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Surrounding the abode of Brahma are the eight abodes of the
eight Lokapalas situated respectively in the directions presided over
by these Lokapalas. Each of these abodes has the color of its own
Lokapala and each extends over 2^j thousand yojanas. (The names
of these abodes are given in other Puranas. Thus:
Manovati is the abode of Brahma.
Amaravati Indra.
Tejovati Agni.
Sanyavati Yama.
Krishnangana Nairita.
Sradhavati Varuna.
Gandhavati Vayu.
Mahodaya Kubera.
Yasovati Isa.
THE GANGES.
SKANDHA V. CHAP. 7.
The Avatara Vamana asked Bali, the Daitya King, for as
much space as he could cover in three steps. The first step covered
the earth. Vamana then raised his foot over the heavens and the
stroke of his left toe-nail caused a hole in the cosmic egg. Water
entered the hole from outside, water that carried the washings of
Vishnu's feet and that was consequently capable of purifying all
the impurities of the world and that was in itself very pure, water
that was then called Bhagavat pudi. In a thousand yugas the stream
reached the highest point of Svar Loka, called Vishnupada.
Dhruva carried the stream on his own head with ever increasing
devotion.
The seven Rishis (of the Great Bear) carry the sacred water in
their braided tufts of hair, as something better than Mukti, for the
stream of devotion flows from Vishnu direct.
Thence the stream passes through the path of the Devas, studded
with thousands and thousands of starry chariots, till it overflows the
lunar regions and fall down on the abode of Brahma in Meru,
There the stream divides itself into four parts called Sita, Alaka-
nanda, Vankshu and Bhadra.
The Sita flows from the abode of Brahma through the highest
mountain ranges, she comes down to Gandha Madana, thence through
Bhadrasva Varsha she falls into the salt ocean towards the east.
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