Bhārata sub-continent (bharatavarṣa) - Verse 20
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 1 · Verse 47.20
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Sanskrit Original
ऋषभं पार्थिवश्रेष्ठं सर्वक्षत्रस्य पूजितम। ऋषभाद्भरतो जज्ञे वीरः पुत्रशताग्रजः।।
ṛṣabhaṃ pārthivaśreṣṭhaṃ sarvakṣatrasya pūjitam| ṛṣabhādbharato jajñe vīraḥ putraśatāgrajaḥ||
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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.