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Sahasrasruti. There are also seven rivers—Anumati, Sinivali,
Sarasvati, Kuha, Rajani, Nanda and Raka. They are still existing.
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tad-varsa-purusah srutadhara-viryadhara-vasundharesandhara-samjna
bhagavantam vedamayam somam atmaénam vedena yajante.
tat-varsa-purusadh—the residents of those tracts of land; Sru-
tadhara—Srutadhara; viryadhara—Viryadhara; vasundhara—
Vasundhara; isandhara—Isandhara; samjidh—known as; bhagavan-
tam—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; veda-mayam—fully con-
versant with the Vedic knowledge; somam atmanam—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 varnaérama-dharma, the inhabi-
tants of those islands, who are known as Srutidharas, Viryadharas,
Vasundharas and Isandharas, all worship the expansion of the
Supreme Personality of Godhead named Soma, the moon-god.
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sva-gobhih pitr-devebhyo
vibhajan krsna-suklayoh
praj@nam sarvasam raja-
ndhah somo na Gstv iti
sva-gobhih—by expansion of his own illuminating rays; pitr-
devebhyah—unto the pitas and the demigods; vibhajan—dividing;
krsna-suklayoh — into the two fortnights, dark and light; prajanédm —of
