Contents of the Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa - Verse 73
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 1 · Verse 73
Sanskrit Original
ततः स्वर्णमयी भूमिर्लोकालोकश्च कीर्त्यते। सप्रमाणा इमे लोकाः सप्तद्वीपा च मेदिनी।।
tataḥ svarṇamayī bhūmirlokālokaśca kīrtyate| sapramāṇā ime lokāḥ saptadvīpā ca medinī||
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.