152 On the Sena Rdjds of Bengal. [No. 3, 



Before the temple of Shiva, he dug a pond in which reflected the 

 rays of the pearls stuck in the diadem of the crest of the female ser- 

 pent and to which the black bees are attracted by the sweet scent of 

 the musks applied to the breasts of the maidens who go to bathe there. 



[The snakes are supposed to reside in Patal, a region below this 

 earth. He dug his pond to such a depth, to cause the rays of the dia- 

 monds over the heads of the female snakes to pierce, through its 

 waters.] 



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This descendant of the Sena family did wisely provide for the poor, 

 inasmuch as he clothed Digambar (naked) with coloured dresses, 

 adorned his body with golden ornaments, erected a palace for him, as 

 he used to live in Shashana (a place where dead bodies are burnt,) and 

 made him rich, as he maintained himself by begging. 



[In the Hindu mythology, Shiva is represented as naked, living in 

 Shashana, and maintaining himself by begging. He is ornamented, 

 with serpents.] 



This king dressed Shiva at his own choice in the shape of Kalpa 

 Kapalika, replacing his (Shiva's) tiger's hide by coloured silken clothes, 

 his serpents by bulky garlands pendent over his breasts, his ashes by 

 sandal wood powders, his rosary by blue pearls, and his human bones 

 by gems. 



