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succeeded but Rama and as a reward he won the daughter of 
Janaka 
Other clues to the identification of our Siva with the 
Ekavratya followed in rapid succession. He went to the East, 
certain Samans followed him and certain of the gods. Their 
Sraddha or the goddess of devotion became his mistress, 
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his clothing, day his head-dress, night his hair. His ear-orna- 
ments were of silver (not gold). His precious stene was Kal- 
mali (speckled). The past and present were his footmen running 
along with his car. His mind was his cart. Matarisva and 
Pavamana were his draught animals. Wind was his chariot- 
eer. Whirlwind was his guiding stick. Fame and reputation 
were his fore-runners. Thus fully equipped as a Vratya in 
spiritualised form he goes to the East. So to the South, so 
in Pagupatinatha. But it is said that the Brahma had five 
faces, and in a fight Mahadeva snatched away one of his 
faces and put it on the top of his four, facing upwards. This 
is again exemplified in the third paragraph of this chapter in 
which it is said Urdhvo-atisthat, ‘‘ He stood with his face up- 
wards.” : 
He stood for a year. When the gods said why do you 
stand?” He said, “ Give me Asamdi (a Charpoi).” The gods 
gave him one. The four legs of the Charpoi were summer, 
spring, rains and autumn. The two long poles were Vrhat 
and Rathantara Samans and the two shorter ones were 
Yajfia-Yajfiiva and Vama-Devya Saman. Rks were the long 
strings, Yajus the short ones. The Vedas were the sheets 
and mantras the pillows. Sadman was the seat and Udgitha. 
was the support. Gods were attendants by his side and so 
on. The spirit of Vratya occupied all that was most sacred 
in the Vedic society and he is regarded as a source of all the 
Vedas. He sat on a Charpoi because the nomad Vratyas 
used Charpois. : : 
But the most striking and convincing clue to the identi- 
f the same chapter. 
The eastern quarter from the AntardeSa gave him Bhava as 
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eight mirtis of Siva, not however representing the five ele- 
