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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.4.9

येषां खलु महायोगी भरतो ज्येष्ठ: श्रेष्ठगुण आसीद्येनेदं वर्षं भारतमिति व्यपदिशन्ति ॥ ९ ॥
yeṣāṁ khalu mahā-yogī bharato jyeṣṭhaḥ śreṣṭha-guṇa āsīd yenedaṁ varṣaṁ bhāratam iti vyapadiśanti.
[yeshaam khalu mahaa-yogee bharato jyeshthah shreshtha-guna aaseed yenedam varsham bhaaratam iti vyapadishanti.]
Word-for-word
yeṣām — of whom khalu — indeed mahā-yogī — a very highly exalted devotee of the Lord bharataḥ — Bharata jyeṣṭhaḥ — the eldest śreṣṭha-guṇaḥ — qualified with the best attributes āsīt — was yena — by whom idam — this varṣam — planet bhāratam — Bhārata iti — thus vyapadiśanti — people call.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yeṣāṁ khalu mahā-yogī bharato jyeṣṭhaḥ śreṣṭha-guṇa āsīd yenedaṁ varṣaṁ bhāratam iti vyapadiśanti.
yeṣām
of whom
khalu
indeed
mahā-yogī
a very highly exalted devotee of the Lord
bharataḥ
Bharata
jyeṣṭhaḥ
the eldest
śreṣṭha-guṇaḥ
qualified with the best attributes
āsīt
was
yena
by whom
idam
this
varṣam
planet
bhāratam
Bhārata
iti
thus
vyapadiśanti
people call.
Of Ṛṣabhadeva’s one hundred sons, the eldest, named Bharata, was a great, exalted devotee qualified with the best attributes. In his honor, this planet has become known as Bhārata-varṣa.
Purport

This planet known as Bhārata-varṣa is also called puṇya-bhūmi, the pious land. At the present moment Bhārata-bhūmi, or Bhārata-varṣa, is a small piece of land extending from the Himālaya Mountains to Cape Comorin. Sometimes this peninsula is called puṇya-bhūmi. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu has given special importance to the people of this land.

bhārata-bhūmite haila manuṣya-janma yāra janma sārthaka kari’ kara para-upakāra

“One who has taken his birth as a human being in the land of India (Bhārata-varṣa) should make his life successful and work for the benefit of all other people.” ( Cc. Ādi 9.41) The inhabitants of this piece of land are very fortunate. They can purify their existence by accepting this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement and go outside Bhārata-bhūmi (India) and preach this cult to benefit the whole world.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Among his sons Bharata, the eldest, was a great yogī, having excellent qualities. Because of him this planet is called Bhārata.
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Personal Guidance
To be born in a land made holy by devotees is itself a great gift. Bhārata-bhūmi exists not for indulgence but for spiritual seriousness; with that birth comes responsibility, not entitlement.
Reflection Questions
  • What inherited spiritual advantages — geographic, familial, cultural — are you currently taking for granted?
  • What responsibility comes with the access you already have, and how are you fulfilling it?
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