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The daughter of Priyavrata \vas Urjasvati. The word means
full of Energy. She was wedded to Sukra, the presiding god of the
planet Venus.
Her daughter is the renowned Devayani, who was married to
King Yayati. She stands for Devayana, the Radiant Path of the
Upanishads, which transcends the Triloki.
Of the sons of Priyavrata, we of Jambu Dvipa or Globe D are
directly concerned with Agnidhra, who presided over its earliest
destinies.
The Bhagavata does not relate the genealogy of the other sons
as at present we have nothing to do with the life-evolution on these
globes.
The process of materialisation is indicated by the Ja$a state
of Agnidhra on seeing the Apsaras Purvachitti.
The sons of Agnidhra are the nine Varshas or Continents. We
shall learn the details of these Varshas subsequently. Of these
Varshas again, we are directly concerned with Nabhi. The word
Nabhi means navel, which is at the centre of the body. The Nabhi
Varsha is the pivot on which the other Varshas hang. The Nabhi
Varsha is what we know as our Earth. The nine Varshas are also
placed layer over layer, as the Dvipas are.
When Nabhi underwent further transformation, Rishabha be-
came his son. In Rishabha, we come to a turning point. He is said to
be an Incarnation of Vishnu. The word " Rishabha " means bull.
But that meaning does not give us any help in understanding Rishabha
and his work.
Priyavrata moved rapidly round Meru, till the globes were
formed. This is in accordance with the Nebulous theory of Laplace.
When the globes were formed, the Earth became denser. As the
density increased, the movement of the Earth became irregular, till at
last, the planet became fixed. This is not the western idea. The
Pauranic idea is that the sun moves round the Earth, and the Earth
remains fixed in its position. The story of Priyavrata's line is based
upon this idea. Another idea of the ancients was that the planets
had speech, till they became solidified.
Rishabha took upon himself the vow of silence. His son
Bharata became speechless as a deer.
It was necessary to put a limit to the materiality of the Earth.
The hard crust that formed the shell of the planet could not be
allowed to affect its heart. The Earth was not to lose all spirituality.
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