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The Lord Instructs Sanātana Gosvāmī
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mercy and willingness to give facility to His devotees who are engaged in His devotional service within the material world.
TEXT 2188
এইমত ব্রহ্মাণ্ডু-মধ্যে সবার “পরকাম”।
সপ্তদ্বীপে নবখণ্ডে বাঁহার বিলাস ॥ ২১৮ ॥
ei-mata brahmāṇḍa-madhye sabāra ‘parakāśa’ sapta-dvīpe nava-khaṇḍe yāṅhāra vilāsa
SYNONYMS
ei-mata —in this way;  brahmāṇḍa-madhye —within this universe;  sabāra —of all of Them;  parakāśa —manifestations;  sapta-dvīpe —on seven islands;  nava-khaṇḍe —in different sections, nine in number;  yāṅhāra vilāsa —the pastimes of whom.
TRANSLATION
“Within the universe the Lord is situated in different spiritual manifestations. These are situated on seven islands in nine sections. Thus Their pastimes are going on.
PURPORT
The seven islands are mentioned in the  Siddhānta-śiromaṇi :
bhūmer ardharṅ kṣīra-sindhor udaka-stharṅ jambu-dvīparṅ prāhur ācārya-varyāḥ ardhe ‘nyasmin dvīpa-ṣaṭkasya yāmye kṣāra-kṣīrādy-ambudhīnārṅ niveśaḥ
śākaṁ tataḥ śālmala-matra kauśaṁ krauñcaṁ ca go-medaka-puṣkare ca dvayor dvayor antaram ekam ekaṁ samudrayor dvīpam udāharanti
The seven islands ( dvīpas ) are known as (1) Jambu, (2) Śāka, (3) Śālmalī, (4) Kuśa, (5) Krauñca, (6) Gomeda, or Plakṣa, and (7) Puṣkara. The planets are called  dvīpa . Outer space is like an ocean of air. Just as there are islands in the watery ocean, these planets in the ocean of space are called  dvīpas , or islands in outer space. There are nine  khaṇḍas , known as (1) Bhārata, (2) Kinnara, (3) Hari, (4) Kuru, (5) Hiraṇmaya, (6) Ramyaka, (7) Ilāvṛta, (8) Bhadrāśva and