Great river · flows west
Sītodā
सीतोदा
Sītā's mirror. It falls from Niṣadha, curls around Meru and runs west to the sea.
It leaves Tigiñcha lake on Niṣadha, flows north through Devakuru, bends around the western flank of Mount Meru, and runs due west across West Mahāvideha to the salt ocean.
It separates vijayas 17–24 to its south from vijayas 25–32 to its north, and carries 5,32,000 tributaries by the same count.
Measurements and counts
| Rises from | Tigiñcha lake on Niṣadha |
|---|---|
| Flows | west |
| Twin | Sītā |
| Tributaries | 5,32,000 |
| Divides | West Mahāvideha, 16 vijayas |
| Width, source → mouth | 50 → 500 yojana |
| Depth, source → mouth | 1 yojana → 10 yojana |
| Falls | a little over 400 yojana |
| Pool at the foot | 480 across · 10 deep |
| Island in the pool | 64 across |
| Spout | 4 long · 50 wide · 1 yojana thick |