While describing the character of Mahārāja Priyavrata and his descendants, Śukadeva Gosvāmī also described Meru Mountain and the planetary system known as Bhū-maṇḍala. Bhū-maṇḍala is like a lotus flower, and its seven islands are compared to the whorl of the lotus. The place known as Jambūdvīpa is in the middle of that whorl. In Jambūdvīpa there is a mountain known as Sumeru, which is made of solid gold. The height of this mountain is 84,000 yojanas, of which 16,000 yojanas are below the earth. Its width is estimated to be 32,000 yojanas at its summit and 16,000 yojanas at its foot. (One yojana equals approximately eight miles.) This king of mountains, Sumeru, is the support of the planet earth.
Height of a mountain
Expressions researched:
"height of a mountain"
|"height of all these mountains"
|"height of these mountains"
|"height of this mountain"
|"mountain cave, and its height"
|"mountain's height"
|"mountain, but the height"
|"mountains that we doubt whether their height"
Srimad-Bhagavatam
SB Canto 5
The height of the mountain Sumeru is 84,000 yojanas, of which 16,000 yojanas are below the earth.
SB 5.16 Summary: | Page Title: | Height of a mountain |
| Compiler: | Matea, Jayaram |
| Created: | 24 of Oct, 2009 |
| Totals by Section: | BG=0, SB=7, CC=0, OB=1, Lec=0, Con=0, Let=0 |
| No. of Quotes: | 8 |