Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 5.20.21
Sthāna· The universe in orderSeven Tracts With Mountains and Rivers
“The sons of Mahārāja Ghṛtapṛṣṭha were named Āma, Madhuruha, Meghapṛṣṭha, Sudhāmā, Bhrājiṣṭha, Lohitārṇa and Vanaspati. In their island there are seven mountains, which indicate the boundaries of the seven tracts of land, and there are also seven rivers. The mountains are named Śukla, Vardhamāna, Bhojana, Upabarhiṇa, Nanda, Nandana and Sarvatobhadra. The rivers are named Abhayā, Amṛtaughā, Āryakā, Tīrthavatī, Rūpavatī, Pavitravatī and Śuklā.”
What the purport teaches
- Mahārāja Ghṛtapṛṣṭha’s sons were Āma, Madhuruha, Meghapṛṣṭha, Sudhāmā, Bhrājiṣṭha, Lohitārṇa and Vanaspati.
- Seven mountains mark the boundaries of the seven tracts: Śukla, Vardhamāna, Bhojana, Upabarhiṇa, Nanda, Nandana and Sarvatobhadra.
- The island also has seven rivers: Abhayā, Amṛtaughā, Āryakā, Tīrthavatī, Rūpavatī, Pavitravatī and Śuklā.
Try this today
Create three headings—“Sons,” “Mountains” and “Rivers”—and copy one name under each, keeping its diacritics.
Ask yourself
How does grouping the names into sons, mountains and rivers help you study this verse attentively?
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.