Madhya 21.29

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ষোলক্রোশ বৃন্দাবন, - শাস্ত্রের প্রকাশে ।
তার একদেশে বৈকুণ্ঠাজাণ্ডগণ ভাসে ॥ ২৯ ॥

sola-krosa vrndavana,-sastrera prakase

tara eka-dese vaikunthajanda-gana bhase

SYNONYMS

sola-krosa-measuring sixteen krosas (thirty-two miles); vrndavana-Vrndavana-dhama; sastrera prakase-according to the revelation of revealed scripture; tara-of Vrndavana; eka-dese-in one corner; vaikuntha-all the Vaikuntha planets; ajanda-gana-the innumerable universes; bhase-are 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).