SB 5.1.33 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.1.33

क्षारोदेक्षुरसोदसुरोदघृतोदक्षीरोददधिमण्डोदशुद्धोदा: सप्त जलधय: सप्त द्वीपपरिखा इवाभ्यन्तरद्वीपसमाना एकैकश्येन यथानुपूर्वं सप्तस्वपि बहिर्द्वीपेषु पृथक्परित उपकल्पितास्तेषु जम्ब्वादिषु बर्हिष्मतीपतिरनुव्रतानात्मजानाग्नीध्रेध्मजिह्वयज्ञबाहुहिरण्यरेतोघृतपृष्ठमेधातिथिवीतिहोत्रसंज्ञान् यथा संख्येनैकैकस्मिन्नेकमेवाधिपतिं विदधे ॥ ३३ ॥

kṣārodekṣu-rasoda-suroda-ghṛtoda-kṣīroda-dadhi-maṇḍoda-śuddhodāḥ sapta jaladhayaḥ sapta dvīpa-parikhā ivābhyantara-dvīpa-samānā ekaikaśyena yathānupūrvaṁ saptasv api bahir dvīpeṣu pṛthak parita upakalpitās teṣu jambv-ādiṣu barhiṣmatī-patir anuvratānātmajān āgnīdhredhmajihva-yajñabāhu-hiraṇyareto-ghṛtapṛṣṭha-medhātithi-vītihotra-saṁjñān yathā-saṅkhyenaikaikasminn ekam evādhi-patiṁ vidadhe.

[kshaarodekshu-rasoda-suroda-ghritoda-ksheeroda-dadhi-mandoda-shuddhodaah sapta jaladhayah sapta dveepa-parikhaa ivaabhyantara-dveepa-samaanaa ekaikashyena yathaanupoorvam saptasv api bahir dveepeshu prithak parita upakalpitaas teshu jambv-aadishu barhishmatee-patir anuvrataanaatmajaan aagneedhredhmajihva-yajnabaahu-hiranyareto-ghritaprishtha-medhaatithi-veetihotra-samjnaan yathaa-sankhyenaikaikasminn ekam evaadhi-patim vidadhe.]

Word-for-word

kṣāra — salt uda — water ikṣu-rasa — the liquid extract from sugarcane uda — water surā — liquor uda — water ghṛta — clarified butter uda — water kṣīra — milk uda — water dadhi-maṇḍa — emulsified yogurt uda — water śuddha-udāḥ — and drinking water sapta — seven jala-dhayaḥ — oceans sapta — seven dvīpa — islands parikhāḥ — trenches iva — like abhyantara — internal dvīpa — islands samānāḥ — equal to eka-ekaśyena — one after another yathā-anupūrvam — in chronological order saptasu — seven api — although bahiḥ — outside dvīpeṣu — in islands pṛthak — separate paritaḥ — all around upakalpitāḥ — situated teṣu — within them jambū-ādiṣu — beginning with Jambū barhiṣmatī — of Barhiṣmatī patiḥ — the husband anuvratān — who were actually followers of the father’s principles ātma-jān — sons āgnīdhra-idhmajihva-yajñabāhu-hiraṇyaretaḥ-ghṛtapṛṣṭha-medhātithi-vītihotra-saṁjñān — named Āgnīḍhra, Idhmajihva, Yajñabāhu, Hiraṇyaretā, Ghṛtapṛṣṭha, Medhātithi and Vītihotra yathā-saṅkhyena — by the same number eka-ekasmin — in each island ekam — one eva — certainly adhi-patim — king vidadhe — he made.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

kṣāra

salt

uda

water

ikṣu-rasa

the liquid extract from sugarcane

uda

water

surā

liquor

uda

water

ghṛta

clarified butter

uda

water

kṣīra

milk

uda

water

dadhi-maṇḍa

emulsified yogurt

uda

water

śuddha-udāḥ

and drinking water

sapta

seven

jala-dhayaḥ

oceans

sapta

seven

dvīpa

islands

parikhāḥ

trenches

iva

abhyantara

internal

dvīpa

islands

samānāḥ

equal to

eka-ekaśyena

one after another

yathā-anupūrvam

in chronological order

saptasu

seven

api

although

bahiḥ

outside

dvīpeṣu

in islands

pṛthak

separate

paritaḥ

all around

upakalpitāḥ

situated

teṣu

within them

jambū-ādiṣu

beginning with Jambū

barhiṣmatī

of Barhiṣmatī

patiḥ

the husband

anuvratān

who were actually followers of the father’s principles

ātma-jān

sons

āgnīdhra-idhmajihva-yajñabāhu-hiraṇyaretaḥ-ghṛtapṛṣṭha-medhātithi-vītihotra-saṁjñān

named Āgnīḍhra, Idhmajihva, Yajñabāhu, Hiraṇyaretā, Ghṛtapṛṣṭha, Medhātithi and Vītihotra

yathā-saṅkhyena

by the same number

eka-ekasmin

in each island

ekam

one

eva

certainly

adhi-patim

king

vidadhe

he made.

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. Mahārāja Priyavrata, the husband of Queen Barhiṣmatī, gave sovereignty over these islands to his respective sons, namely Āgnīdhra, Idhmajihva, Yajñabāhu, Hiraṇyaretā, Ghṛtapṛṣṭha, Medhātithi and Vītihotra. Thus they all became kings by the order of their father.

Purport

It is to be understood that all the dvīpas, 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 Vīrarāghava Ācārya, 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.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

The seven oceans, respectively containing salt water, sugarcane juice, liquor, clarified butter, milk, yogurt, and drinking water are like trenches surrounding the seven continents of equal breath to its corresponding ocean. Mahārāja Priyavrata, the husband of Queen Barhiṣmatī, gave sovereignty over these islands to his respective sons, namely Āgnīdhra, Idhmajihva, Yajñabāhu, Hiraṇyaretā, Ghṛtapṛṣṭha, Medhātithi and Vītihotra. Outside of each ocean is a continent, and outside each continent is another ocean. Within the ocean of churned yogurt is a continent of equal breath to the ocean. Similarly the other oceans and continents have equal breath. Outside each continent is another ocean. They are not limited by being inside the continent, but are rather outside of each successive continent.

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