302 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 20

tat-dvipa-madhye—within that island; mdnasottara—Manasottara;
ndma—named; ekah—one; eva—indeed: arvdcina—on this side:
pardcina—and beyond. or outside: varsayoh—of tracts of land:
maryddé—indicating the boundary: acalah—a great mountain:
ayuta—ten thousand: yojana—eight miles: ucchréya-d4yamah—whose
height and width: yatra—where: tu—but; catasrsu—in the four:
diksu—directions: catvari—four: purdni—cities; loka-palanadm—of the
directors of planetary systems; indra-ddindém—headed by Indra; yat—
of which: uparistat—on the top: stirya-rathasya—of the chariot of the
sun-god: merum—Meru Mountain; paribhramatah—while circumam-
bulating: samvatsara-dtmakam—consisting of one sarhvatsara;
cakram—wheel or orbit; devdndm—of the demigods: ahah-
ratrabhyam—by the day and night: paribhramati— moves around.

TRANSLATION

In the middle of that island is a great mountain named Manasot-
tara, which forms the boundary between the inner side and the
outer side of the island. Its breadth and height are 10,000 yojanas
[80,000 miles]. On that mountain, in the four directions, are the
residential quarters of demigods such as Indra. In the chariot of
the sun-god, the sun travels on the top of the mountain in an orbit
called the Sarnvatsara, encircling Mount Meru. The sun’s path on
the northern side is called Uttarayana, and its path on the southern
side is called Daksinayana. One side represents a day for the
demigods, and the other represents their night.

PURPORT

The movement of the sun is confirmed in the Brahma-samhita (5.52):
yasyajndya bhramati sambhrta-kdla-cakrah. The sun orbits around
Mount Sumeru. for six months on the northern side and for six months
on the southern. This adds up to the duration of a day and night of the
demigods in the upper planetary systems.

TEXT 31

vagrant: dead afte adearrat corey
a aed frase a at Tae gTcedettS TATE 11321
