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The Activities of Mahārāja Priyavrata
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ātma-jān —sons;  āgnīdhra-idhmajihva-yajñabāhu-hiraṇyaretaḥ-ghṛtapṛṣṭha-medhātithi-vītihotra-saṁjñān —named Āgnīdhra, Idhmajihva, Yajñabāhu, Hiraṇyaretā, Ghṛtapṛṣṭha, Medhātithi and Vītihotra;  yathā-saṅkhyena —by the same number;  eka-ekasmin —in each island;  ekam —one;  eva —certainly;  adhi-patim —king;  vidadhe —he made.
TRANSLATION
The seven oceans respectively contain salt water, sugarcane juice, liquor, clarified butter, milk, emulsified yogurt, and sweet drinking water. All the islands are completely surrounded by these oceans, and each ocean is equal in breadth to the island it surrounds. Mahārāja Priyavrata, the husband of Queen Barhiṣmatī, gave sovereignty over these islands to his respective sons, namely Āgnīdhra, Idhmajihva, Yajñabāhu, Hiraṇyaretā, Ghṛtapṛṣṭha, Medhātithi and Vītihotra. Thus they all became kings by the order of their father.
PURPORT
It is to be understood that all the  dvīpas , or islands, are surrounded by different types of oceans, and it is said herein that the breadth of each ocean is the same as that of the island it surrounds. The length of the oceans, however, cannot equal the length of the islands. According to Virarāghava Ācārya, the breadth of the first island is 100,000  yojanas . One  yojana  equals eight miles, and therefore the breadth of the first island is calculated to be 800,000 miles. The water surrounding it must have the same breadth, but its length must be different.
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दुहितरं चोर्जस्वतीं नामोशनसे प्रायच्छद्यस्यामासीद् देवयानी नाम काव्यसुता ॥ ३४ ॥
duhitaram corjasvatīm nāmośanase prāyacchad yasyām āsīd devayānī nāma kāvya-sutā.
duhitaram —the daughter;  ca —also;  ūrjasvatīm —Urjasvatī:  nāma —named;  uśanase —unto the great sage Uśanā (Śukrācārya):  prāyac-