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Chapter 16: A Description of Jambūdvīpa

Verse 26 of 27
SB 5.16.26

कुरंगकुररकुसुम्भवैकंकत्रिकूटशिशिरपतंगरुचक निषधशिनीवासकपिलशंखवैदूर्यजारुधिहंसऋषभनाग कालंजरनारदादयो विंशतिगिरयो मेरोः कर्णिकाया इव केसर भूता मूलदेशे परित उपकॢप्ताः.

kuraṅga-kurara-kusumbha-vaikaṅka-trikūṭa-śiśira-pataṅga-rucaka- niṣadha-śinīvāsa-kapila-śaṅkha-vaidūrya-jārudhi-haṁsa-ṛṣabha-nāga- kālañjara-nāradādayo viṁśati-girayo meroḥ karṇikāyā iva kesara- bhūtā mūla-deśe parita upakḷptāḥ.

Synonyms

kuraṅgaKuraṅga; kuraraKurara; kusumbha-vaikaṅka-trikūṭa-śiśira-pataṅga-rucaka-niṣadha-śinīvāsa-kapila-śaṅkha-vaidūrya-jārudhi-haṁsa-ṛṣabha-nāga-kālañjara-nāradathe names of mountains; ādayaḥand so on; viṁśati-girayaḥtwenty mountains; meroḥof Sumeru Mountain; karṇikāyāḥof the whorl of the lotus; ivalike; kesara-bhūtāḥas filaments; mūla-deśeat the base; paritaḥall around; upakḷptāḥarranged by the Supreme Personality of Godhead..

Translation

There are other mountains beautifully arranged around the foot of Mount Meru like the filaments around the whorl of a lotus flower. Their names are Kuraṅga, Kurara, Kusumbha, Vaikaṅka, Trikūṭa, Śiśira, Pataṅga, Rucaka, Niṣadha, Sinīvāsa, Kapila, Śaṅkha, Vaidūrya, Jārudhi, Haṁsa, Ṛṣabha, Nāga, Kālañjara and Nārada.

Verse 26 of 27
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