tatra api - in that Bhū-maṇḍala; priyavrata-ratha-caraṇa-parikhātaiḥ - by the ditches made by the wheels of the chariot used by Priyavrata Mahārāja while circumambulating Sumeru behind the sun; saptabhiḥ - by the seven; sapta - seven; sindhavaḥ - oceans; upakḷptāḥ - created; yataḥ - because of which; etasyāḥ - of this Bhū-maṇḍala; sapta-dvīpa - of the seven islands; viśeṣa-vikalpaḥ - the mode of the construction; tvayā - by you; bhagavan - O great saint; khalu - indeed; sūcitaḥ - described; etat - this; eva - certainly; akhilam - whole subject; aham - I; mānataḥ - from the point of view of measurement; lakṣaṇataḥ - and from symptoms; ca - also; sarvam - everything; vijijñāsāmi - wish to know.

My dear Lord, the rolling wheels of Mahārāja Priyavrata’s chariot created seven ditches, in which the seven oceans came into existence. Because of these seven oceans, Bhū-maṇḍala is divided into seven islands. You have given a very general description of their measurement, names and characteristics. Now I wish to know of them in detail. Kindly fulfill my desire.