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Description of Jambudvipa and other islands and regions
The fourth light of Yoga Shastra, verse 105, mentions four Velandhar Devas who reside on four mountains: Suvarna, Ankaratna, Chandi and Sphatik. These mountains are the abodes of the four guardian deities: Shivak, Shankh, Manahshil and Gostup. Their heights are 1721 yojanas, with a base diameter of 1022 yojanas and a top diameter of 424 yojanas. Above them are their respective palaces. Their guardians are Karkotak, Kardam, Kailash and Arunaprabha. Karkotak, Vudyujjihva, Kailash and Arunaprabha are the names of the abodes of these guardians, which are located on small, tide-resistant, all-gem-studded mountains. In the Vidishas, there is a Chandradvipa, 12,000 yojanas long and wide, and a Suryadvipa of the same size. Gautamdvipa and Susthitaavasa are also of the same size. There are also Chandra and Surya-related islands in the inner and outer salt seas. All these regions have palaces, and the salt sea is filled with salt water.
Surrounding the salt sea is a circular Dhaatki-khand, twice its size, measuring four lakh yojanas. The Meru and other Varshadhar mountains and regions are described in Jambudvipa. It is important to know that the Dhaatki-khand is larger than these. Due to the presence of two long, sloping mountains in the south and north, the Dhaatki-khand is divided into two parts. The names and numbers of the mountains and other features of Jambudvipa, as well as the eastern and western parts of the Dhaatki-khand, are arranged like the spokes of a wheel. The region between the sloping mountains, including the Kalodadhi and the salt sea, which touch the peaks of the Nishdhadi mountains of Jambudvipa, is located in the middle of the wheel. Surrounding the Dhaatki-khand is a circular Kalodadhi sea, eight lakh yojanas in diameter.
Surrounding the Kalodadhi sea is a circular Pushkaravaradvipa, twice its size. Half of this island is the Manushya-kshetra. The number of regions, mountains, etc. in the Pushkaravaradvipa is the same as the number of Meru and sloping mountains in the Dhaatki-khand. The area of the Pushkaravaradvipa is twice the size of the Dhaatki-khand. There are four smaller Merus in the Dhaatki-khand and Pushkaravaradvipa, each 15,000 yojanas shorter than the Mahameru, measuring 85,000 yojanas in height. Their diameter at the base is 600 yojanas less than the Mahameru. This is the first kand. The second kand is the same size as the large Meru. The third kand is 7,000 yojanas shorter, measuring 56,000 yojanas. The fourth kand is 8,000 yojanas shorter, measuring 28,000 yojanas. The Bhadrashilvana is the same size as the large Meru mountain. The Nandana vana is 55,500 yojanas high and has a diameter of 500 yojanas. Above it, at a height of 28,000 yojanas, is the Padunkavana, with a diameter of 494 yojanas. The diameter at the base and the depth of the Padunkavana are the same as the large Meru, and its peak is also similar. This entire region, consisting of two and a half islands and seas, is called the Manushya-kshetra. It contains five Merus, 35 regions, 30 Varshadhar mountains, five Devakurus, five Uttarakurus and 160 Vijayas.
Just as a fort surrounds a city for its protection, the Manushya-kshetra is surrounded by a golden Manushottara mountain. This mountain is 1721 yojanas high, 430 yojanas and one kos deep in the ground, 1022 yojanas wide at the base, 723 yojanas wide in the middle and 424 yojanas wide at the top. No human being is ever born or dies in the region beyond this mountain. Even if a liberated Charan or Vidyadhar crosses this mountain, they do not die there. Therefore, it is called the Manushottara mountain. Beyond this mountain, there is no rain, fire, clouds, lightning, rivers, time, or environment. Humans are born in the 35 regions of the Manushya-kshetra, including the five Devakurus, five Uttarakurus and the inner islands. Through the knowledge of Sanharanavidya and the practice of Riddhiyoga, all humans reach the peak of Meru and both seas in the two and a half islands. These are the people of the Bharat-kshetra, these are the people of the Himavat-kshetra, these are the people of Jambudvipa, these are the people of the salt sea, and these are the people of the inner islands. Humans are identified based on the division of islands and seas. There are two types of humans: Aryas and Mlechchas. Aryas are born in 25 and a half countries. Countries are identified by their specific cities. They are as follows:
1. Magadhadesh, identified by the city of Rajagriha.
2. Angadesh, identified by the city of Champa.
3. Bangadesh, identified by the city of Tamralipti.
4. Kalingadesh, identified by the city of Kanchanpur.
5. Kashi, identified by the city of Varanasi.
6. Kosala, identified by the city of Saketa.
7. Kurudesha, identified by the city of Hastinapur.
8. Kushad, identified by the city of Shouryapur.
9. Panchaladesh, identified by the city of Kampilya.
10. Jangaladesh, identified by the city of Ahikshetra.
11. Saurashtra, identified by the city of Dwaraka.
12. Videha, identified by the city of Mithila.
13. Vatsadesh, identified by the city of Kaushambi.
14. Shandilyadesh, identified by the city of Nandipur.
15. Malaya, identified by the city of Bhadilapur.
16. Matsyadesh, identified by the city of Viratnagar.
17. ...| SR No. | 002418 |
| Book Title | Yogshastra |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Jayanandvijay |
| Publisher | Lehar Kundan Group |
| Publication Year | |
| Total Pages | 494 |
| Language | Sanskrit, Hindi |
| Classification | Book_Devnagari |
| File Size | 24 MB |