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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 5.7.3
अजनाभं नामैतद्वर्षं भारतमिति यत आरभ्य व्यपदिशन्ति ॥ ३ ॥
ajanābhaṁ nāmaitad varṣaṁ bhāratam iti yata ārabhya vyapadiśanti.
Formerly this planet was known as Ajanābha-varṣa, but since Mahārāja Bharata’s reign it has become known as Bhārata-varṣa.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
This planet was formerly known as Ajanābha-varṣa.
The name Ajanābha came from the reign of King Nābhi.
After Bharata Mahārāja ruled the planet, it became celebrated as Bhārata-varṣa.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Compassion and attachment → Regret and vigilance. Affection becomes binding when it displaces devotion.
Chapters 7–9 of Canto 5: Bharata, the deer and the birth of Jaḍa Bharata. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc
From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Formerly this planet was known as Ajanābha, and after the reign of Bharata Mahārāja it became known as Bhārata-varṣa. Bharata Mahārāja begot five sons in the womb of Pañcajanī, and he named the sons Sumati, Rāṣṭrabhṛta, Sudarśana, Āvaraṇa and Dhūmraketu.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 5.7
Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.
The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.
Sthāna · Planetary systems
How is the universe arranged, and what is our right place in it? · Subject 3 of 10
Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership
Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 5.7
In this verse: “king”
Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What history will the name Bhārata-varṣa remind me of?
Write one sentence explaining the change from Ajanābha-varṣa to Bhārata-varṣa.
The story this chapter belongs to.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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