तु पञ्चाशत्कोटिगणितस्य भू गोलस्य तुरीयभागोऽयं लोकालोकाचलः ॥३८॥
etÄvÄn loka-vinyÄso mÄna-laká¹£aṇa-saá¹sthÄbhir vicintitaḥ kavibhiḥ sa tu pañcÄÅ›at-koá¹i-gaṇitasya bhÅ«-golasya turÄ«ya-bhÄgo 'yaá¹ lokÄlokÄcalaḥ
etÄvÄn - this much; loka-vinyÄsaḥ - the placing of the different planets; mÄna - with measurements; laká¹£aṇa - symptoms; saá¹sthÄbhiḥ - as well as with their different situations; vicintitaḥ - established by scientific calculations; kavibhiḥ - by learned scholars; saḥ - that; tu - but; pañcÄÅ›at-koá¹i - 500,000,000 yojanas; gaṇitasya - which is measured at; bhÅ«-golasya - of the planetary system known as BhÅ«golaka; turÄ«ya-bhÄgaḥ - one fourth; ayam - this; lokÄloka-acalaḥ - the mountain known as LokÄloka.
Learned scholars who are free from mistakes, illusions and propensities to cheat have thus described the planetary systems and their particular symptoms, measurements and locations. With great deliberation, they have established the truth that the distance between Sumeru and the mountain known as LokÄloka is one fourth of the diameter of the universe — or, in other words, 125,000,000 yojanas [1 billion miles].
ÅšrÄ«la ViÅ›vanÄtha CakravartÄ« ṬhÄkura has given accurate astronomical information about the location of LokÄloka Mountain, the movements of the sun globe and the distance between the sun and the circumference of the universe. However, the technical terms used in the astronomical calculations given by the Jyotir Veda are difficult to translate into English. Therefore to satisfy the reader, we may include the exact Sanskrit statement given by ÅšrÄ«la ViÅ›vanÄtha CakravartÄ« ṬhÄkura, which records exact calculations regarding universal affairs.
sa tu lokÄlokas tu bhÅ«-golakasya bhÅ«-sambandhÄṇá¸a-golakasyety arthaḥ; sÅ«ryasy eva bhuvo ’py aṇá¸a-golakayor madhya-vartitvÄt kha-golam iva bhÅ«-golam api pañcÄÅ›at-koá¹i-yojana-pramÄṇaá¹ tasya turÄ«ya-bhÄgaḥ sÄrdha-dvÄdaÅ›a-koá¹i-yojana-vistÄrocchrÄya ity arthaḥ bhÅ«s tu catus-triá¹Å›al-laká¹£onapañcÄÅ›at-koá¹i-pramÄá¹‡Ä jñeyÄ; yathÄ meru-madhyÄn mÄnasottara-madhya-paryantaá¹ sÄrdha-sapta-pañcÄÅ›al-laká¹£ottara-koá¹i-yojana-pramÄṇam; mÄnasottara-madhyÄt svÄdÅ«daka-samudra-paryantaá¹ á¹£aṇ-ṇavati-laká¹£a-yojana-pramÄṇaá¹ tataḥ kÄñcanÄ«-bhÅ«miḥ sÄrdha-sapta-pañcÄÅ›al-laká¹£ottara-koá¹i-yojana-pramÄá¹‡Ä evam ekato meru-lokÄlokayor antarÄlam ekÄdaÅ›a-Å›al-laká¹£Ädhika-catuá¹£-koá¹i-parimitam anyato ’pi tathatyeto lokÄlokÄl loka-paryantaá¹ sthÄnaá¹ dvÄviá¹Å›ati-laká¹£ottarÄá¹£á¹a-koá¹i-parimitaá¹ lokÄlokÄd bahir apy ekataḥ etÄvad eva anyato ’py etÄvad eva yad vaká¹£yate, yo ’ntar-vistÄra etena hy aloka-parimÄṇaá¹ ca vyÄkhyÄtaá¹ yad-bahir lokÄlokÄcalÄd ity ekato lokÄlokaḥ sÄrdha-dvÄdaÅ›a-koá¹i-yojana-parimÄṇaḥ anyato ’pi sa tathety evaá¹ catus-triá¹Å›al-laká¹£onapañcÄÅ›at-koá¹i-pramÄá¹‡Ä bhūḥ sÄbdhi-dvÄ«pa-parvatÄ jñeyÄ; ata evÄṇá¸a-golakÄt sarvato diká¹£u sapta-daÅ›a-laká¹£a-yojanÄvakÄÅ›e vartamÄne sati pá¹›thivyÄḥ Å›eá¹£a-nÄgena dhÄraṇaá¹ dig-gajaiÅ› ca niÅ›calÄ«-karaṇaá¹ sÄrthakaá¹ bhaved anyathÄ tu vyÄkhyÄntare pañcÄÅ›at-koá¹i-pramÄṇatvÄd aṇá¸a-golaka-lagnatve tat tat sarvam akiñcit-karaá¹ syÄt cÄká¹£uá¹£e manvantare cÄkasmÄt majjanaá¹ Å›rÄ«-varÄha-devenotthÄpanaá¹ ca durghaá¹aá¹ syÄd ity adikaá¹ vivecanÄ«yam.
