Jaladhāra (mountain of Śāka Dvīpa)
Jaladhāra · jala-dhāra, “the bearer of water”
Jaladhāra is a mountain of Śāka-dvīpa, one of the seven dvīpas of the earth. It is named among the varsha mountains (varsha-parvatas) of that dvīpa, where the Brahma Purāṇa prints it with a second name, Raivataka. Lomaharshaṇa names it when he describes to the munis the dvīpas beyond Jambūdvīpa. It is not the Raivataka mountain near Dvārakā.
In Śāka-dvīpa
Śāka-dvīpa lies around the ocean of cream that surrounds Krauñca-dvīpa. Its lord is Bhavya, and its varshas bear the names of his seven sons: Jalada, Kumāra, Sukumāra, Manīraka, Kuśamoda, Modāki and Mahādruma.
The varsha mountains there are Udayagiri, Jaladhāra (also called Raivataka), Śyāma, Ambhogiri, Astikeya and Kesarī. In the dvīpa stands a great tree called Śāka, served by siddhas and gandharvas; when the wind that touches its leaves blows, it gives supreme joy. The dvīpa has settled lands of pure people of the four varṇas, who live without fear, without hindrance and free of disease. Its seven rivers, of great puṇya, which take away the fear of pāpa and came down from svarga, are the Sukumārī, Kumārī, Nalinī, Reṇukā, Ikshu, Dhenukā and Gabhasti, and there are thousands of small streams and hills besides. The people who live on Jalada and the other mountains drink the waters of these rivers. Among them there is no loss of dharma, no pleasure and pain, and no going beyond the bounds of śāstra.
The four varṇas live there under these names: the Magas (brāhmaṇas), the Māgadhas (kshatriyas), the Mānasas (vaiśyas) and the Mandagas (śūdras). Their family deity is Vishṇu: they worship Śrī Hari in the form of Sūrya, according to vidhi. Śāka-dvīpa is surrounded by the ocean of milk, of the same measure.
Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 20
Sources
- Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 20