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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.17.8

భద్రా చోత్తరతో మేరుశిరసో నిపతితా గిరిశిఖరాద్‌గిరిశిఖరమతిహాయ శ‍ృఙ్గవత: శ‍ృఙ్గాదవస్యన్దమానా ఉత్తరాంస్తు కురూనభిత ఉదీచ్యాం దిశి జలధిమభిప్రవిశతి ॥ ౮ ॥
bhadrā cottarato meru-śiraso nipatitā giri-śikharād giri-śikharam atihāya śṛṅgavataḥ śṛṅgād avasyandamānā uttarāṁs tu kurūn abhita udīcyāṁ diśi jaladhim abhipraviśati.
[bhadraa chottarato meru-shiraso nipatitaa giri-shikharaad giri-shikharam atihaaya shringavatah shringaad avasyandamaanaa uttaraams tu kuroon abhita udeechyaam dishi jaladhim abhipravishati.]
Word-for-word
bhadrā — the branch known as Bhadrā ca — also uttarataḥ — to the northern side meru-śirasaḥ — from the top of Mount Meru nipatitā — having fallen giri-śikharāt — from the peak of Kumuda Mountain giri-śikharam — to the peak of Nīla Mountain atihāya — passing over as if not touching śṛṅgavataḥ — of the mountain known as Śṛṅgavān śṛṅgāt — from the peak avasyandamānā — flowing uttarān — the northern tu — but kurūn — the land known as Kuru abhitaḥ — on all sides udīcyām — in the northern diśi — direction jaladhim — the ocean of salt water abhipraviśati — enters into.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
bhadrā cottarato meru-śiraso nipatitā giri-śikharād giri-śikharam atihāya śṛṅgavataḥ śṛṅgād avasyandamānā uttarāṁs tu kurūn abhita udīcyāṁ diśi jaladhim abhipraviśati.
bhadrā
the branch known as Bhadrā
ca
also
uttarataḥ
to the northern side
meru-śirasaḥ
from the top of Mount Meru
nipatitā
having fallen
giri-śikharāt
from the peak of Kumuda Mountain
giri-śikharam
to the peak of Nīla Mountain
atihāya
passing over as if not touching
śṛṅgavataḥ
of the mountain known as Śṛṅgavān
śṛṅgāt
from the peak
avasyandamānā
flowing
uttarān
the northern
tu
but
kurūn
the land known as Kuru
abhitaḥ
on all sides
udīcyām
in the northern
diśi
direction
jaladhim
the ocean of salt water
abhipraviśati
enters into.
The branch of the Ganges known as Bhadrā flows from the northern side of Mount Meru. Its waters fall onto the peaks of Kumuda Mountain, Mount Nīla, Śveta Mountain and Śṛṅgavān Mountain in succession. Then it runs down into the province of Kuru and, after crossing through that land, flows into the saltwater ocean in the north.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The branch of the Gaṅgā known as Bhadrā, flowing from the northern side of Mount Meru, fall onto the peaks of Kesara Mountain, Nīla Mount, Śveta Mountain and Śṛṅgavān Mountain in succession. [Note: The last three mountain ranges create the borders between the varṣas north of Ilāvṛta.] Then it runs down into the province of Kuru and flows into the saltwater ocean in the north. From Meru, Bhadrā flows to the Keśarācala range and then to Nīla, then to Śveta and then to Śṛṅgavān. From Śṛṅgavān it flows down to Kuru. It skips over Ilāvṛta and the other two varṣas, Ramyaka and Hiraṇmaya.
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