श्रीशुक उवाच अत: परं प्लक्षादीनां प्रमाणलक्षणसंस्थानतो वर्षविभाग उपवर्ण्यते ॥ १ ॥
sri-suka uvaca atah param plaksadinam pramana-laksana-samsthanato varsa-vibhaga upavarnyate.
- sri-sukah uvaca
- Sukadeva Gosvami said
- atah param
- after this
- plaksa-adinam
- of the island named Plaksa and others
- pramana-laksana-samsthanatah
- from the angle of dimensions, particular characteristics and form
- varsa-vibhagah
- the division of the island
- upavarnyate
- is described.
The great sage Sukadeva Gosvami said: Hereafter I shall describe the dimensions, characteristics and forms of the six islands beginning with the island of Plaksa.