# SB 5.20.1 ## Text > śrī-śuka uvāca > ataḥ paraṁ plakṣādīnāṁ pramāṇa-lakṣaṇa-saṁsthānato varṣa-vibhāga upavarṇyate. ## Synonyms *śrī*-*śukaḥ* *uvāca*—Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; *ataḥ* *param*—after this; *plakṣa*-*ādīnām*—of the island named Plakṣa and others; *pramāṇa*-*lakṣaṇa*-*saṁsthānataḥ*—from the angle of dimensions, particular characteristics and form; *varṣa*-*vibhāgaḥ*—the division of the island; *upavarṇyate*—is described. ## Translation **The great sage Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Hereafter I shall describe the dimensions, characteristics and forms of the six islands beginning with the island of Plakṣa.**