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Chapter 20: Studying the Structure of the Universe

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SB 5.20.1

श्रीशुक उवाच अतः परं प्लक्षादीनां प्रमाणलक्षणसंस्थानतो वर्ष विभाग उपवर्ण्यते.

śrī-śuka uvāca ataḥ paraṁ plakṣādīnāṁ pramāṇa-lakṣaṇa-saṁsthānato varṣa- vibhāga upavarṇyate.

Synonyms

śrī-śukaḥ uvāca—Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; ataḥ param—after this; plakṣa-ādīnām—of the island named Plakṣa and others; pramāṇa-lakṣaṇa-saṁsthānataḥ—from the angle of dimensions, particular characteristics and form; varṣa-vibhāgaḥ—the division of the island; upavarṇyate—is described..

Translation

The great sage Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Hereafter I shall describe the dimensions, characteristics and forms of the six islands beginning with the island of Plakṣa.

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