Trishasti Shalaka Purusa Caritra Part 1

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

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charming Uttarakurus with 100 golden mountains at the sides of the 5 lakes divided by Sitā. On the banks of the river Sitā are 2 mountains named Yamaka, corresponding to the golden Vicitrakūța and Citrakūța.
East of the Deva- and Uttarakurus, they are called East Videhas, and to the west, West Videhas, like different countries to each other. In each, there are 16 provinces, inaccessible to each other, separated by rivers and mountains, suitable to be conquered by a Cakrin. Kaccha, Mahākaccha, Sukaccha, Kacchavat, Āvarta, Margalāvarta, Puşkala, Puşkalāvati are the northern provinces of East Videha. The southern are Vatsaka, Suvatsa, Mahāvatsa, Ramyavat, Ramya, Ramyaka, Ramaņiya, Mangalavat. The ones in West Videha in the south are Padma, Supadma, Mahāpadma, Padmāvati, Sankha, Kumuda, Nalina, and Nalinavat. The northern provinces in the West Videhas are Vapra, Suvapra, Mahāvapra, Vaprāvati, Valgu, Suvalgu, Gandhilā, and Gandhilāvati.
In the center of Bharata is Mt. Vaitādhya, dividing it into north and south, extending to the east and west oceans, with a base in the ground of 6 yojanas and a kos, **1 50 yojanas wide and half as high. On its northern and southern slopes at 10 yojanas from the ground are two rows of Vidyādhara cities, 10 yojanas wide. In the south there are 50 cities with kingdoms of the Vidyādhara kings; in the north there are 60. At 10 yojanas immediately above the Vidyādhara rows, there are two Vyantara rows adorned with the abodes of the Vyantaras. At 5 yojanas above the rows of Vyantaras there are 9 peaks. There is a similar Vaitādhya in Airāvata.
The continent Jambūdvipa has a fortification consisting of a wall, made of diamond, 8 yojanas high. At its base it is 12 yojanas wide; in the middle, 8; and 4 wide at the top. Above it is a lattice, 2 gavyūtas high, a
481 606. A kos=1 yojana.