अध्याय २९
श्लोक 1
[[इति श्रीविष्णुपुराणे द्वितीये ऽंशे षष्ठो ऽध्यायः ]] कथितं भवता ब्रह्मन् ममैतद् अखिलं त्वया भुवर्लोकादिकांल् लोकाञ् श्रोतुम् इच्छाम्य् अहं मुने
[[iti śrīviṣṇupurāṇe dvitīye 'ṃśe ṣaṣṭho 'dhyāyaḥ ]] kathitaṃ bhavatā brahman mamaitad akhilaṃ tvayā bhuvarlokādikāṃl lokāñ śrotum icchāmy ahaṃ mune
हिन्दी अर्थ
तदनन्तर जिनके जलमें खड़े होकर प्राणायाम- परायण सप्तर्षिगण उनकी तरंगभंगीसे जटाकलापके हैं तथा जिनके विस्तृत जलसमूहसे आप्लावित एकेव या चतुर्भेदा दिग्भेदगतिलक्षणा॥ ११३
English
LAITREYa said : — The entire earlh has been described to me by you. Bráhman, I wish to hear now, Muni, an account of the rpgions above the world, the Bhuvar-Ioka, the situation and dimension of the heavenly bodies. Do you relate them to me, great sage. Parasara síié— The terrestrial sphere (or Bhurloka) comprising tlie oceanSjTive/s and mountains extends as far as it is illuminated by the rays of the sun and the moon. The atmospheric sphere (or the Bhuvar-loka), of the same extent both in diameter and circumference, spreads upwards, twice-born one, as far as the heaven. The solar region is situated a hundred thousand Yoyanas from the earth ; and the region of the moon is situated at an equal distance from the sun. About the same distance above the moon is situatcd the orbit of all the lunar constellations. And two hundred thousand Yoyanas, up« wards, Brahman, is situated the region of the planet Budha (Mercury). And at the same distance above that is situate the planet Sukra (Venus). And at the same distance above that is Anganka (Mars\ And at tlie same distance above that is the priest of gods (Vrihaspati or Jupiter). And Sani (Saturn) is two hundred and fifty thousand Yoyanas above Jupiter. foremost of twicc-born ones, one hundred thousand leagues above thst is theregion of seven Rishis. And at a similar distance above that is Dhruva (the pole-star) the axis of the circle of planets. Thus I have described to you, grcat Muni, the elevation of three spheres, which constitute th<f region of the fruits of works. And the land of works is also here namely Bharata. At a distance of one Koti Yoyanas above Dhruva is Maharloha (the region of saints) the' inhabitants of which live for a Kalpa (or a day of Brahma).