SB 5.16.2 · Srimad Bhagavatam

Devanagari

तत्रापि प्रियव्रतरथचरणपरिखातै: सप्तभि: सप्त सिन्धव उपक्‍ल‍ृप्ता यत एतस्या: सप्तद्वीपविशेषविकल्पस्त्वया भगवन् खलु सूचित एतदेवाखिलमहं मानतो लक्षणतश्च सर्वं विजिज्ञासामि ॥ २ ॥

Verse text

tatrāpi priyavrata-ratha-caraṇa-parikhātaiḥ saptabhiḥ sapta sindhava upakḷptā yata etasyāḥ sapta-dvīpa-viśeṣa-vikalpas tvayā bhagavan khalu sūcita etad evākhilam ahaṁ mānato lakṣaṇataś ca sarvaṁ vi-jijṣāsāmi.

Synonyms

tatra api — in that Bhū-maṇḍala ; priyavrata — ratha — caraṇa — parikhātaiḥ — by the ditches made by the wheels of the chariot used by Priyavrata Mahārāja while circumambulating Sumeru behind the sun ; saptabhiḥ — by the seven ; sapta — seven ; sindhavaḥ — oceans ; upakḷptāḥ — created ; yataḥ — because of which ; etasyāḥ — of this Bhū-maṇḍala ; sapta — dvīpa — of the seven islands ; viśeṣa — vikalpaḥ — the mode of the construction ; tvayā — by you ; bhagavan — O great saint ; khalu — indeed ; sūcitaḥ — described ; etat — this ; eva — certainly ; akhilam — whole subject ; aham — I ; mānataḥ — from the point of view of measurement ; lakṣaṇataḥ — and from symptoms ; ca — also ; sarvam — everything ; vijijṣāsāmi — wish to know .

Translation

My dear Lord, the rolling wheels of Mahārāja Priyavrata’s chariot created seven ditches, in which the seven oceans came into existence. Because of these seven oceans, Bhū-maṇḍala is divided into seven islands. You have given a very general description of their measurement, names and characteristics. Now I wish to know of them in detail. Kindly fulfill my desire.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

In Bhū-maṇḍala, seven oceans were created by the seven ditches made by the wheel of Priyavrata’s chariot from which seven islands of Bhū-maṇḍala, each with distinctive construction appeared, and were described by you. O great devotee! I desire to know all about the oceans and islands, with their measurements and qualities. Seven seas were created, from which (yataḥ) seven island, each of distinctive construction (viśeṣa-vikalpaḥ) belonging to the earth (etasyāḥ) were formed. I desire to know all about the oceans and islands (etat).