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SB 5.7.3

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 3

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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