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about seven. Cos. to the N.E. of Janaca-pura in Taira-bhucta, at.a place 
called Dhanucé- grama, or the village of the bow, occasionally, called 
Saila-méyé-pur, « or rang, according to the Bhivana-cosa. 
Tur river Gand aca is so alice because it proceeds, from a mountain of 
that name. The people of Naypéla call it Cundacé, because it proceeds 
from the Cund a-sthala or the two. cavities, or depr essions of the;temples of 
Visuwy, i in the shape of a mountain, as I observed before. 
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“Tri is also called Sala-gréma, because of the stone of that name found i inh 
its bed. Another name for it is Nardyant é, because Visunu or NARAYAN A 
abides i in its waters, in the shape of the above stone. 
| Ture i is a maplices near Janace-pura, ainch as I observed. efore, is 
called Saila-mdyd-pura or Saila-mayé-gré ama, and which becomes. Saila- 
pura, or Saila- eran, in the spoken dialects.* 
- Some believe the Saila-grém to be the eagle stone: if so it is not anew 
idea; for Marruioius, who lived I believe towards the latter end of: the 
fifteenth century, says, that eagles do keep most carefully such a stone by 
them, and that, for this purpose, they travel to India in order to procure it. 
For without it the eges in their nests would infallibly rot and be spoiled. 
* Tw the original MS. these words are written Séla-mayd, Séli-pura and Sdli-nrdma, that is to say, 
they have adopted the pronunciation of. these words, such as it is in the spoken, dialects.,..This is 
occasionally the case in geographical books in the Sanscrit language. 
