<Dd> "The country (varṣam) that lies north of the ocean and south of the snowy mountains is called Bhāratam; there dwell the descendants of Bharata ." <Dl> <Dd>--Vishnu Purana </Dd> </Dl> </Dd> <Dl> <Dd>--Vishnu Purana </Dd> </Dl> <Dd>--Vishnu Purana </Dd> <P> The Srimad Bhagavat Purana mentions (Canto 5, Chapter 4) - "He (Rishabha) begot a hundred sons that were exactly like him...He (Bharata) had the best qualities and it was because of him that this land by the people is called Bhârata - varsha" </P>

Describe how india got its name. what were the other names that it was earlier known as