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The Structure of the Universe
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TRANSLATION
The ruler of this island was another son of Mahārāja Priyavrata. His name was Ghṛtapṛṣṭha, and he was a very learned scholar. He also divided his own island among his seven sons. After dividing the island into seven parts, named according to the names of his sons, Ghṛtapṛṣṭha Mahārāja completely retired from family life and took shelter at the lotus feet of the Lord, the soul of all souls, who has all auspicious qualities. Thus he attained perfection.
TEXT 21
आमो मधुरुहो मेघपृष्ठः सुधामा भ्राजिष्ठो लोहितार्णो वनस्पतिरिति घृतपृष्ठसु- तास्तेषां वर्षगिरयः सप्त सप्तैव नद्यश्चाभिख्याताः शुक्लो वर्धमानो भोजन उपबर्हिणो नन्दो नन्दनः सर्वतोभद्र इति अभया अमृतौषा आर्यका तीर्थवती रूपवती पवित्रवती शुक्लेति ॥ २१ ॥
āmo madhuruho meghapṛṣṭhaḥ sudhāmā bhrājiṣṭho lohitārṇo vanaspatir iti ghṛtapṛṣṭha-sutās teṣām varṣa-girayaḥ sapta saptaiva nadyaś cābhikhyātāḥ śuklo vardhamāno bhojana upabarhiṇo nando nandanaḥ sarvatobhadra iti abhayā amṛtaughā āryakā tīrthavatī rūpavatī pavitravatī śukleti.
āmaḥ—Āma; madhu-ruhaḥ—Madhuruha; megha-pṛṣṭhaḥ— Meghapṛṣṭha; sudhāmā—Sudhāmā; bhrājiṣṭhaḥ—Bhrājiṣṭha; lohitār- ṇaḥ—Lohitārṇa; vanaspatiḥ—Vanaspati; iti—thus; ghṛtapṛṣṭha- sutāḥ—the sons of Ghṛtapṛṣṭha; teṣām—of those sons; varṣa-girayaḥ— boundary hills of the tracts of land; sapta—seven; sapta—seven; eva— also; nadyaḥ—rivers; ca—and; abhikhyātāḥ—celebrated; śuklaḥ vardhamānaḥ—Śukla and Vardhamāna; bhojanaḥ—Bhojana; upabarhiṇaḥ—Upabarhiṇa; nandaḥ—Nanda; nandanaḥ—Nandana; sarvataḥ-bhadraḥ—Sarvatobhadra; iti—thus; abhayā—Abhayā; amṛtaughā—Amṛtaughā; āryakā—Āryakā; tīrthavatī—Tīrthavatī; rūpavatī—Rūpavatī; pavitravatī—Pavitravatī; śuklā—Śuklā; iti—thus.