326 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 21

Mountain in a circle whose length is 95,100,000 yojanas
[760,800,000 miles]. On Manasottara Mountain, due east of Mount
Sumeru, is a place known as Devadhani, possessed by King Indra.
Similarly, in the south is a place known as Sarnyamani, possessed
by Yamaraja, in the west is a place known as Nimlocani, possessed
by Varuna, and in the north is a place named Vibhavari, possessed
by the moon-god. Sunrise, midday, sunset and midnight occur in
all those places according to specific times, thus engaging all living
entities in their various occupational duties and also making them

cease such duties.
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TEXTS 8-9

ara faraagd oF aasstecreaata aeaarad aaa Bla
Neu ame wa ze aameatend fear at naa
arcaanfa qa ea aaaafana sersala at ad a Tata
ad ama 8

tatratyanam divasa-madhyangata eva sadadityas tapati savyendcalam
daksinena karoti. yatrodeti tasya ha samana-sitra-nipate nimlocati
yatra kvacana syandenabhitapati tasya haisa samana-sitra-nipate
prasvapayati tatra gatam na pasyanti ye tarn samanupasyeran.

tatratyanam—for the living entities residing on Mount Meru; divasa-
madhyangatah—being positioned as at midday; eva—indeed; sada —al-
ways; G@dityah—the sun; tapati—heats; savyena—to the left side;
acalam—Sumeru Mountain; daksinena—to the right (being forced by
wind blowing to the right, the sun moves to the right); karoti—moves;
yatra—the point where; udeti—it rises; tasya—of that position; ha—
certainly; samdna-stitra-nipate—at the diametrically opposite point;
nimlocati—the sun sets; yatra—where; kvacana—somewhere; syan-
dena—with perspiration; abhitapati—heats (at midday); tasya—of
that; ha—certainly; esah—this (the sun); samana-siitra-nipdte —at the
diametrically opposite point; prasvaépayati—the sun causes to sleep (as at
midnight); tatra—there; gatam—gone; na pasyanti—do not see; ye—
who; tam—the sunset; samanupasyeran —seeing.
