Srimad Bhagavatam — Panchama Skandha, Shloka 11
Kāla-cakra and the Motions of the Sun, Moon, Stars, and Grahas
Bhāgavata Jyotiṣa Framework
तत उपरिष्टात्द्वि्लक्षयोजनतो नक्षत्राणि मेरुं दक्षिणेनैव कालायन ईश्वरयोजितानि सहाभिजिताष्टाविंशति: ॥ ११ ॥
tata upariṣṭād dvi-lakṣa-yojanato nakṣatrāṇi meruṁ dakṣiṇenaiva kālāyana īśvara-yojitāni sahābhijitāṣṭā-viṁśatiḥ.
在月亮之上约二十万由旬处有诸星宿（nakṣatra）。依至上主的至高意志，它们被安置于时间之轮上，右侧以须弥山为依，作与太阳不同的旋转。重要星宿共有二十八，以“阿毗吉特”(Abhijit)为首。
The stars referred to herein are 1,600,000 miles above the sun, and thus they are 4,000,000 miles above the earth.
FAQs
In this verse, Śukadeva explains that the nakṣatras are positioned above at a measured distance and move around Mount Meru according to the precise arrangement of the Supreme Lord, totaling twenty-eight including Abhijit.
He is outlining the Bhāgavatam’s cosmic structure in Canto 5, showing that celestial movements are orderly and ultimately governed by Īśvara, not random.
It encourages seeing time and change as regulated by a higher intelligence, fostering humility, steadiness, and devotion rather than anxiety about the uncontrollable.