Filament Mountains

There are many mountains arranged around the foot of Mount Meru. As Mount Meru resembles the pericarp of a lotus flower, these mountains resemble the filaments of the lotus flower, therefore they are called filament mountains.

Names of the Filament Mountains Mentioned in Various Purāṇas
The names of the filament mountains are given differently in various Purāṇas. These differences are due to different cycles of creation.

Śrīmad Bhāgavatam (Bhāgavata Purāṇa)
Kuraṅga, Kurara, Kusumbha, Vaikaṅka, Trikūṭa, Śiśira, Pataṅga, Rucaka, Niṣadha, Sinīvāsa, Kapila, Śaṅkha, Vaidūrya, Jārudhi, Haṁsa, Ṛṣabha, Nāga, Kālañjara and Nārada.

East of Meru
Śāntavān, Cakrakumbha, Kurarī, Mālyavān, Vaikaṇka and others.

South of Meru
Trikūṭa, Śiśira, Pataṇga, Rucaka, Niṣadha and others.

Gaṅgā's Descent
The 4 branches of Gaṅgā river, flowing through Brahmapurī in the 4 directions, descend from the top of Mount Meru over the peaks of the Filament Mountains.