1118 An abstract Translation from the Pudma Pooran. [No. 131. 



of ground on which to make a burning sacrifice." Shookra-chary, the 

 priest, observed," "Oh, king! this is not a Brahmin, but is the Almighty God 

 in disguise ; therefore do not grant his request, he will cause you to re- 

 pent the gift." Boli rejoined, " If as you say, he is indeed the Almighty, 

 it will be better to propitiate him with this small charity, than to refuse his 

 request. I who am lord of the three worlds can well afford so trifling a 

 gift." He accordingly gave Vamana permission to measure three steps of 

 ground, upon which the body of the dwarf began to expand, and his sta- 

 ture increased to the height of 75,000 laks of leagues, one foot covered the 

 whole earth, the other filled the sky. Vamana then asked Boli, " where 

 shall I place my other foot." " On my head," said Boli, Accordingly the 

 foot that was in the sky was placed on the head of Boli, and Vishnoo press- 

 ing it downwards, descended with Boli through the earth to Patal-locum, 

 where leaving Boli, he returned and re-instated Indra in the sovereignty of 

 the three worlds. 



6th Incarnation, or Parasoo-Ram Avatar. 



Brugoo, (the first of the nine Prajaputty,) had a son named Jamadugny, 

 who having paid his devotions for 1000 years to Indra, found favor in his 

 sight, and was permitted to ask for any thing he wanted, Jamadugny then 

 requested that he might be put in possession of Kama-danoo, (the wishing 

 cow, which was produced from the churned ocean.) The cow was accord- 

 ingly brought to him, and by her aid he acquired great wealth and hap- 

 piness. He took unto himself a wife named Ranooka-devy, who was the 

 daughter of Ranooka. In order to obtain a son, Jamadugny prepared a 

 pootra-kaumastey ag, or burning sacrifice to Indra. The deity pleased 

 with the offering, promised him that Vishnoo should be born to him as a 

 son ; accordingly his wife conceived and brought forth a son, and called his 

 name Rama. At ten years of age, he was sent to Salagram, for the purpose 

 of being consecrated to the worship of Vishnoo. He there met with Ka- 

 seapoo, one of the nine Prajaputty, who being pleased with his attentions 

 and piety, gave him a prayer called " Vishnavee." 



In the mean time a king named Karteveerean Arjoon, the son of Hahaya, 

 reigned in the city of Joteshmate on the banks of the Narmada, (JSTurbudda?) 

 He had 1000 hands, and a wife called Madooravane. One day he weot 

 with his wife and concubines to bathe in the river Nurmada, and placed 

 500 of his hands as a wall in the water, while with the other 500 hands he 

 played with his women. It came to pass, that Ravanah a giant, arrived 

 at a place lower down the river; after bathing, he erected in the river an 

 image of clay, and began to worship it. Owing to the sports of king Arjoon 



