SB 5.20.1
Devanāgarī
श्रीशुक उवाच अत: परं प्लक्षादीनां प्रमाणलक्षणसंस्थानतो वर्षविभाग उपवर्ण्यते ॥ १ ॥
Text
śrī-śuka uvāca ataḥ paraṁ plakṣādīnāṁ pramāṇa-lakṣaṇa-saṁsthānato varṣa-vibhāga upavarṇyate.
Synonyms
śrī-śukaḥuvāca—Śukadeva Gosvāmī said;ataḥparam—after this;plakṣa-ādīnām—of the island named Plakṣa and others;pramāṇa-lakṣaṇa-saṁsthānataḥ—from the angle of dimensions, particular characteristics and form;varṣa-vibhāgaḥ—the division of the island;upavarṇyate—is described.
Translation
The great sage Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Hereafter I shall describe the dimensions, characteristics and forms of the six islands beginning with the island of Plakṣa.