SB 5.20.1
श्रीशुक उवाच
अत: परं प्लक्षादीनां प्रमाणलक्षणसंस्थानतो वर्षविभाग उपवर्ण्यते ॥ १ ॥
अत: परं प्लक्षादीनां प्रमाणलक्षणसंस्थानतो वर्षविभाग उपवर्ण्यते ॥ १ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca
SYNONYMS
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca—Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; ataḥ param—after this; plakṣa-ādīnām—of the island named Plakṣa and others; pramāṇa-lakṣaṇa-saṁsthānataḥ—from the angle of dimensions, particular characteristics and form; varṣa-vibhāgaḥ—the division of the island; upavarṇyate—is described.
TRANSLATION
The great sage Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Hereafter I shall describe the dimensions, characteristics and forms of the six islands beginning with the island of Plakṣa.