1838.] Record of the time of Cart Cala Cholan. 879 



ing been offered, on a grand scale, it further appears that Samaya 

 Mothali a manager or agent for Cari Cala Chola offered one of his 

 sons in sacrifice at Trhtomali, and at the demand of the Durga at Ma- 

 thurai (Madura J he offered another son as a sacrifice. He then insisted 

 that for future years human sacrifices should not be offered ; but that the 

 goddess must be contented with other offerings, a multitude of goats 

 being included. It is stated that 27 generations, and 36 reigns occu- 

 pied 2460 years. (In this statement and in the following ones there is 

 a recurrence of artificial structure. ) The number of fanes constructed 

 by the three kings, Chola, Pandiya and Conga, is greatly exaggerated. 

 Among other things it is stated that beneath the shrine oi.Minacshi at 

 Madura, there is a subterraneous way to the Vaigai river. A great 

 many things are mentioned apparently with the object of magnifying 

 the importance of Samaiya Muthaliar, and the weaver caste at Con- 

 jeveram. After which Cheruman Percmal being at Conjeveram with 

 his colleagues, the two other kings, he is brought forward as looking 

 into futurity, and declaring matters in the form of a prophecy. To wit, 

 the whole country will become Muhammadan, the gods of the chief 

 places will retire into concealment. The Muhammadans will exercise 

 great severities. The Samana religion will increase, low tribes will 

 prevail throughout the country. There will be want of rain ; famine, 

 deaths of people in consequence. Every thing will be as in the days of 

 Salivahana. The Muhammadans will rule during 360 years. They 

 are termed rdkshasas concerning whom the sacred ascetics will complain 

 to Siva. Siva in consultation with Vishnu, will resuscitate Vikramadi- 

 tya with his minister Batti*, and destroy by him, the Muhammadans. 

 Siva will order Vikramaditya, born as Vira Vasanta Rayer, to 

 reign with his posterity, during a period of seven generations and 540 

 years. After that, while performing worship with eyes closed, the 

 Mogul Padshah will come and destroy him. The Rasgiri Mogul and 

 his posterity will reign 5 generations or 360 years. Vikramaditya, 

 will again be born as Rana Kandi Vira Vasanta Rayer and rule with 

 his posterity 7 generations and 540 years. Another Padshah termed 

 Cola Cala will then come and destroy him, and rule for 5 generations, 

 and 360 years. Vikramaditya will then again be born at Raya Vilur, 

 and destroy the Cola Cala Padshah, and rule with his posterity 27 

 generations and 2160 years. After that he will be taken up alive to 



* The common name of the minister on the grants and pillars of the Sura\sh- 

 tra and Oujein princes is Bhaiti, and Vikramaditya is a title on many of their 

 coins. We may therefore soon hope to find who this brahman prince over- 

 thrown by a Buddhist rival really was.— En. * 

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