Text 29] A Description of Jambidvipa 117

width and height of all these mountains is 2,000 yojanas [16,000
miles]. Sumeru, a mountain of solid gold shining as brilliantly as
fire, is surrounded by these eight mountains.

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meror mirdhani bhagavata Gtma-yoner madhyata upaklptam purim
ayuta-yojana-sahasrim sama-caturasram sdtakaumbhim vadanti.

meroh—of Sumeru Mountain; midrdhani—on the head;
bhagavatah—of the most powerful being; atma-yoneh—of Lord
Brahma; madhyatah—in the middle; upaklptam—situated; purim—the
great township; ayuta-yojana—ten thousand yojanas; sdhasrim—one
thousand; sama-caturasram—of the same length on all sides; sdta-
kaumbhim—made entirely of gold; vadanti—the great learned sages
say.

TRANSLATION

In the middle of the summit of Meru is the township of Lord
Brahma. Each of its four sides is calculated to extend for ten
million yojanas [eighty million miles]. It is made entirely of gold,
and therefore learned scholars and sages call it Satakaumbhi.

TEXT 29

aagaat state anita qaared ailaara guser-
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tam anuparito loka-pdlandm astanam yathd-disam yatha-ripam
turiya-manena puro ’stav upaklptah.

tam—that great township named Brahmapuri; anuparitah—sur-
rounding; loka-palandm—of the governors of the planets; astanam—
eight; yathd-disam—according to the directions; yathd-ripam—in
