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Adrstapāra has been described as the entrance door to the surface of the earth or the lower regions for the flow of Mandākini', the water of tears of Himācala be-moaned in grief over his separation from Maināka, flown down as it were;? which implies that Adrstapāra was a lake from which Mandākini (western Kāli or Kāligangā which rises in the mountains of Kedāra in Garhwal, being a tributary of Alakanandā) passed before descending down to the lower regions. Maināka (The Sivālika range extending from Gangā to Beas) separating from Himālaya leaving behind trails of water which flowing down from it (i.e. Himālaya) fancied as the tears again justify the point that Adrstapāra lake assumed its garb as a tributary of the Ganges which latter rising up and coming down the Himalayas left her offspring in the shape of the former (i.e. Adrstapāra).
Regarding the huge lakes having triplefold series of steps surrounding the mountains Dadhimukha and others numbering sixteen, it is very difficult to offer the precise identification as neither Moiner Williams, nor V. S. Apte, Dr. B. C. Law etc. have given any proper situation for these mountains. 4. REGIONS. STATES, CITES AND TIRTHAS
Dhanapāla has described Mahārāja Meghavāhana as the enjoyer of earth (or land) of half of the Bhāratavarşa He has also mentioned the Southern precincts of the land of half of the Bhārata varsa or the southern precincts of the half of the land of Bhārata." The entire range of the North and South The entire kingdom of the Northern range, Southern range governed by Cakrasena, 'Uttaragiri inhabited by human beings and consisting of villages and towns.
Harivāhana has been called the sole scion (lit. Son of Meghavāhana, the lord of the circle of the earth full of groves on the shores of the four oceans, whose foot twain was bade homage to by all the kings well known throughout the Bhāratavarsa. He has also been shown performing deeds
1. THICATOgra richiyalarTM Vol. III. p. 71. 2. Hrchfaring: fefe Ei fta infraqi Ibid. 3. TEHTHT Rauf HERTHEEPITM Sm. ed. pp. 362. 4. afu Raaů a 114.0341 TM. Sm. ed. p. 381. 5. Sinatufa af TUI f ..... TM. Sm. ed. p. 426. 6. 464 RURGII TM Sm. ed. p. 426. 7. TM Sm. ed. p. 425, Vol. III p. 11. 8. Ibid. Sm ed. p. 417. 9. Ibid. Vol. Vol. III p. 3.
