At t h e b e g i n n i n g o f t h i s kaliyuga, b e i n g s started contending with e a c h o t h e r t h r o u g h t h e i r c o m m o n a n i m o s i t y.

A s t h e b o d i e s started piling up from their mutual slaughter, they were removed to the various directions, and the eight great charnel grounds f o rm e d . Fro m t h e c o r p s e s r a n b l o o d a n d , a s i t s v a p o r ro s e i n t o t h e s ky , the eight clouds evolved. When the clouds g a v e o f f r a i n , the eight rivers developed, and in them the eight divine nagas arose. Mists came from the rivers, and the eight trees grew, each o f t h e m w i t h i t s o w n p r o t e c t o r. T h e n t o t h e s o u t h o f S u m e r u , in the continent of Jambudvipa, M a h e s ' v a r a ' s e m a n a t i o n a ro s e .