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or VrsHNXT, " every one of those, who attach themselves to me, and 

 " die at the Coca-man dala, go to 'Sweta-dwipa qu the White Island, The 

 " inhabitants of '' Saca-nandana-puray on hearing of this wonderful and 

 " miraculous account, renounced the world, and obtained mo'csha or 

 " eternal bliss. Thus ultimately the fish, and the bird of prey, were 

 " reunited to me. Thus I have related to you the wonderful story of 

 " king 'Saca. Whoever,, like him, goes to the CaVi-WJi/zJi/^, obtains 

 « t\\Q e:\g\vt Sidd'hisr 



The king- of the 'Sacas, being simply called 'Saca, or IVTaha'-Saca ; 

 implies that he was 'the first king o^' the- 'Sac as ur S wet am; other mse hh 

 would have been called' 'Saca-pati. This is the rule, though probably 

 not always stri6lly adhered'to. "Sdcaya-manddnii, his capitar, or more 

 properly ^Saca-nanddna, signifies the delight of king 'Saca; like the 

 German, lust, in^composition. There were -four towns called Mandana^ 

 all in ffie west ' according to the Piirdnas. Of these-, two were in 

 ^Swetant'i and out of the four, three belonged to Gan'es'a. The first 

 and most ancient oP these three, was inthe TcWiz^ or Euxine Sea: 

 the second ^ in '»S7e^6^^OT, belonging to Gan'esa is called »S'ro^-A/'^7z^a«^^ 

 pim,oY the self delighting city. The situation' of the third is very 

 obscurely mentioned, and of course is not ' easily ascertained-: but it 

 is said in the text, 'that this place ^ is at, or near; the sthd?i of Ma- 

 ha'de'va: THfere is nodate-af!ixed''to this legend; neither is there any 

 circumstance', which might assist in fixing the time of- the conquest of 

 Swetam by the 'Sacas. The 'Sacas- are often mentioned in the Purdn'as, 

 as a most powerful. natiionH' their name is often introduced, but in general 

 terms only, and any thing material or interesting is seldom recorded of 

 them. They are spoken of in- terms by no means derogatory, or disres- 



