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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.10.34-35
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXTS 34-35
- kuru-jāṅgala-pāñcālān
- śūrasenān sayāmunān
- brahmāvartaṁ kurukṣetraṁ
- matsyān sārasvatān atha
- maru-dhanvam atikramya
- sauvīrābhīrayoḥ parān
- ānartān bhārgavopāgāc
- chrāntavāho manāg vibhuḥ
kuruthe province of Delhi-jāṅgalathe province of Delhi — the province of Delhi; pāñcālānpart of the province Punjab — part of the province Punjab; śūrasenānpart of the province of Uttar Pradesh — part of the province of Uttar Pradesh; sawith — with; yāmunānthe districts on the bank of the Yamunā — the districts on the bank of the Yamunā; brahmāvartampart of northern Uttar Pradesh — part of northern Uttar Pradesh; kurukṣetramthe place where the battle was fought — the place where the battle was fought; matsyānthe province Matsyā — the province Matsyā; sārasvatānpart of Punjab — part of Punjab; athaand so on — and so on; maruRajasthan, the land of deserts — Rajasthan, the land of deserts; dhanvamMadhya Pradesh, where water is very scanty — Madhya Pradesh, where water is very scanty; atiafter passing-kramyaafter passing — after passing; sauvīraSaurastra — Saurastra; ābhīrayoḥpart of Gujarat — part of Gujarat; parānwestern side — western side; ānartānthe province of Dvārakā — the province of Dvārakā; bhārgavaO Śaunaka — O Śaunaka; upāgātovertaken by — overtaken by; śrāntafatigue — fatigue; vāhaḥthe horses — the horses; manākslightly, because of the long journey vibhuḥslightly, because of the long journey — slightly, because of the long journey.
O Śaunaka, the Lord then proceeded towards Kurujāṅgala, Pāñcālā, Śūrasenā, the land on the bank of the River Yamunā, Brahmāvarta, Kurukṣetra, Matsyā, Sārasvatā, the province of the desert and the land of scanty water. After crossing these provinces He gradually reached the Sauvīra and Ābhīra provinces, then west of these, reached Dvārakā at last.
The provinces passed over by the Lord in those days were differently named, but the direction given is sufficient to indicate that He traveled through Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Saurastra and Gujarat and at last reached His home province at Dvārakā. We do not gain any profit simply by researching the analogous provinces of those days up to now, but it appears that the desert of Rajasthan and the provinces of scanty water like Madhya Pradesh were present even five thousand years ago. The theory of soil experts that the desert developed in recent years is not supported by the statements of Bhāgavatam. We may leave the matter for expert geologists to research because the changing universe has different phases of geological development. We are satisfied that the Lord has now reached His own province, Dvārakādhāma, from the Kuru provinces. Kurukṣetra continues to exist since the Vedic age, and it is sheer foolishness when interpreters ignore or deny the existence of Kurukṣetra.