety, each region with its own ocean and character. Reality is far richer than our usual narrow view; humility before that variety is wisdom.
Reflection Questions
- What narrow view of the world have you mistaken for the whole picture?
- How might cultivating a sense of cosmic scale settle the everyday anxieties you carry?
My note
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