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There are many Mountains and rivers mentioned in the Matsya 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 , but the description of the 碍补颈濒腻蝉补 Mountain and the river 骋补苍驳腻 (Ganges) in the chapter 121, have particularly enriched the geographical aspect of India. Mount 碍补颈濒腻蝉 is according to mythology a very sacred Mountain where the abode of Lord 艢颈惫补. From the past this Mountainhas been considered as a special pilgrimage site. Not only Hinduism but this is sacred place for Buddhism but this is a sacred place for Buddhism and Jainism as well.

There are huge descriptions of 碍补颈濒腻蝉补 Mountain in the verses 1 to 25 of chapter 121. According to the 笔耻谤腻峁嘺 in the middle of the 贬颈尘腻濒补测补 Mountains, there is a Mountain named 碍补颈濒腻蝉补^[1]. From the 碍补颈濒腻蝉补 耻辫补迟测补办腻 a lake has appeared named Mandodaka , whose water is very pure and cold. It is said that the water is so bright as curd. The prosperous divine 惭补苍诲腻办颈苍墨 river flows from the same lake. There is a divine and great forest called Nandan on the banks of that river. In the northeast direction of the 碍补颈濒腻蝉补 is a Mountain named 颁丑补苍诲谤补辫谤补产丑腻 , which is bright like a gem. It is decorated with all kinds of metals and are spread to divine Subel Mountain, riched with many kinds of fragrant. Near the mount 颁丑补苍诲谤补辫谤补产丑腻 there is a divine lake known as Achchhoda (Achchhavata ), from which a holy divine river named Achchhodika (Achchhoda ) has emerged. On the banks of that river is a divine and beautiful great forest called Chaitraratha . The prosperous 惭补苍诲腻办颈苍墨 and holy Achchhoda 鈥揵oth these rivers have been found in the ocean flowing through the middle of the Earth-circle. In the south-east directionof Kailas , there is a huge Mountain named the 贬别尘补艣峁沶驳补 . It extends to the divine Suvel Mountain. Luster of the Mountain is full of all kinds of medicines and is full of metals called 惭补颈艣颈濒 . There is a huge celestial lake named Lohit in its foot land. It is the origin of a great river called Lohitya (the Brahmaputra ). On the banks of that river is a divine and vast forest called 痴颈艣辞办补 .^[2]

In the northwest direction of the 碍补颈濒腻蝉补 , there is a Mountain called 碍补办耻诲尘腻苍 , on which all types of medicines are accessible. It has three beautiful black peaks like 碍腻箩补濒 (eyeliner)^[3]. At the same time there is a very great Mountain named Vaidyuta , which is full of all metals. The Vaidyuta Mountain extends to the Trikuta Mountain. There is a holy, divine, great lake in the fool-province of the Mountain. The lake is called 鈥�惭腻苍补蝉 Sarovar 鈥�, from which the great river Sarayu is originated. On the coast of the Sarayu river there is a divine forest name 痴补颈产丑谤腻箩测补^[4]. In the west direction of the 碍补颈濒腻蝉补 , there is a heavenly Mountain called 痴补谤耻峁嘺 , full of all the medicines. It is said that this 痴补谤耻峁嘺 Mountain is the top Mountain which is adorned with gold, beloved of Lord 惭补丑腻诲别惫补 and rich in golden divine rocks. It looks like the Mountain is touching the sky with its thousands of golden shining peaks. There is a great divine Mountain named 艢峁沶驳补惫腻苍 , which is prosperous and inaccessible. It is said that Lord 惭补丑腻诲别惫补 resides on that Mountain. In the Mountainous region of that Mountain, there is a lake named 艢补颈濒辞诲补 . From that lake the river 艢补颈濒辞诲补ka flows. The river also called 颁补办峁�u峁�i . It has drifted between the two Mountains to the west sea. In the north direction of the 碍补颈濒腻蝉 is a huge Mountain named 贬颈谤补峁噛补艣峁沶驳补 , which extends from Haritala to Gaura Mountain. Many divine medicines are obtained on this 贬颈谤补峁噛补艣峁沶驳补 Mountain. In its plant, there is a very beautiful celestial lake named Bindusar which is enriched with golden sandstone.^[5]

The 碍补颈濒腻蝉补 Mountain is located near Lake the Manasarovar and the lake 搁补办峁Ｄ乻迟补濒 close to the source of some of the longest Asian rivers. The exact location of the Mountain in present time is Tibet Autonomous region, China. According to the Jain scriptures the 碍补颈濒腻蝉补 Mountain is a holy place for the religion. The first Jain 罢墨谤迟丑补峁卥补谤补 , 峁氠梗abhadeva attained the 鈥�惭辞办峁�a 鈥� (To heaven and back鈥�Times of India Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com, 11 January 2012) in the 础峁ａ弓腻辫补诲补 , the Mountain next to mount 碍补颈濒腻蝉补 . For Buddhism this is also a holy sacred place. In the Buddhist text Mountain 碍补颈濒腻蝉补 is known as mount 鈥�Meru 鈥� [Robert E Buswell (2004). Encyclopedia of Buddhism: A鈥揕 Macmillan Reference. P.P. 407-408. ISBN 978-0-02-865719-6).

Footnotes and references:

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[1]:

Matsya 笔耻谤腻峁嘺, Ch.鈥�121/1, 2

[2]:

Matsya 笔耻谤腻峁嘺, Ch.鈥�121/4-13

[3]:

Matsya 笔耻谤腻峁嘺, Ch.鈥�121/14

[4]:

Matsya 笔耻谤腻峁嘺, Ch.鈥�121/16, 17, 18

[5]:

Matsya 笔耻谤腻峁嘺, Ch.鈥�121/19鈥�25