Romaharṣaṇa said: The nine divisions are—1) Indradvīpa, 2) Kaśerūmān, 3) Tāmravarṇa, 4) Gabhastimān, 5) Nāgadvīpa, 6) Saumya, 7) Gandharva, 8) Varuṇa and this 9) is the island surrounded by the sea. This sub-continent (of Bharata) extends north-south, from the source of the river Gaṅgā to Cape Comorin, a thousand Yojanas (1 Yojana = 12 Km). The extent obliquely: (i.e. the breadth)on the northern part is nine thousand Yojanas.