Adhyaya 60 — Descriptions of Kimpurusha-varsha, Hari-varsha, Ilavrita (Meru-varsha), Ramyaka, and Hiranyamaya
तस्मादथोत्तरं वर्षं नाम्ना ख्यातं हिरण्मयम् ।
हिरण्वती नदी यत्र प्रभूतकमलोज्ज्वला ॥
tasmād athottaraṃ varṣaṃ nāmnā khyātaṃ hiraṇmayam |
hiraṇvatī nadī yatra prabhūta-kamalo-jjvalā ||
اس کے شمال میں ‘ہِرنْمَیَ’ نام سے مشہور ایک اور خطہ ہے۔ وہاں ‘ہِرنْوَتی’ دریا بے شمار کنولوں سے بھرپور ہو کر روشن و تاباں دکھائی دیتا ہے۔
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Purāṇic river-and-lotus imagery encodes auspiciousness: fertility, purity, and prosperity—suggesting that cosmic order (ṛta/dharma) manifests as beauty and abundance.
Falls under 'Sthāna'—mapping the ordered cosmos through named regions and their landmark rivers.
The 'golden' (hiraṇmaya) motif can be read as a symbol of luminous subtlety; the lotus-laden river evokes the flowering of consciousness in a purified realm.