The Birth of K&rtaoirya2 - Verse 39

Once upon a time, the thirsty Sun-god begged alms of him. The Lord of the people bestowed on the Sun-god the seven continents as alms. *Vfk$a in the text needs emendation as Vfnda as in Bd. P«v. 38. It means ‘a collection, amass* (of clouds).