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CC Madhya 21.85

Bengali

কোন ব্রহ্মাণ্ড শতকোটি, কোন লক্ষকোটি ।
কোন নিযুতকোটি, কোন কোটি-কোটি ॥ ৮৫ ॥

Text

kona brahmāṇḍa śata-koṭi, kona lakṣa-koṭi
kona niyuta-koṭi, kona koṭi-koṭi

Synonyms

kona brahmāṇḍa — some universes; śata-koṭi — one billion yojanas; kona — some; lakṣa-koṭi — one trillion yojanas; kona — some; niyuta-koṭi — ten trillion; kona — some; koṭi-koṭi — one hundred trillion.

Translation

“ ‘Some of the universes are one billion yojanas in diameter, some one trillion, some ten trillion and some one hundred trillion yojanas. Thus they are almost unlimited in area.

Purport

A yojana equals eight miles.