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Matsyapurana 124.16

Matsyapurāṇa 124.16

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Sanskrit

124.16

tathā śatasahasrāṇām ekonāśītir ucyate
saptadvīpasamudrāyāḥ pṛthivyāḥ sa tu vistaraḥ //

The half of the terrestrial globe lies north of the Mount Meru, while inside the Meru every direction extends to a crore of yôjanas. The extent of the half terrestrial orb is 89,50,000 (yôjanas ?) The extent of the world is 3,79,00,000 yôjanas. This is the length of the seven dvîpas and the seven oceans.—13-16.

A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam

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