Srimad Bhagavatam — Panchama Skandha, Shloka 16
Devotion in Kimpuruṣa-varṣa and the Glory of Bhārata-varṣa
Rāmacandra & Nara-Nārāyaṇa; Rivers, Varṇāśrama, and Liberation
भारतेऽप्यस्मिन्वर्षे सरिच्छैला: सन्ति बहवो मलयो मङ्गलप्रस्थो मैनाकस्त्रिकूट ऋषभ: कूटक: कोल्लक: सह्यो देवगिरिऋर्ष्यमूक: श्रीशैलो वेङ्कटो महेन्द्रो वारिधारो विन्ध्य: शुक्तिमानृक्षगिरि: पारियात्रो द्रोणश्चित्रकूटो गोवर्धनो रैवतक: ककुभो नीलो गोकामुख इन्द्रकील: कामगिरिरिति चान्ये च शतसहस्रश: शैलास्तेषां नितम्बप्रभवा नदा नद्यश्च सन्त्यसङ्ख्याता: ॥ १६ ॥
bhārate ’py asmin varṣe saric-chailāḥ santi bahavo malayo maṅgala-prastho mainākas trikūṭa ṛṣabhaḥ kūṭakaḥ kollakaḥ sahyo devagirir ṛṣyamūkaḥ śrī-śailo veṅkaṭo mahendro vāridhāro vindhyaḥ śuktimān ṛkṣagiriḥ pāriyātro droṇaś citrakūṭo govardhano raivatakaḥ kakubho nīlo gokāmukha indrakīlaḥ kāmagirir iti cānye ca śata-sahasraśaḥ śailās teṣāṁ nitamba-prabhavā nadā nadyaś ca santy asaṅkhyātāḥ.
ଭାରତବର୍ଷରେ ଅନେକ ପର୍ବତ ଓ ନଦୀ ରହିଛି। ମଳୟ, ମଙ୍ଗଳପ୍ରସ୍ଥ, ମୈନାକ, ତ୍ରିକୂଟ, ଋଷଭ, କୂଟକ, କୋଲ୍ଲକ, ସହ୍ୟ, ଦେବଗିରି, ଋଷ୍ୟମୂକ, ଶ୍ରୀଶୈଳ, ବେଙ୍କଟ, ମହେନ୍ଦ୍ର, ବାରିଧାର, ବିନ୍ଧ୍ୟ, ଶୁକ୍ତିମାନ, ଋକ୍ଷଗିରି, ପାରିଯାତ୍ର, ଦ୍ରୋଣ, ଚିତ୍ରକୂଟ, ଗୋବର୍ଦ୍ଧନ, ରୈବତକ, କକୁଭ, ନୀଳ, ଗୋକାମୁଖ, ଇନ୍ଦ୍ରକୀଳ ଓ କାମଗିରି ଇତ୍ୟାଦି ପ୍ରମୁଖ ପର୍ବତ ଅଟେ। ଏହା ବ୍ୟତୀତ ଅନ୍ୟାନ୍ୟ ଅନେକ ପର୍ବତରୁ ଅସଂଖ୍ୟ ନଦୀ ପ୍ରବାହିତ ହେଉଛି।
FAQs
This verse lists many prominent mountains and ranges in Bhārata-varṣa and states that countless rivers and streams arise from their slopes, presenting Bhārata as a land shaped and sanctified by sacred natural features.
Govardhana is included among the notable mountains of Bhārata-varṣa, highlighting it as part of the sacred landscape celebrated in the Bhāgavatam—later especially revered through Kṛṣṇa’s Govardhana-līlā.
It encourages seeing the world through a sacred lens—honoring rivers, mountains, and tīrthas as gifts of the Lord, cultivating gratitude, ecological responsibility, and a pilgrim-minded remembrance of Bhagavān.