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# Jambudvipa

In [Canto Five, Chapter 1](https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/2/5/1/), Sukadeva Goswami explained how Priyavrata’s chariot had followed the suns and created seven impressions that became the seven oceans, and subsequently divided Bhu-mandala into seven islands. On Maharaja Pariksit’s request he elaborated on this complex subject matter. 

In the centre of Bhu-mandala is the circular ‘island’ of Jambudvipa, with its nine *varsas*. Sukadeva Goswami offered a detailed description of Ilavrta-varsa and its various lakes, gardens, trees and rivers. In the centre of Jambudvipa stands the cone-shaped Sumeru Mountain, which represents the world axis and is surmounted by the city of Brahma, the universal creator.