Tatrāyaṃ imāsaṃ nadīnaṃ ādito paṭṭhāya uppattikathā:- ayaṃ hi jambudīpo dasasahassayojanaparimāṇo, tattha catusahassayojanappamāṇo padeso udakena Ajjhotthaṭo samuddoti saṅkhaṃ gato, tisahassayojanappamāṇe manussā vasanti, tisahassayojanappamāṇe himavā patiṭṭhito ubbedhena pañcayojanasatiko caturāsītikūṭasahassapaṭimaṇḍito samantato sandamānapañcasatanadīvicitto, yattha āyāmena vitthārena gambhīratāya ca paṇṇāsayojanappamāṇo diyaḍḍhayojanasataparimaṇḍalo anotattadaho kaṇṇamuṇḍadaho rathakāradaho chaddantadaho kuṇāladaho mandākinidaho sīhapapātadahoti satta mahāsarā patiṭṭhitā.
Tesu anotattadaho sudassanakūṭaṃ cittakūṭaṃ kāḷakūṭaṃ gandhamādanakūṭaṃ kelāsakūṭanti imehi pañcahi pabbatakūṭehi parikkhitto. Tattha sudassanakūṭaṃ sovaṇṇamayaṃ tiyojanasatubbedhaṃ antovaṅkaṃ kākamukhasaṇṭhānaṃ tameva saraṃ paṭicchādetvā ṭhitaṃ, cittakūṭaṃ sattaratanamayaṃ. Kāḷakūṭaṃ añjanamayaṃ. Gandhamādanakūṭaṃ masāragallamayaṃ abbhantare muggavaṇṇaṃ, mūlagandho sāragandho pheggugandho tacagandho papaṭikāgandho khandhagandho rasagandho pupphagandho phalagandho pattagandhoti imehi dasahi gandhehi ussannaṃ nānappakāraosadhasañchannaṃ, kāḷapakkhauposathadivase ādittaṃ viya aṅgāraṃ pajjalantaṃ tiṭṭhati. Kelāsakūṭaṃ rajatamayaṃ. Sabbāni cetāni sudassanena samānubbedhasaṇṭhānāni tameva saraṃ paṭicchādetvā ṭhitāni. Tattha devānubhāvena nāgānubhāvena ca devo vassati, nadiyo ca sandanti, taṃ sabbampi udakaṃ anotattameva pavisati, candimasūriyā dakkhiṇena vā uttarena vā gacchantā pabbatantarena tattha obhāsaṃ karonti, ujukaṃ gacchantā na karonti, tenevassa "anotattan"ti saṅkhā udapādi.
Tattha manoharasilātalāni nimmacchakacchapāni nimmalaphalikasadisāni nimmalūdakāni tadupabhogasattānaṃ kammanibbattāneva nhānatiṭṭhāni ca honti, yattha