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geon Sandhi-mati, for such was the name of his 

 prime minister. But his enemies were not satisfied, 

 and they informed tlie King, that Sarasva ti, divuie 

 wisdom, or collectively those endued with divine 

 knowledge, had declared that he would be a King. 

 Jaya-Indra, called Chandra in the Aybi-Acberi, 

 ordered him immediately to be crucified. There he 

 remained, till his flesh dropped off, or was torn, ofJ' by 

 wild beasts. A certain holy man happened to pass 

 by, and reading his destiny in the Bralimanda, or in 

 his scull, immediately resolved to bring him to life 

 again, for this purpose he performed the piija, and 

 after the usual ceremonies and invocations, he rung 

 the bell, and was surrounded by a fiery meteor, 

 which announced the presence of the Yoginis, or 

 forms of De'vi. Thep, arming himself with a sci- 

 mitar, as usual on such appearances, he went to the 

 forest, where the prime minister hung upon the 

 cross. He was immediately surrounded by Yoginis, 

 one of whom, the F ham-cany a I mentioned before, 

 arranged the bones together, and Sandhi-mati 

 stood upon his legs. The King, hearing of this, 

 went to the forest, when all the Ybginis disappeared : 

 this resurrection of*SANDHi-MATi took place in Mu- 

 m-puri, or the city of holy contemplators. He then 

 ascended the throne, and, on account of his transcen- 

 dent virtues, was called Aryya-Ra'ja, or the good 

 King. 



The author gives us then an account of his excel- 

 lencies,, and of his worth; and informs us that he 

 was a servant and favourite of Maha'de'v^a. The 

 ways of the supreme being, says he, are wonderful, and 

 truly pass all understanding and belief; yet there 

 are similar instances recorded of old, such as in the 



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