# SB 5.4.9 > येषां खलु महायोगी भरतो ज्येष्ठः श्रेष्ठगुण आसीद्येनेदंवर्षं भारतमिति व्यपदिशन्ति ॥९॥ ## Text > yeṣāṁ khalu mahā-yogī bharato jyeṣṭhaḥ śreṣṭha-guṇa āsīd yenedaṁ varṣaṁ bhāratam iti vyapadiśanti. ## Synonyms *yeṣām*—of whom; *khalu*—indeed; *mahā-yogī*—a very highly exalted devotee of the Lord; *bharataḥ*—Bharata; *jyeṣṭhaḥ*—the eldest; *śreṣṭha-guṇaḥ*—qualified with the best attributes; *āsīt*—was; *yena*—by whom; *idam*—this; *varṣam*—planet; *bhāratam*—Bhārata; *iti*—thus; *vyapadiśanti*—people call. ## Translation **Of Ṛṣabhadeva's one hundred sons, the eldest, named Bharata, was a great, exalted devotee qualified with the best attributes. In his honor, this planet has become known as Bhārata-varṣa.** ## Purport This planet known as Bhārata-varṣa is also called *puṇya-bhūmi,* the pious land. At the present moment Bhārata-bhūmi, or Bhārata-varṣa, is a small piece of land extending from the Himalaya Mountains to Cape Comorin. Sometimes this peninsula is called *puṇya-bhūmi.* Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu has given special importance to the people of this land. > bhārata-bhūmite haila manuṣya-janma yāra > janma sārthaka kari' kara para-upakāra "One who has taken his birth as a human being in the land of India (Bhārata-varṣa) should make his life successful and work for the benefit of all other people." [[cc/adi/9/41|(Cc. Ādi 9.41)]] The inhabitants of this piece of land are very fortunate. They can purify their existence by accepting this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement and go outside Bhārata-bhūmi (India) and preach this cult to benefit the whole world.