জলে ভরিঽ অর্ধ তাঙ্হা কৈল নিজবাস আর অর্ধে কৈল চৌদ্দভুবন প্রকাশ
जले भरिऽ अर्ध ताङ्हा कैल निजवास आर अर्धे कैल चौद्दभुवन प्रकाश
jale bhari' ardha tāṅhā kaila nija-vāsa āra ardhe kaila caudda-bhuvana prakāśa
Synonyms
jale—with water; bhari'—filling; ardha—half; tāṅhā—there; kaila—made; nija-vāsa—own residence; āra—other; ardhe—in the half; kaila—did; caudda-bhuvana—fourteen worlds; prakāśa—manifestation..
Translation
After filling half the universe with water, He made His own residence therein and manifested the fourteen worlds in the other half.
Purport
The fourteen worlds are enumerated in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Second Canto, Fifth Chapter. The upper planetary systems are (1) Bhū, (2) Bhuvaḥ, (3) Svaḥ, (4) Mahaḥ, (5) Jana, (6) Tapaḥ and (7) Satya. The seven lower planetary systems are (1) Tala, (2) Atala, (3) Vitala, (4) Nitala, (5) Talātala, (6) Mahātala and (7) Sutala. The lower planets, as a whole, are called Pātāla. Among the upper planetary systems, Bhū, Bhuvaḥ and Svaḥ constitute Svargaloka, and the rest are called Martya. The entire universe is thus known as Triloka.