Pushṭimān (mountain of Kuśa Dvīpa)
Pushṭimān, “the nourishing one”
Pushṭimān is a mountain of Kuśa-dvīpa, one of the seven dvīpas of the earth. It is the fourth of the seven varsha mountains (varsha-parvatas) of that dvīpa, named in the Brahma Purāṇa where Lomaharshaṇa describes to the munis the dvīpas beyond Jambūdvīpa.
In Kuśa-dvīpa
The varshas of Kuśa-dvīpa bear the names of the sons of King Jyotishmān: Udbhida, Veṇumān, Svairatha, Randhana, Dhṛti, Prabhākara and Kapila. There, together with humans, live daityas, dānavas, devas, gandharvas, yakshas and kiṃpurushas. The four varṇas, each devoted to its own dharma, are the Damas (brāhmaṇas), the Śushmiṇas (kshatriyas), the Snehas (vaiśyas) and the Māndahas (śūdras). The deity they worship is Janārdana in the form of Parabrahma; by their yajñas to him they exhaust the fruit of their former puṇya, which would otherwise make them take birth again as beings holding an office, for they desire only mukti.
The seven varsha mountains of Kuśa-dvīpa are Vidruma, Hemaśaila, Dyutimān, Pushṭimān, Kuśeśaya, Hari and Mandara. Its rivers are Dhūtapāpā, Śivā, Pavitrā, Sammati, Vidyudambhas, Mahī and others, and thousands of small streams there remove every pāpa. In the middle of the dvīpa stands a great clump of kuśa grass, and from it the dvīpa takes its name. Beyond it lies the ocean of ghee, surrounded by Krauñca-dvīpa.
Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 20
Sources
- Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 20