Which gems adorn and ocean shells,

High as Kailása, nobly decked,

Wrought by the heavenly architect.[676]

Huge giants named Mandehas[677] there

In each foul shape they love to wear,

Numbing the soul with terror's chill,

Hang from the summit of the hill.

When darts the sun his earliest beam

They plunge them in the ocean stream,

New vigour from his rays obtain,