1838.] Srirangha Makalmyam-*- Abstract of contents. 385 



part of the 30th section, and the whole of the three following sections. 

 This last manuscript retains the usual marks of having passed through 

 Professor Wilson's hands, and is briefly catalogued vol. L, p. 173. No. 

 xxvii. under the title of Perawoliyar Purdna. The preceding copy- 

 wants that attestation, and is not mentioned in the catalogue, giving 

 occasion to some doubt whether it may not subsequently have been 

 substituted in the collection for some other work. 



Observation. 

 Since the Madura St'halla Purdna (from a copy of my own ob- 

 tained direct from Madura several years ago), was abstracted by 

 me, and the abstract published in the 1st volume of Oriental Historical 

 MSS. it has not appeared to me needful to abstract the same work 

 anew in this place. In order however to make the last copy complete 

 the deficient portions have been restored on palm-leaves, and incorpo- 

 rated with the work in the proper place. 



4. — Srirangha Mahalmyam, or legend of Seringham, near Trichi* 



nopoly. 



This is a palm-leaf MS. of 70 leaves in good preservation and in 

 very legible writing. It is found in the collection without mark or 

 number; but is noted in the descriptive catalogue vol. 1, p. 174. 



There is no need of doing any thing with it, as regards restoration. 

 The following is an 



Abstract of the legendary contents. 



1. Naked a addresses Isvarer, and stating that the latter has told 

 Turn all the wonders of the three worlds (upper, middle, and lower) de- 

 sires to know the renown of the Cdveri river, and how Sri rangha 

 became a Vaishnava fane. Extravagant praise as to the omnipotent 

 virtues of doing any act of homage at Sri ra?igham, is stated in reply, 

 by Isvarer, forming the first adhydya, or division of the work. 



2. Nareda expressing his satisfaction at what he had heard, in- 

 quires as to the placing there of the Vimdna (or shrine) to which 

 Siva replies forming the second adhydya. In the time of the deluge 

 Narrayen was sleeping a long time on the serpent Athi-seshan (sin- 

 gularly enough, from a later fable, said to be at the same time in the 

 bowels of Agastyar); Brahma was born; the Pranava formed (or mys- 

 tic J m). Origin of the Rig veda the Soma yagam and the 18 Pur a* 

 nas : other similar matters of a mythological description, relating to 

 times immediately succeeding the deluge. 



3. Brahma begun the work of creating anew ; Brahma studied 

 astrology to acquire foreknowledge. He also performed penance. The 



