Matsyapurana 121.80

121.80

ihoditasya dṛśyante anye tvanyatra coditāḥ
uttarottarameteṣāṃ varṣam udricyate guṇaiḥ //

The divisions of the Bhârathavarṣa are thus described. Those named within the limits of Bhârathavarṣa are visible there and the rest are described elsewhere.—80.

The more northern (one of those mountains) the region, the better it is. The people residing there are healthy, pious, longlived and possessed of the sterling qualities (Dharma, Artha, Kâma, &c.). Various classes of people live in those khaṇḍas. The universe thus holding the various regions on her is known as Pṛithvî or Jagat (Earth).—81-82.