Shloka 5
Varṣa-Parvata-Nivāsinām Varnanam
Description of Regions, Mountains, and Their Inhabitants
अत्र ते कीर्तयिष्यामि वर्ष भारत भारतम् | प्रियमिन्द्रस्य देवस्य मनोर्वैवस्वतस्य च,भारत! अब मैं यहाँ आपसे उस भारतवर्षका वर्णन करूँगा, जो इन्द्रदेव और वैवस्वत मनुका प्रिय देश है
atra te kīrtayiṣyāmi varṣa bhārata bhāratam | priyam indrasya devasya manor vaivasvatasya ca, bhārata |
Sañjaya said: “Here I shall describe to you Bhārata-varṣa, O Bhārata—this land that is dear to the god Indra and also to Manu Vaivasvata.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames Bhārata-varṣa as a revered, divinely cherished land, linking geography with sacred lineage and dharmic identity—suggesting that the land’s significance is ethical and cultural, not merely territorial.
Sañjaya announces that he will begin a description of Bhārata-varṣa, addressing his listener as ‘Bhārata,’ and emphasizing the land’s esteem in the eyes of Indra and Manu Vaivasvata as a prelude to a broader account.