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## Third Chapter: Explanation of Gotith (Holy Place)
**171.** O Bhagavan! How large is the Gotith portion of the Salt Ocean? (The progressively lower and deeper part is called Gotith.) O Gautama! The Salt Ocean has a Gotith of 95,000 yojanas on both sides. (It is progressively lower and deeper.) O Bhagavan! How large is the portion of the Salt Ocean that is said to be devoid of Gotith? O Gautama! The Salt Ocean has a region of 10,000 yojanas that is devoid of Gotith. (This means that this region of 10,000 yojanas is flat.) O Gautama! How large is the Udakmala (water garland, a water mass 16,000 yojanas high above the level water) of the Salt Ocean? O Gautama! The Udakmala is 10,000 yojanas. (The water mass remaining above the depthless portion is called Udakmala.)
**172.** O Bhagavan! What is the structure of the Salt Ocean? O Gautama! The Salt Ocean has the structure of a Gotith, the structure of a boat, the structure of a conch shell, the structure of a horse's shoulder, the structure of a Valabhi house, and the structure of a circular and ring-shaped structure. O Bhagavan! What is the circumference of the Salt Ocean? What is its perimeter? What is its height? What is its elevation? What is its total size? O Gautama! The Salt Ocean has a circumference of 200,000 yojanas, a perimeter of 150,000 yojanas plus 1,000 yojanas plus 1 yojana, slightly less than that, a height of 1,000 yojanas, an elevation of 16,000 yojanas, and a total size of 17,000 yojanas.
**172.** O Bhagavan! What is the structure of the Salt Ocean? O Gautama! The Salt Ocean has the structure of a Gotith, the structure of a boat, the structure of a conch shell, the structure of a horse's shoulder, the structure of a Valabhi house, and the structure of a circular and ring-shaped structure.
**Notes:**
1. Gotith is the progressively lower and deeper part of a water body.
2. "Panchaanauwi sahasse gotithe ubhayano vi lavanassa." This means that the Salt Ocean has a Gotith of 95,000 yojanas on both sides.
3. Udakmala is a water mass that is 16,000 yojanas high above the level water. It is the water mass remaining above the depthless portion of a water body.