Geography ofJambudvipa1 - Verse 24-27
Vayu Purana (G. V. Tagare English translation) · 34 · Verse 24-27
Sanskrit Original
Their length is said to be similar to that of Jambudvipa. The two middling mountains, Nila and Nisadha are a hundred thousand Yojanas in length; the other (four mountains) are shorter (in length) than these. (They are) Sveta, Hemakuta, Himavan, and Sjhgavan. Out of these mountains Sveta and Hemakuta are each ninety thousand Yojanas long. (Mountains Himavan and Sphgavan) are each eighty thousand in length. There are Janapadas (territories) in between them. The Varsas are seven in number. They are encircled by mountains that are difficult to cross on account of steep precipices. They are crisscrossed by different rivers. It was impossible to travel from one Varsa to another (lit. they were mutually unapproachable). Animals of different species live in them. by the name Bharata. Hemakutais beyondthis.lt is remembered by the name Kimpurusa.
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