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278 AN EARLY DUTCH ACCOUNT OF INDIA
Himself sometimes appeareth unto them and teacheth
them.
But the most blessed of all them that pass from this
world are they who receive for their lot Weicontam
.
BH^^B^HulNrM;
SCULPTURES OP THE HINDU DIVINITIES SIVA AND PARVATI, AT ELLORA.
(Sanskrit V&kuntka, " Vishnu's heaven "), that is,
heaven itself. Nevertheless, it must be known that the
Bramines say that Weicontam is twofold: one, Lila-
Weicontam, that is, the sportful heaven; and a heaven
which they call simply Weicontam, where God Himself
hath His abode. The Bramin Padmanaba said that it
was disputed mightily among the Bramines whether
