360 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [August, 1906. 
whence, probably, it takes its name, as haju means ‘hill’ in the 
Bodo and cognate languages. From the fragments of the old 
vestibule a rude flight of steps has been constructed, from the 
tank below to the ancient fane on the hill, in which the object 
of worship is, in fact, an image of Buddha.” ! 
Was YVishu So far about Hajo. But there is a gordian knot yet untied. 
the elder or Was Vishnu the elder or younger brother of Sishu? Were they 
younger uterine brothers? Dr. Buchanan Hamilton says: ‘‘ Whether 
rother of Si- 7. , : . 
hu? Were Jira was married or not is not known; but she had a son named 
. he be * . . . 
they uterine Sisu, while her sister (Hira, who was married to a certain Hariya) 
brothers ? 
undoubtedly, famous for his undaunted prowess and military 
could his right have been set aside? How 
the son of Hira (wife of Hariy4), and Sishu, the son of Jira (her 
marriage being unknown). (3) That of the two sons of Hira, 
Vishu was the elder and Sishu the younger. Does not the last 
tradition cut the gordian knot ? 
Traditions 
abont Hird, t is said that Hiré was — ~ old when she was 
aes’ oddess Bhagavati, his divine 
She is said to have been conceived agi divinity in 
| Vide the Journal of | - : : 
logy of Bengal, pp. = Ge taeh A.8.B. 1855, p.9. Vide also Dalton’s Ethno- 
2 As regards 
nae ms inte tations of thi rd d es- 
tion as to the etymological ar = this word an our sngg 
discussion will follow ‘< + sina he SS 
