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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.5.38
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 38
- bhūrlokaḥ kalpitaḥ padbhyāṁ
- bhuvarloko 'sya nābhitaḥ
- hṛdā svarloka urasā
- maharloko mahātmanaḥ
bhūḥthe lower planetary systems up to the stratum of the earth — the lower planetary systems up to the stratum of the earth; lokaḥthe planets — the planets; kalpitaḥit is so imagined or said — it is so imagined or said; padbhyāmout of the legs — out of the legs; bhuvaḥthe upper — the upper; lokaḥthe planetary system — the planetary system; asyaof Him (the Lord) — of Him (the Lord); nābhitaḥfrom the navel abdomen — from the navel abdomen; hṛdāby the heart — by the heart; svarlokaḥthe planetary systems occupied by the demigods — the planetary systems occupied by the demigods; urasāby the chest — by the chest; maharlokaḥthe planetary system occupied by great sages and saints — the planetary system occupied by great sages and saints; mahāof the Supreme Personality of Godhead-ātmanaḥof the Supreme Personality of Godhead — of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
The lower planetary systems, up to the limit of the earthly stratum, are said to be situated in His legs. The middle planetary systems, beginning from Bhuvarloka, are situated in His navel. And the still higher planetary systems, occupied by the demigods and highly cultured sages and saints, are situated in the chest of the Supreme Lord.
There are fourteen spheres of planetary systems within this universe. The lower systems are called Bhūrloka, the middle systems are called Bhuvarloka, and the higher planetary systems, up to Brahmaloka, the highest planetary system of the universe, are called Svarloka. And all of them are situated on the body of the Lord. In other words, no one within this universe is without a relationship with the Lord.