424 iy ON THE ANCIENT 
Tus pool is occasionally mentioned in the Purditas, and always placed 
at the extremities of the east, near the Udaya, or mountains of the rising sun. 
In the Ambicé-chanda it is said, that the sun performs there his ablu- 
_ tions, before he appears above the horizon. It is called Sadya-hrada, or 
the deep pool where the sun gets rid of his weariness, Sdd or Sadi, after 
his fatiguing task. For this reason the Brahmd-putra, which comes out 
of this pool, is called Gabhasti, or the river of the sum. 
In the Cshétra-samdasa, it is said, that this passis sixteen Yojans, or sixty- 
four Cos to the eastward of Godagram, or Gorganh: and the natives of 
Asdma, with several pilgrims, whom I have consulted, reckon the distance 
to be about seventy Cos; the difference in the present case is trifling, and 
the whole distance may be about 125 British miles. 
From the above pass to the Cunda, the joumey is always performed in 
eight days, because travellers must keep together, on account of the 
_ inhabitants, who are savages, great thieves, and very cruel.. There are 
\ fixed and regular stages, with several huts of the natives. The kings of 
Asdma are sometimes obliged to chastise them; but in general they con- 
irive to secure the friendship, and protection of their chiefs, by trifling pre- 
sents. ‘The country is covered with extensive forests, with a few spots 
cleared up, with very little industry and skill. Tygers are yery numerous, 
and very bold. 
