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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 5, Ch. 16]
calculations would be very difficult even if one had a duration of life like that of Brahmā. We should simply be satisfied with the statements of authorities like Śukadeva Gosvāmī and appreciate how the entire cosmic manifestation has been made possible by the external energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The measurements given herein, such as 10,000  yojanas  or 100,000  yojanas , should be considered correct because they have been given by Śukadeva Gosvāmī. Our experimental knowledge can neither verify nor disprove the statements of  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam . We should simply hear these statements from the authorities. If we can appreciate the extensive energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, that will benefit us.
TEXT 11
मन्दरो मेरुमन्दरः सुपार्श्वः कुमुद इत्ययुतयोजनविस्तारोन्नाहा मेरो- श्वतुर्दिशमवष्टम्भगिरय उपवल्लप्ताः ॥ ११ ॥
mandaro merumandaraḥ supārśvaḥ kumuda ity ayuta-yojana- vistāronnāhā meroś catur-diśam avaṣṭambha-giraya upaklptāḥ.
mandaraḥ —the mountain named Mandara;  meru-mandaraḥ —the mountain named Merumandara;  supārśvaḥ —the mountain named Supārśva;  kumudaḥ —the mountain named Kumuda;  iti —thus;  ayuta-yojana-vistāra-unnāhāḥ —which measure ten thousand  yojanas  high and wide;  meroḥ —of Sumeru;  catuḥ-diśam —the four sides;  avaṣṭambha-girayaḥ —mountains that are like the belts of Sumeru;  upaklptāḥ —situated.
TRANSLATION
On the four sides of the great mountain known as Sumeru are four mountains—Mandara, Merumandara, Supārśva and Kumuda—which are like its belts. The length and height of these mountains are calculated to be 10,000  yojanas  [80,000 miles].
TEXT 12
चतुर्ष्वेतेषु चूतजम्बूकदम्बन्यग्रोधाश्वत्वारः पादप प्रवराः पर्वतकेतव इवाधि- सद्वक्षयोजनोन्नाहास्तावद् विटपविततयः शतयोजनपरिणाहाः ॥ १२ ॥