Varāha Mahā Purana
81 - The domains of Devas in the Mountains
Rudra said:
1. I shall now state about the domains of Devas in these mountains. At the top of the mountain called Sita is the pleasure spot of Indra. Therein is the big grove of Pärijäta trees. On its eastern side is the Kuñjara hill. At its top there are eight cities of Dänavas.
2. In the mountain Vajraka there are many cities of Räkshasas. They are called Nilakas and they are capable of changing their shapes. In the mountain Mahänïla, there are fifteen thousand cities of Kinnaras. They are the regions of fifteen Kinnara kings like Deva datta, Chandra and others. In the mountain Chandrodaya we get golden underground cities wherein live Nägas. The Dänavas are established there under an arrangement with Garuda. In (the mountain) Venumän there-are three cities of Vidyädharas, each thousand yojanas in length and hundred yojanas in breadth. These are the regions of Vidyädhara Kings like Ulüka, Romašha and Mahävetra.
3. In each of these Garuda is established. In the mountain Kuñjara Pašhupati (Shiva) is permanently established. In Vasudhära the great god Shañkara (Shiva) on the bull remains with his retinue of crores of Ganas. In this live Vasus.
4. At the tops of Vasudhära and Ratnadhära there are eight and seven cities (respectively) for Vasus and seven sages. In the great mountain Ekašhruñga is the seat of four-faced Brahma.
In the mountain Gaja the goddess herself takes abode with her retinue.
5. In the mountain Vasudhära is the city, the abode of sages, Siddhas and Vidyädharas with forts and gateways. In it live the militant Gandharvas called Anekaparvatas with their chief Räjaräja. In Pañchaküta there are Devas and Rakshasas in Shatašhruñga Dänavas, and there are hundred cities of Dänavas and Yakshas.
6. On the western portion of Prabhedaka there are the cities of Devas, Dänavas, Siddhas and others. At the top of this mountain there is a big slab. The moon descends on it every new moon day. On its northern portion is Triküta. Brahma remains in it sometimes. There we get the abode of Fire. Fire in concrete form is worshipped by gods.
7. On the north, in the mountain Šhruñga, we get the abodes of gods. On its eastern part is the abode of Narayana in the middle that of Brahmä and in the west that of Shiva. There we see a few cities of Yakshas. On the north, in the mountain Jätuccha, there is a lake covering an area of thirty yojanäs. In it lives the hundred-headed serpent-king Nanda.
8. Thus are the eight Devaparvatas (mountains of gods). They have the colours of gold, silver, ruby, cat’s eye, vermillion etc., in order. This part of Earth is full of millions of houses of Siddhas and Vidyädharas. On the side of Meru is the world of Siddhas full of Kesara trees. The earth is in the form of a lotus. This is the general description given in the Puränas.
Summary of chapter 81 of the Varāha Mahā Purana is as follows:
The narrative details how the warrior-sage Paraśurāma, after fulfilling his vow of annihilating unrighteous rulers, sought spiritual purification to cleanse his mind and axe at Chakra-tīrtha on the banks of Sarasvatī. Pleased by his intense devotion and severe austerities, Bhagavān Vishṇu manifested His divine presence at Chakra-tīrtha, sanctifying the lake with the energy of His Sudarśana Chakra. The text declares that bathing in Chakra-tīrtha destroys all spiritual obstacles, granting inner peace, protection from evil forces, and divine grace to all pilgrims.