Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.2154

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ŚRṄGAVĀN I.
1) General. A mountain. It is situated to the north of the region called "Ilāvṛtta". Devī Bhāgavata, 8th Skandha refers to three mountains—Nilagiri, Śvetagiri, and Śṛṅgavān—which are the sources of many rivers and which stand at intervals of 2,000 miles.
2) Other details
(i) Arjuna crossed this mountain and entered Kuruvarṣa in the course of his triumphal campaign over the northern land.
(ii) This mountain is rich in minerals, is of outstanding brilliance, and is the abode of Siddhas and Cāraṇas. (M.B. Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 6, Verse 5).
(iii) Sañjaya spoke at length about this mountain to Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (M.B. Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 8, Verse 8).
(iv) This mountain is glorious enough to be remembered with reverence at dawn and dusk. (M.B. Anuśāsana Parva, Chapter 165, Verse 32).