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In the Harivamsha Purana, there is the Ashoka Vana in the east, the Saptaparna Vana in the south, the Champaka Vana in the west, and the Amra Vana in the north. ||672||
Near the corners of the Vapi (tanks) are the Ratikara mountains. There are four of these mountains for each Vapi, they are made of gold and resemble drums. ||673||
They are two hundred and fifty yojanas deep, one thousand yojanas high, wide, and long, and free from destruction. ||674||
Thirty-two Ratikara are located in the inner corners and thirty-two in the outer corners. They are all served by the gods and each has a Chaitya (shrine) on it. ||675||
Similarly, the Anjanagiri and Dadhi Mukha mountains are known to have their peaks sanctified by a Jain temple, i.e., each has a Chaitya on it. ||676||
These Chaityas face east, are one hundred yojanas long, fifty yojanas wide, and seventy-five yojanas high. ||677||
The Nandisvara island has eighty-eight Chaityas, each eight yojanas high, four yojanas wide and deep, and illuminated by three doors. ||678||
In these Chaityas, there are statues of the Jinas, conquerors of birth, made of jewels and gold, five hundred dhanushas high. ||679||
Every year, during the Ashtahnika festivals of Phalguna, Ashadha, and Kartika, the gods like Saudharmendra perform worship in these Chaityas. ||680||
There are sixty-four Prasadas (palaces) located in the sixty-four Vana-khandas mentioned earlier. These Prasadas are inhabited by gods named after the forests. ||681||
These Prasadas are sixty-two yojanas high, thirty-one yojanas long and wide, and have doors of the aforementioned size. ||682||
Beyond the Nandisvara sea is the Arun island and the Arun ocean. From the sea to the end of the Brahma-loka, there is only darkness. ||683||
Outside the Arun ocean, there are eight mountains shaped like mridangas (drums), which are located in the eight directions. ||684||