SB 5.7.3 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.7.3

अजनाभं नामैतद्वर्षं भारतमिति यत आरभ्य व्यपदिशन्ति ॥ ३ ॥

ajanābhaṁ nāmaitad varṣaṁ bhāratam iti yata ārabhya vyapadiśanti.

[ajanaabham naamaitad varsham bhaaratam iti yata aarabhya vyapadishanti.]

Word-for-word

ajanābham — Ajanābha nāma — by the name etat — this varṣam — island bhāratam — Bhārata iti — thus yataḥ — from whom ārabhya — beginning vyapadiśanti — they celebrate.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

ajanābhaṁ nāmaitad varṣaṁ bhāratam iti yata ārabhya vyapadiśanti.

ajanābham

Ajanābha

nāma

by the name

etat

this

varṣam

island

bhāratam

Bhārata

iti

thus

yataḥ

from whom

ārabhya

beginning

vyapadiśanti

they celebrate.

Formerly this planet was known as Ajanābha-varṣa, but since Mahārāja Bharata’s reign it has become known as Bhārata-varṣa.

Purport

This planet was formerly known as Ajanābha because of the reign of King Nābhi. After Bharata Mahārāja ruled the planet, it became celebrated as Bhārata-varṣa.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

The place was known as Ajanābha-varṣa, but from Mahārāja Bharata's reign, it has become known as Bhārata-varṣa. Because its ruler was the son of Nābhi (Ṛṣabha) the planet was known as Ajanābha. Since it is used in a name it does not become Ājanābha (the country belonging to Ṛṣabha and Nābhi). The land became known as Bhārata because Bharata ruled it.

Personal Guidance

Lands and institutions take their character from those who lead them. The land we now call by one name will be called by another after a different kind of person rules it. Our influence quietly renames the worlds we inherit.

Reflection Questions

What 'name' is being silently given to the spaces you preside over by the quality of your leadership?
What legacy of character would you want attached to the places you have shaped?

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