yojana
योजन yojanaA traditional unit of distance, variously reckoned from roughly five to fifteen kilometres; its lack of a fixed length undercuts attempts to read exact measurements into verses like the Chalisa's line on the sun.
Where this term appears
- Hindu cosmology: the fourteen worlds and the ages of the universe Essentials
This is a flat, Meru-centred disc of concentric rings, hundreds of millions of yojanas across.
- What is the Hanuman Chalisa? Worship
juga sahasra jojana para bhanu, lilyo tahi madhura phala janu : The sun, a thousand yuga -yojanas away, you swallowed, taking it for a sweet fruit.
- Does the Hanuman Chalisa give the distance to the sun? Journal
The line Verse eighteen of the forty: juga sahasra jojana para bhanu, lilyo tahi madhura phala janu The sun, a yuga -thousand yojanas away, you swallowed, taking it for a sweet fruit.