patalam etasya hi pada-mulam
pathanti parsni-prapade rasatalam
mahatalam visva-srjo 'tha gulphau
talatalam vai purusasya jaṅghe
patalam-the planet in the bottom of the universe; etasya-of his; hi-exactly; pada-mulam-soles of the feet; pathanti-they study it; parsni-of the ankles; prapade-under the foot; rasatalam-the planets named Rasatala; mahatalam-the planet named Mahatala; visva-srjah-of the creator of the universe; atha-thus; gulphau-the calves; tala-the planet named Tala; atala-the planet named Atala; vai-as they are; purusasya-of the gigantic person; jaṅghe-on the knees.