Description of the Jambūdvīpa - Verse 2
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 18 · Verse 2
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Sanskrit Original
अप्सरोनुचरो राजा मोदते ह्यलकाधिपः। कैलासपादात्संभूतं पुण्यं शीतजलं शुभम।।
apsaronucaro rājā modate hyalakādhipaḥ| kailāsapādātsaṃbhūtaṃ puṇyaṃ śītajalaṃ śubham||
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The king, the overlord of Alakā, rejoices (there) with the celestial damsels attending on him. The sacred splendid and chill water originating from the foot of the Kailāsa mountain has formed a lake named Mada (Manda, in Vā.P. 47.2). It abounds in white lilies and it resembles a sea. The auspicious river Mandākinī (the Gaṅgā) rises from that divine (lake).