294. Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 20

TRANSLATION

The sons of Maharaja Ghrtaprstha were named Ama,
Madhuruha, Meghaprstha, Sudhama, Bhrajistha, Lohitarna and
Vanaspati. In their island there are seven mountains, which indi-
cate the boundaries of the seven tracts of land, and there are also
seven rivers. The mountains are named Sukla, Vardhamana, Bho-
jana, Upabarhina, Nanda, Nandana and Sarvatobhadra. The rivers
are named Abhaya, Amrtaugha, Aryaka, Tirthavati, Ripavati,
Pavitravati and Sukla.

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yasam ambhah pavitram amalam upayunjanah purusa-rsabha-
dravina-devaka-sarijna varsa-purusd apomayam devam apam
pimendanyalina yajante.

yasam—of all the rivers; ambhah—the water; pavitram—very
sanctified; amalam—very clean; upayunjanah—using; purusa—
Purusa; rsabha—Rsabha; dravina—Dravina; devaka—Devaka;
sarijriah—endowed with the names; varsa-purusaéh—the inhabitants of
those varsas; dpah-mayam—Varuna, the lord of water; devam—as the
worshipable deity; apam—of water; piirnena—with full; afjalina—
folded palms; yajante—do worship.

TRANSLATION

The inhabitants of Kraufcadvipa are divided into four castes,
called the Purusas, Rsabhas, Dravinas and Devakas. Using the
waters of those sanctified rivers, they worship the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead by offering a palmful of water at the lotus feet
of Varuna, the demigod who has a form of water.

PURPORT
Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura says, dpomayah asmayam: with
joined palms the inhabitants of the various sections of Kraufcadvipa
offer the sanctified waters of the rivers to a deity made of stone or iron.
