Jānudhi (Mountain)

Jānudhi

Jānudhi is one of the kesara mountains of Meru, the filament mountains that stand around the golden mountain like the filaments of a lotus. It is among those on the west.

The kesara mountains of Meru

The teller of the Brahma Purāṇa, describing the bhuvana-kośa to the munis, names the kesara mountains of Meru. On the east are Śāntavanta, Cakrakuñja, Kurarī, Mālyavanta and Vaikaṅka. On the south are Trikūṭa, Śiśira, Pataṅga, Rucaka, Nishadha and others. On the west are Śikhivāsa, Vaidūrya, Kapila, Gandhamādana, Jānudhi and others; they touch Meru and stand in its jaṭhara positions. On the north are Śaṅkhakūṭa, Ṛshabha, Haṃsa, Nāga, Kālañjara and others. The beginnings and ends of the kesara mountains on Meru’s four sides are cool.

Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 18

Sources

• Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 18