Storia do Mogor 249.5

249.5

The fourth region of glory, according to the authors, is named Brama Logaon (Brahma-lokam), which means 'Brahma's world' ; they also call it Satia Logaon (Satya-lokam), which means 'World of Truth.' In this region of glory there dwell, so they say, Brahma and his wife Sarasvady (Saraswati), and a swan, the bird on which, as they say, he rides, and this bird is found in no other place. They give few details about this heaven, for the truth is that they know nothing beyond the name, and are ignorant of its properties. The fifth region of glory is called Melaonpadar (Mel-am-padam), which is, 'Place superior to all others.' In it is to be found, as they say, the First Cause, whom they call Parubravastu (Parama-vastu), which means 'Most excellent essence.' They say that the felicity here enjoyed consists in five things, called by them sunitiam (santiyam), samippiam (samipyam), sanchiam (sayujyam), sarrupiam (sarupyam), salochiam (salokyam), which mean 'presence,' 'proximity,' 'mingling,' 'corruption,' and 'vision.' At this point they divide in opinion, for some say it needs only some of these things to make a man exceedingly happy ; the others that all five are needed. They assert that their religious orders, named Sanyasls, acquire them, and when they die enjoy fruition of them all. As for hell, they say it is not only underneath this world, but also below six others, which they describe as following one after the other beneath our world.