from the' Ancient Books of the Hindus* 431 



fban of Ctihaditd, or the covered, and Periracjhita, or the guarded on all 

 fides. The enraged goddefs then fent a furious temped; but Vishnu, af- 

 fuming the form of a large tree, fecured her with its trunk and branches air 

 a place thence named Racjhitd-fThdna'. Ma'ya-de'vi s , however, feized 

 her and caft her into a certain fea, which had afterwards the name of 

 Amagna, becaufe Vishnu endued its waters with a power of fupporting 

 her on their furface ; and they have ever fince retained that property, fo 

 that nothing Jinks in them.. 



The fourth and laft machination was the moft dangerous and malig- 

 nant : Dt'vf carried Antarmada' to the iea-fhore and chained her to a 

 rock, that fhe might be devoured by a Grdba> or fea-monfler ; but Vish- 

 NUj, ever vigilant to preferve her, animated a young hero, named Pa'ra- 

 si'ca, who (lew the monfter, and releafed the intended victim, at a place 

 named, from her deliverance, Uddhdra-fihan* He conducted her to his> 

 own country, and married her at a place, called Pdnigraha, becaufe he 

 there took her by the hand in the nuptial ceremony: they paffed through 

 life happily, and, after death,, were both feated among the ftars, together 

 with Cape'nas and Padmamuc'hi', who had alfo the patronymick of 

 Ca'syapi'. Among the immediate defendants of Pa'rasica and An- 

 TARMada', we find Va'rasica and Rasica, who reigned fucceffively,, 

 Timica and Bha'luca, who travelled, as merchants, into dlftant coun» 

 tries, and Bha'luca'yani, who feems to have been the laft of the race. 



The pedigree of Cape'nas has been carefully preferved; and many 

 Mrdhmens are proud of their defcent from him % 



cas'yapa and aditt 

 'Sdndil.'yands, Maunjdyands? 



