SACRED ISLES IN THE WEST, &C. 36j 



biTjad. There is the fiuiioiis pool of the Jpsarasas; 

 many holy men live there, and drink of its pure 

 waters. 



Between ^Sa?icu-cuf a, or tlie peak like a wooden- 

 pin, and the Frishad/ia mountains, is the st/ictlf, -or 

 country of Paru.shaca, many yqjaiias in length. 

 There live the Chi/iaras, Uragas, serpents, and 

 holy men. 



The tract between tlie mountains of Cajnnjala 

 and Xaga-s'aila, is t\\o hundred j/6yV/y/r/6: in length, 

 and one hundred broad, truly delightful, adorned 

 with many groves. It ^ibouufls with fruits, and 

 flov/ers of various sorts. The C'uinaras, and Ura- 

 gas, with tribes of pious and good men live there. 

 There are beautiful groves of Jjnics/i/i or vine trees, 

 Naga trees, or Naga-rc'mga, the orange-tree, and 

 plum, or rather stone-fruit trees It abounds with 

 iakes and pools filled to the brim, with sweet and 

 refreshing waters. \^ hat part of it lies between 

 the FiisJipaca and Alaha-Mcgha mountains, ahout 

 one hundred yvjcuias Icng, and sixty broad, is as 

 flat as the palm of the hnnd, as known to e\ cry 

 body, with very Httle water,- which is whitish. 

 The soil is hard, and tenacious, witliout trees, and 

 even witliout grass. Ti^^ere art few living ciea- 

 tures : and the ^qw inhabitants are without f\:^'jd 

 liabitations : tins desert is so dreary as to make 

 the travellers hair stand up. Tlie Avhole country 

 is called Ccoiuna, or Canan. There are several laige 

 lakes, likewise great trees, and larger groves, called 

 Canta. The smaller lakes, pools, groves, orchards, 

 producing dehghttul juices, are numberless. The 

 vallies, depths, lakes, and groves are, son>e ten, 

 others twelve, seven, eight, twenty, or thirfy 

 yqjanas in circumference. There are caves, in the 

 mountains, most dreary and dark, inaccessihle to \ 

 thie rays of the sun, cold, and difficult of accc.!>'>. 



