LlTEaATURE OF THE BURMAS. 239 



-** his right he moved the earth, and forced the Nat 



" from his concealment. He then faid, ' O Nat^ come 



'•forth!' The great BoMMAzo, thinking that Goda- 



" MA had done this by chance, wanted again to hide 



" himfelf: but Godama called out, and faid, O Nat, 



" do you not know, that I am acquainted with the 



" molt fecret thoughts of your heart? Come out 



" then, nor any longer pretend not to hear.' Then 



" the Nat perceiving that he could be no longer hid, 



" came out, and turning to Godama, faid, ' Now, in 



*' your turn, conceal yourfelf.' Godama not con- 



" verting his great body into a grain of fand, but into 



" a moft minute and invifible atom, flood upon that 



" part of the Bommazo which is between the eye- 



" brow and the eye-lid, and called out, ' Now feek 



"me.' The Bommazo hearing the voice of Godama 



" very near, immediately opened his eyes; and when 



'• he could fee nothing near, he began to look every 



" where after Godama. He fearched the four great 



" iflands of this earth, and the two thou land fmall 



'• ones; he examined the whole ocean, and the lofty 



" and inacceihble mountains of Zetchiavala ; from 



" thence afcending Mienmo, he vifited the habitations 



" of all the Nat, the Ritpa, and Arupa: he then pe- 



" netrated into feveral other v/orlds; but being at 



*' length fatigued, and declaring himfelf overcome, 



" he faid, ' O great Godama, no longer hide tbyfelf, 



" but appear.' Then Godama forthwith creating a 



"^ magnificent ladder, compofed of gold, and orna- 



" mented with pearls, applied it to the eye of the 



*' great Bommazo; and afiuming the natural fize of 



*' his body, and the moft fplendid ornaments, with the 



" greatelt pomp, defcended to the ground from the eye 



" of the Bommazo. This miracle being feen, the 



great Nat aftonifhed, threw himfelf at the feet of 



Godama, and humbly confeffing his arrogance and 



pride, befought pardon; and from thenceforward, 



' he venerated Bouddha as a God: and notonly during 



*' the life of Godama, but ever fince his death, this Nat 



" has continued to worfhip him carefully and devoutly." 



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