The Six Dvīpas Beyond Jambūdvīpa and the Cosmic Boundary of Lokāloka
एतेषां वर्षमर्यादागिरयो नद्यश्च सप्त सप्तैव ईशान उरुशृङ्गो बलभद्र: शतकेसर: सहस्रस्रोतो देवपालो महानस इति अनघाऽऽयुर्दा उभयस्पृष्टिरपराजिता पञ्चपदी सहस्रस्रुतिर्निजधृतिरिति ॥ २६ ॥
eteṣāṁ varṣa-maryādā-girayo nadyaś ca sapta saptaiva īśāna uruśṛṅgo balabhadraḥ śatakesaraḥ sahasrasroto devapālo mahānasa iti anaghāyurdā ubhayaspṛṣṭir aparājitā pañcapadī sahasrasrutir nijadhṛtir iti.
এই বর্ষগুলির সীমানির্ধারক সাতটি পর্বত—ঈশান, উরুশৃঙ্গ, বলভদ্র, শতকেসর, সহস্রস্রোত, দেবপাল ও মহানস। আর সাতটি নদী—অনঘা, আয়ুর্দা, উভয়স্পৃষ্টী, অপরাজিতা, পঞ্চপদী, সহস্রশ্রুতি ও নিজধৃতি।
In 5.20.26, Śukadeva lists seven boundary mountains and seven rivers that mark and nourish the varṣas, giving their specific names as part of Bhagavatam’s sacred geography.
He is explaining Vedic cosmology and the layout of Jambūdvīpa, helping Parīkṣit understand the ordered creation of the Lord and the sacred geography referenced in Purāṇic tradition.
This verse encourages seeing the world as purposeful and sanctified—supporting a devotee’s practice of reverence, pilgrimage-mindedness, and remembrance that all regions and resources ultimately belong to Bhagavān.