Canto XL.The Cleaving Of The Earth. The hermit ceased:the tale was done: Then in a transport Raghu's son Again addressed the ancient sire Resplendent as a burning fire: “O holy man,I fain would hear The tale repeated full and clear How he from whom my sires descend Brought the great rite to happy end.” The hermit answered with a smile: “Then listen,son of Raghu,while My legendary tale proceeds To tell of high-souled Sagar's deeds. Within the spacious plain that lies From where Himálaya's heights arise To where proud Vindhya's rival chain Looks down upon the subject plain— A land the