Cosmography and Geography in Early Indian Literature c6.s4.8

c6.s4.8

The Ramyaka-varṣa is also called Ramaṇaka⁵⁶ and Nila⁵⁷ and it is sometimes placed to the north-west of the Meru.⁵⁸ Hiraṇmaya is also called Hiraṇvat,⁵⁹ Śveta or Śukla.⁶⁰ It is occassionally located to the south-east of Mount Meru⁶¹ and the Hairaṇvati-nadī is said to be flowing through it.⁶² Uttara-Kuru is also called Śṛṅgavat⁶³ and Airāvata⁶⁴ while the names Hima,⁶⁵ Haimavata⁶⁶ and Ajanābha⁶⁷ are sometimes applied to Bhārata. Again, Kimpurusa is likewise called Hemakūṭa,⁶⁸ Haimavata⁶⁹ and Kinnara-khaṇḍa,⁷⁰ and Hari is occassionally mentioned as Naiṣadha⁷¹ and placed to the south-west of Meru.⁷²