Rasatala
Srimad-Bhagavatam
SB Canto 2
Persons who have realized it have studied that the planets known as Pātāla constitute the bottoms of the feet of the universal Lord, and the heels and the toes are the Rasātala planets. The ankles are the Mahātala planets, and His shanks constitute the Talātala planets.
The universe is divided into fourteen planetary systems. Seven planetary systems, called Bhūr, Bhuvar, Svar, Mahar, Janas, Tapas and Satya, are upward planetary systems, one above the other. There are also seven planetary systems downward, known as Atala, Vitala, Sutala, Talātala, Mahātala, Rasātala and Pātāla, gradually, one below the other. In this verse, the description begins from the bottom because it is in the line of devotion that the Lord's bodily description should begin from His feet. Śukadeva Gosvāmī is a recognized devotee of the Lord, and he is exactly correct in the description.
| Page Title: | Rasatala |
| Compiler: | Visnu Murti, Unica |
| Created: | 19 of Jan, 2011 |
| Totals by Section: | BG=0, SB=16, CC=0, OB=1, Lec=9, Con=0, Let=0 |
| No. of Quotes: | 26 |