Then arriving at the main, you shall ascertain your ability or otherwise of crossing the same. In the bosom of the deep there, Agastya has placed that foremost of mountains-the charming Mahendra, having picturesque plateaus; golden, and beautiful,-with a portion of it sunk in the great ocean.
ततः समुद्रमासाद्य सम्प्रधार्यार्थनिश्चयम्॥ अगस्त्येनान्तरे तत्र सागरे विनिवेशितः। चित्रसानुनगः श्रीमान् महेन्द्रः पर्वतोत्तमः॥