The geographical description of the
Jambudvipa is given in great detail in Bhishmaparva of the Mahabharata and
several Puranas.
Markandeya Purana and Brahmanda Purana
divide Jambudvipa into four vast regions shaped like four petals of a lotus
with Mount Meru being located at the center like a pericarp. The city of
Brahmapuri is said to be enclosed by the river Ganga, known as Akash Ganga.
River Ganga is said to issue forth from the foot of Lord Vishnu and after
washing the lunar region falls “through the skies” and after encircling the
Brahmapuri “splits up into four mighty streams”, which are said to flow in four
opposite directions from the landscape of Mount Meru and irrigate the vast
lands of Jambudvipa. River Sita irrigates the Bhadrasva varsa, river Jambunadi
streams through the Ketumala varsa, river Alakananda flows through the Bharata
varsa and river Bhadra washes the lands of the Uttara-Kuru varsa.
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