The Rishi saw there the river Mandakini whose waters were covered with numberless Mandara flowers. There also were seen many selfluminous gems, and the soil all around was decked with diamonds of various species.
मन्दारपुष्पैः संकीर्णो तथा मन्दाकिनी नदीम्। स्वयंप्रभाश्च मणयो वढभूमिश्च भूषिता॥