Circumambulating that elephant namely Sumanasa in western side, and even on asking about its well-being, then they reached the northern direction duly digging the earth. [1-40-21]
Oh ! Raghushrestha ( Rama ), in the northern direction, they beheld Bhadra, a snow-white elephant with an auspicious body bearing northern side of this earth. [1-40-22]
On touching that elephant reverently and also circumambulating it, those sixty thousands sons of Sagara further burrowed to the surface of the earth. [1-40-23]
Subsequently, the sons of Sagara, having gone towards the auspicious northeastern region ( iishaana-digbhaaga, Shiva-sthaana ), began to dig earth with wrath. [1-40-24]
But all those great-souled and great-mighty ones with terrible dash have seen the Infinite Vasudeva in the form of sage Kapila there in the northeast region. [1-40-25]