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'In the Tarvathasutra, it is stated that the number of Meru, Varsha, and Varshadhara in the Dhātakikhand is double that of Jambudvīpa; that is, there are two Meru, fourteen Varsas, and twelve Varshadharas there, although the names are the same. The implication is that the names of Meru, Varshadhara, and Varsha found in Jambudvīpa are the same as those of Meru, etc., in Dhātakikhand. The circular-shaped Dhātakikhand is divided into two parts: the Purvādha and the Paschīmādha. The Purvādha and Paschīmādha are separated by two mountains; they stretch from south to north and are shaped like a bow. Each part contains one Meru, seven Varsas, and six Varshadharas. In summary, whatever rivers, fields, mountains, etc., exist in Jambudvīpa, they are doubled in Dhātakikhand. When dividing Dhātakikhand into Purvādha and Paschīmārk, there are two mountains in the shape of a bow stretching from south to north; and in both the Purvādha and Paschīmādha, there are six Varshadhara mountains extending from east to west, all touching the Kalekadhin on one side and the Lavano-dhī on the other. The six Varshadharas in the Purvādha and Paschīmārk are likened to the navel of a tree, which should be compared to the inner part of the seven Bharata fields divided because of the Varshadhara. The numbers of Meru, Varsha, and Varshadhara found in Dhātakikhand are the same as those in Pushkarādha-dvīpa; that is, there are also two Meru, fourteen Varsas, and twelve Varshadharas there. From the mountain shaped like a bow...