Canto 12: The Age of DeteriorationChapter 12: The Topics of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Summarized

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 12.12.16

dvīpa-varṣa-samudrāṇāḿ

giri-nady-upavarṇanam

jyotiś-cakrasya saḿsthānaḿ

pātāla-naraka-sthitiḥ

SYNONYMS

dvīpa-varṣa-samudrāṇām — of the continents, great islands and oceans; giri-nadī — of the mountains and rivers; upavarṇanam — the detailed description; jyotiḥ-cakrasya — of the celestial sphere; saḿsthānam — the arrangement; pātāla — of the subterranean regions; naraka — and of hell; sthitiḥ — the situation.

TRANSLATION

The Bhāgavatam gives an elaborate description of the earth's continents, regions, oceans, mountains and rivers. Also described are the arrangement of the celestial sphere and the conditions found in the subterranean regions and in hell.

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