Agam 18 Upang 07 Jambudveep Pragnapti Sutra Sthanakvasi

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

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ये सब कूट पाँच सौ योजन ऊँचे हैं। इनके अधिष्ठायक देवों की राजधानियाँ मेरु के उत्तर में हैं। [प्र. ] भगवन् ! नीलवान् वर्षधर पर्वत इस नाम से क्यों पुकारा जाता है ?
[उ. ] गौतम ! वहाँ नीलवर्णयुक्त, नील आभा वाला परम ऋद्धिशाली नीलवान् नामक देव निवास करता है। नीलवान् वर्षधर पर्वत सर्वथा वैडूर्यरत्नमय-नीलम रत्नों से बना है। इसलिए वह नीलवान् कहा जाता है। अथवा उसका यह नाम सदा से चला आता है।
139. (Q.) Reverend Sir ! In Jambu island, where is Neelavan Varshadhar mountain ?
[Ans.] Gautam ! In Jambu island, Neelavan Varshadhar mountain is in the north of Mahavideh region, in the south of Ramyak region, in the west of eastern Lavan Ocean and in the east of western Lavan Ocean. Its length is in east-west direction and breadth is in north-south direction. Its description is similar to that of Nishadh mountain. The only difference is that its ridge is in the south and the curved line is in the north.
It has Kesari lake. From the south of it, Sita river starts, which flows in Uttarkuru and then moves ahead dividing Yamak mountain, Neelavan, Uttarkuru, Chandra, Airavat, Malyavan lake in two parts. 84,000 rivers join it. Full of their water it flows in Bhadrashal forest. When Mandar mountain is only two yojan away from it, it turns to the east downwards dividing Malyavan Vakshaskar mountain in two parts, it divides the eastern Videh region located in the east of Mandar mountain into two parts, it flows ahead. 28,000 rivers join it in every Chakravarti Vijay. Thus sixteen multiplied by 28,000 and the 84,000 rivers joined earlier, totally 5,32,000 rivers join it and filled with their water, it passes below Vijay gate through the boundary wall and joins Lavan Ocean. The remaining description is similar to the one already mentioned.
Narikanta river flows in the north. Its description is as aforesaid. The only difference is that it turns to the west when Gandhapati VrittVaitadhya mountain is just one yojan away. The remaining description is exactly as mentioned earlier. Its width at the turn of start and when it joins is similar to that of Harikanta river.
(Q.) Reverend Sir ! How many are the peaks of Neelaván Varshadhar mountain ?
(Ans.] Gautam ! It has nine Koots
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