﻿402 A SUPPLEMENT TO THE ESSAY 



It is taken from the fifth Scandha, or section, which 

 is written in modulated prose. " There are some," 

 says the Indian author, " who, for the purpose of me- 

 Cl ditating intensely on the holy son of Vasudeva, ima- 

 ** gine yon celestial sphere to represent the figure of 

 " that aquatic animal which we call Sisamara : its head 

 " being turned downwards, and its body bent in a 

 " circle, they conceive Dk'ruva, or the pole-star, to 

 " be fixed on the point of its tail ; on the middle 

 <c part of the tail they see four stars, Prejapati, Agni, 

 (i Jndra, Dherma, and on its base two others, Dhatri 

 " and Vidhatri : on its rump are the Sepiarshis, or 

 ** seven stars of the Sacata, or Wain ; on its back 

 « f the path of the Sun, called Aja-vitdii, or the Series 

 " of Kids; on its belly the Gang a of the sky : Punar- 

 " vasu and Pushxa gleam respectively on its right and 

 '* left haunches j Ardra and Aslcsha on its right and left 

 " feet, or fins \ Abhijit and Utlarashad'ha in its right 

 tc and left nostrils; Srai-ana and Purvashad'ha in its 

 "• right and left eyes ; Dhanishfha and Mula on its 

 •* right and left ears. Eight constellations, belonging 

 " to the summer solstice, Magha, Puryap'halguni, 

 ** Uttaraplhdguni) Hasta, C/utra, S-zvati, flsadha, 

 tf Anuradha, may be conceived in the ribs of its left 

 4£ side; and as many asterisms, connected with thewin- 

 " ter solstice, MrigasirtiSyRohini, Cn/tica^Bharani, As- 

 " r jo'ini y Revatiy Uttarabhadrapada, Purvabhadrapada , 

 •' may be imagined on the ribs of its right side in an 

 " inverse order. Let Satabhisha and Jycsht'ha be placed 

 " on its right and left shoulders. In its upper jaw is 

 " Agastya, in its lower Yama ; in its mouth the pla- 

 " net Man gala ; in its part or generaion, Sanais- 

 •' chara ; on its hump, Vrihaspati\ in its bread, the 

 tf Sun ; in its heart, Narayan ; in its front, the Moon; 

 " in its navel, Usanas ; on its two nipples, the two As - 

 "tvmasi in its ascending and descending breaths, 

 •* Budka ; on its throat, Rahu ; in ail its limbs, Cetus> 

 " or comets; and in in hair, or bristles, the whole 



