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riches in illimitable quantum sprung from the southern ocean. The forest ranging between the Vaitādhya and Ekaśộnga mountains has been described as the road meant to get out of the northern ocean quiet at the end of the deluge.
The western ocean' has also been referred to as “Pāścātya Sindhu' whose banks had been battered by the weights of the armies of Mahābala the overlord of the Saurāstramandala.
The three oceans according to Dr. D.K.Gupta are
Pūrvasāgara (or Pūrvārņava of Dhanapāla) represented by Bay of Bengal, Aparārņava or Pāścātya Sindhu of Dhanapāla and Paścimasāgara of Kālidāsa and Dandin represented by the Arabian Sea, Dakşiņārņava or Daks iņodadhi of Dhanapāla, Kālidāsa and Dandin represented by the Indian ocean.?
The fourth ocean referred to by Dhanapāla as Uttarāśa Jalarāśī was traditionally known in the ancient times and is known to the modern Geographers as Tarim Basin beyond the Himālayas.
Apart from this Dhanapāla has referred to Lavaṇasindhu", Lavaņajalarāśi., Lavaņajaladhi, Lavaņasāgara, Lavaņārņava, Lavaņajalanidhi,' Lavaņābdhi,'' etc. as synonyms for the salt ocean.
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clearly distinguishes the Lavaņasāgara from Dakṣiṇodadhi. Just as Kāñcī was not far away from the Southern ocean, Lankā was quite situate to the Lavanasāgara.
At another place Dhanapāla has baptised Lavana Sindhu variantly as Ratnākara.
1. TM Vol. III p. 186. 2. KSN Vol. X p. 110. 3. Ibid. p. 110. 4. TM Vol. II p. 323. Sm. ed. p. 409. 5. Ibid Vol. II p. 273, Sm. ed. pp. 337, 378. 6. Ibid. Vol. II p. 202. 7. Ibid. Vol. III p. 171. 8. Ibid. Sm. ed. p. 382. 9. Ibid. Sm. ed. p. 322. Vol. II p. 287. 10. Ibid. Sm. ed. pp. 363-364. 11. Ibid. Vol. III pp. 323.
