Markandeyapurana 60.7

60.7

meruvarṣaṃ mayā proktaṃ madhyamaṃ yadilāvṛtam /
na tatra sūryastapati na te jīryanti mānavāḥ //

I have mentioned Ilāvṛta, which is in the middle, the continent of Meru. The sun does not burn there, nor do men suffer from decay; and they do not grasp at selfish gains.[4] The rays of tḥe moon and the sun, of the constellations and 9 planets there are the sublime lustre of Meru. Mankind are born there bright as the lotus flower, fragrant as the lotus flower; they feed on the juice of the jambu fruit; and their eyes are as wide as the lotus leaf. And their life there lasts for thirteen thousand years. There is a saucer-shaped expanse in the middle of Meru[5] in Ilāvṛta; therein is the great mountain Meru; thus is made known Ilāvṛta.