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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
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ajanābhaṁ nāmaitad varṣaṁ bhāratam iti yata ārabhya vyapadiśanti ajanābhaṁ nāmaitad varṣaṁ bhāratam iti yata ārabhya vyapadiśanti
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TRANSLATION
| Formerly this planet was known as Ajanābha-varṣa, but since Mahārāja Bharata’s reign it has become known as Bhārata-varṣa.
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PURPORT
| This planet was formerly known as Ajanābha because of the reign of King Nābhi. After Bharata Mahārāja ruled the planet, it became celebrated as Bhārata-varṣa.
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