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## The Fifth Canto
**Verse 282:** The Vedikas of these forests are twenty-two thousand two hundred and nine yojanas wide, like the Bhadrashala forest.
**Verse 283:** The renowned Mount Meru is situated in the middle of the Videha region, extending from Devakuru to Uttarakuru. It is ninety-nine thousand nine hundred yojanas high.
**Verse 284:** It is adorned with three mekhalaas and a forty-yojana high peak.
**Verse 285:** Its depth is one thousand yojanas, and its width at the earth's surface is ten thousand ninety yojanas, ten parts out of eleven parts of a yojana.
**Verse 286:** Its circumference is thirty-one thousand nine hundred and ten yojanas, plus two parts.
**Verse 287:** One thousand yojanas above the base, the width of this mountain on the earth is ten thousand yojanas.
**Verse 288-289:** Near the Bhadrashala forest, its circumference is thirty-one thousand six hundred and twenty-two yojanas, three krosas, twelve dhanushas, three hastas, and thirteen angulas, plus some more.
**Verse 290:** Five hundred yojanas above the Bhadrashala forest, on the mekhala of Mount Meru, there is another Nandana forest, five hundred yojanas wide.
**Verse 291:** There, the width of this mountain is nine thousand nine hundred and fifty-four yojanas, six kalas.
**Verse 292:** Near the Nandana forest, the outer circumference of this mountain is thirty-one thousand four hundred and ninety-nine yojanas, plus some more.
**Verse 293:** The inner width is eight thousand nine hundred and fifty-four yojanas, six kalas. Now, we will speak of its inner circumference.
**Verse 294:** Near the Nandana forest, the inner circumference of Meru is twenty-eight thousand three hundred and sixteen yojanas, plus eight kalas.
**Verse 295:** Sixty-two thousand five hundred yojanas above the Nandana forest, there is a third forest called Saumanasa. This forest is similar to the Nandana forest.
**Verse 296:** In the Saumanasa forest, the outer width of the mountain is four thousand two hundred and seventy-two yojanas, eight kalas.
**Verse 297:** And the outer circumference is thirteen thousand five hundred and eleven yojanas, six kalas.
**Verse 298:** The sages say that if one thousand yojanas are subtracted from the outer width of the mountain, the inner width is obtained.
**Verse 281:** There are four devaranya (two devaranya and two bhootaranya) forests situated on the seashore.