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## The Fifth Canto
**115. ** These (four) square, imperishable pools are situated in the four directions of these mountains. **655**
**116. ** These pools are covered with lotuses, filled with crystal-clear water, devoid of crocodiles and other creatures, and adorned with platforms. **656**
**117. ** Their depth is one thousand yojanas, and their length and breadth are each one hundred thousand yojanas, equal to the size of Jambudvipa. **657**
**118. ** In the eastern direction, where the Anjanagiri mountain is situated, there are four pools named Nanda, Nandavati, Nandottara, and Nandighosha, situated in the eastern, southeastern, southern, and southwestern directions respectively. **658**
**119. ** Of these, the first pool, Nanda, is enjoyed by Saudharmendra, the second, Nandavati, by Aishanesha, the third, Nandottara, by Chamarendra, and the fourth, Nandighosha, by Vairochana. **659**
**120. ** In the southern direction, where the Anjanagiri mountain is situated, there are four pools named Vijaya, Vaijayanti, Jayanti, and Aparajita, situated in the eastern, southeastern, southern, and southwestern directions respectively. **660**
**121. ** Of these, the first pool is enjoyed by Varuna, the second by Yama, the third by Soma, and the fourth by Vaishravana. These four are the Lokapalas of Saudharmendra. **661**
**122. ** In the western direction, where the Anjanagiri mountain is situated, there are four pools named Ashoka, Suprabuddha, Kumuda, and Pundarikin, situated in the eastern, southeastern, southern, and southwestern directions respectively. **662**
**123. ** Of these, the first pool is enjoyed by Venudeva, the second by Venutali, the third by Dharana, and the fourth by Bhutananda. **663**
**124. ** In the northern direction, where the Anjanagiri mountain is situated, there are four pools named Suprabhankara, Sumana, Ananda, and Sudarshana, situated in the eastern, southeastern, southern, and southwestern directions respectively. **664**
**125. ** Of these, the first pool is enjoyed by Aishanesha, the second by Varuna, the third by Yama, the fourth by Soma, and the fifth by Kubera. **665**
**126. ** The inner distance between these sixteen pools is sixty-five thousand forty-five yojanas. The middle distance is one hundred thousand four thousand six hundred and two yojanas. The outer distance is two hundred thousand twenty-three thousand six hundred and sixty-one yojanas. **666-668**
**127. ** In the middle of these pools, there are sixteen golden mountains with white peaks, named Dadhimuka, etc. **669**
**128. ** These mountains are each one thousand yojanas deep, ten thousand yojanas wide, long, and high, and shaped like drums. **670**
**129. ** Around these four pools are four forests, each of which is one hundred thousand yojanas long and half that width. **671**
**130. ** These forests are devoid of creatures like Nakramakara, etc. **672**