अजनाभं नामैतद्वर्षं भारतमिति यत आरभ्य व्यपदिशन्ति ॥३॥

ajanābhaṁ nāmaitad varṣaṁ bhāratam iti yata ārabhya vyapadiśanti

 ajanābham - Ajanābha; nāma - by the name; etat - this; varṣam - island; bhāratam - Bhārata; iti - thus; yataḥ - from whom; ārabhya - beginning; vyapadiśanti - they celebrate.


Text

Formerly this planet was known as Ajanābha-varṣa, but since Mahārāja Bharata’s reign it has become known as Bhārata-varṣa.

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.