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Chapter 19: A Description of the Island of Jambūdvīpa

Verse 31 of 29
SB 5.19.31

एवं तव भारतोत्तम जम्बूद्वीपवर्षविभागो यथोपदेशम् उपवर्णित इति.

evaṁ tava bhāratottama jambūdvīpa-varṣa-vibhāgo yathopadeśam upavarṇita iti.

Synonyms

evamthus; tavaunto you; bhārata-uttamaO best of the descendents of Bharata; jambūdvīpa-varṣa-vibhāgaḥthe divisions of the island of Jambūdvīpa; yathā-upadeśamas much as I am instructed by the authorities; upavarṇitaḥexplained; itithus..

Translation

My dear King Parīkṣit, O best of the descendants of Bharata Mahārāja, I have thus described to you, as I myself have been instructed, the island of Bhārata-varṣa and its adjoining islands. These are the islands that constitute Jambūdvīpa.

Verse 31 of 29
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