Madhya-līlā

Chapter 21: The Opulence and Sweetness of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Verse 84 of 148
Cc Madhya 21.84

কৃষ্ণ কহে, "এই ব্রহ্মাণ্ড পংচাশত্কোটি যোজন অতি ক্ষুদ্র, তাতে তোমার চারি বদন

कृष्ण कहे, "एइ ब्रह्माण्ड पंचाशत्कोटि योजन अति क्षुद्र, ताते तोमार चारि वदन

kṛṣṇa kahe, "ei brahmāṇḍa pañcāśat koṭi yojana ati kṣudra, tāte tomāra cāri vadana

Synonyms

kṛṣṇa kaheKṛṣṇa said; ei brahmāṇḍathis universe; pañcāśat koṭi yojanafour billion miles; ati kṣudravery small; tātetherefore; tomārayour; cāri vadanafour faces..

Translation

"Kṛṣṇa said, 'Your particular universe extends four billion miles; therefore it is the smallest of all the universes. Consequently you have only four heads.

Purport

Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura, one of the greatest astrologers of his time, gives information from Siddhānta-śiromaṇi that this universe measures 18,712,069,200,000,000 x 8 miles. This is the circumference of this universe. According to some, this is only half the circumference.

Verse 84 of 148
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