SB 5.24.7 · Srimad Bhagavatam

Devanagari

उपवर्णितं भूमेर्यथासन्निवेशावस्थानमवनेरप्यधस्तात् सप्त भूविवरा एकैकशो योजनायुतान्तरेणायामविस्तारेणोपक्‍ल‍ृप्ता अतलं वितलं सुतलं तलातलं महातलं रसातलं पातालमिति ॥ ७ ॥

Verse text

upavarṇitaṁ bhūmer yathā-sanniveśāvasthānam avaner apy adhastāt sapta bhū-vivarā ekaikaśo yojanāyutāntareṇāyāma-vistāreṇopakḷptā atalaṁ vitalaṁ sutalaṁ talātalaṁ mahātalaṁ rasātalaṁ pātālam iti.

Synonyms

upavarṇitam — stated previously ; bhūmeḥ — of the planet earth ; yathā — sanniveśa — avasthānam — according to the arrangement of the different places ; avaneḥ — the earth ; api — certainly ; adhastāt — beneath ; sapta — seven ; bhū — vivarāḥ — other planets ; eka — ekaśaḥ — in succession, up to the outer limit of the universe ; yojana — ayuta — antareṇa — with an interval of ten thousand yojanas (eighty thousand miles) ; āyāma — vistāreṇa — by width and length ; upakḷptāḥ — situated ; atalam — named Atala ; vitalam — Vitala ; sutalam — Sutala ; talātalam — Talātala ; mahātalam — Mahātala ; rasātalam — Rasātala ; pātālam — Pātāla ; iti — thus .

Translation

My dear King, beneath this earth are seven other planets, known as Atala, Vitala, Sutala, Talātala, Mahātala, Rasātala and Pātāla. I have already explained the situation of the planetary systems of earth. The width and length of the seven lower planetary systems are calculated to be exactly the same as those of earth.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

I have already described the position and divisions of the earth. Beneath this earth are seven other planets, known as Atala, Vitala, Sutala, Talātala, Mahātala, Rasātala and Pātāla whose width and length are 10,000 yojanas, with an interval of 10,000 yojanas between each one. Below the earth, in different parts, are the seven lower planets. Bhū-vivaraḥ means “in hollow cavities of the earth.” It refers to Atala and the other planets. Antaram means a space or limit according to Amara-koṣa. Thus from the earth, to a limit of 10,000 yojanas Atala extends. From Atala, Vitala extends another 10,000 yojanas. Their length and breath are also 10,000 yojanas. The heights of the places are as much as possible (within 10,000 yojanas).