Knowledge about the world - Verse 97
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 7 · Verse 97
Sanskrit Original
अंगुष्ठस्य प्रदेशिन्या व्यासप्रादेश उच्यते। तालः स्मृतो मध्यमया गोकर्णश्चाप्यनामया।।
aṃguṣṭhasya pradeśinyā vyāsaprādeśa ucyate| tālaḥ smṛto madhyamayā gokarṇaścāpyanāmayā||
Sūta said: (Defective) with Aṅgulas (finger-width) as the basis they made the units, Pradeśa, Hasta, Kiṣku and Dhanus. Ten joints of the fingers (Aṅgulas) constitute what is called Pradeśa. The space delimited by the tips of the extended thumb and index finger is called Pradeśa. The same with (the tip of the extended) middle finger is remembered as Tāla. The same with (the tip of the extended) ring finger is Gokarṇa. The same with (the tip of the extended) small finger is called Vitasti. It has twelve Aṅgulas.