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  1. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-5/21/16
    पुरस्तात्सवितुररुणः पश्चाच्च नियुक्तः सौत्ये कर्मणि किलास्ते ॥ ५-२१-१६ ॥purastAtsavituraruNaH pazcAcca niyuktaH sautye karmaNi kilAste ॥ 5-21-16 ॥Although Aruṇadeva sits in front of the sun-god and is engaged in driving the chariot and controlling the horses, he looks backward toward the sun-god. ॥ 5-21-16 ॥
  2. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-5/21/6
    यावद्दक्षिणायनमहानि वर्धन्ते यावदुदगयनं रात्रयः ॥ ५-२१-६ ॥yAvaddakSiNAyanamahAni vardhante yAvadudagayanaM rAtrayaH ॥ 5-21-6 ॥Until the sun travels to the south the days grow longer, and until it travels to the north the nights grow longer. ॥ 5-21-6 ॥
  3. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-5/21/4
    यदा मेषतुलयोर्वर्तते तदाहोरात्राणि समानानि भवन्ति यदा वृषभादिषु पञ्चसु च राशिषु चरति तदाहान्येव वर्धन्ते ह्रसति च मासि मास्येकैका घटिका रात्रिषु ॥ ५-२१-४ ॥yadA meSatulayorvartate tadAhorAtrANi samAnAni bhavanti yadA vRSabhAdiSu paJcasu ca rAziSu carati tadAhAnyeva vardhante hrasati ca mAsi mAsyekaikA ghaTikA rAtriSu ॥ 5-21-4 ॥When the sun passes through Meṣa ॥ Aries॥ and Tulā ॥ Libra॥, the durations of day and night are equal. When it passes through the five signs headed by Vṛṣabha ॥ Taurus॥, the duration of the days increases ॥ until Cancer॥, and then it gradually decreases by half an hour each month, until day and night again become equal ॥ in Libra॥. ॥ 5-21-4 ॥
  4. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-5/21/2
    एतेन हि दिवो मण्डलमानं तद्विद उपदिशन्ति यथा द्विदलयोर्निष्पावादीनां ते अन्तरेणान्तरिक्षं तदुभयसन्धितम् ॥ ५-२१-२ ॥etena hi divo maNDalamAnaM tadvida upadizanti yathA dvidalayorniSpAvAdInAM te antareNAntarikSaM tadubhayasandhitam ॥ 5-21-2 ॥As a grain of wheat is divided into two parts and one can estimate the size of the upper part by knowing that of the lower, so, expert geographers instruct, one can understand the measurements of the upper part of the universe by knowing those of the lower part. The sky between the earthly sphere and heavenly sphere is called antarikṣa, or outer space. It adjoins the top of the sphere of earth and the bottom of that of heaven. ॥ 5-21-2 ॥
  5. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-5/21/1
    श्रीशुक उवाच एतावानेव भूवलयस्य सन्निवेशः प्रमाणलक्षणतो व्याख्यातः ॥ ५-२१-१ ॥zrIzuka uvAca etAvAneva bhUvalayasya sannivezaH pramANalakSaNato vyAkhyAtaH ॥ 5-21-1 ॥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. ॥ 5-21-1 ॥
  6. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-5/20/30
    तद्द्वीपमध्ये मानसोत्तरनामैक एवार्वाचीनपराचीनवर्षयोर्मर्यादाचलोऽयुतयोजनोच्छ्रायायामो यत्र तु चतसृषु दिक्षु चत्वारि पुराणि लोकपालानामिन्द्रादीनां यदुपरिष्टात्सूर्यरथस्य मेरुं परिभ्रमतः संवत्सरात्मकं चक्रं देवानामहोरात्राभ्यां परिभ्रमति ॥ ५-२०-३० ॥taddvIpamadhye mAnasottaranAmaika evArvAcInaparAcInavarSayormaryAdAcalo'yutayojanocchrAyAyAmo yatra tu catasRSu dikSu catvAri purANi lokapAlAnAmindrAdInAM yadupariSTAtsUryarathasya meruM paribhramataH saMvatsarAtmakaM cakraM devAnAmahorAtrAbhyAM paribhramati ॥ 5-20-30 ॥In the middle of that island is a great mountain named Mānasottara, which forms the boundary between the inner side and the outer side of the island. Its breadth and height are 10,000 yojanas ॥ 80,000 miles॥. On that mountain, in the four directions, are the residential quarters of demigods such as Indra. In the chariot of the sun-god, the sun travels on the top of the mountain in an orbit called the Saṁvatsara, encircling Mount Meru. The sun’s path on the northern side is called Uttarāyaṇa, and its path on the southern side is called Dakṣiṇāyana. One side represents a day for the demigods, and the other represents their night. ॥ 5-20-30 ॥
  7. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-5/20/29
    एवमेव दधिमण्डोदात्परतः पुष्करद्वीपस्ततो द्विगुणायामः समन्तत उपकल्पितः समानेन स्वादूदकेन समुद्रेण बहिरावृतो यस्मिन् बृहत्पुष्करं ज्वलनशिखामलकनकपत्रायुतायुतं भगवतः कमलासनस्याध्यासनं परिकल्पितम् ॥ ५-२०-२९ ॥evameva dadhimaNDodAtparataH puSkaradvIpastato dviguNAyAmaH samantata upakalpitaH samAnena svAdUdakena samudreNa bahirAvRto yasmin bRhatpuSkaraM jvalanazikhAmalakanakapatrAyutAyutaM bhagavataH kamalAsanasyAdhyAsanaM parikalpitam ॥ 5-20-29 ॥Outside the ocean of yogurt is another island, known as Puṣkaradvīpa, which is 6,400,000 yojanas ॥ 51,200,000 miles॥ wide, twice as wide as the ocean of yogurt. It is surrounded by an ocean of very tasteful water as broad as the island itself. On Puṣkaradvīpa there is a great lotus flower with 100,000,000 pure golden petals, as effulgent as the flames of fire. That lotus flower is considered the sitting place of Lord Brahmā, who is the most powerful living being and who is therefore sometimes called bhagavān. ॥ 5-20-29 ॥
  8. siva.sh/srimad-bhagavatam/skandam-5/20/14
    तद्द्वीपपतिः प्रैयव्रतो राजन् हिरण्यरेता नाम स्वं द्वीपं सप्तभ्यः स्वपुत्रेभ्यो यथाभागं विभज्य स्वयं तप आतिष्ठत वसुवसुदानदृढरुचिनाभिगुप्तस्तुत्यव्रतविविक्तवामदेवनामभ्यः ॥ ५-२०-१४ ॥taddvIpapatiH praiyavrato rAjan hiraNyaretA nAma svaM dvIpaM saptabhyaH svaputrebhyo yathAbhAgaM vibhajya svayaM tapa AtiSThata vasuvasudAnadRDharucinAbhiguptastutyavrataviviktavAmadevanAmabhyaH ॥ 5-20-14 ॥O King, another son of Mahārāja Priyavrata, Hiraṇyaretā, was the king of this island. He divided it into seven parts, which he delivered to his seven sons according to the rights of inheritance. The King then retired from family life to engage in austerities. The names of those sons are Vasu, Vasudāna, Dṛḍharuci, Stutyavrata, Nābhigupta, Vivikta and Vāmadeva. ‌‌॥ 5-20-14 ॥
  9. siva.sh/ramayana/aranya-kanda/65/1
    तप्यमानं तथा रामं सीताहरणकर्शितम् । लोकानामभवे युक्तं सांवर्तकमिवानलम् ॥ ३-६५-१tapyamAnaM tathA rAmaM sItAharaNakarzitam । lokAnAmabhave yuktaM sAMvartakamivAnalam ॥ 3-65-1Tormented and emaciated due to Sita's abduction, resembling the fire at the time of dissolution of the creation, ready to destroy the world, Rama . - ॥ 3-65-1॥
  10. siva.sh/ramayana/aranya-kanda/64/69
    देवदानवयक्षाणां लोका ये रक्षसामपि । बहुधा न भविष्यन्ति बाणौघैश्शकलीकृताः ॥ ३-६४-६९devadAnavayakSANAM lokA ye rakSasAmapi । bahudhA na bhaviSyanti bANaughaizzakalIkRtAH ॥ 3-64-69The worlds of gods, yakshas or even demons torn into shreds by my arrows will not survive. ॥ 3-64-69॥