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SB 5.20.34

Devanāgarī

ऋषिरुवाच तत: परस्ताल्लोकालोकनामाचलो लोकालोकयोरन्तराले परित उपक्षिप्त: ॥ ३४ ॥

Text

tataḥ parastāl lokāloka-nāmācalo lokālokayor antarāle parita upakṣiptaḥ.

Synonyms

tataḥ—from that ocean of sweet drinking water;parastāt—beyond;lokāloka-nāma—named Lokāloka;acalaḥ—a mountain;loka-alokayoḥantarāle—between the countries full of sunlight and those without sunlight;paritaḥ—all around;upakṣiptaḥ—exists.

Translation

Thereafter, beyond the ocean of sweet water and fully surrounding it, is a mountain named Lokāloka, which divides the countries that are full of sunlight from those not lit by the sun.

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