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evaṁ nava koṭaya eka-pañcāśal-lakṣāṇi yojanānāṁ mānasottara-giri-parivartanasyopadiśanti tasminn aindrīṁ purīṁ pūrvasmān meror devadhānīṁ nāma dakṣiṇato yāmyāṁ saṁyamanīṁ nāma paścād vāruṇīṁ nimlocanīṁ nāma uttarataḥ saumyāṁ vibhāvarīṁ nāma tāsūdaya-madhyāhnāstamaya-niśīthānīti bhūtānāṁ pravṛtti-nivṛtti-nimittāni samaya-viśeṣeṇa meroś catur-diśam.
Synonyms
evam—thus; nava—nine; koṭayaḥ—ten millions; eka-pañcāśat—fifty-one; lakṣāṇi—hundred thousands; yojanānām—of the yojanas; mānasottara-giri—of the mountain known as Mānasottara; parivartanasya—of the circumambulation; upadiśanti—they (learned scholars) teach; tasmin—on that (Mānasottara Mountain); aindrim—of King Indra; purīm—the city; pūrvasmāt—on the eastern side; meroḥ—of Sumeru Mountain; devadhānīm—Devadhānī; nama—of the name; dakṣiṇataḥ—on the southern side; yāmyām—of Yamarāja; saṁyamanīm—Saṁyamanī; nama—named; paścāt—on the western side; vāruṇīm—of Varuṇa; nimlocanīm—Nimlocanī; nama—named; uttarataḥ—on the northern side; saumyam—of the moon; vibhāvarīm—Vibhāvarī; nama—named; tāsu—in all of them; udaya—rising; madhyāhna—midday; astamaya—sunset; niśīthāni—midnight; iti—thus; bhūtānām—of the living entities; pravṛtti—of activity; nivṛtti—and cessation of activity; nimittāni—the causes; samaya-viśeṣeṇa—by the particular times; meroḥ—of Sumeru Mountain; catuh-disam—the four sides. ¶
Translation
Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued; My dear King, as stated before, the learned say that the sun travels over all sides of Mānasottara Mountain in a circle whose length is 95,100,000 yojanas [760,800,000 miles]. On Mānasottara Mountain, due east of Mount Sumeru, is a place known as Devadhānī, possessed by King Indra. Similarly, in the south is a place known as Saṁyamanī, possessed by Yamarāja, in the west is a place known as Nimlocanī, possessed by Varuṇa, and in the north is a place named Vibhāvarī, 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. ¶