[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [The Purana Index](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951) › v1.c5.s2.308 # The Purana Index v1.c5.s2.308 The Purāṇa Index v1.c5.s2.308 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c5.s2.308](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c5.s2.308) 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 - [Previous: v1.c5.s2.307](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c5.s2.307) - [Next: v1.c5.s2.309](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c5.s2.309) - [Up: v1.c5.s2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c5.s2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c5.s2.308](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c5.s2.308) · Pramāṇa