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[149] (1) Bhagavan! Where is the lake called Neelavant located in the Uttarakuru region? _ Gautam! In the south of the Yamaka mountains, eight hundred and thirty-four yojanas and four and seven-eighths yojanas further, in the middle of the Sita Mahanadi, the lake called Neelavant in the Uttarakuru region is said to be located. It is long from north to south and wide from east to west / It is one thousand yojanas long and five hundred yojanas wide. It is ten yojanas high [deep], clear, smooth, with silver banks, it is a four-sided square, even and symmetrical, as far as its form goes / It is surrounded on both sides by lotus-shaped platforms and forest tracts on all sides / The description of both should be given here. In the lake called Neelavant, many three-tiered platforms are said to be located here and there. Their description should be given up to the torana. In the middle of that Neelavant lake, a large lotus is said to be located / That lotus is one yojana long and one yojana wide. Its circumference is three times this plus a little more. Its