TEXT 29
sola-krosa vrndavana,--sastrera prakase
tara eka-dese vaikunthajanda-gana bhase
SYNONYMS
sola-krosameasuring sixteen krosas (thirty-two miles); vrndavanaVrndavana-dhama; sastrera prakaseaccording to the revelation of revealed scripture; taraof Vrndavana; eka-desein one corner; vaikunthaall the Vaikuntha planets; ajanda-ganathe innumerable universes; bhaseare situated.
TRANSLATION
"According to the revelations of revealed scripture, Vrndavana extends only sixteen krosas [thirty-two miles]. Nonetheless, all the Vaikuntha planets and innumerable universes are located in one corner of this tract.
PURPORT
In Vraja, the land is divided into various vanas, or forests. The forests total twelve, and their extension is estimated to be eighty-four krosas. Of these, the special forest known as Vrndavana is located from the present municipal city of Vrndavana to the village called Nanda-grama. This distance is sixteen krosas (thirty-two miles).

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