Adi-tila, Chapter 5 449

TRANSLATION

The universe measures five hundred million yojanas. Its length and breadth are
one and the same.

TEXT 98

OCH Sia’ BY Stel Cam fara |
SHA Bee CHM COWETA Bett Nob I

jale bhari’ ardha tdpha kaila nija-vdsa
dra ardhe kaila caudda-bhuvana prakdsa

SYNONYMS

jale—with water; bhari’—filling; ardha—half; tanhd—there; kaila—made; nija-vasa
—own residence; Gra—other; ardhe—in the half; kaila—did; caudda-bhuvana—four-
teen worlds; prakdsa— manifestation.

TRANSLATION

After filling half the universe with water, He made His own residence therein and
manifested the fourteen worlds in the other half.

PURPORT

The fourteen worlds are enumerated in Srimad-Bhdgavatam, Second Canto, Fifth
Chapter. The upper planetary systems are (1) Bhd, (2) Bhuvah, (3) Svah, (4) Mahah,
(5) Jana, (6) Tapah and (7) Satya. The seven lower planetary systems are (1) Tala,
(2) Atala, (3) Vitala, (4) Nitala, (5) Talatala, (6) Mahatala and (7) Sutala. The
lower planets, as a whole, are called Patala. Among the upper planetary systems,
Bho, Bhuvah and Svah constitute Svargaloka, and the rest are called Martya. The
entire universe is thus known as Triloka.

TEXT 99

Stare atad Cow Cages, fire-aty |
CHAM SRAM Felts W dd Hl

tdhhdi prakata kaila vaikuntha nija-dhama
$esa-Sayana-jale karila visrama

SYNONYMS

tanhdi—there; prakata—manifestation; ka/la—did; valkuntha—the spiritual world;
nija-dhdma—His own abode; Sesa—of Lord Sesa; Sayana—on the bed; jale—on the
water; karila—did; visrdma—rest.
