Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.20.1
श्रीशुक उवाच
अत: परं प्लक्षादीनां प्रमाणलक्षणसंस्थानतो वर्षविभाग उपवर्ण्यते ॥ १ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca
[shree-shuka uvaacha]
ataḥ paraṁ plakṣādīnāṁ pramāṇa-lakṣaṇa-saṁsthānato varṣa-vibhāga upavarṇyate.
[atah param plakshaadeenaam pramaana-lakshana-samsthaanato varsha-vibhaaga upavarnyate.]
Word-for-word
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
—
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
ataḥ param
—
after this
plakṣa-ādīnām
—
of the island named Plakṣa and others
pramāṇa-lakṣaṇa-saṁsthānataḥ
—
from the angle of dimensions, particular characteristics and form
varṣa-vibhāgaḥ
—
the division of the island
upavarṇyate
—
is described.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-śuka uvāca
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
ataḥ paraṁ plakṣādīnāṁ pramāṇa-lakṣaṇa-saṁsthānato varṣa-vibhāga upavarṇyate.
ataḥ param
after this
plakṣa-ādīnām
of the island named Plakṣa and others
pramāṇa-lakṣaṇa-saṁsthānataḥ
from the angle of dimensions, particular characteristics and form
varṣa-vibhāgaḥ
the division of the island
upavarṇyate
is described.
The great sage Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Hereafter I shall describe the dimensions, characteristics and forms of the six islands beginning with the island of Plakṣa.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Śukadeva said: Now I shall describe the dimensions, characteristics and shapes of the six islands beginning with the island of Plakṣa.
The Twentieth Chapter describes Plakṣadvīpa and other islands, their varṣas, rivers, mountains and devatās as well as the Lokāloka Mountain.
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Personal Guidance
Śukadeva begins systematic teaching about the six islands. The lesson for us is method: spiritual learning is not a hodge-podge of inspirations but a structured journey. Trust the order in which teachers reveal the map of reality.
Reflection Questions
- Am I learning spiritual life in a structured way or only collecting fragments?
- Whose teaching order do I trust enough to follow even when I would prefer to skip ahead?
My note
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