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" Boed-dha, the God of Mercy ! Be propitious, O Moll 

 "Hieh God!" 



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Having thus worshipped the Guardian of Mankind, 

 he became like one of the juft. He joyfully caufed a 

 holy temple to bebuilt, of a wonderful conftruction, and 

 therein were fet up the divine foot of Veeflinoo, for ever 

 purifier of the fins of mankind, the images of the Pan- 

 dcos, and of the defcents of VeeJJinoo : and in like man- 

 ner of Brahma, and the reft of the Divinities. 



This place is renowned; and it is celebrated by the 

 name of B hoc d-d ha Gciya. The forefathers of him who 

 fhall perform the ceremony of the Sradha at this place 

 fhall obtain falvation. The great virtue of the Sradha 

 performed here, is to be found in the book called Vayeo- 

 pobrana : an Epitome of which hath by me been en- 

 graved upon Hone. 



Veekramadeetya was certainly a king renowned in the 

 world. So in his court there were nine learned men, 

 celebrated under the epithet of the Nava-ratnanee, or 

 nine jezvels ; one of whom was Amara Deva, who was 

 the king's chief counfellor, a man of great genius and 

 profound learning, and the greater!: favourite of his 

 prince. He it certainly was who built the holy temple, 

 which deftroyeth fin, in a place in Jamboodweep, where 

 the mind being fteady, it obtains its wifhes ; and in a 

 place where it may obtain falvation, reputation, and en- 

 joyment, even in the country of Bhcirata, and the pro- 

 vince of KcekcltC) where the place of Bbcd-dha, purifier 

 of the finful, is renowned. A crime of an hundred-fold 

 fhall undoubtedly be expiated from a fight thereof, of 

 a thoufarid-fold from a touch thereof, and of a hundred 

 thouland fold from worfhipping thereof. But where is 

 the uie of faying fo much of the great virtues of this 

 place ? Even the hefts of heaven worfhip with joyful 

 fervice both day and night. 



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