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itself. In Sakadvipa there is a big Saka tree, from which the island
takes its name. This tree is very fragrant. Indeed, it lends its scent
to the entire island.
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qenfa aaa cafrehraten tarfafe: ashe Rasy aa aatfin
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tasydpi praiyavrata evadhipatir namnd medhatithih so "pi vibhajya
sapta varsdni putra-ndmadni tesu svdtmajdn purojava-manojava-
pavamdna-dhimranika-citrarepha-bahuripa-visvadhdra-samjnan
nidhdpyddhipatin svayam bhagavaty ananta G-vesita-matis
tapovanam pravivesa.

tasya api—of that island also; praiyavratah—a son of Maharaja
Priyavrata; eva—certainly; adhipatih—the ruler: naémna—by the
name; medhd-tithih—Medhatithi; sah api—he also: vibhajya—divid-
ing; sapta varsdni—seven divisions of the island; putra-ndmani—
possessing the names of his sons; tesu—in them: sva-atmajdn—his own
sons; purojava—Purojava; manojava—Manojava: pavamana—
Pavamana; dhiimranika—Dhimranika;  citra-repha—Citrarepha:
bahu-riipa—Bahuripa; visvadhdra—Visvadhara; sarajnan—having as
names: nidhépya—establishing as: adhipatin—the rulers: svayam—
himself; bhagavati—in the Supreme Personality of Godhead: anante—
in the unlimited; dvesita-matih—whose mind was fully absorbed:
tapah-vanam—in the forest where meditation is performed: pra-
vivesa—he entered.

TRANSLATION

The master of this island, also one of the sons of Priyavrata, was
known as Medhatithi. He also divided his island into seven sec-
tions, named according to the names of his own sons, whom he
