SB 5.24.7 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.24.7

उपवर्णितं भूमेर्यथासन्निवेशावस्थानमवनेरप्यधस्तात् सप्त भूविवरा एकैकशो योजनायुतान्तरेणायामविस्तारेणोपक्‍ल‍ृप्ता अतलं वितलं सुतलं तलातलं महातलं रसातलं पातालमिति ॥ ७ ॥

upavarṇitaṁ bhūmer yathā-sanniveśāvasthānam avaner apy adhastāt sapta bhū-vivarā ekaikaśo yojanāyutāntareṇāyāma-vistāreṇopakḷptā atalaṁ vitalaṁ sutalaṁ talātalaṁ mahātalaṁ rasātalaṁ pātālam iti.

[upavarnitam bhoomer yathaa-sanniveshaavasthaanam avaner apy adhastaat sapta bhoo-vivaraa ekaikasho yojanaayutaantarenaayaama-vistaarenopaklriptaa atalam vitalam sutalam talaatalam mahaatalam rasaatalam paataalam iti.]

Word-for-word

upavarṇitam — stated previously bhūmeḥ — of the planet earth yathā-sanniveśa-avasthānam — according to the arrangement of the different places avaneḥ — the earth api — certainly adhastāt — beneath sapta — seven bhū-vivarāḥ — other planets eka-ekaśaḥ — in succession, up to the outer limit of the universe yojana-ayuta-antareṇa — with an interval of ten thousand yojanas (eighty thousand miles) āyāma-vistāreṇa — by width and length upakḷptāḥ — situated atalam — named Atala vitalam — Vitala sutalam — Sutala talātalam — Talātala mahātalam — Mahātala rasātalam — Rasātala pātālam — Pātāla iti — thus.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

upavarṇitam

stated previously

bhūmeḥ

of the planet earth

yathā-sanniveśa-avasthānam

according to the arrangement of the different places

avaneḥ

the earth

api

certainly

adhastāt

beneath

sapta

seven

bhū-vivarāḥ

other planets

eka-ekaśaḥ

in succession, up to the outer limit of the universe

yojana-ayuta-antareṇa

with an interval of ten thousand yojanas (eighty thousand miles)

āyāma-vistāreṇa

by width and length

upakḷptāḥ

situated

atalam

named Atala

vitalam

Vitala

sutalam

Sutala

talātalam

Talātala

mahātalam

Mahātala

rasātalam

Rasātala

pātālam

Pātāla

iti

thus.

My dear King, beneath this earth are seven other planets, known as Atala, Vitala, Sutala, Talātala, Mahātala, Rasātala and Pātāla. I have already explained the situation of the planetary systems of earth. The width and length of the seven lower planetary systems are calculated to be exactly the same as those of earth.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

I have already described the position and divisions of the earth. Beneath this earth are seven other planets, known as Atala, Vitala, Sutala, Talātala, Mahātala, Rasātala and Pātāla whose width and length are 10,000 yojanas, with an interval of 10,000 yojanas between each one. Below the earth, in different parts, are the seven lower planets. Bhū-vivaraḥ means “in hollow cavities of the earth.” It refers to Atala and the other planets. Antaram means a space or limit according to Amara-koṣa. Thus from the earth, to a limit of 10,000 yojanas Atala extends. From Atala, Vitala extends another 10,000 yojanas. Their length and breath are also 10,000 yojanas. The heights of the places are as much as possible (within 10,000 yojanas).

Personal Guidance

Below earth are seven planetary systems, each as wide as our own. Whole worlds exist beneath us that we never notice. There is more reality than our senses report. Stay humble about your reality map.

Reflection Questions

Where have I confused 'I can't perceive it' with 'it isn't real'?
What aspect of scripture have I dismissed because it didn't fit my limited cosmology?

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