The Geography of the Puranas c8.116
The Geography of the Purāṇas c8.116
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c8.116
(c) On the several peaks of the Jarudhi mountain in the North Country where saints reside there are thousands of cities inhabited by Yakṣas, Rākṣasas, Kinnaras, Gandharvas, Nāgas and Demons. On the central peak of that mountain decorated with beautiful jewels and served by Siddhas and Devarṣis, there is a lake named Ānanda-Jala containing the most sacred water. Its water is always crystal clear. Saints bathe in it. It is full of many creatures and the most beautiful birds. Swans and ducks have their home there. There are beautiful ghats beautified by lotuses and lilies. The lotuses are of blue colour. It is thirty yojanas in diameter. A dangerous Nāgapati named Chandra who resides there has a hundred heads with Viṣṇu's marks on its body (ch. 41, 66-73).