[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Epic, Poetry, Drama & Narrative](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit) › [The Mahābhārata and its versions](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata) › [The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) › 6.7.49 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 6.7.49 Mahābhārata 6.7.49 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.7.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.7.49) devāsurāṇāṃ ca gṛhaṃ śvetaḥ parvata ucyate | gandharvā niṣadhe śaile nīle brahmarṣayo nṛpa | śṛṅgavāṃstu mahārāja pitṝṇāṃ pratisaṃcaraḥ || 49 || > As regards the Saraswati, in some parts (of her course) she becometh visible and in some parts not so. This celestial sevenfold Ganga is widely known over the three worlds. Rakshasas reside on Himavat, Guhyakas on Hemakuta, and serpents and Nagas on Nishadha, and ascetics on Gokarna. The Sweta mountains are said to be the abode of the celestial and the Asuras. The Gandharvas always reside on Nishadhas, and the regenerate Rishis on Nila. The mountains of Sringavat also are regarded as the resort of the celestials. > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 6.7.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.7.48) - [Next: 6.7.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.7.50) - [Up: 6.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.7) ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.6.6.3.6) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Bhāratabhāvadīpa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!nilakantha.6.6.52) — Nīlakaṇṭha Caturdhara 1650, Sanskrit ## Other recensions (2) - [Southern recension](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*southern.6.6.53) — Sanskrit - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.6.6.52) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.7.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.6.7.49) · Pramāṇa