90 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 16

Mount Sumeru is Brahmapuri, the residence of Lord Brahma. Each of its
four sides is 10,000 yojanas long. Surrounding Brahmapuri are the cities
of King Indra and seven other demigods. These cities are one fourth the
size of Brahmapuri.

TEXT 1
THAT

THAT TSTTATATAT MATa TA Vat Safa
WAKA A TE TMA Ul 2 Ml

rajovdca
uktas tvayd bhii-mandalayama-viseso yavad ddityas tapati yatra
cdsau jyotisam ganais candrama vd saha drsyate.

raja uvdca—Maharaja Pariksit said; uktah—already been said;
tvaya—by you; bhi-mandala—of the planetary system known as Bhi-
mandala; dydma-visesah—the specific length of the radius; ydvat—as
far as; ddityah—the sun; tapati—heats; yatra—wherever; ca—also;
asau—that; jyotisam—of the luminaries; ganaih—with hordes;
candramaé—the moon; vad—either; saha—with; drsyate—is seen.

TRANSLATION

King Pariksit said to Sukadeva Gosvami: O brahmana, you have
already informed me that the radius of Bhi-mandala extends as far
as the sun spreads its light and heat and as far as the moon and all
the stars can be seen.

PURPORT

In this verse it is stated that the planetary system known as Bhi-man-
dala extends to the limits of the sunshine. According to modern science,
the sunshine reaches earth from a distance of 93,000.000 miles. If we
calculate according to this modern information, 93,000,000 miles can be
considered the radius of Bha-mandala. In the Gayatri mantra, we chant
om bhir bhuvah svah. The word bhir refers to Bhi-mandala. Tat savitur
