Text 30] The Structure of the Universe 301

evam eva—thus; dadhi-manda-udadt—the ocean of yogurt;
paratah—beyond; puskara-dvipah—another island, named
Puskaradvipa: tatah—than that (Sakadvipa): dvi-guna-ayamah—
whose measurement is twice as great: samantatah—on all sides:
upakalpitah—surrounded: samdnena—equal in width; svdadu-
udakena—possessing sweet water; samudrena—by an ocean; bahih—
outside; dvrtah—surrounded: yasmin—in which: brhat—very big:
puskaram—lotus flower; jvalana-sikha—like the flames of a blazing
fire; amala—pure: kanaka—gold; patra—leaves: ayuta-ayutam—
possessing 100,000,000; bhagavatah—greatly powerful; kamala
dsanasya—of Lord Brahma, whose sitting place is on the lotus flower:
adhydsanam—sitting place; parikalpitam—considered.

TRANSLATION

Outside the ocean of yogurt is another island, known as
Puskaradvipa, which is 6,400,000 yojanas [51,200,000 miles]
wide, twice as wide as the ocean of yogurt. It is surrounded by an
ocean of very tasteful water as broad as the island itself. On
Puskaradvipa there is a great lotus flower with 100,000,000 pure
golden petals, as effulgent as the flames of fire. That lotus flower is
considered the sitting place of Lord Brahma, who is the most
powerful living being and who is therefore sometimes called
bhagavan.

TEXT 30
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AAA AAT ATA sat Tae ae SaTaTAT-
sera at g aaay fea aeatt galt, stanarnfiendtat
Tofsewea a oftaaa: dacauat aH ZaaMERAAt
cre Ci GAECI|
tad-dvipa-madhye manasottara-ndmaika evarvacina-pardcina-varsayor
marydadacalo *yuta-yojanocchrayayamo yatra tu catasrsu diksu catvari
purani loka-palandm indraddinam yad-uparistat stirya-rathasya merurm
paribhramatah sarvatsaratmakam cakram devandm aho-ratrabhyam
paribhramati.
