Text 23] A Description of Jambidvipa 111

yas tu maha-kadambah suparsva-niriidho yas tasya kotarebhyo
vinihsrtah paricéyaéma-parinahah parca madhu-dharah suparsva-
sikharat patantyo "parendtmdanam ildvrtam anumodayanti.

yah—which; tu—but; mahdé-kadambah—the tree named
Mahakadamba; supdrsva-nirtidhah—which stands on the side of the
mountain known as Suparsva; yah—which; tasya—of that;
kotarebhyah—from the hollows; vinihsrtah—flowing; parica—five;
aydma—vyadma, a unit of measurement of about eight feet:
parinahaéh—whose measurement; parica—five; madhu-dharah —flows
of honey; supdarsva-sikharadt—from the top of Suparsva Mountain;
patantyah—flowing down; aparena—on the western side of Sumeru
Mountain; dtmdnam—the whole of; itlavrtam—I[lavrta-varsa:
anumodayanti—make fragrant.

TRANSLATION

On the side of Suparsva Mountain stands a big tree called
Mahakadamba, which is very celebrated. From the hollows of this
tree flow five rivers of honey, each about five vyamas wide. This
flowing honey falls incessantly from the top of Suparsva Mountain
and flows all around Mlavrta-varsa, beginning from the western
side. Thus the whole land is saturated with the pleasing fragrance.

PURPORT

The distance between one hand and another when one spreads both his
arms is called a vydma. This comes to about eight feet. Thus each of the
rivers was about forty feet wide, making a total of about two hundred
feet.

TEXT 23
Tl Aaa aaa AG: AAASAA AAAS TAT 1123

ya hy upayunjandnam mukha-nirvasito vayuh samantac chata-yojanam
anuvasayati.

yah—which (those flows of honey); hi—indeed; upayunjananam—
of those who drink; mukha-nirvasitah vayuh—the air emanating from
