Add | ON THE ANCIENT 
Protemy says, that the easternmost branch of the Ganges was called 
‘Antibole, or Airradon. This last is from the Sanscrit Hraddna, and is the 
name of the Brahmd-putra. Antibole was the name of a town situated at 
the confluence of several large rivers tothe S. EK. of Dhacca, and now called 
Fringy-bazar. It is the Antomela_of Puiny, and its Sanscrit name is 
Hasti-malla, in the spoken dialects Hathé-miallé. In the Swarodaya- 
mahdimya, Hasti-maila, as well as the country about it, 1s called Hasti- 
bandh, because the elephants of the Raja were picketted there, or in its vici- 
nity. It was, says Puiny, situated at the confluence of five rivers, and on 
that account it is called Panchanada-nagara in the Harivansa. 
Tue next is the Phani or serpent river: it is mentioned in the Maha 
bharat, under the name of Airavat, a large sort of serpent. On its banks 
lived the famous Unuri, daughter of Arravat, or Pannaea, or the serpent 
king: from her, and Arsuna, the Pandwan, are descended the present 
Réjas of Trai-pura or Camillah. This river is the Fenny of the maps. 
Ler us now pass to the Carma-phalli, or Chatgdnh river. It is menti- 
oned in the Scanda-purana, in several Tantras, and Geographical Tracts. 
In the Bhtivana-coga, it is declared, that it is so called, because there 
Carma, or good works do blossom and flourish most luxuriantly, so as to 
produce fruit most abundantly. In short, every thing on its bank flourishes 
in that manner, such as Dharma, or religious doctrine, Carma religious 
deeds, Puitya or righteousness: even the very spot or grama, flowers in that 
wonderful manner; for Chat grdm is called in the Pura as, Phulla-grama. 
Chatta is a royal mat spread under a tree, in those times of simplicity 
