Bhutdfa Pdndya. 



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Agasa (washermen) Halepaika, Mundalas, Karifinara, Ho- 

 leya, Andekoraga, &c ; and Niti or rules enacted by Bhul n- 

 lapandya for these classes, are that each of these should 

 behave itself with such distinction as is to be observed in 

 respect of its superiority or inferiority and also in such a 

 manner as the manners and customs peculiar to each class 

 may direct. The Mana Maryade is as follows : — [Here occur 

 eight lines unintelligible to me. — M. O. S.] 



Huttu Kattu is as follows : — 



Bhutalapandya, having put a stop to the Makkala San- 

 tana system, recorded rules in the Madhya Mantapa of 

 Anantecvara deity of the world to the effect that the 

 rules of Aliyasantana should be observed, and that 

 whosoever shall deviate from the same, his family shall 

 become issueless : thus the said Bhutalapandya repealed the 

 Huttu (succession in the male line), which was established 

 before, and introduced the Aliyasantana system in its stead. 

 Huttu is this. Bhutalapandya promulgated the rules to 

 the effect that only the wife and children should observe 

 the imaginary pollution on the occasion of death, and 

 share in the sin or virtue as also in the virtue accruing 

 from gift and charity, and the fame or infamy (arising from 

 any deeds), while the Santana (heir) is to observe the pol- 

 lution only on the occasion of birth and not on that of 

 death, and to succeed to the property. 



Kattale is as follows : — 



Bhutalapandya made it as a rule that no auspicious 

 ceremony is to be celebrated through Brahmans, nor Mahal- 

 yam (some inauspicious ceremony) to be performed for the 

 deceased persons ; nor the Panchagavyam is to be taken ; 

 nor the Punya Homa ceremony attended with the use of 

 Darbha (holy grass) on the occasion of birth and death to 

 be performed ; whereas on the occasion of death or birth 

 only the Nirmalya (remains of the offerings) left in the 

 pagoda (is to be taken) and in the name of those that 

 brought forth children or died, the Puja as well as the 

 Abhrshekam ceremonies are to be performed for the deity 

 besides the celebration of Qanti and SamarSdhanam ones. 



Hechchukattale or customs and manners to be observed 

 on a special occasion. 



Bhutalapandya made a rule to the following effect : — 

 ^Yhen a girl arrives at puberty, there should be the follow- 



