[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.s2.312 # The Purana Index v1.c5.s2.312 The Purāṇa Index v1.c5.s2.312 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c5.s2.312](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c5.s2.312) After Ila who spent here the evening of his life; Bali performed yajñas here.⁴ Next to Harivarṣa;⁵ in shape like a bow and lotus coloured; people here eat of jambū and live to 13,000 years.⁶ The middle varṣa of Jambudvīpam surrounding Meru in extent 9000 yojanas; appears like a ball of smokeless fire; on each of the two sides are three varṣas or continents;⁷ trees special to the region are kadamba, jambū, pippala, and vaṭa; lies between Bhadrāśva and Ketumāla; the forests are Caitraratha, Gandhamādana, Vaibhrāja and Nandana; there are besides four lakes.⁸ - [Previous: v1.c5.s2.311](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c5.s2.311) - [Next: v1.c5.s2.313](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c5.s2.313) - [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.s2.312](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v1.c5.s2.312) · Pramāṇa