The Shveta mountain is said to be the abode of the celestial and celestial and the Asuras. The Gandharvas live on the Nishadha and the Brahmana Rishis on the Nila.
देवासुराणां सर्वेषां श्वेतपर्वत उच्यते। गन्धर्वा निषधे नित्यं नीले ब्रह्मपर्यस्तथा।।