398 ON THE ANCIENT 
Cicata. tis also called Magadhi by the Pauréztics, for asimilar reason. 
In this manner the Yamundé is also called Célindé, because it comes from 
the hilly country of Calinda, as I observed before. 
Tur waters of the river Maulf were originally as pure, and beneficial to 
mankind, as those of any river in the country. However they were long 
after infected and spoiled, through a most strange, and unheard of circum- 
stance, in consequence of which its present name was bestowed upon it. 
a Tri-Sancu was a famous, and noneerfal king, who lived at a very early 
period, and through religions austerities, and! spells, presumed to ascend to 
heaven ‘with his family. The gods enraged at his insolence, opposed him, 
_and'he female Seprand half way with his head downwards. From his 
mouth’ issues’ a bloody~ saliva, of A most’ baneful native. Tt falls on 
Vindhya, and gives to these mountains’ a reddish hue: hence they are 
called Rohita or Lehita, the red and bloody hills in the’ “Vicinity of Rotas. 
It is unnecessary to remark, that this infectious saliva, thixing with the 
waters of the river Mawlf, would naturally infect, and render them most 
inimical to religious purposes. ‘This legend is well known: but the best 
account J ever saw, is in the Mahé-Réméyata, 5 in a dialogue between 
AcAsrva, and Hanuman. The next is the Sona: or red wees dane 
Purdras it is constantly called Sova; and I believe’ ‘never otherwise. In 
the Amara-cosa, and other uracts, I am told it 48 (called Hirartya-béhu im- 
plying the golden arm, or branch of a river, or the golden’ caiial or channel. 
These expressions imply an arm or branchvof the Sona; which really forms 
two branches, before it falls into the Ganges. The easternmost, through 
