The river Ganga originates from the feet of Lord Vishnu. It flows around the moon and then falls on Brahma’s city. It them divides into four rivers, Sita, Alakananda, Chakshu and Bhadra. Sita flows eastwards, Alakananda southwards into Bharatvarsha, Chakshu westwards and Bhadra northwards. In Bharatvarsha, Alakananda divides into seven rivers.

The region around Mount Meru is regarded as a svarga on earth. Here live the gods, godesses, andharvas, yakshas, rakshasas, daityas and danavas. Only righteous people can go there, the sinners are not permitted to enter.

The sons of Bharata live in Bharatavarsha. There are seven major mountains in Bharatvarsha and their names are Mahendra, Malaya, Sahya, Shuktimana, Riksha, Vindhya and Paripatra. To the east of Bharatvarsha live the kiratas or hunters and to the west live the yavanas. The rivers Shatadru and Chandrabhaga flow out of the Himalayas, the main rivers mentioned in the Vedas from Mount Paripatra and the rivers Narmada and Surasa from Mount Vindhya.