The Geography of the Puranas c7.s5.43
The Geography of the Purāṇas c7.s5.43
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c7.s5.43
(2) It indicates quite clearly that Meru is not the name of an isolated peak, a single mountain, or an individual range. It is a fairly extensive plateau hemmed in by a ring of mountain peaks, so that the top of Meru resembles a saucer—i.e., it is depressed in the centre and elevated along its margins.