SACRED lSLi.S I^^ THE M'EST, ScC. 3oS 



Gand'haviti. In the sevenfh cornef is the Sabhd 

 of the Lord of the Zodiac, called Mahodaya', his 

 seat, most beautiful, is of Vaidunja, or lapis lazuli. 

 In the eighth corner is the seat of Is'a'na, or 'Siva; 

 its colour is of fervid gold, and it is called JWo- 

 'vati. These are the great and beautiful vimanas 

 in the eight corners of the eight most benevolent 

 Gods, called Indra- mucky as. There dwells on the 

 summit the God of Gods, with four faces. There 

 is the beautiful court of Brahma', served by tribes 

 of Riskis: it is called Manovali, by mankind. 

 There the Riskis, the Gods, and Gand^harvas, the 

 Apsardsas, the great snakes are the attendants, 

 most fortunate, and constantly lifting up their 

 hands. 



Such is this Canrica, or germ, above the surface 

 of the earth. Its circumference at the surface of 

 the Earth is 48,000 Yojanas. This Mem, above the 

 surface of the Earth, is declared to be a hill full of 

 inhabitants. On all sides, in every country, are 

 maryddd, or dividing mountains. In these coun- 

 tries are mountains with seven channels, one from 

 each hill, with beautiful peaks, like gold, yellow, 

 with many streams : without, there are three chan- 

 nels, and as many within Jal'ara, and Deva-cutd, 

 are two hills- to the East. Their length is from 

 .North to South equal to that of'Nila and Nishad'- 

 ha: Caildsa and Himavdn are South and North of 

 each other : their length is East and West, jutting 

 into the sea. Of this JSIhu very high, and of 

 gold, the supports, oi* buttress like mountains, I 

 shall now describe; like so many feet on tour sides: 

 10,000 Yojanas is their breadch ; and they are adorn- 

 ed on all sides with great iHrnduas. East is J/it.','/- 

 dara, South Ga/id' hdmddana ; Vipula \yest, Supdrsva, 

 North. Their thousand peaks are so many seats 

 adorned with black and red coral. There are four 



