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SB 5.16.11

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 11

mandaro merumandaraḥ supārśvaḥ kumuda
ity ayuta-yojana-vistāronnāhā meroś catur-diśam
avaṣṭambha-giraya upakḷptāḥ


SYNONYMS

mandaraḥ — the mountain named Mandara; meru-mandaraḥ — the mountain named Merumandara; supārśvaḥ — the mountain named Supārśva; kumudaḥ — the mountain named Kumuda; iti — thus; ayuta-yojana-vistāra-unnāhāḥ — which measure ten thousand yojanas high and wide; meroḥ — of Sumeru; catuḥ-diśam — the four sides; avaṣṭambha-girayaḥ — mountains that are like the belts of Sumeru; upakḷptāḥ — situated.


TRANSLATION

On the four sides of the great mountain known as Sumeru are four mountains-Mandara, Merumandara, Supārśva and Kumuda—which are like its belts. The length and height of these mountains are calculated to be 10,000 yojanas [80,000 miles].



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