Mānuṣottara
A single unbroken ring-mountain drawn around the middle of Puṣkaravara. Its name says exactly what it does: beyond-humans.
It is 1,721 yojana high and shaped like a lion seated — sheer on the far side, sloping on the near side. It has no pass and no gate.
The rule it enforces is absolute: no human is born beyond it and no human dies beyond it. Even a god carrying a person across would find that person could not be reborn there. Charanas and vidyādharas with the power of flight stop here.
It is also where the sky changes. Inside the ring, suns and moons move, and their movement is what makes days, months, seasons and years. Outside it, the celestial bodies are fixed in place and shine without moving. Nothing measures time out there because nothing turns.
Measurements and counts
| Height | 1,721 yojana |
|---|---|
| Width at base | 1,022 yojana |
| Width at top | 424 yojana |
| Shape | a seated lion |
| Radius from centre | 22,50,000 yojana |
| Passes through it | none |