It was inaccessible by any creatures on account of the presence of terrible, monstershaped, dark and fierce aquatic animals. It was full of crocodiles and tortoises.
भीषणैर्विकृतैरन्यैोरैजलचरैस्तथा। उग्रैर्नित्यमनाधृष्यं कूर्मग्राहसमाकुलम्॥