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On Cumnda reside the Cinnaras : on Anjana the 

 g-reat Snakes : on Cnshna are the towns of the 

 Gand'hai^vas with laro-e houses. 



On P/uulura, on a beautiful peak, is the town 

 of Vidyadhara, well fortified, and a large palace 

 with battlements. 



On the mountain with a thousand peaks, reside 

 the Daityas and Dancwas in a thousand towns. 

 They are all shining with gold, and their voice is 

 most melodious. 



On Siicuta reside the chiefs of the Panndgas, or 

 great Snakes : and on Pushpaca many tribes of 

 Munis. On Supacsha, or Subacsha, are the four 

 mansions of Vaivaswata, or Noah, of the Moon, 

 of Vayu, and Na'ga'd'hipa', or King of Serpents. 

 The GcuuVharwis, Cinnaras, Yacshas, Nagas and 

 VidycuV haras, and their chiefs, are constantly wor- 

 shipping their Ishta, or favourite deity. 



The place of Vaivaswata, or Maitlam, is 

 near Cabul, in the country of Lampacam, as it is 

 called in the Piirdn'as, and Lamgam, by the na- 

 tives. Of this place, I took particular notice in 

 my Essay on mount Cancasiis. 



V. In this Purdna, the author, whilst describ- 

 ing the mountains to the South, and South- West 

 o^ Meru, mentions a circumstance truly curious 

 and interesting. Here, says he, in the forest of 

 S'ancha was born Shada'nana, or Ca'rtice'ya, 

 Mars with six faces. Here he wished, or formed 

 the resolution of going to the mountains ofCj^aun- 

 cha, Germany, part of Poland, &c. to rest, and 

 recreate himself after his fatigues in the wars of 

 the Gods with the giants. There, in the skirts of 



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