Kurma Purana · Chapter 1.43

itī śrīkūrmapurāṇe ṣaṭsāhastryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ pūrvavibhāge dvicatvāriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ
sūta uvāca
etad brahmāṇḍamākhyātaṃ caturdaśavidhaṃ mahat /
ataḥ paraṃ pravakṣyāmi bhūrlokasyāsya nirṇayam

jambudvīpaḥ pradhāno 'yaṃ plakṣaḥ śālmala eva ca /
kuśaḥ krauñcaśca śākaśca puṣkaraścaiva saptamaḥ

ete sapta mahādvīpāḥ samudraiḥ saptabhirvṛtāḥ /
dvīpād dvīpo mahānuktaḥ sāgarādapi sāgaraḥ

kṣārodekṣurasodaśca surodaśca ghṛtodakaḥ /
dadhyodaḥ kṣīrasalilaḥ svādūdaśceti sāgarāḥ

pañcāśatkoṭivistīrṇā sasamudrā dharā smṛtā /
dvīpaiśca saptabhiryuktā yojanānāṃ samāsataḥ

jambūdvīpaḥ samastānāṃ dvīpānāṃ madhyataḥ śubhaḥ /
tasya madhye mahāmerurviśrutaḥ kanakaprabhaḥ

caturaśītisāhastro yojanaistasya cocchrayaḥ /
praviṣṭaḥ ṣoḍaśādhastāddvātriṃśanmūrdhni vistṛtaḥ

mūle ṣoḍaśasāhastro vistārastasya sarvataḥ /
bhūpadmāsyāsya śailo 'sau karṇikātvena saṃsthitaḥ

himavān hemakūṭaśca niṣadhaścāsya dakṣiṇe /
nīlaḥ śvetaśca śṛṅgī ca uttare varṣaparvatāḥ

lakṣapramāṇau dvau madhye daśahīnāstathā pare /
sahastradvitayocchrāyāstāvadvistāriṇaśca te

bhārataṃ dakṣiṇaṃ varṣaṃ tataḥ kiṃpuruṣaṃ smṛtam /
harivarṣaṃ tathaivānyanmerordakṣiṇato dvijāḥ

ramyakaṃ cottaraṃ varṣaṃ tasyaivānuhiraṇmayam /
uttarāḥ kuravaścaiva yathaite bharatāstathā

navasāhastramekaikameteṣāṃ dvijasattamāḥ /
ilāvṛtaṃ ca tanmadhye tanmadhye merurucchritaḥ

meroścaturdiśaṃ tatra navasāhastravistṛtam /
ilāvṛtaṃ mahābhāgāścātvārastatra parvatāḥ /
viṣkambhā racitā meroryojanāyutamucchritāḥ

pūrveṇa mandaro nāma dakṣiṇe gandhamādanaḥ /
vipulaḥ paścime pārśve supārśvaścottare smṛtaḥ

kadambasteṣu jambuśca pippalo vaṭa eva ca /
jambūdvīpasya sā jambūrnāmaheturmaharṣayaḥ

mahāgajapramāṇāni jambvāstasyāḥ phalāni ca /
patanti bhūbhṛtaḥ pṛṣṭhe śīryamāṇāni sarvataḥ

rasena tasyāḥ prakhyātā tatra jambūnadīti vai /
sarit pravartate cāpi pīyate tatra vāsibhiḥ

na svedo na ca daurgandhyaṃ na jarā nendriyakṣayaḥ /
tatpānāt susthamanasāṃ narāṇāṃ tatra jāyate

tīramṛttatra saṃprāpya vāyunā suviśoṣitā /
jāmbūnadākhyaṃ bhavati suvarṇaṃ siddhabhūṣaṇam

bhadrāśvaḥ pūrvato meroḥ ketumālaśca paścime /
varṣe dve tu muniśreṣṭhāstayormadhye ilāvṛtam

vanaṃ caitrarathaṃ pūrve dakṣiṇe gandhamādanam /
vaibhrājaṃ paścime vidyāduttare saviturvanam

aruṇodaṃ mahābhadramasitodaṃ ca mānasam /
sarāṃsyetāni catvāri devayogyāni sarvadā

sitāntaśca kumudvāṃśca kururī mālyavāṃstathā /
vaikaṅko maṇiśailaśca ṛkṣavāṃścācalottamāḥ

mahānīlo 'tha rucakaḥ sabindurmandarastathā /
veṇumāṃścaiva meghaśca niṣadho devaparvataḥ /
ityete devaracitāḥ siddhāvāsāḥ prakīrtitāḥ

aruṇodasya sarasaḥ pūrvataḥ kesarācalaḥ /
trikūṭaśikharaścaiva pataṅgo rucakastathā

niṣadho vasudhāraśca kaliṅgastriśikhaḥ śubhaḥ /
samūlo vasudhāraśca kuravaścaiva sānumān

tāmrātaśca viśālaśca kumudo veṇurvataḥ /
ekaśṛṅgo mahāśailo gajaśailaḥ piśācakaḥ

pañcaśailo 'tha kailāso himavāṃśacācalottamaḥ /
ityete devacaritā utkaṭāḥ parvatottamāḥ

mahābhadrasya saraso dakṣiṇe kesarācalaḥ /
śikhivāsaśca vaidūryaḥ kapilo gandhamādanaḥ

jārudhiśca sugandhiśca śrīśṛṅgaścācalottamaḥ /
supārśvaśca supakṣaśca kaṅkaḥ kapila eva ca

piñjaro bhadraśailaśca surasaśca mahābalaḥ /
añjano madhumāṃstadvat kumudo mukuṭastathā

sahastraśikharaścaiva pāṇḍuraḥ kṛṣṇa eva ca /
pārijāto mahāśailastathaiva kapilodakaḥ

suṣeṇaḥ puṇḍarīkaśca mahāmeghastathaiva ca /
ete parvatarājānaḥ siddhagandharvasevitāḥ

asitodasya sarasaḥ paścime kesarācalaḥ /
śaṅkhakūṭo 'tha vṛṣabho haṃso nāgastathā paraḥ

kālāñjanaḥ śukraśailo nīlaḥ kamala eva ca /
puṣpakaśca sumeghaśca vārāho virajāstathā /
mayūraḥ kapilaścaiva mahākapila eva ca

ityete devagandharvasiddhasaṅghaniṣevitāḥ /
saraso mānasasyeha uttare kesarācalāḥ

eteṣāṃ śailamukhyānāmantareṣu yathākramam /
santi caivāntaradroṇyaḥ sarāṃsi ca vanāni ca

vasanti tatra munayaḥ siddhāśca brahmabhāvitāḥ /
prasannāḥ śāntarajasaḥ sarvaduḥ khavivarjitāḥ