又云無熱惱池。梵名阿耨達池Anavatapta又,Anavadatta,在香山之南,大雪山之北,周匝八百里,贍部洲之中心也。住於此之龍王,名阿耨達龍王。俱舍論十一曰:「大雪山北有香醉山,雪北香南有大池水,名無熱惱。出四大河:一殑伽河,二信度河,三徙多河,四縛芻河。無熱惱池縱橫正等,面各五十踰繕那量,八功德水盈滿其中,非得通人無由能至。」西域記一曰:「贍部洲之中地者,阿那婆答多池也,唐言無熱惱,舊曰阿耨多池,訛也。在香山之南大雪山之北,周八百里矣。」
The lake without heat, or cold lake, called Mānasarovara, or Mānasa-saro-vara, 'excellent mānasalake,' or modern Manasarovar, 31° N., 81° 3 E., 'which overflows at certain seasons and forms one lake with' Rakas-tal, which is the source of the Sutlej. It is under the protection of thenāga-king Anavatapta and is also known by his name. It is said to lie south of the Gandha-mādana mountains, and is erroneously reputed as the source of the four rivers Ganges, Indus, Śītā (Tārīm River), and Oxus.