Trishasti Shalaka Purusa Caritra Part 1

Author(s): Hemchandracharya, Helen M Johnson
Publisher: Oriental Research Institute Vadodra

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Rohitānšā; in the Harivarşaka zone, the rivers Harit and Harikāntā; in the Mahāvidehas the best rivers Śītā and Sitodā; Narakāntā and Narikāntā in the zone Ramyaka; Svarṇakālā and Rūpyakula in the zone Hairaṇyavata; Raktā and Raktodā in the zone Airāvata. The first of each pair flows to the east and the second to the west. The great rivers Gangā and Sindhu are each attended by 14,000 best rivers. Each pair of the others is attended by twice as many rivers as the preceding pair up to Śītā and Śītoda. The northern rivers (north of Videha) are equal to the southern. Śitā and Šītodā, however, are attended by 532,000 rivers each.580
Bharata is 526, yojanas wide. Then the zones and the mountains bounding the zones become twice as wide in succession to the north, up to Videha. The mountains and zones to the north (of Videha) are equal to those in the south. These are the sizes of the mountains bounding the zones and of the zones.
To the north of the Nişadha Mts, and to the south of Meru are the Vidyutprabha Mts. and the Saumanasa Mts. in the west and east. They have the shape of an elephant's tusk, almost touching Meru at the end. Between them are the bhogabhumis, the Devakurus, 11,842 yojanas wide. In them, at each side of the five lakes divided by Sitodā, are ten mountains of gold, making a total of 100. There on the east and west banks of Sitoda are the mountains Vicitrakūța and Citrakūta. They are 1000 yojanas in height and the same in diameter at the base. The diameter at the top is half of that.
To the north of Meru and to the south of the Nila Mts. are the Gandhamādana and Mālyavat Mts., with the shape of an elephant's tusk. Between them are the very
430 585. This great increase is due to the fact that both Videhas (East and West) have 32 rivers, each with 14,000 tributaries, and each of the Kurus has 84,000, thus making a total of 532,000 for Sītā and Sitodā each,