# SB 5.24.6 ## Text > tato 'dhastāc chata-yojanāntara iyaṁ pṛthivī yāvad dhaṁsa-bhāsa-śyena-suparṇādayaḥ patattri-pravarā utpatantīti. ## Synonyms *tataḥ* *adhastāt*—beneath that; *śata*-*yojana*—of one hundred *yojanas*; *antare*—by an interval; *iyam*—this; *pṛthivī*—planet earth; *yāvat*—as high as; *haṁsa*—swans; *bhāsa*—vultures; *śyena*—eagles; *suparṇa*-*ādayaḥ*—and other birds; *patattri*-*pravarāḥ*—the chief among birds; *utpatanti*—can fly; *iti*—thus. ## Translation **Below the abodes of the Yakṣas and Rākṣasas by a distance of 100 yojanas [800 miles] is the planet earth. Its upper limits extend as high as swans, hawks, eagles and similar large birds can fly.**