Kumuda (mountain of Śālmala Dvīpa)
Kumuda
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Kumuda is a mountain of Śālmala-dvīpa, the third of the seven dvīpas of the earth. It is the first of the seven kulācalas (chief mountains) of that dvīpa, mountains that bear gems within them, named in the Brahma Purāṇa where Lomaharshaṇa describes to the munis the dvīpas beyond Jambūdvīpa.
In Śālmala-dvīpa
The lord of Śālmala-dvīpa is the hero Vapushmān. Seven varsha mountains are well known by the names of his sons: Śveta, Harita, Jīmūta, Rohita, Vaidyuta, Mānasa and Suprabha. The dvīpa is twice the measure of Plaksha-dvīpa and is surrounded by the ocean of ikshu-rasa (sugar-cane juice).
It has seven kulācalas, bearing gems within them, and seven rivers. The mountains are Kumuda, Unnata, Valāhaka, Droṇa, Kaṅka, Mahisha and Kakudmān. On Droṇa-giri grow great medicinal herbs. The rivers are Śroṇī, Toyā, Vitṛshṇā, Candrā, Śukrā, Vimocanī and Nivṛtti, and they take away pāpas by mere remembrance. Its varshas are Śveta, Lohita, Jīmūta, Harita, Vaidyuta, Mānasa and Suprabha.
The four varṇas live there, known by their colours: the kapila (honey-coloured) are brāhmaṇas, the aruṇa (red) kshatriyas, the pīta (yellow) vaiśyas and the kṛshṇa (dark) śūdras. Those who perform yāgas there worship Vishṇu, serving him in the yajña in the form of Vāyu. The devas are present in this most lovely dvīpa. Because the śālmala (silk-cotton) tree stands there, it is called Śālmala-dvīpa.
Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 20
Sources
- Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 20