# Cc. Madhya 21.29 > ষোলক্রোশ বৃন্দাবন, — শাস্ত্রের প্রকাশে । > তার একদেশে বৈকুণ্ঠাজাণ্ডগণ ভাসে ॥২৯॥ ## Text > ṣola-krośa vṛndāvana,—śāstrera prakāśe > tāra eka-deśe vaikuṇṭhājāṇḍa-gaṇa bhāse ## Synonyms *ṣola-krośa*—measuring sixteen *krośas* (thirty-two miles); *vṛndāvana*—Vṛndāvana-dhāma; *śāstrera prakāśe*—according to the revelation of revealed scripture; *tāra*—of Vṛndāvana; *eka-deśe*—in one corner; *vaikuṇṭha*—all the Vaikuṇṭha planets; *ajāṇḍa-gaṇa*—the innumerable universes; *bhāse*—are situated. ## Translation **"According to the revelations of revealed scripture, Vṛndāvana extends only sixteen krośas [thirty-two miles]. Nonetheless, all the Vaikuṇṭha planets and innumerable universes are located in one corner of this tract.** ## Purport In Vraja, the land is divided into various *vanas,* or forests. The forests total twelve, and their extension is estimated to be eighty-four *krośas.* Of these, the special forest known as Vṛndāvana is located from the present municipal city of Vṛndāvana to the village called Nanda-grāma. This distance is sixteen *krośas* (thirty-two miles).