63 ., . ESSAY ON THE ;,,^;5 



^Swetam, and becomes a king, or at least a great man there. One of these 

 famous places is the Cdcd-inuc'ha-mandala in the mountains to the north 

 of India, 



There was a man, who. lived on flesh, and" went to Cocd-muc'ha : there 

 he caught a fish ; a syena, or falcon, snatched it hastily from his hands ; 

 but let it fall on Cocd-muc'ha. The fish transmigrated immediately, and 

 was born the son of king '^Saca : he was strong and beautifuL This flesh- 

 eater gave then a piece of flesh to his wife to dress it: 2i gridliray or 

 vulture, attempted to carry it away, but the flesh-eater brought her down 

 v/ith an arrow, and she fell and died at Co'cd-muc'ha, She transmigrated, 

 and was born the daughter of the king of hidra-puri. When of age 

 they were married, and their nuptials celebrated at ' Saca- Ananda-pura 

 or 'Saca-J^Tandana-piira, The husband was regularly troubled every day 

 at noon, with, the head-ache. Physicians, and men highly skilled in the 

 sacred books, were convened in vain. His wife asked, him, what his ill- 

 ness could be owing to. ^* It is necessary," says he, " that you should? 

 " know before, the history of my birth ; and of this I will inform you, 

 .,'*. if you will accompany me to Cdcd-muc'ha."' She went to her father 

 and mother-in-law, to ask leave for both to go there,. They at last gave 

 their consent with infinite relu6lance, and after journeying a long time, 

 they arrived at Cocd-muc'ha. The husband began to dig the ground, 

 and brought up bones. *' These," says he, " these are my bones in a 

 " former generation. I was then a fish; a bird of prey seized me by 

 ^' the head. The head-ache, you see, was occasioned by the deep im- 

 *' pression of his talons." He was there ciiredV according to the context, 

 of his head-ache by going to the Co'cd-mand'dlam ; he obtained the eight 

 &idd'IiTs, and: returned' to 'Sweta-dwipa. " Thus," says Bhagava'n 



