Shloka 43

The Six Dvīpas Beyond Jambūdvīpa and the Cosmic Boundary of Lokāloka

Devanagari script

अण्डमध्यगत: सूर्यो द्यावाभूम्योर्यदन्तरम् । सूर्याण्डगोलयोर्मध्ये कोट्य: स्यु: पञ्चविंशति: ॥ ४३ ॥

Transliteration

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

Translation

സൂര്യൻ ബ്രഹ്മാണ്ഡത്തിന്റെ മദ്ധ്യത്തിൽ, ഭൂർലോകവും ഭുവർലോകവും തമ്മിലുള്ള അന്തരിക്ഷത്തിൽ സ്ഥിതിചെയ്യുന്നു. സൂര്യനിൽ നിന്ന് ബ്രഹ്മാണ്ഡപരിധിവരെ ദൂരം ഇരുപത്തഞ്ച് കോടി യോജനകൾ.

Synonyms

• अण्ड-मध्य-गतः: situated in the middle of the egg (universe)
• अण्ड-मध्य-गतः: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier of कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अण्ड (प्रातिपदिक) + मध्य (प्रातिपदिक) + गत (गम्-धातु, क्त-कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle) ‘गत’; समासः—अण्डस्य मध्ये गतः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• सूर्यः: the Sun
• सूर्यः: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• द्यावाभूम्योः: of heaven and earth
• द्यावाभूम्योः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्यावा (प्रातिपदिक) + भूमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग-द्वन्द्वसमास; षष्ठी (6th), द्विवचन; ‘द्यावा च भूमी च’ → द्यावाभूमी; तयोः (genitive dual)

• यत्: which/that
• यत्: विशेष्य-सम्बन्ध (correlative to ‘अन्तरम्’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम

• अन्तरम्: the space/interval
• अन्तरम्: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• सूर्य-अण्ड-गोलयोः: of the Sun’s sphere (orb)
• सूर्य-अण्ड-गोलयोः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + अण्ड (प्रातिपदिक) + गोल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), द्विवचन; समासः—सूर्यस्य अण्डगोलः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष), तयोः (genitive dual)

• मध्ये: in the middle
• मध्ये: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः ‘मध्ये’ = in the middle

• कोट्यः: crores (tens of millions)
• कोट्यः: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• स्युः: would be/are
• स्युः: क्रिया (Verb/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• पञ्च-विशंतिः: twenty-five
• पञ्च-विशंतिः: विशेषण (numerical qualifier of कोट्यः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + विंशति (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (संख्यासमास) = पञ्च च विंशतिः (25)

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).

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya (Sun)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the position of the Sun in the universe?

This verse states that the Sun is situated in the middle of the universe (within the brahmāṇḍa), in the region identified as the intervening space between heaven and earth.

Why is Śukadeva Gosvāmī describing distances like 'twenty-five million yojanas'?

In Canto 5, Śukadeva gives King Parīkṣit a structured description of the Lord’s cosmic arrangement, using traditional measures to convey the scale and order of the universe.

Practical application of Bhagavatam cosmology in modern life?

It cultivates humility and devotion by showing the vastness and design of creation, encouraging a seeker to remember the Supreme Controller behind cosmic order rather than seeing the world as accidental.