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## Description of the Nandidharadvipa, a Non-Aryan Land
The fourth light of the Yoga Shastra, verse 105, describes the Nandidharadvipa. It states that there are four images of Vardhamana, named Varisena and Chandranana, seated in the Paryankasana posture. Each image is accompanied by 108 other images, two Yaksha images, two Bhut images, two Kalashdhar images, and two images of gods holding Chamaras. These images are adorned with garlands of flowers, bells, pots, incense burners, Ashtamangal, toranas, flags, flowers, Angerikas, mirrors, curtains, umbrellas, and seats. The floor of the Jinalaya is covered with beautiful, fine, golden sand. The front mandapa of the Jinamandir, the size of the temple itself, is adorned with sixteen full Kalashas. It also has a Prekshamandapa, Akshavata-Gavaksha, Manipeethika, Stupa, Chaityavriksha, Indra-dhvaja, and a well, all arranged in a specific order.
There are four wells in each of the four directions of the Anjanagiri mountain. Their names are: 1. Nandishena, 2. Amogha, 3. Gostupa, 4. Sudarshana; 1. Nandottra, 2. Nanda, 3. Sunanda, 4. Nandivardhana; 1. Bhadra, 2. Vishala, 3. Kumuda, 4. Pundarikin; 1. Vijaya, 2. Vaijayanti, 3. Jayanti, 4. Aparajita. After five hundred yojanas from each well, there is a garden, a lakh yojanas long and five hundred yojanas wide, named Ashoka, Saptachanda, Champaka, Amra, etc. In the middle of the wells, there is a Dhadhimukh mountain made of crystal. It is sixty-four thousand yojanas high, a thousand yojanas deep, ten thousand yojanas wide at the base, and the same width at the top. It is shaped like a Palyanka. Some say there are two mountains in the middle of each well, making a total of thirty-two. The Dhadhimukh and Ratikara mountains are similar to the Anjanagiri mountain in terms of temples. There are four Ratikara mountains in the Vidisha of the island. They are ten thousand yojanas long and wide, a thousand yojanas high, made of all jewels, and shaped like a Jhallari. There are eight Mahadevi images of Ishaneendra on the two mountains in the north, and eight Mahadevi images of Shakrendra in the south. There are eight capitals in each direction, a lakh yojanas in size, each adorned with a Jinamandir. Their names are: Sujata, Saumansa, Archi, Mali, Prabhakara, Padma, Shiva, Shuchi; Anjana, Bhutavantasa, Gostupa, Sudarshana, Amala, Apsara, Rohini, Navami; Ratna, Ratnocchaya, Sarvaratna, Ratnasamchaya; Vasu, Vasumitra, Vasubhaga, Vasundhara; Nandottra, Nanda, Uttarakuru, Devakuru, Krishna, Krishna Raji, Rama, Ramarakshita. The capital of Agni-kona is also to be understood in the same way. On auspicious days, the all-wealthy gods, along with their families, come to the Jinamandir, worshipped by gods, Asuras, and Vidhyadharas, and celebrate the Ashtahnika Mahotsava with joy.
We praise the twenty Jinalayasa on the Anjanagiri mountain and the sixteen on the Dhadhimukh mountain, making a total of thirty-six. There are also thirty-two Jinalayasa on the Ratikara mountain, making a total of sixty-eight on the peak of the mountain. We also praise the thirty-two Jinalayasa in the capital of Indrani. Some believe there are sixteen Jinalayasa. We praise them as well. The meaning of the verses of the ancient teachers, which support this meaning, is as follows:
The eighth island, called Nandidhvara, is 1638400000 yojanas in size. It is a place where the community of gods always enjoys pleasure and devotion to the Lord. There are four mountains in each of the four directions, shaped like buffalo horns, black in color, 94000 yojanas high, a thousand yojanas at the base, ten thousand yojanas at the ground level, 9400 yojanas in the upper part, and a thousand yojanas wide at the top. The four mountains are: Devaramana in the east, Nityodyota in the south, Swayamprabha in the west, and Ramaniya in the north. These mountains are a lakh yojanas away from the Anjan mountains. There are wells in each of the four directions, a thousand yojanas deep, filled with pure water without fish. The names of the four wells in each direction are: 1. Nandishena, 2. Amogha, 3. Gostupa, 4. Sudarshana; 5. Nandottra, 6. Nanda, 7. Sunanda, 8. Nandivardhana; 9. Bhadra, 10. Vishala, 11. Kumuda, 12. Pundarikin; 13. Vijaya, 14. Vaijayanti, 15. Jayanti, 16. Aparajita. After five hundred yojanas from the wells, there is a forest, a lakh yojanas long and five hundred yojanas wide. The names of the forests are: Ashoka in the east, Saptaparna in the south, Champaka in the west, and Amra in the north. In the middle of the wells, there are sixteen Dhadhimukh mountains, shaped like bowls, made of crystal, ten thousand yojanas wide, a thousand yojanas at the base, and sixty-four thousand yojanas high. On the Anjanagiri and Dhadhimukh mountains, there are Jinamandirs, a hundred yojanas wide, seventy-two yojanas high, beautifully decorated, with various types of decorations, dances, songs, music, and hundreds of types of devotion, along with toranas, flags, and Mangalas. There are forts and gates in the buildings named after gods, Asuras, Naga-kumars, and Suparna-kumars. The height of the gates is sixteen yojanas, and the width is eight yojanas. There are Kalashas and other things on each gate. There are also mandapas, Prekshamandapas, Gavakshas, Manipeethas, Stupas, Pratima-ashtakas, Chaitya-vrikshas, etc.