SB 5.21.1
Devanāgarī
श्रीशुक उवाच एतावानेव भूवलयस्य सन्निवेश: प्रमाणलक्षणतो व्याख्यात: ॥ १ ॥
Text
śrī-śuka uvāca etāvān eva bhū-valayasya sanniveśaḥ pramāṇa-lakṣaṇato vyākhyātaḥ.
Synonyms
śrī-śukaḥuvāca—Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said;etāvān—so much;eva—certainly;bhū-valayasyasanniveśaḥ—the arrangement of the whole universe;pramāṇa-lakṣaṇataḥ—according to measurement (fifty crores ofyojanas,or four billion miles in width and length) and characteristics;vyākhyātaḥ—estimated.
Translation
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: My dear King, I have thus far described the diameter of the universe [fifty crores of yojanas, or four billion miles] and its general characteristics, according to the estimations of learned scholars.