[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Vishnupurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu) › 2.7.19 # Vishnupurana 2.7.19 Viṣṇupurāṇa 2.7.19 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.7.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.7.19) trailokyam etat kṛtakaṃ maitreya paripaṭhyate janas tapas tathā satyam iti cākṛtakaṃ trayam // > Wherever earthy substance exists, which may be traversed by the feet, that constitutes the sphere of the earth, the dimensions of which I have already recounted to you. The region that extends from the earth to the sun, in which the Siddhas and other celestial beings move, is the atmospheric sphere, which also I have described. The interval between the sun and Dhruva, extending fourteen hundred thousand leagues, is called by those who are acquainted with the system of the universe the heavenly sphere. These three spheres are termed transitory: the three highest, Jana, Tapa, and Satya, are styled durable: Maharloka, as situated between the two, has also a mixed character; for although it is deserted at the end of the Kalpa, it is not destroyed. These seven spheres, together with the Pátálas, forming the extent of the whole world, I have thus, Maitreya, explained to you. > — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition - [Previous: 2.7.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.7.18) - [Next: 2.7.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.7.20) - [Up: 2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.7) ## Translations (2) - [The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-wilson.2.7.4) — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, English - [A Prose English Translation of Vishnupuranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-dutt.2.7.p1) — Manmatha Nath Dutt 1896, English ## Other recensions (1) - [Viṣṇupurāṇa (vulgate)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*vulgate.2.7.19) — Sanskrit ## Linked texts (1) - [Brahmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.brahma.23.19) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.7.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.2.7.19) · Pramāṇa