Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 57, Shloka 28
Adhyaya 57 — The Ninefold Divisions of Bharata: Mountains, Rivers, and Peoples
Sanskrit
मलयाद्रिसमुद्भूता नद्यः शीतजलास्त्विमाः ।
पितृसोमर्षिकुल्या च इक्षुका त्रिदिवा च या ॥
Transliteration
malayādrisamudbhūtā nadyaḥ śītajalās tv imāḥ /
pitṛsomarṣikulyā ca ikṣukā tridivā ca yā //
Translation
这些河流生自摩罗耶山，水性清凉：毗特利索摩尔希库利亚河、伊克舒迦河，以及特里迪瓦河亦然。
Speakers
Catalogue narration (speaker not determinable from excerpt alone)
Key Themes
GeographyMountain origins of riversSacred natural qualities (cool water)