In the institutes of Manu the Loka palas are represented as standing in close relation to the ruling king, who is saki to be composed of particles of these his tutelary deities.
We see the baby on the right - " where do we come from" , a standing figure in the center - " what are we" , and a crouching old lady on the left - " where are we going" .
Some are lying on bare floors with nothing to do. Some men are in a room where they can only stand because the room is small and there are too many people.
Down at their feet, near the shore, a dusky line of huts and houses was scarcely visible; and over these lay a pale blue film of peat smoke that did not move in the still air.