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<div class="heading">This planet was formerly known as Ajanabha because of the reign of King Nabhi. After Bharata Maharaja ruled the planet, it became celebrated as Bharata-varsa.
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 5.7.3|SB 5.7.3, Translation and Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">Formerly this planet was known as Ajanabha-varsa, but since Maharaja Bharata's reign, it has become known as Bharata-varsa.</p>
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<div class="purport text"><p>This planet was formerly known as Ajanabha because of the reign of King Nabhi. After Bharata Maharaja ruled the planet, it became celebrated as Bharata-varsa.</p>
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