तामनुपरितो लोकपालानामष्टानां यथादिशं यथारूपं तुरीयमानेन पुरोऽष्टावुपक्लृप्ता: ॥ २९ ॥
tam anuparito loka-palanam astanam yatha-disam yatha-rupam turiya-manena puro ’stav upaklptah.
- tam
- that great township named Brahmapuri
- anuparitah
- surrounding
- loka-palanam
- of the governors of the planes
- astanam
- eight
- yatha-disam
- according to the directions
- yatha-rupam
- in exact conformity with the township of Brahmapuri
- turiya-manena
- by measurement only one fourth
- purah
- townships
- astau
- eight
- upaklptah
- situated.
Surrounding Brahmapuri in all directions are the residences of the eight principal governors of the planeary systems, beginning with King Indra. These abodes are similar to Brahmapuri but are one fourth the size.