Prabhupada

Illustrated Fifth Canto : Chapter Sixteen : A Description of Jambūdvīpa (Summary) by Srila Prabhupada

 

Meru Mountain

While describing the character of Mahārāja Priyavrata and his descendants, Śukadeva Gosvāmī also described Meru Mountain and the planetary system known as Bhū-maṇḍala.

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Bhū-maṇḍala

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whorl of the lotus

Bhū-maṇḍala is like a lotus flower, and its seven islands are compared to the whorl of the lotus.

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Jambūdvīpa

The place known as Jambūdvīpa is in the middle of that whorl. In Jambūdvīpa there is a mountain known as Sumeru, which is made of solid gold. The height of this mountain is 84,000 yojanas, of which 16,000 yojanas are below the earth. Its width is estimated to be 32,000 yojanas at its summit and 16,000 yojanas at its foot. (One yojana equals approximately eight miles.) This king of mountains, Sumeru, is the support of the planet earth.

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SONGS OF THE VAISNAVA ACARYAS

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Transcendental Teachings of Prahlad Maharaj

The Krsna Consciousness Movement is the Genuine Vedic Way

Easy Journey to Other Planets circa 1959

Easy Journey to Other Planets 1977

Cause of All Causes 1970

Krsna Consciousness The Topmost Yoga System Original 1970 edition

Krsna The Reservoir of Pleasure 1970 (first printing 1966)

Sri Isopanisad 1972 (first printing 1969)