274 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 20

causing the name of the island; hiranmayah—magnificently splen-
dorous; utthitah—rising; yatra—where; agnih—a fire; updste—is situ-
ated; sapta-jihvah—having seven flames; tasya—of that island;
adhipatih—the king or master; priyavrata-dtmajah—the son of King
Priyavrata; idhma-jihvah—named Idhmajihva; svam—own; dvipam—
island; sapta—seven; varsdni—tracts of land; vibhayya—dividing into;
sapta-varsa-namabhyah—for whom the seven tracts of land were
named; dtmajebhyah—to his own sons; dkalayya—offering; svayam—
personally; dtma-yogena—by the devotional service of the Lord;
uparardma—he retired from all material activities.

TRANSLATION

As Sumeru Mountain is surrounded by Jambidvipa, Jam-
bidvipa is also surrounded by an ocean of salt water. The breadth
of Jambidvipa is 100,000 yojanas [800,000 miles], and the
breadth of the saltwater ocean is the same. As a moat around a fort
is sometimes surrounded by gardenlike forest, the saltwater ocean
surrounding Jambidvipa is itself surrounded by Plaksadvipa. The
breadth of Plaksadvipa is twice that of the saltwater ocean—in
other words 200,000 yojanas [1,600,000 miles]. On Plaksadvipa
there is a tree shining like gold and as tall as the jambu tree on
Jambidvipa. At its root is a fire with seven flames. It is because this
tree is a plaksa tree that the island is called Plaksadvipa. Plak-
sadvipa was governed by Idhmajihva, one of the sons of Maharaja
Priyavrata. He endowed the seven islands with the names of his
seven sons, divided the islands among the sons, and then retired
from active life to engage in the devotional service of the Lord.

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