Srimad Bhagavatam

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ऋषिरुवाच न वै महाराज भगवतो मायागुणविभूतेः काष्ठां मनसा वचसा वाधिगन्तुमलं विबुधायुषापि पुरुषस्तस्मात्प्राधान्येनैव भूगोलकविशेषं नामरूपमानलक्षणतो व्याख्यास्यामः ।। ५-१६-४ ।।

sanskrit

The great ṛṣi Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: My dear King, there is no limit to the expansion of the Supreme Personality of Godhead’s material energy. This material world is a transformation of the material qualities [sattva-guṇa, rajo-guṇa and tamo-guṇa], yet no one could possibly explain it perfectly, even in a lifetime as long as that of Brahmā. No one in the material world is perfect, and an imperfect person could not describe this material universe accurately, even after continued speculation. O King, I shall nevertheless try to explain to you the principal regions, such as Bhūloka, with their names, forms, measurements and various symptoms. ।। 5-16-4 ।।

english translation

hindi translation

RSiruvAca na vai mahArAja bhagavato mAyAguNavibhUteH kASThAM manasA vacasA vAdhigantumalaM vibudhAyuSApi puruSastasmAtprAdhAnyenaiva bhUgolakavizeSaM nAmarUpamAnalakSaNato vyAkhyAsyAmaH || 5-16-4 ||

hk transliteration