1865.] On the Sena Rajds of Bengal. 151 
This king of the earth erected a templé to Pradyumneshwar, which 
was girdled by the oceans and contained inside the whole ethereal 
firmament. It extended to all directions in space, and vied in lofti- 
ness with Meru, round which the sun, moon and the stars move. It 
became the mid-day mountain of the sun who rises and sets in the 
eastern and western mountains. 
matea satan efeataeat fewest aur 
aarata aafe cfaafen: Fraraareat ata: | 
wageraiaaeg far fase asat 
arasefa aura aw uedt Saw mfeza | Ro | 
O sun! in vain have you obliged Agastya to remain in the southern 
quarter ; look, this lofty temple has obstructed the passage of your 
horses.* Let Agastya go in any direction he likes, and let Vindya 
increase its heights as much as it can, but it shall never be able to 
attain the loftiness of this temple. 
[According to the Purans, the sun is represented as moving round 
Sumeru, a mountain supposed to be situated in the middle of the 
earth. This particular honour paid to it, excited the jealousy of Vin- 
dhya, another mountain, (the mountains are supposed to possess animal 
life), and he worshipped Shiva and obtained the power of increasing his 
body as high as he wished. Vindhya did so, and obstructed the passage 
of the sun which doomed the half of the earth to darkness. The gods, 
having perceived this, were alarmed and prevailed upon Agastya, a 
moonie and spiritual guide of Vindhya, to leave Kashi (Benares) and 
to prevent his increase. Agastya acceded to their wishes, and went to 
Vindhya who, seeing his guru, prostrated himself on the ground. 
Agastya, thereupon in order to serve the purposes of the gods, ordered 
him to remain in that posture till his return from the southern quarters, 
_ where he is supposed still to reside. ] 
eu ate wofa ufaaa, qauefawlaaa arta: | 
aces: Biquataatea waqaey acfuaw® | R< | 
If Brahma, making the earth as a potter’s wheel builds a pot, taking 
-asmuch mud as the Sumeru is in weight, then that pot can bear 
resemblance to the golden one placed by this king on the summit of 
this temple. 
* The mythological story of Phoebus and his horses, 
