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•with five liquids, milk, curds, butter, honey, and su- 

 gar;) vast quantities of these things were expended, 

 in many hundred pots : but, through the wonderful 

 power of the god, the liquor descended not lower than 

 the navel, to check the pride and vanity of the worship- 

 per. CHAMUNDARA'Y,notknowingthecause, wasfiUed 

 with grief, that his intention was frustrated of clean- 

 ing the image completely with this ablution. While 

 he was in this situation, the celestial nymph Pad- 

 maVati, by order of God, having transformed her- 

 self into the likeness of an aged poor woman, ap- 

 peared, holding in her hand the five Amntas, in a 

 BHliyagola, (or small silver pot,) for washing the sta- 

 tue : and signified her intention to Chamundara'y, 

 who laughed at the absurdity of this proposal iox 

 accomplishing what it had not been in his power to 

 effect. Out of cui^iosity, however, he permitted her 

 to attempt it : when, to the great surprize of the 

 beholders, she washed the image with the liquor 

 brought in the little silver vase. Ciiamundaiia'y, re- 

 penting his sinful arrogance, performed a second 

 time, with profound respect, his ablution, on which 

 they had formerly wasted so much valuable liquids ; 

 and washed completely the body of the image. 



From that time, this place is named after the silver 

 vase (or Bellhjagola) which was held in Padma'vati's 

 hand. Sravatia (Sramana) is the title of a Jain San-r 

 nyasi ; and, as this place is the principal residence of 

 these Samiyasis, the people call it Sravan-Belligola. 



Mapy years after this period, a king, named Bhat- 

 tavard'han, reigned at Dwaratipaitan ; which the 

 people now call generally by the name of Doragul, 

 or Dorammudra7n. It is said, that he wanted a fin- 

 ger. One day, as he sat MMth his concubine (who was 

 of the Vais/mava sect) upon the terrace of his palace, 

 tshe observed, in the public street, a Jahi Sannyhi 

 passing, who avoided conversing with any person, 



