SB 5.20.21

SB 5.20.21

Devanagari

आमो मधुरुहो मेघपृष्ठ: सुधामा भ्राजिष्ठो लोहितार्णो वनस्पतिरिति घृतपृष्ठसुतास्तेषां वर्षगिरय: सप्त सप्तैव नद्यश्चाभिख्याता: शुक्लो वर्धमानो भोजन उपबर्हिणो नन्दो नन्दन: सर्वतोभद्र इति अभया अमृतौघा आर्यका तीर्थवती रूपवती पवित्रवती शुक्लेति ॥ २१ ॥

Verse text

āmo madhuruho meghapṛṣṭhaḥ sudhāmā bhrājiṣṭho lohitārṇo vanaspatir iti ghṛtapṛṣṭha-sutās teṣāṁ varṣa-girayaḥ sapta saptaiva nadyaś cābhikhyātāḥ śuklo vardhamāno bhojana upabarhiṇo nando nandanaḥ sarvatobhadra iti abhayā amṛtaughā āryakā tīrthavatī rūpavatī pavitravatī śukleti.

Synonyms

āmaḥ Āma ; madhu ruhaḥ — Madhuruha ; megha pṛṣṭhaḥ — Meghapṛṣṭha ; sudhāmā Sudhāmā ; bhrājiṣṭhaḥ Bhrājiṣṭha ; lohitārṇaḥ Lohitārṇa ; vanaspatiḥ Vanaspati ; iti thus ; ghṛtapṛṣṭha sutāḥ — the sons of Ghṛtapṛṣṭha ; teṣām of those sons ; varṣa girayaḥ — boundary hills of the tracts of land ; sapta seven ; sapta seven ; eva also ; nadyaḥ rivers ; ca and ; abhikhyātāḥ celebrated ; śuklaḥ vardhamānaḥ Śukla and Vardhamāna ; bhojanaḥ Bhojana ; upabarhiṇaḥ Upabarhiṇa ; nandaḥ Nanda ; nandanaḥ Nandana ; sarvataḥ bhadraḥ — Sarvatobhadra ; iti thus ; abhayā Abhayā ; amṛtaughā Amṛtaughā ; āryakā Āryakā ; tīrthavatī Tīrthavatī ; rūpavatī Rūpavatī ; pavitravatī Pavitravatī ; śuklā Śuklā ; iti thus .

Translation

The sons of Mahārāja Ghṛtapṛṣṭha were named Āma, Madhuruha, Meghapṛṣṭha, Sudhāmā, Bhrājiṣṭha, Lohitārṇa and Vanaspati. In their island there are seven mountains, which indicate the boundaries of the seven tracts of land, and there are also seven rivers. The mountains are named Śukla, Vardhamāna, Bhojana, Upabarhiṇa, Nanda, Nandana and Sarvatobhadra. The rivers are named Abhayā, Amṛtaughā, Āryakā, Tīrthavatī, Rūpavatī, Pavitravatī and Śuklā.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

The sons of Mahārāja Ghṛtapṛṣṭha were named Āma, Madhuruha, Meghapṛṣṭha, Sudhāmā, Bhrājiṣṭha, Lohitārṇa and Vanaspati. In their island there are seven mountains, which indicate the boundaries of the seven tracts of land, and there are also seven rivers. The mountains are named Śukla, Vardhamāna, Bhojana, Upabarhiṇa, Nanda, Nandana and Sarvatobhadra. The rivers are named Abhayā, Amṛtaughā, Āryakā, Tīrthavatī, Rūpavatī, Pavitravatī and Śuklā.