Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 5.20.10
Sthāna· The universe in orderSeven Mountains and Seven Rivers
“In those tracts of land there are seven mountains — Svarasa, Śataśṛṅga, Vāmadeva, Kunda, Mukunda, Puṣpa-varṣa and Sahasra-śruti. There are also seven rivers — Anumati, Sinīvālī, Sarasvatī, Kuhū, Rajanī, Nandā and Rākā. They are still existing.”
What the purport teaches
- The seven mountains are Svarasa, Śataśṛṅga, Vāmadeva, Kunda, Mukunda, Puṣpa-varṣa and Sahasra-śruti.
- The seven rivers are Anumati, Sinīvālī, Sarasvatī, Kuhū, Rajanī, Nandā and Rākā.
- The translation states that these mountains and rivers are still existing.
Try this today
Read the mountain and river names slowly, then copy one name from each list with its diacritics.
Ask yourself
How can I give patient attention to the names and details in this description?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.