Description of the earth - Verse 17
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · 2 · Verse 2.17
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Sanskrit Original
विष्कम्भा रचिता मेरोर योजनायुतम उच्छ्रिताः ।। पूर्वेण मन्दरो नाम दक्षिणे गन्धमादनः ।। विपुलः पश्चिमे पार्श्वे सुपार्श्वश चोत्तरे स्मृतः ।।
viṣkambhā racitā meror yojanāyutam ucchritāḥ || pūrveṇa mandaro nāma dakṣiṇe gandhamādanaḥ || vipulaḥ paścime pārśve supārśvaś cottare smṛtaḥ ||
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The pillars of Meru rise to a height of one hundred thousand yojanas. In the east is Mandara, in the south is Gandhamādana, and in the west is the broad Parśva, while the northern side is known as Supārśva.