130 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 17

bhadra—the branch known as Bhadra; ca—also; uttaratah—to the
northern side; meru-sirasah—from the top of Mount Meru; nipatita—
having fallen; giri-sikharat—from the peak of Kumuda Mountain; giri-
sikharam—to the peak of Nila Mountain; atihaya—passing over as if
not touching; srigavatah—of the mountain known as Srigavan;
Srigat—from the peak; avasyandamanad—flowing; uttaran—the north-
ern; tu—but; kuriin—the land known as Kuru; abhitah—on all sides;
udicyam—in the northern; disi—direction; jaladhim—the ocean of salt
water; abhipravisati—enters into.

TRANSLATION

The branch of the Ganges known as Bhadra flows from the
northern side of Mount Meru. Its waters fall onto the peaks of
Kumuda Mountain, Mount Nila, Sveta Mountain and Srigavan
Mountain in succession. Then it runs down into the province of
Kuru and, after crossing through that land, flows into the salt-
water ocean in the north.

TEXT 9

TATSTART afta) =oxaacaaela = fiiftacteafaca
trRRTS TRAIT EAT were owaafiay = zfaai
fafa safrahiatare sat ard aod: Gas 12 Tas
aaldtat Gs a geatata Ut

tathaivalakananda daksinena brahma-sadandd bahini giri-kitany
atikramya hemakitad dhaimakitdany ati-rabhasatara-ramhasa
luthayanti bharatam abhivarsam daksinasyam disi jaladhim
abhipravisati yasyam snanartham cdgacchatah pumsah pade pade
’svamedha-rajasityadinam phalam na durlabham iti.

tatha eva—similarly; alakananda—the branch known as Alaka-
nanda; daksinena—by the southern side; brahma-sadanat—from the
city known as Brahmapuri; bahiini—many; giri-kiitani—the tops of
mountains; atikramya—crossing over; hemakitat—from Hemakita
Mountain; haimakitani—and Himakita; ati-rabhasatara—more
