Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I) v1.c5.s20.49

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Paumadaha or Paumaddaha (Padmadraha) A big lake situated on mount Cullahimavanta ¹ It measures one thousand yojanas in length ² five hun dred yojanas in breadth and ten yojanas in depth ³ In the centre of the lake there is a big lotus made of gems. In the centre of the lotus there stands a palace which has three doors, a couch of jewels and so on There are one hundred and eight more lotuses around the main lotus In 1 Jam. 73 Sth 197 522, PrasA p 96 JvM pp 99 244 368 PrajM p 75 | 2 Sam 113 3 KalpV p. 61 different quarters there are other numerous lotuses It has many goddesses being the retinue of the presiding goddess Siridevi(6) ⁴ As the lake consists of numerous lotuses it is called Paumaddaha Rivers Gamgā Rohiyaṃsā(2) and Siṃdhu(1) are rising from it They first pass through eastern northern and western arches respectively Gods carry water of this lake for consecration ceremony ⁷