Bhārata sub-continent (bharatavarṣa) - Verse 19
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 1 · Verse 47.19
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Sanskrit Original
नाभेर्निसर्गं वक्ष्यामि हिमाङ्के ऽस्मिन्निबोधत। नाभिस्त्वजनयत्पुत्रं मेरुदेव्यां महामतिः।।
nābhernisargaṃ vakṣyāmi himāṅke 'sminnibodhata| nābhistvajanayatputraṃ merudevyāṃ mahāmatiḥ||
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Sūta Said: I shall now recount the country of Nābhi marked by ‘hima’ (snow; i.e. Bhāratavarṣa as mentioned below). The intelligent Nābhi begot a son of Merudevī, Ṛṣabha by name who was a great king adored by all kṣatriyas. A heroic son Bharata was born to Ṛṣabha. He was the eldest among his hundred sons.