270 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 2, Ch. 5

this verse, says that the Brahmaloka mentioned here is Vaikuntha, the
kingdom of God, which is sanatana or eternal and is therefore not exactly
like the material creations described above. The virata universal form of
the Lord is an imagination for the material world. It has nothing to do
with the spiritual world, or the kingdom of God.

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tat-katyam catalam klptam
urubhyam vitalam vibhoh

janubhyam sutalam suddham
janghabh yam tu talatalam

mahatalam tu gulphabhyam
prapadabhyam rasatalam
patalam pdada-talata
iti lokamayah puman

tat—in His; katyam—waist ; ca—also; atalam—the first planetary system
below the earth; klptam—situated; irubhyam—on the thighs; vitalam—the
second planetary system below; vibhoh—O Narada; janubhyam—on the
ankles; sutalam—the third planetary system below; suddham—purified;
janghabhyam—on the joints; tu—but; talatalam—the fourth planetary
system below; mahdtalam—the fifth planetary system below; tu—but;
gulphabhyam-—situated on the calves; prapadabh yam—on the upper or front
portion of the feet; rasatalam—the sixth planetary system below; patalam—
the seventh planetary system below; pdda-talatah—on the bottom or soles
of the feet; iti-thus; lokamayah—full of planetary systems; puman—the
Lord.

TRANSLATION

My dear son Narada, know from me that there are seven lower plane-
tary systems out of the total fourteen: the first planetary system, known as
