श्रीशुक उवाच
एतावानेव भूवलयस्य सन्निवेशः प्रमाणलक्षणतो व्याख्यातः. ॥ १ ॥
etavan eva bhu-valayasya sannivesah pramana-laksanato
vyakhyatah.
sri-sukah uvaca-Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; etavan-so much; eva-certainly; bhu-valayasya sannivesah-the arrangement of the whole universe; pramana-laksanatah-according to measurement (fifty crores of yojanas, or four billion miles in width and length) and characteristics; vyakhyatah-estimated.
Sukadeva Gosvami said: My dear King, I have thus far described the diameter of the universe [fifty crores of yojanas, or four billion miles] and its general characteristics, according to the estimations of learned scholars.