356 AN ESSAY ON THE 



large trees, each with as many roots sa-mula, and 

 brandies with thousand smaller ones, all beautiful, 

 and NA irh flowers : these trees are the largest in the 

 dzi/pas. On the summit of the Mandara moun- 

 tain is a beautiful Cadamba tree : its fruit is like a 

 great waterpot, with flowers, with open Caiices. 

 Its fragrance is felt one thousand Ycjanas, and 

 above, all round : consider it then as a large flag : 

 from ifs excellence, the country it is in, is called 

 Bhadras'va. Here is seen Rishices'a, Bhaga- 

 va'na, and he, with numerous Liddlias, rules 

 there; here Ha rah art the great, the white, did 

 obtain the tree Ihidracadamha ; he \\'ho does good 

 to every body. No great m?in, famous and learned 

 among the hipedes,eyev saw this whole island called 

 Bhadras'ra. The Jamhu tree, most beautiful, is on 

 the South of the mountain of Mem; the fruits of 

 which are Amritcalpani, like those of the Calpa- 

 trficsha, and fall on the summit of the mountain. 

 From this mountain issues the Jamhu river, flowing 

 with honey : in it is found the gold called Jambu- 

 nada^ with which the Gods are adorned. This 

 flag-like tree is- in the Southern part of the dzapa, 

 and is called Jamhu by mankind : from it Jambu- 

 duipa derives its name. 



On the Vipula mountain, toward the West, is 

 the Placsha tree : from this flag-like tree, or Cetu, 

 the country is called Cetu-Mala ; the Gods, and 

 Gandliarvas worship it. OnSuparsva, in the North, 

 on its summit is a large tree, the Nifagrod'ha: 

 itsjarge branches, and their .circumference extend 

 many Yqjanas all round. Thus 1 have described 

 the flag-like tree of the North, Gurus. There 

 are the seven Curavas, or Curus: for Curava is A 

 plural form, truly fortunate, and \vho obtained 

 happiness, unalterable, most exquisite in this world, 

 for a long time : and after them this island or 



