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fortunes of Bijala had passed away, as indicated by portentous signs ; and accordingly the 

 crows crowed in the night, jackalls howled by day ; the sun was eclipsed, storms of wind 

 and rain came on, the earth shook, and darkness overspread the heavens. The inhabi- 

 tants of Kaly&na were filled with terror. 



When Jagaddeva repaired home, his mother met him, and told him that when any 

 injury had been done to a disciple of the Saiva faith, his fellow should avenge him or die. 

 When Dalcsha treated Siva with contumely, Parvati threw herself into the flames, and so, 

 under the wrong offered to the saints, he should not sit down contented : thus saying, she 

 gave him food at the door of his mansion. Thither also came Mallaya and Bommaya, two 

 others of the saints, and they partook of Jagaddeva' s meal. Then smearing their bodies 

 with holy ashes, they took up the spear, and sword, and shield, and marched together 

 against Bijala. On their way a bull appeared, whom they knew to be a form of Bdsava 

 come to their aid, and the bull went first, even to the court of the king, goring any one 

 that came in their way, and opening a clear path for them. Thus they reached the court, 

 and put Bijala to death in the midst of all his courtiers, and then they danced, and pro- 

 claimed the cause why they had put the king to death. Jugaddeva on his way back, recall- 

 ing the words of his mother, stabbed himself. Then arose dissension in the city, and the 

 people fought amongst themselves, and horses with horses, and elephants with elephants, 

 until, agreeably to the curse denounced upon it by Bdsava and his disciples, Kalydna was 

 utterly destroyed. 



Bdsava continued to reside at Sangameswara, conversing with his disciples, and com- 

 muning with the divine Essence, and he expostulated with Siva, saying ' By thy command 

 have I, and thy attendant train, come upon earth, and thou hast promised to recall us to thy 

 presence when our task was accomplished." Then Siva and Parvat! came forth from the 

 Sangamcs\soara Lingam, and were visible to Bdsava, who fell on the ground before them. 

 They raised him, and led him to the sanctuary, and all three disappeared in the presence 

 of the disciples, and they praised their master, and flowers fell from the sky, and then the 

 disciples spread themselves abroad, and made known the absorption of Bdsava into the 

 emblem of Siva." — Mackenzie Collection, Vol. 2nd. Hdlahanara MSS. 



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