एवं नव कोटय एकपञ्चाशल्लक्षाणि योजनानां मानसोत्तरगिरिपरिवर्तनस्योपदिशन्ति तस्मिन्नैन्द्रीं पुरीं पूर्वस्मान्मेरोर्देवधानीं नाम दक्षिणतो याम्यां संयमनीं नाम पश्चाद्वारुणीं निम्लोचनीं नाम उत्तरतः सौम्यां विभावरीं नाम तासूदयमध्याह्नास्तमयनिशीथानीति भूतानां प्रवृत्तिनिवृत्तिनिमित्तानि समयविशेषेण मेरोश्चतुर्दिशम् ॥ ७ ॥
evam nava kotaya eka-pancasal-laksani yojananam manasottara-
giri-parivartanasyopadisanti tasminn aindrim purim purvasman meror
devadhanim nama daksinato yamyam samyamanim nama pascad
varunim nimlocanim nama uttaratah saumyam vibhavarim nama
tasudaya-madhyahnastamaya-nisithaniti bhutanam pravrtti-nivrtti-
nimittani samaya-visesena meros catur-disam.
evam-thus; nava-nine; kotayah-ten millions; eka-pancasat-fifty-one; laksani-hundred thousands; yojananam-of the yojanas; manasottara-giri-of the mountain known as Manasottara; parivartanasya-of the circumambulation; upadisanti-they (learned scholars) teach; tasmin-on that (Manasottara Mountain); aindrim-of King Indra; purim-the city; purvasmat-on the eastern side; meroh-of Sumeru Mountain; devadhanim-Devadhani; nama-of the name; daksinatah-on the southern side; yamyam-of Yamaraja; samyamanim-Samyamani; nama-named; pascat-on the western side; varunim-of Varuna; nimlocanim-Nimlocani; nama-named; uttaratah-on the northern side; saumyam-of the moon; vibhavarim-Vibhavari; nama-named; tasu-in all of them; udaya-rising; madhyahna-midday; astamaya-sunset; nisithani-midnight; iti-thus; bhutanam-of the living entities; pravrtti-of activity; nivrtti-and cessation of activity; nimittani-the causes; samaya-visesena-by the particular times; meroh-of Sumeru Mountain; catuh-disam-the four sides.
Sukadeva Gosvami continued; My dear King, as stated before, the learned say that the sun travels over all sides of Manasottara Mountain in a circle whose length is 95,100,000 yojanas [760,800,000 miles]. On Manasottara Mountain, due east of Mount Sumeru, is a place known as Devadhani, possessed by King Indra. Similarly, in the south is a place known as Samyamani, possessed by Yamaraja, in the west is a place known as Nimlocani, possessed by Varuna, and in the north is a place named Vibhavari, possessed by the moon-god. Sunrise, midday, sunset and midnight occur in all those places according to specific times, thus engaging all living entities in their various occupational duties and also making them cease such duties.