Jambūdvīpa
For more info see: SB 5.18
The nine specific deities from the Satvata-tantra with the nine regions (varshas) and their prominent worshipers as described in the Srimad Bhagavatam (Canto 5).
| Deity (Canto 5) | Varsha (Region/Khanda) | Form Worshiped There | Prominent Worshiper |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Vāsudeva | Bharata-varṣa | Lord Nara-Nārāyaṇa | Nārada Muni |
| 2. Nṛsiṁha | Kimpuruṣa-varṣa | Lord Rāmacandra | Hanuman |
| 3. Nārāyaṇa | Hari-varṣa | Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva | Prahlāda Mahārāja |
| 4. Saṅkarṣaṇa | Ilāvṛta-varṣa | Lord Saṅkarṣaṇa | Lord Śiva |
| 5. Hayagrīva | Ramyaka-varṣa | Lord Matsya | Vaivasvata Manu |
| 6. Mahāvarāha | Hiraṇmaya-varṣa | Lord Kūrma | Aryamā |
| 7. Brahmā | Kuru-varṣa | Lord Varāha | Bhūmi Devi |
| 8. Aniruddha | Bhadrāśva-varṣa | Lord Hayagrīva | Bhadrāśrava |
| 9. Pradyumna | Ketumāla-varṣa | Lord Kāmadeva | Lakṣmī Devi |
tathā eva — similarly; alakanandā — the branch known as Alakanandā; dakṣiṇena — by the southern side; brahma-sadanāt — from the city known as Brahmapurī; bahūni — many; giri-kūṭāni — the tops of mountains; atikramya — crossing over; hemakūṭāt — from Hemakūṭa Mountain; haimakūṭāni — and Himakūṭa; ati-rabhasatara — more fiercely; raṁhasā — with great force; luṭhayantī — plundering; bhāratam abhivarṣam — on all sides of Bhārata-varṣa; dakṣiṇasyām — in the southern; diśi — direction; jaladhim — the ocean of salt water; abhipraviśati — enters into; yasyām — in which; snāna-artham — for bathing; ca — and; āgacchataḥ — of one who is coming; puṁsaḥ — a person; pade pade — at every step; aśvamedha-rājasūya-ādīnām — of great sacrifices like the Aśvamedha yajña and Rājasūya yajña; phalam — the result; na — not; durlabham — very difficult to obtain; iti — thus.
Similarly, the branch of the Ganges known as Alakanandā flows from the southern side of Brahmapurī [Brahma-sadana]. Passing over the tops of mountains in various lands, it falls down with fierce force upon the peaks of the mountains Hemakūṭa and Himakūṭa. After inundating the tops of those mountains, the Ganges falls down onto the tract of land known as Bhārata-varṣa, which she also inundates. Then the Ganges flows into the ocean of salt water in the south. Persons who come to bathe in this river are fortunate. It is not very difficult for them to achieve with every step the results of performing great sacrifices like the Rājasūya and Aśvamedha yajñas.
Purport by MGDAS
Brahmapuri is the middle city on top of Mount Meru. This verse proofs, on this map, the Ganga flows from North to South, the middle river on the map.
गङ्गायमुनयोर्नद्योरन्तरा क्षेत्रमावसन् ।
आरब्धानेव बुभुजे भोगान् पुण्यजिहासया ॥ ११ ॥
gaṅgā-yamunayor nadyor
antarā kṣetram āvasan
ārabdhān eva bubhuje
bhogān puṇya-jihāsayā
maitreyaḥ uvāca — the great saint Maitreya said; gaṅgā — the river Ganges; yamunayoḥ — of the river Yamunā; nadyoḥ — of the two rivers; antarā — between; kṣetram — the land; āvasan — living there; ārabdhān — destined; eva — like; bubhuje — enjoyed; bhogān — fortunes; puṇya — pious activities; jihāsayā — for the purpose of diminishing.
The great saintly sage Maitreya told Vidura: My dear Vidura, King Pṛthu lived in the tract of land between the two great rivers Ganges and Yamunā. Because he was very opulent, it appeared that he was enjoying his destined fortune in order to diminish the results of his past pious activities.
वयं प्रभासं यास्यामो यत्र प्रत्यक् सरस्वती ॥ ६ ॥
śaṅkhoddhāraṁ vrajantv itaḥ
vayaṁ prabhāsaṁ yāsyāmo
yatra pratyak sarasvatī
striyaḥ — the women; bālāḥ — children; ca — and; vṛddhāḥ — old men; ca — and; śaṅkha-uddhāram — to the holy place called Śaṅkhoddhāra (about halfway between Dvārakā and Prabhāsa); vrajantu — they should go; itaḥ — from here; vayam — we; prabhāsam — to Prabhāsa; yāsyāmaḥ — shall go; yatra — where; pratyak — flowing west; sarasvatī — the river Sarasvatī.
The women, children and old men should leave this city and go to Śaṅkhoddhāra. We shall go to Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the river Sarasvatī flows toward the west.
The word vayam here refers to the able-bodied male members of the Yadu dynasty.
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