Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.20.43
अण्डमध्यगत: सूर्यो द्यावाभूम्योर्यदन्तरम् ।
सूर्याण्डगोलयोर्मध्ये कोट्य: स्यु: पञ्चविंशति: ॥ ४३ ॥
aṇḍa-madhya-gataḥ sūryo
[anda-madhya-gatah sooryo]
dyāv-ābhūmyor yad antaram
[dyaav-aabhoomyor yad antaram]
sūryāṇḍa-golayor madhye
[sooryaanda-golayor madhye]
koṭyaḥ syuḥ pañca-viṁśatiḥ
[kotyah syuh pancha-vimshatih]
Word-for-word
aṇḍa-madhya-gataḥ
—
situated in the center of the universe
sūryaḥ
—
the sun globe
dyāv-ābhūmyoḥ
—
the two planetary systems Bhūrloka and Bhuvarloka
yat
—
which
antaram
—
in between
sūrya
—
of the sun
aṇḍa-golayoḥ
—
and the globe of the universe
madhye
—
in the middle
koṭyaḥ
—
groups of ten million
syuḥ
—
are
pañca-viṁśatiḥ
—
twenty-five.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
aṇḍa-madhya-gataḥ sūryo
aṇḍa-madhya-gataḥ
situated in the center of the universe
sūryaḥ
the sun globe
dyāv-ābhūmyor yad antaram
dyāv-ābhūmyoḥ
the two planetary systems Bhūrloka and Bhuvarloka
yat
which
antaram
in between
sūryāṇḍa-golayor madhye
sūrya
of the sun
aṇḍa-golayoḥ
and the globe of the universe
madhye
in the middle
koṭyaḥ syuḥ pañca-viṁśatiḥ
koṭyaḥ
groups of ten million
syuḥ
are
pañca-viṁśatiḥ
twenty-five.
The sun is situated [vertically] in the middle of the universe, in the area between Bhūrloka and Bhuvarloka, which is called antarikṣa, outer space. The distance between the sun and the circumference of the universe is twenty-five koṭi yojanas [two billion miles].
Purport
The word koṭi means ten million, and a yojana is eight miles. The diameter of the universe is fifty koṭi yojanas (four billion miles). Therefore, since the sun is in the middle of the universe, the distance between the sun and the edge of the universe is calculated to be twenty-five koṭi yojanas (two billion miles).
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The sun is situated (vertically) in the middle of the universe, in the area between Bhūrloka and Bhuvarloka, which is called antarikṣa, outer space. The distance between the sun and the circumference of the universe is 250,000,000 yojanas.
With breadth of the universe has been mentioned. Now the height is mentioned. The sun is in the middle of the universal shell. What does that mean? It is between bhuvar-loka and bhūloka. The distance between the sun and the universal shell upwards is 250,000,000 yojanas. The distance from the sun to the bottom of the universal shell is the same. The evidence will be given later.
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Personal Guidance
The sun sits in the middle of the universe, balanced between upper and lower regions. Balance is a spiritual arrangement, not just a personal preference. Your own equanimity is a participation in cosmic order.
Reflection Questions
- Where in my life am I currently the 'sun' — the balance point others orient by?
- What practice keeps my own center stable so I can hold position for others?
My note
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