Agam 18 Upang 07 Jambudveep Pragnapti Sutra Sthanakvasi

Author(s): Amarmuni, Shreechand Surana
Publisher: Padma Prakashan

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(Ans.) Gautam ! In Mahavideh region, Gandh-madan Vakshaskar mountain is in the south of Neeladhar Varshadhar mountain, in the i south-western corner of Mandar mountain, in the east of Gandhilavati Vijay and in the west of Uttar (northern) Kuru.
In north-east it is long and in east-west it is wide. Its length is 30,20 and six-nineteenth yojan. Near Neelavan Varshadhar mountain it is 400 yojan high, 400 kos deep and 500 yojan wide. Its height and depth gradually increases while the breadth decreases. Thus it is 500 yojan
high near Mandar mountain and 500 yojan deep. Its width becomes just $i innumerabe part of the thickness of a finger. Its shape is like the tusk of
an elephant. It is totally jewelled and clean. It has two Padmavar Vedikas and two forest on both the sides.
The land is very much levelled on the top of Gandha-madan Vakshaskar mountain and very attractive. Many gods and goddesses reside on its tops.
(Q.) Reverend Sir ! How many are the peaks of Gandha-madan mountain ?
[Ans.] It has seven peaks namely-Siddhayatan peak, Gandhai madan peak, Gandhilavati peak, Uttarkuru peak, Sphatik peak, 4i Lohitaksh peak and Anand peak (koot).
(Q.) Reverend Sir ! Where is Siddhayatan peak on Gandha-madan Vakshaskar mountain ?
[Ans.] Gautam ! Sidhayatan peak on Gandha-madan Vakshaskar 41 mountain is in north-west of Mandar mountain and south-east of
Gandha-madan peak. The size of all these peaks is the same as that of 4 Siddhayatan peak on Chull Himavan mountain. Three peaks are in sub
directions. Siddhayatan peak is in north-west of Mandar mountain, Gandha-madan peak is in north-west of Siddhayatan peak and Gandhilavati peak is in north-west of Gandha-madan peak. The fourth Uttarkuru peak is in the north-west of third Gandhilavati peak, and in south of the fifth Sphatik peak. The remaining three Sphatik peak, Lohitaksh peak and Anand peak are in north-south lines. In other words the fifth peak is in the north of fourth peak and in the south of sixth peak, the sixth peak is in the north of fifth peak and in the south of seventh peak and the seventh peak is in the north of sixth peak. In itself it is in the south. Two goddesses controlling the directions namely Bhogankara and
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