1120 An abstract Translation from the Pudma Poor an. [No. 131. 



dominion over this land." He then departed to the mountain Badari- 

 castreeamun. 



7th Incarnation, or Ram Avatar. 



Aditi, the daughter of Duksha, and wife of Caseapah had a son, named 

 Viouswatah, who was one of the twelve suns. The latter had a son named 

 Swaembhoo Munoo, who worshipped Vishnoo 10,000 years on the 

 banks of the river Goomtee. Vishnoo then appeared to him, and told 

 him to make a request, Swaembhoo Munoo accordingly besought him that 

 he would be born to him as a son for three generations ; Vishnoo consent- 

 ing, disappeared. 



It came to pass that in the Tretu Yoog, Swaembhoo Munoo was 

 born to king Ujan in the city of Ayodeea, (Oude,) and was named 

 Dasarada. He married Cosilliah, the daughter of the king of Cosala 

 (Cosillah*) and Soomitry, the daughter of the king of Maugada, and 

 Kykae, the daughter of king Kikiah. Not being blessed with a son 

 by any of his wives, he, by the advice of Vasista, the penitent, made a 

 burning sacrifice, called Pootra-kamasty, (son-wishing.) During the cere- 

 mony, there appeared in the midst of the flames a very handsome youth, 

 with a golden cup in his hand full of panes (?) or rice milk. He spoke to 

 Dasarada, ordering him to divide the contents of the cup among his three 

 wives, who accordingly each drank their share of the celestial liquor, and 

 immediately became pregnant. After ten months, Cosala brought forth 

 Rama. Soomitry had two sons, Luchmun and Satroogna; and Kykae 

 Bharata, they were all named by Vasistah. It came to pass when they 

 were grown up, and were educated in the arts and sciences, that there 

 came to Dasarada a penitent, named Vesoova Mitra, who requested 

 him to allow his sons, Ramah and Luchmun, to attend at a burning 

 sacrifice, in order that the giants might be deterred from interrupting the 

 ceremony. The king ordered his sons to accompany the penitent, who 

 taught them two arts, called bula and utte-bula. 



The giants, of whom the penitent was apprehensive, were named 

 Mareecha and Satbahoo, the sons of Tatakes, (the daughter of the angel 

 Sookatoo,) and Sinda, her husband. After the death of their father, the 

 two sons united together to mock and jest at a penitent called Ugusteah, 

 who being very much provoked cursed them, and transformed them 

 into giants. These giants to revenge themselves on the race of penitents, 

 were in the habit of disturbing their devotions, and obstructing their 



* There is a river of this name, which rises near Almorah, and unites with the Ram Gunga 

 below Moradabad. 



