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would cause the place to become desolate; he therefore prayed earnestly 
to BraumA that the giant might be destroyed : whereupon BraumA ap- 
peared to him, and told him that RAmaswAmi would proceed to Lancadwipa 
to avenge him of his great adversary Rivan’a, by way of Dandakdraniam, 
when he would appear to him, and his wishes for the destruction of the 
giant named JambtcAsura, would be fulfilled by RAmaswAmi’s disguising 
himself in the shape of a woman and killing him. - The other rishis, when 
first acquainted with the promise made by Brauma to the above rishi, were 
not quite satisfied, and put little faith in the promise, but BraumA once 
more appeared to them, and told them to fear nothing from the giant, for 
that Gop would not leave them, but reside on a tree there till the giant 
their enemy was destroyed. Thereupon the rishis, returning to the island, 
continued to perform their devotions; and while they were doing so, 
RAmaswAmi forthwith came to the island and destroyed the giant, to the 
great astonishment of all the rishis and other devotees: and after perform- 
ing ceremonies to his deceased father in this holy place, went away. When 
they saw this, they glorified BraumA for the victory over the giant their 
enemy. ‘The réshis after this lived in great tranquillity for a long period, 
and then passed away to the other world, from which time the island became 
desolate till TerucnotarAyen discovered the place. 
Terucuo.arAyen, of the Cshatriya caste, was a petty king of Karaladésem, 
on the Malabar Coast, who having by some accident fallen into the great 
sin called Brahmahatyd (slaying a Brahman), found it necessary, in com- 
pliance with the behests of the S’dstras, to proceed to the river Caveri to 
expiate his sin, by performing devout ceremonies, building temples, and 
distributing alms. As he travelled in search of a place where he might 
accomplish his intended purpose, he came to the island of Sivasamudram, 
where the river Caveri nearly terminates; and deeming it a suitable place, 
he settled himself there, and became the first king of the island. Here he 
exerted all his authority, and applied all his resources to the erection of 
temples, provided for the performance of daily pujds and ceremonies, and 
granted agrahdrams to the Brdhmanas. He also obtained possession of 
twelve other villages on the western side of the neighbourhood of the island. 
The population was at this time comparatively small and poor. In his reign 
the Rangaswdmit pagoda was erected. These possessions were governed by 
him in peace about a thousand years ago; and after his death, VisHNuvar- 
DHANEN, his only son, succeeded him, and ruled over the kingdom-in peace 
