 This part of the "Vishnu Purana" describes spheres above the earth, planets, the sun and the moon.Four chapters (2.13 to 2.16) of the second book of the text present the legends of King Bharata, who abdicates his throne to lead the life of a sannyasi, which is similar to the legends found in section 5.7 to 5.14 of the Bhagavata Purana.The geography of Mount Mandara as east of Mount Meru, presented in this book and other Puranas, states Stella Kramrisch, may be related to the word "Mandir" (Hindu temple) and the reason of its design, "image, aim and destination".