“One the root, two the loops, “Ekamūlaṁ dvirāvaṭṭaṁ, three the stains, five the spreads, timalaṁ pañcapattharaṁ; and the ocean, the twelfth whirlpool: Samuddaṁ dvādasāvaṭṭaṁ, such is the abyss crossed over by the seer.” pātālaṁ atarī isī”ti.