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SB 5.7.3

Devanāgarī

अजनाभं नामैतद्वर्षं भारतमिति यत आरभ्य व्यपदिशन्ति ॥ ३ ॥

Text

ajanābhaṁ nāmaitad varṣaṁ bhāratam iti yata ārabhya vyapadiśanti.

Synonyms

ajanābham—Ajanābha;nāma—by the name;etat—this;varṣam—island;bhāratam—Bhārata;iti—thus;yataḥ—from whom;ārabhya—beginning;vyapadiśanti—they celebrate.

Translation

Formerly this planet was known as Ajanābha-varṣa, but since Mahārāja Bharata’s reign it has become known as Bhārata-varṣa.

Purport

This planet was formerly known as Ajanābha because of the reign of King Nābhi. After Bharata Mahārāja ruled the planet, it became celebrated as Bhārata-varṣa.
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