द्वीपवर्षसमुद्राणां गिरिनद्युपवर्णनम् । ज्योतिश्चक्रस्य संस्थानं पातालनरकस्थिति: ॥ १६ ॥
dvīpa-varṣa-samudrāṇāṁ giri-nady-upavarṇanam jyotiś-cakrasya saṁsthānaṁ pātāla-naraka-sthitiḥ
- dvīpa-varṣa-samudrāṇām
- of the continents, great islands and oceans
- giri-nadī
- of the mountains and rivers
- upavarṇanam
- the detailed description
- jyotiḥ-cakrasya
- of the celestial sphere
- saṁsthānam
- the arrangement
- pātāla
- of the subterranean regions
- naraka
- and of hell
- sthitiḥ
- the situation
The Bhāgavatam gives an elaborate description of the earth’s continents, regions, oceans, mountains and rivers. Also described are the arrangement of the celestial sphere and the conditions found in the subterranean regions and in hell.