Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.5.42
भूर्लोक: कल्पित: पद्भ्यां भुवर्लोकोऽस्य नाभित: ।
स्वर्लोक: कल्पितो मूर्ध्ना इति वा लोककल्पना ॥ ४२ ॥
bhūrlokaḥ kalpitaḥ padbhyāṁ
[bhoorlokah kalpitah padbhyaam]
bhuvarloko ’sya nābhitaḥ
[bhuvarloko ’sya naabhitah]
svarlokaḥ kalpito mūrdhnā
[svarlokah kalpito moordhnaa]
iti vā loka-kalpanā
[iti vaa loka-kalpanaa]
Word-for-word
bhūrlokaḥ
—
the entire planetary system from Pātāla to the earthly planetary system
kalpitaḥ
—
imagined
padbhyām
—
situated on the legs
bhuvarlokaḥ
—
the Bhuvarloka planetary system
asya
—
of the universal form of the Lord
nābhitaḥ
—
out of the navel abdomen
svarlokaḥ
—
the higher planetary system, beginning with the heavenly planets
kalpitaḥ
—
imagined
mūrdhnā
—
from the chest to the head
iti
—
thus
vā
—
either
loka
—
the planetary systems
kalpanā
—
imagination.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
bhūrlokaḥ kalpitaḥ padbhyāṁ
bhūrlokaḥ
the entire planetary system from Pātāla to the earthly planetary system
kalpitaḥ
imagined
padbhyām
situated on the legs
bhuvarloko ’sya nābhitaḥ
bhuvarlokaḥ
the Bhuvarloka planetary system
asya
of the universal form of the Lord
nābhitaḥ
out of the navel abdomen
svarlokaḥ kalpito mūrdhnā
svarlokaḥ
the higher planetary system, beginning with the heavenly planets
kalpitaḥ
imagined
mūrdhnā
from the chest to the head
iti vā loka-kalpanā
iti
thus
vā
either
loka
the planetary systems
kalpanā
imagination.
Others may divide the whole planetary system into three divisions, namely the lower planetary systems on the legs [up to the earth], the middle planetary systems on the navel, and the upper planetary systems [Svarloka] from the chest to the head of the Supreme Personality.
Purport
The three divisions of the complete planetary systems are here mentioned; fourteen are imagined by others, and that is also explained.
Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Second Canto, Fifth Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “The Cause of All Causes.”
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Earth and the lower planets are imagined extend from the feet. Bhuvarloka is at the navel. Svarga-loka is imaged to be the head. This is how others imagine the planets on the universal form.
Commentary
Now the universal form is described in three parts. Bhūloka is considered with all the lower planets.
Chapter Six Second Description of the Universal Form: Vibhūtis of the Lord
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Personal Guidance
Some divide the planetary systems in three (lower, middle, upper), others in fourteen. Different schemes; same Lord. Don't fight the map — use whichever clarifies that everything is on His body.
Reflection Questions
- Where do I argue about the map when I should be focusing on the territory?
- Can I let differing descriptions point to the same reality and stop the quarrel?
My note
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