16 .T^::i \ , ISSAY O.N THE 



Asia, Iranlhc., informs us " that south of the range of JVila, and north 

 ** of that of S'weta, is the country of RamdnacaniyOr Ramyacam, inhabited 

 ^' by white men, who live 1500 years; do not grow old, have many 

 " servants : and there is a famous Jfyagrod'ha tree.* North of the range 

 " oi^Swe'ta, and south of that of '*S'm2^<2', is the country called Hiranya-- 

 " vatam. There is the river Haimavati or full of snow. People live there 

 ** 1100 years. There are the peak lands of Hiranya-maya., Manimayay 

 *' JR.atnamaya. South of the shores of the northern Ocean are the two 

 " CiLTUS, (or north and south Guru): it is a holy country, inhabited by 

 " Sidd'has or saints ; men falling ( or returning ) from heaven are born 

 " again there, and live 1300 and 1500 years." It is declared, in the 

 Purd?ias, that South Ciiru is next to Mcru ; now if Mini was the north 

 pole, this would be impossible. 



" Ja'tud'hi, and %w7^-ra/*^j abouji4ing with caves, are two large 

 '' mountains. There are also the two famous mountains called ^Swrya? 

 <^ cdnta and Chandra-cdnta, jBetwem them, flows the river Bhadra- 

 " soma &c/' ; ■;• ^,.: , : 



These two mountains are both at' the ' extremities of Cmu; Smya^ 

 cdntay in the east; and CJiafidrd'Cdnta liilhe west Surya-cdnta is called 

 also Udaya-giri, 6r the mountain of 'l/^^jya; because the sun is suppo- 

 sed to rise behind it ; and Chandra-cdnta, m the west, is thus called, 

 because the moon, in her monthly course, appears first above it. It 

 is called also Asicgin, because the sun disappears behind it. Another 

 name for it is Maha-Rajata-Asto'giri^ because it is situated in the fa- 

 mous island of i^^j^te (silver) or ^'Szveta. Chandra-cdnta is' oF' course 

 ■the same with Chandm-^dwipa, or. the island of the moon. • \y:"i. cl> , '■. 



* Ficus Indicao . •■ 



