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aṇḍa-madhya-gataḥ sūryo<br>
:aṇḍa-madhya-gataḥ sūryo
dyāv-ābhūmyor yad antaram<br>
:dyāv-ābhūmyor yad antaram
sūryāṇḍa-golayor madhye<br>
:sūryāṇḍa-golayor madhye
koṭyaḥ syuḥ pañca-viṁśatiḥ<br>
:koṭyaḥ syuḥ pañca-viṁśatiḥ
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aṇḍa-madhya-gataḥ—situated in the center of the universe; sūryaḥ—the sun globe; dyāv-ābhūmyoḥ—the two planetary systems Bhūrloka and Bhuvarloka; yat—which; antaram—in between; sūrya—of the sun; aṇḍa-golayoḥ—and the globe of the universe; madhye—in the middle; koṭyaḥ—groups of ten million; syuḥ—are; pañca-viṁśatiḥ—twenty-five.
''aṇḍa-madhya-gataḥ''—situated in the center of the universe; ''sūryaḥ''—the sun globe; ''dyāv-ābhūmyoḥ''—the two planetary systems Bhūrloka and Bhuvarloka; ''yat''—which; ''antaram''—in between; ''sūrya''—of the sun; ''aṇḍa-golayoḥ''—and the globe of the universe; ''madhye''—in the middle; ''koṭyaḥ''—groups of ten million; ''syuḥ''—are; ''pañca-viṁśatiḥ''—twenty-five.
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The sun is situated [vertically] in the middle of the universe, in the area between Bhūrloka and Bhuvarloka, which is called antarikṣa, outer space. The distance between the sun and the circumference of the universe is twenty-five koṭi yojanas [two billion miles].
The sun is situated [vertically] in the middle of the universe, in the area between Bhūrloka and Bhuvarloka, which is called antarikṣa, outer space. The distance between the sun and the circumference of the universe is twenty-five koṭi yojanas [two billion miles].
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The word koṭi means ten million, and a yojana is eight miles. The diameter of the universe is fifty koṭi yojanas (four billion miles). Therefore, since the sun is in the middle of the universe, the distance between the sun and the edge of the universe is calculated to be twenty-five koṭi yojanas (two billion miles).
The word koṭi means ten million, and a ''yojana'' is eight miles. The diameter of the universe is fifty ''koṭi yojanas'' (four billion miles). Therefore, since the sun is in the middle of the universe, the distance between the sun and the edge of the universe is calculated to be twenty-five ''koṭi yojanas'' (two billion miles).
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Revision as of 10:00, 31 May 2021

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 43

aṇḍa-madhya-gataḥ sūryo
dyāv-ābhūmyor yad antaram
sūryāṇḍa-golayor madhye
koṭyaḥ syuḥ pañca-viṁśatiḥ


SYNONYMS

aṇḍa-madhya-gataḥ—situated in the center of the universe; sūryaḥ—the sun globe; dyāv-ābhūmyoḥ—the two planetary systems Bhūrloka and Bhuvarloka; yat—which; antaram—in between; sūrya—of the sun; aṇḍa-golayoḥ—and the globe of the universe; madhye—in the middle; koṭyaḥ—groups of ten million; syuḥ—are; pañca-viṁśatiḥ—twenty-five.


TRANSLATION

The sun is situated [vertically] in the middle of the universe, in the area between Bhūrloka and Bhuvarloka, which is called antarikṣa, outer space. The distance between the sun and the circumference of the universe is twenty-five koṭi yojanas [two billion miles].


PURPORT

The word koṭi means ten million, and a yojana is eight miles. The diameter of the universe is fifty koṭi yojanas (four billion miles). Therefore, since the sun is in the middle of the universe, the distance between the sun and the edge of the universe is calculated to be twenty-five koṭi yojanas (two billion miles).



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