foperNn Imiravicn oF THE Vitwas, &c. D5 
s¢ ses grandeurs.” The general sudject is explained by this extract. 
The third section is the same in form as the preceding:—the. Sanscrit 
abstract of the first chapter. of that indorsed ** 3™° Cajer,” is &¢ iti 
66 Chomo Oupa Béde adia, prokrite DurcA abotaro kotono pollabon ” (iti 
Sdéma Upa Védé adya Pracrittt Durex avatara cathana pallavam), which 
may be rendered, the section of the Sama Upa Védam, containing the ac- 
count of the Avatdrams of the goddess, DurGA, considered as primeval 
nature; the whole relates to the several Pracritis and Avatarams, detailed 
by ‘¢ Zon,” and refuted by ** Nararon;” the abstract of the last 
chapter ends with a speech of Naralon’s, in answer to an account given 
by Zoment, of the four-faced Branma, of which the following is the 
commencement: ‘*J’ay entendu tout ce que tu. viens de dire au sujet de 
S¢ Bramma aquatre visages, tout cela est une pure fiction, un pure mensonge 
*¢ ecoute moi je vay en covaincre;”—and it concludes by denying* the 
divinity of Brana, and asserting him to have been a man in all respects 
resembling other human beings: 
Connecrep with the last mentioned manuscripts is a single section, 
containing detached passages in Mrench and Sanserit, with many 
alterations and corrections; it appears to consist of original notes to 
facilitate the composition of the several paris of these works, 
* AN extract is hereafter given from this part of this manuscript, as a specisaen ci the Fyenck 
translation, 
