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The length and extent of the Earth: Description of Jambūdvīpa - Verse 24

Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 15 · Verse 24

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Sanskrit Original

मध्ये त्विलावृतं नाम महामेरोः समन्तमः। नवैवं तु सहस्राणि विस्तीर्णं सर्वतस्तु तत।।

madhye tvilāvṛtaṃ nāma mahāmeroḥ samantamaḥ| navaivaṃ tu sahasrāṇi vistīrṇaṃ sarvatastu tat||

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Sūta said: The sub-continent of Ilāvṛta is in the middle of Mahāmeru. Its extent all around is thus nine thousand Yojanas.