🪷 ŚB 5.20.1
Sanskrit, transliteration, word meanings, and translation for steady Bhāgavata reading.
Sanskrit
श्रीशुक उवाच
अत: परं प्लक्षादीनां प्रमाणलक्षणसंस्थानतो वर्षविभाग उपवर्ण्यते ॥ १ ॥
Transliteration
śrī-śuka uvāca
ataḥ paraṁ plakṣādīnāṁ pramāṇa-lakṣaṇa-saṁsthānato varṣa-vibhāga upavarṇyate.
Synonyms
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.
Translation
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.
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