पुरुषावयवैर्लोकाः सपालाः पूर्वकल्पिताः ।
लोकैरमुष्यावयवाः सपालैरिति शुश्रुम ॥११॥

puruṣāvayavair lokāḥ
sapālāḥ pūrva-kalpitāḥ
lokair amuṣyāvayavāḥ
sa-pālair iti śuśruma

 puruṣa - the universal form of the Lord (virāṭ-puruṣaḥ); avayavaiḥ - by different parts of the body; lokāḥ - the planetary system; sa-pālāḥ - with respective governors; pūrva - formerly; kalpitāḥ - discussed; lokaiḥ - by the different planetary systems; amuṣya - His; avayavāḥ - different parts of the body; sa-pālaiḥ - with the governors; iti - thus; śuśruma - I heard.


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O learned brāhmaṇa, it was formerly explained that all the planets of the universe with their respective governors are situated in the different parts of the gigantic body of the virāṭ-puruṣa. I have also heard that the different planetary systems are supposed to be in the gigantic body of the virāṭ-puruṣa. But what is their actual position? Will you please explain that?

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