Canto 12, Chapter 12

The Topics of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Summarized

Verse 16 (SB 12.12.16)
SB 12.12.16 • मूल श्लोक

द्वीपवर्षसमुद्राणां गिरिनद्युपवर्णनम् । ज्योतिश्चक्रस्य संस्थानं पातालनरकस्थिति: ॥ १६ ॥

Transliteration

dvīpa-varṣa-samudrāṇāṁ giri-nady-upavarṇanam jyotiś-cakrasya saṁsthānaṁ pātāla-naraka-sthitiḥ

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

dvīpa-varṣa-samudrāṇām — of the continents, great islands and oceans; giri-nadī — of the mountains and rivers; upavarṇanam — the detailed description; jyotiḥ-cakrasya — of the celestial sphere; saṁsthānam — the arrangement; pātāla — of the subterranean regions; naraka — and of hell; sthitiḥ — the situation.

Translation

“The Bhāgavatam gives an elaborate description of the earth’s continents, regions, oceans, mountains and rivers. Also described are the arrangement of the celestial sphere and the conditions found in the subterranean regions and in hell.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda