SB 5.21 Text 1
Text
śrī-śuka uvāca
Synonyms
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca-Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; etāvān-so much; eva-certainly; bhū-valayasya sanniveśaḥ-the arrangement of the whole universe; pramāṇa-lakṣaṇataḥ-according to measurement (fifty crores of yojanas, or four billion miles in width and length) and characteristics; vyākhyātaḥ-estimated.
Translation
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: My dear King, I have thus far described the diameter of the universe [fifty crores of yojanas, or four billion miles] and its general characteristics, according to the estimations of learned scholars.
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