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Iḷāvṛta (m) (varṣam)—the central continent of Jambūdvīpa. To its north are mountains Nīla, Śveta and Śṛṅgavān, (Supārśva-Vl. P.) and to its south are Niṣadha, Hemakūṭa and Himalayas. To its east and west are Mālyavat and Gandhamādana. (Mandara-Vi. P.). The abode of Śiva. He who enters this region would be turned into a woman by the curse of Pārvatī. Here Śiva worships the Fourth form of Viṣṇu called Saṅkarṣaṇa by praises.¹ Ilāvṛta (s.v.) was its first king.² Here there is no sun or moon; people eat wood apple fruits.³