Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.7.26
उपर्यधश्च ये लोका भूमेर्मित्रात्मजासते ।
तेषां संस्थां प्रमाणं च भूर्लोकस्य च वर्णय ॥ २६ ॥
upary adhaś ca ye lokā
[upary adhash cha ye lokaa]
bhūmer mitrātmajāsate
[bhoomer mitraatmajaasate]
teṣāṁ saṁsthāṁ pramāṇaṁ ca
[teshaam samsthaam pramaanam cha]
bhūr-lokasya ca varṇaya
[bhoor-lokasya cha varnaya]
Word-for-word
upari
—
on the head
adhaḥ
—
underneath
ca
—
also
ye
—
which
lokāḥ
—
planets
bhūmeḥ
—
of the earth
mitra-ātmaja
—
O son of Mitrā (Maitreya Muni)
āsate
—
do exist
teṣām
—
their
saṁsthām
—
situation
pramāṇam ca
—
also their measurement
bhūḥ-lokasya
—
of the earthly planets
ca
—
also
varṇaya
—
please describe.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
upary adhaś ca ye lokā
upari
on the head
adhaḥ
underneath
ca
also
ye
which
lokāḥ
planets
bhūmer mitrātmajāsate
bhūmeḥ
of the earth
mitra-ātmaja
O son of Mitrā (Maitreya Muni)
āsate
do exist
teṣāṁ saṁsthāṁ pramāṇaṁ ca
teṣām
their
saṁsthām
situation
pramāṇam ca
also their measurement
bhūr-lokasya ca varṇaya
bhūḥ-lokasya
of the earthly planets
ca
also
varṇaya
please describe.
O son of Mitrā, kindly describe how the planets are situated above the earth as well as underneath it, and also please mention their measurement as well as that of the earthly planets.
Purport
Yasmin vijñāte sarvam evaṁ vijñātaṁ bhavati ( Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad 1.3). This Vedic hymn declares emphatically that the devotee of the Lord knows everything material and spiritual in relationship with the Lord. Devotees are not simply emotional, as is ill conceived by certain less intelligent men. Their direction is practical. They know everything that is and all the details of the Lord’s domination over the different creations.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O Maitreya! Please describe the planets above and below the earth, their appearance, dimensions, and also describe the earth.
Mitrātmaja is the son of Mitrā, Maitreya. Saṁsthām means appearance.
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Personal Guidance
The cosmology here is not abstract scenery — it locates the reader inside a vast, intelligent order. Seeing your tiny role in this design quietly cools the urge to make yourself the centre.
Reflection Questions
- Where have you been demanding outcomes from a system you did not design?
- Which 'cosmic' problem are you trying to solve when your actual task is just to play your small part well?
My note
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