A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1494

c5.1494

RĀMA-SETU. ‘Rāma's bridge,’ constructed for him by his general, Nala, son of Viswa-karma, at the time of his invasion of Ceylon. This name is given to the line of rocks in the channel between the continent and Ceylon, called in maps “Adam’s bridge.”