The Geography of the Puranas c8.117

c8.117

(d) The above-mentioned river (the Northern River) after emerging by the side of Merukūṭa in the north of Supārśva mountains flows through the northern region of the Meru mountain.... From there the river falls and throws cascades of water like garlands. Served by Devas it descends several mountain slopes and flows through rich countries and after crossing large and several great forests including Sūryavana and Mahāvana this great river falls into lake Mahābhadra (Mahāpuṇya). After emerging from it, the great sacred river is known as the Bhadrasomā. The Bhadrasomā river is a very large and fast moving river. This river, after innumerable waterfalls in the lower part of the Saṅkhakūṭa mountain flows by the side of the same (Saṅkhakūṭa) mountain. From there it proceeds to Nāgaśaila, whence it falls on the great mountain Varṣaparvata Nila. From there the river falls on the Kapiñjala, passes on to Indraśaila and then makes for the Mahānila, Hemaśṛṅga mountains. It continues its journey from Hemaśṛṅga to Sveta, to Sunāga, and then to Ṣaṭ Śṛṅga. From Ṣaṭ Śṛṅga, the river falls on the flower-carpeted great mountain Puṣkara, then passes on to Dvirāja and from there to the Varāha mountain and to Mayūra. It then falls on the peak of the Jarudhi mountain which has numerous caves. In this way, this great river, after crossing thousands of mountains falls on the Saṃyukta Trśṛṅga peak named the Maryāda mountain. After this, the river travels from the base of the Trśṛṅga and helped by the wind it leaves the side of the Merukūṭa mountain. Then this clear water river falls on the Jarudhi mountain and after crossing that mountain it falls in the Western Sea.¹⁹