एवं नव कोटय एकपञ्चाशल्लक्षाणि योजनानां मानसोत्तरगिरिपरिवर्तनस्योपदिशन्ति तस्मिन्नैन्द्रीं पुरीं पूर्वस्मान्मेरोर्देवधानीं नाम दक्षिणतो याम्यां संयमनीं नाम पश्चाद्वारुणीं निम्लोचनीं नाम उत्तरत: सौम्यां विभावरीं नाम तासूदयमध्याह्नास्तमयनिशीथानीति भूतानां प्रवृत्तिनिवृत्तिनिमित्तानि समयविशेषेण मेरोश्चतुर्दिशम् ॥ ७ ॥
evam nava kotaya eka-pancasal-laksani yojananam manasottara-giri-parivartanasyopadisanti tasminn aindrim purim purvasman meror devadhanim nama daksinato yamyam samyamanim nama pascad varunim nimlocanim nama uttaratah saumyam vibhavarim nama tasudaya-madhyahnastamaya-nisithaniti bhutanam pravrtti-nivrtti-nimittani samaya-visesena meros catur-disam.
- evam
- thus
- nava
- nine
- kotayah
- ten millions
- eka-pancasat
- fifty-one
- laksani
- hundred thousands
- yojananam
- of the yojanas
- manasottara-giri
- of the mountain known as Manasottara
- parivartanasya
- of the circumambulation
- upadisanti
- they (learned scholars) teach
- tasmin
- on that (Manasottara Mountain)
- aindrim
- of King Indra
- purim
- the city
- purvasmat
- on the eastern side
- meroh
- of Sumeru Mountain
- devadhanim
- Devadhani
- nama
- of the name
- daksinatah
- on the southern side
- yamyam
- of Yamaraja
- samyamanim
- Samyamani
- nama
- named
- pascat
- on the western side
- varunim
- of Varuna
- nimlocanim
- Nimlocani
- nama
- named
- uttaratah
- on the northern side
- saumyam
- of the moon
- vibhavarim
- Vibhavari
- nama
- named
- tasu
- in all of them
- udaya
- rising
- madhyahna
- midday
- astamaya
- sunset
- nisithani
- midnight
- iti
- thus
- bhutanam
- of the living entities
- pravrtti
- of activity
- nivrtti
- and cessation of activity
- nimittani
- the causes
- samaya-visesena
- by the particular times
- meroh
- of Sumeru Mountain
- catuh-disam
- the four sides
Sukadeva Gosvami continued; My dear King, as stated before, the learned say that the sun travels over all sides of Manasottara Mountain in a circle whose length is 95,100,000 yojanas (760,800,000 miles). On Manasottara Mountain, due east of Mount Sumeru, is a place known as Devadhani, possessed by King Indra. Similarly, in the south is a place known as Samyamani, possessed by Yamaraja, in the west is a place known as Nimlocani, possessed by Varuna, and in the north is a place named Vibhavari, possessed by the moon-god. Sunrise, midday, sunset and midnight occur in all those places according to specific times, thus engaging all living entities in their various occupational duties and also making them cease such duties.