Description of Plakṣa and other continents (dvīpa) - Verse 15
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 19 · Verse 15
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Sanskrit Original
गोमेदं प्रथमं वर्षं नाम्नाशान्तभयं स्मृतम। चन्द्रस्य शिशिरं नाम नारदस्य सुखोदयम।।
gomedaṃ prathamaṃ varṣaṃ nāmnāśāntabhayaṃ smṛtam| candrasya śiśiraṃ nāma nāradasya sukhodayam||
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Sūta said: The first sub-continent is Gomeda. It is remembered by the name Śāntabhaya (having all fears subdued). The subcontinent of (the mountain) Candra is named Śiśira. That of the Nārada is Sukhodaya.