meror murdhani bhagavata atma-yoner madhyata upaklptam purim
ayuta-yojana-sahasrim sama-caturasram satakaumbhim vadanti.
meroh-of Sumeru Mountain; murdhani-on the head; bhagavatah-of the most powerful being; atma-yoneh-of Lord Brahma; madhyatah-in the middle; upaklptam-situated; purim-the great township; ayuta-yojana-ten thousand yojanas; sahasrim-one thousand; sama-caturasram-of the same length on all sides; sata-kaumbhim-made entirely of gold; vadanti-the great learned sages say.