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and his women, the waters of the river swelled and became troubled, so that 

 the idol, with the flowers and incense, were upset and carried down the 

 stream. Ravanah sent messengers to ascertain the cause of this commotion 

 of the waters ; on hearing the cause, he was inflamed with anger and went 

 up to fight against Arjoon, but the latter overcame him, and put him in 

 prison for 10,000 years ; after the lapse of this period, Arjoon was ordered 

 by Brahma to release him. 



It came to pass, that the king paid a visit to Jamadugny, who received 

 him very kindly, and served him and all his retinue with rare and excellent 

 food. The king inquired, whence he procured such delicious provender. 

 The penitent replied, that the Kamadanoo furnished him with every thing. 

 The king then begged the penitent to give him the wonderful cow, but 

 Jamadugny replied, that it belonged to Tndra, and that it was not therefore 

 in his power. Then the king forcibly seized Kamadanoo, but she resisted, 

 and with her horns and feet killed many of the royal retinue. The king en- 

 raged at his failure, stabbed Jamadugny with his dagger, and returned to 

 his capital. 



Ramah, the son of Jumadugne, having finished his education at Sala- 

 gram, and having received an axe from Vishnoo as a reward for his 

 piety, returned to his father's house, where he beheld his corpse. 

 Hearing the manner in which he had been slain, he shouldered his axe 

 and went to the city of Joteshmati, and standing upon the gate, sent 

 word to the king, that a Brahmin was come to fight with him. The 

 king hearing this, sent 100 kinkaras to chastise him, but he killed 

 them all with his axe. The king then came out himself, but Parasoo- 

 Ramah, (or axe-bearing Ramah,) immediately cut off his 1000 hands, 

 and then killed him with the axe ; after which he laid about him right 

 and left, declaring that he would not suffer the world any longer to 

 be polluted with the Kshatrea caste. He performed the tarpenum, (or 

 ceremony of anathema,) in the blood of the Kshatreeas, by mingling 

 their blood with gingle (?) seed in the earth, and crying confusion to the 

 nakedness of their fathers and grand-fathers. This ceremony was per- 

 formed at Lamantaka Punchakum (or the five streams) near Kooroo- 

 Kshatrum, where he also made a burnt offering called auroovamadum, 

 and presented the 750,000 kos of land, which composed the country 

 of the Kshatreeas, as a charitable gift unto the Brahmins. He then 

 prepared to offer up his thanksgiving to Vishnoo, but was prevented 

 by a Brahmin, who said, "You have given this land to the Brahmins, 

 and have no title to make use of that which is no longer your own, 

 go, and appear not again within its limits." — Parasoo-Ramah enraged 

 at this treatment, cursed him, and said, " You will not be able to retain 



