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which is the abode of the presiding deity, (has no equal), neither has a very learned monk. (27)
As the best of rivers, the ocean-flowing stream Sitâ 1 with its dark waters, (has no equal), neither has a very learned monk. (28)
As the best of hills, high mount Mandara, on which various plants shed a bright lustre, (has no equal), neither has a very learned monk. (29)
As the ocean of inexhaustible water, the delight of Svayambhû?, which is full of precious things of many kinds, (has no equal), neither has a very learned monk. (30)
Monks who equal the ocean in depth, who are difficult to overcome, are frightened by nobody (or nothing), and are not easily assailed, who are full of extensive learning and take care of themselves, will go to the highest place, after their Karman has been annihilated. (31)
Therefore, seeker after the highest truth, study the sacred lore, in order to cause yourself and others to attain perfection. (32)
Thus I say.
· According to the cosmography of the Gainas the Sita is a river which takes its rise in the Nîla range and falls into the Eastern ocean. The Nîla is the fourth of the six parallel mountain-barriers, the southernmost of which is the Himalaya. (Trailôkya Dîpika, Umâsvâtis' Tattvârthâdhigama Sûtra, &c.)
? This epithet apparently refers to Vishnu's sleeping on the ocean.
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