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TEXT 7
upavarnitam bhumer yatha-sannivesavasthanam avaner apy adhastat sapta bhu-vivara ekaikaso yojanayutantarenayama-vistarenopaklpta atalam vitalam sutalam talatalam mahatalam rasatalam patalam iti.
SYNONYMS
upavarnitamstated previously; bhumehof the planet earth; yatha-sannivesa-avasthanamaccording to the arrangement of the different places; avanehthe earth; apicertainly; adhastatbeneath; saptaseven; bhu-vivarahother planets; eka-ekasahin succession, up to the outer limit of the universe; yojana-ayuta-antarenawith an interval of ten thousand yojanas (eighty thousand miles); ayama-vistarenaby width and length; upaklptahsituated; atalamnamed Atala; vitalamVitala; sutalamSutala; talatalamTalatala; mahatalamMahatala; rasatalamRasatala; patalamPatala; itithus.
TRANSLATION
My dear King, beneath this earth are seven other planets, known as Atala, Vitala, Sutala, Talatala, Mahatala, Rasatala and Patala. I have already explained the situation of the planetary systems of earth. The width and length of the seven lower planetary systems are calculated to be exactly the same as those of earth.
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