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Updated: August 18, 2024
The portion that remains, O king, of this the Dwapara age, is small, O ruler of men. The Varsha known as Haimavat is superior to Bharatavarsha, while Harivarsha is superior to Hainavatvarsha, in respect of all qualities." "Dhritarashtra said, 'Thou hast, O Sanjaya, duly described Jamvukhanda to me. Tell me now its dimensions and extent truly.
Alluding to the tradition of Siva's holding Ganga on his head and for which the great god is sometimes called Gangadhara. This word occurs in various forms, Ketumala and Ketumali being two others. The Bombay edition reads tu for cha after Jamvukhanda. The meaning becomes changed. The sacred stream Ganga is believed to have three currents.
On the western side of Meru, O king, is Ketumala. And there also is Jamvukhanda. Both are great seats of humanity, O king. There, O Bharata, the measure of human life is ten thousand years. The men are all of a golden complexion, and the women are like Apsaras. And all the residents are without sickness, without sorrow, and always cheerful. The men born there are of the effulgence of melted gold.
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