Contents of the Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa - Verse 72
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 1 · Verse 72
Sanskrit Original
भूतैश्चोपनिविष्टानि गतिमद्भिर्धुवै स्तथा। जंबूद्वीपादयो द्वीपाः समुद्रैः सप्तभिर्वृताः।।
bhūtaiścopaniviṣṭāni gatimadbhirdhuvai stathā| jaṃbūdvīpādayo dvīpāḥ samudraiḥ saptabhirvṛtāḥ||
Sūta said:: The distance between pairs of these, the girth, height and extent of these mountains, all these are mentioned is so many Yojanas. The inhabitants of these mountains are recounted. Bharata and other sub-continents are described, along with the rivers and mountains therein. How they are inhabited by the mobile and the immobile living beings. Jambūdvīpa and other islands (continents) are surrounded by seven oceans. Thereafter the golden earth and Lokāloka (mountain) is described. These worlds have definite extents and magnitudes, consist of seven continents.