Srimad Bhagavatam — Panchama Skandha, Shloka 26

The Six Dvīpas Beyond Jambūdvīpa and the Cosmic Boundary of Lokāloka

Devanagari script

एतेषां वर्षमर्यादागिरयो नद्यश्च सप्त सप्तैव ईशान उरुश‍ृङ्गो बलभद्र: शतकेसर: सहस्रस्रोतो देवपालो महानस इति अनघाऽऽयुर्दा उभयस्पृष्टिरपराजिता पञ्चपदी सहस्रस्रुतिर्निजधृतिरिति ॥ २६ ॥

Transliteration

eteṣāṁ varṣa-maryādā-girayo nadyaś ca sapta saptaiva īśāna uruśṛṅgo balabhadraḥ śatakesaraḥ sahasrasroto devapālo mahānasa iti anaghāyurdā ubhayaspṛṣṭir aparājitā pañcapadī sahasrasrutir nijadhṛtir iti.

Translation

Pour ces contrées aussi, il existe sept montagnes de frontière : Īśāna, Uruśṛṅga, Balabhadra, Śatakesara, Sahasrasrota, Devapāla et Mahānasa. Et sept rivières : Anaghā, Āyurdā, Ubhayaspṛṣṭi, Aparājitā, Pañcapadī, Sahasra-śruti et Nijadhṛti.

Synonyms

• eteṣām: of these
• eteṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• varṣa-maryādā-girayaḥ: boundary mountains of the varṣas
• varṣa-maryādā-girayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + maryādā (प्रातिपदिक) + giri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (वर्षस्य मर्यादा-गिरयः = boundary-mountains of the regions)

• nadyaḥ: rivers
• nadyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nadī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• sapta: seven
• sapta: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sapta (संख्या)
• Form: संख्यावाचक; गिरयः/नद्यः इत्यस्य संख्या

• sapta: seven
• sapta: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sapta (संख्या)
• Form: संख्यावाचक; (द्वितीय-समूहस्य)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक (indeed/just)

• īśānaḥ: Īśāna
• īśānaḥ: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; पर्वतनाम

• uruśṛṅgaḥ: Uruśṛṅga
• uruśṛṅgaḥ: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: uruśṛṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; पर्वतनाम

• balabhadraḥ: Balabhadra
• balabhadraḥ: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: balabhadra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; पर्वतनाम

• śatakesaraḥ: Śatakesara
• śatakesaraḥ: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śatakesara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; पर्वतनाम

• sahasrasrotaḥ: Sahasrasrota
• sahasrasrotaḥ: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sahasrasrota (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; पर्वतनाम

• devapālaḥ: Devapāla
• devapālaḥ: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devapāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; पर्वतनाम

• mahānasaḥ: Mahānasa
• mahānasaḥ: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahānasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; पर्वतनाम

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्तिसूचक

• anaghā: Anaghā
• anaghā: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anaghā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नदीनाम

• āyurdā: Āyurdā
• āyurdā: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āyurdā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नदीनाम

• ubhayaspṛṣṭiḥ: Ubhayaspṛṣṭi
• ubhayaspṛṣṭiḥ: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ubhayaspṛṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नदीनाम

• aparājitā: Aparājitā
• aparājitā: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aparājitā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नदीनाम

• pañcapadī: Pañcapadī
• pañcapadī: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pañcapadī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नदीनाम

• sahasrasrutiḥ: Sahasrasruti
• sahasrasrutiḥ: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sahasrasruti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नदीनाम

• nijadhṛtiḥ: Nijadhṛti
• nijadhṛtiḥ: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nijadhṛti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नदीनाम

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: समाप्तिसूचक

Characters & Entities

• Śukadeva Gosvāmī

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the rivers and mountains that define the varṣas?

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.

Why is Śukadeva Gosvāmī describing mountains and rivers to Mahārāja Parīkṣit?

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.

How can Bhagavatam’s cosmology be applied in modern devotional life?

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.