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Sruiga, or mountain witli an liiindred peaks, srt the 

 extremities of the world ; beyond which no body can 

 go ; his period lasted 3044 years. Then came the 

 EiYi of Vicrama'ditya, the second 'Saca, which 

 lasted only 1 35 years. He was born at Tamrci-vatU 

 7iagari, or the town abounding Arith copper. It is 

 called Trambd, or Tamba-vafi, in the spoken dialects. 

 It nolonsrer exists, havins; been overwhelmed with a 

 deluge of sand. It was near Camhat, thus called from 

 a place of worship, denominated Sfhamba-tirfha, or 

 with a Sfhamba or pillar, called, in the spoken dia- 

 lects, Ccnnba. From Stliamba, the Greeks made 

 Asta : and from Tamra, (J'ramba,) they made Tra- 

 pera, Campra, c\wd Copra, Copper: and, as these two 

 places are contiguous, they said Ast a-Tr opera, Asta- 

 CaprOj Campra, &c. Sometimes they represented 

 them as two distinct cities. 



The third 'Saca was Salivahana, born at Saleya- 

 Dhara in the Dec can ; and his period will last 

 18,000 years. The fourth '^^crt will be VuAVA'BHr 

 Nandaxa, who will be born at Su-Chitra-cut'a : his 

 period will last 10,000 5-ears. Then, at Rohita (or 

 Rotas,) will be born Nagarjuxa ; whose period 

 will last 400,000 years. Then will re-appear the an- 

 tediluvian Bali, who is to be born at Bhrl3:n-^osha, 

 Baivgaza, or Barcach : his period will last only 821 

 years ; when a general renovation of the world will 

 take place. 



The Hindus have thought proper to connect their 

 chronology with an astronomical period of a most 

 strange nature. It is that of the seven Rishis, or 

 seven stars of the wain, which are supposed to go 

 through the Zodiac, in a retrograed motion in the 

 space of 2700 years. They are at present in the Tunar 

 mansion of\SiCatica, according to the most famous 

 astrologers of Benares, who cautioned me against the 

 erroneous opinion of other astronomers, in various parts 

 oi India, who insist that they are now in Anuradhd. 



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