Description of the solar system - Verse 74
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 21 · Verse 74
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Sanskrit Original
उतरायाः प्रमाणं च काष्ठाया मण्डलस्य च। योजनाग्रात्प्रसंख्याता कोटिरेका तु स द्विजाः।।
utarāyāḥ pramāṇaṃ ca kāṣṭhāyā maṇḍalasya ca| yojanāgrātprasaṃkhyātā koṭirekā tu sa dvijāḥ||
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Sūta said: When the sun is in the (constellation) Śravaṇa and Uttarāṣāḍhā it traverses the regions (quarters) to the north of the sixth (continent) Śākadvīpa. O Brāhmaṇas, the magnitude of the northern quarter and the sphere (? of the sun therein) is estimated to be a crore of Yojanas.