Boundary mountain · gold
Himavān
हिमवान्
The gold wall between Bharat and Haimavat. Two parts in 190, and the closest mountain to us.
Also called Cullahimavān, the lesser Himavān. It runs the full width of Jambūdvīpa and its ends dip into the salt ocean, where the Antardvīpas islands lie off them.
On its summit is the lake Padma Draha, and from Padma three of the fourteen great rivers begin: Gaṅgā east, Sindhu west, and Rohitāsyā north.
The eastern peak carries a jewelled Jina shrine, as every one of these mountains does.
Measurements and counts
| Material | gold |
|---|---|
| Height | 100 yojana |
| Depth below ground | 25 yojana |
| Width | 1,052 12⁄19 yojana |
| Lake | Padma |
| Goddess | Śrī |
| Rivers from it | Gaṅgā, Sindhu, Rohitāsyā |