Canto & Chapters
The Creative Impetus (26 Chapters)
Chapter 141v
The Activities of Mahārāja Priyavrata
Chapter 223v
The Activities of Mahārāja Āgnīdhra
Chapter 319v
Ṛṣabhadeva’s Appearance in the Womb of Merudevī, the Wife of King Nābhi
Chapter 418v
The Characteristics of Ṛṣabhadeva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead
Chapter 531v
Lord Ṛṣabhadeva’s Teachings to His Sons
Chapter 619v
The Activities of Lord Ṛṣabhadeva
Chapter 714v
The Activities of King Bharata
Chapter 831v
A Description of the Character of Bharata Mahārāja
Chapter 918v
The Supreme Character of Jaḍa Bharata
Chapter 1025v
The Discussion Between Jaḍa Bharata and Mahārāja Rahūgaṇa
Chapter 1116v
Jaḍa Bharata Instructs King Rahūgaṇa
Chapter 1215v
Conversation Between Mahārāja Rahūgaṇa and Jaḍa Bharata
Chapter 1326v
Further Talks Between King Rahūgaṇa and Jaḍa Bharata
Chapter 1446v
The Material World as the Great Forest of Enjoyment
Chapter 1515v
The Glories of the Descendants of King Priyavrata
Chapter 1627v
A Description of Jambūdvīpa
Chapter 1723v
The Descent of the River Ganges
Chapter 1839v
The Prayers Offered to the Lord by the Residents of Jambūdvīpa
Chapter 1929v
A Description of the Island of Jambūdvīpa
Chapter 2045v
Studying the Structure of the Universe
Chapter 2118v
The Movements of the Sun
Chapter 2217v
The Orbits of the Planets
Chapter 239v
The Śiśumāra Planetary Systems
Chapter 2431v
The Subterranean Heavenly Planets
Chapter 2515v
The Glories of Lord Ananta
Chapter 2640v
A Description of the Hellish Planets
Canto 5, Chapter 1
The Activities of Mahārāja Priyavrata
Verse 31 (SB 5.1.31)
SB 5.1.31 • मूल श्लोक
ये वा उ ह तद्रथचरणनेमिकृतपरिखातास्ते सप्त सिन्धव आसन् यत एव कृता: सप्त भुवो द्वीपा: ॥ ३१ ॥
Transliteration
ye vā u ha tad-ratha-caraṇa-nemi-kṛta-parikhātās te sapta sindhava āsan yata eva kṛtāḥ sapta bhuvo dvīpāḥ.
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
ye — that; vā u ha — certainly; tat-ratha — of his chariot; caraṇa — of the wheels; nemi — by the rims; kṛta — made; parikhātāḥ — trenches; te — those; sapta — seven; sindhavaḥ — oceans; āsan — became; yataḥ — because of which; eva — certainly; kṛtāḥ — were made; sapta — seven; bhuvaḥ — of the Bhū-maṇḍala; dvīpāḥ — islands.
Translation
“When Priyavrata drove his chariot behind the sun, the rims of his chariot wheels created impressions that later became seven oceans, dividing the planetary system known as Bhū-maṇḍala into seven islands.”
Bhaktivedanta Purport
By Śrīla PrabhupādaSometimes the planets in outer space are called islands. We have experience of various types of islands in the ocean, and similarly the various planets, divided into fourteen lokas, are islands in the ocean of space. As Priyavrata drove his chariot behind the sun, he created seven different types of oceans and planetary systems, which altogether are known as Bhū-maṇḍala, or Bhūloka. In the Gāyatrī mantra, we chant, om bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ tat savitur vareṇyam. Above the Bhūloka planetary system is Bhuvarloka, and above that is Svargaloka, the heavenly planetary system. All these planetary systems are controlled by Savitā, the sun-god. By chanting the Gāyatrī mantra just after rising early in the morning, one worships the sun-god.