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Sahasraśruti. There are also seven rivers—Anumati, Sinivāli, Sarasvati, Kuhū, Rajani, Nandā and Rākā. They are still existing.
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तद्वर्षपुरुषाः श्रुतधरवीर्यधरवसुन्धरेषन्धरसंज्ञा भगवन्तं वेदमयं सोममात्मानं वेदेन यजन्ते ॥११॥
tad-varṣa-puruṣāḥ śrutadhara-vīryadhara-vasundhareṣandhara-saṁjñā bhagavantaṁ vedamayaṁ somam ātmānaṁ vedena yajante.
tat-varṣa-puruṣāḥ —the residents of those tracts of land;  śru-   tadhara —Śrutadhara;  vīryadhara —Vīryadhara;  vasundhara — Vasundhara;  iṣandhara —Iṣandhara;  saṁjñāḥ —known as;  bhagavan-   tam —the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  veda-mayam —fully con- versant with the Vedic knowledge;  somam ātmānam —represented by the living entity known as Soma;  vedena —by following the Vedic rules and regulations;  yajante —they worship.
TRANSLATION
Strictly following the cult of varṇāśrama-dharma, the inhabi- tants of those islands, who are known as Śrutidharas, Vīryadharas, Vasundharas and Iṣandharas, all worship the expansion of the Supreme Personality of Godhead named Soma, the moon-god.
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स्वगोभिः पितृदेवेभ्यो विभजन् कृष्णशुक्रयोः।
प्रजानां सर्वासां राजान्धः सोमो न आस्त्विति ॥१२॥
sva-gobhiḥ pitr-devebhyo vibhajan kṛṣṇa-śuklayoḥ prajānāṁ sarvāsāṁ rājā- ndhaḥ somo na āstv iti
sva-gobhiḥ —by expansion of his own illuminating rays;  pitr-   devebhyaḥ —unto the  pitās  and the demigods;  vibhajan —dividing;  kṛṣṇa-śuklayoḥ —into the two fortnights, dark and light;  prajānām —of