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Report on the Mackenzie Manuscripts, 



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the time of Sancaracharya ; but that the place had some little note un- 

 der early Chola kings, before the ascendancy of the Jainas, seems con- 

 jecturally probable. 



This paper has been restored from small writing, aud pale ink, to a 

 more permanent form. 



Section 5. Account of the Selicpatis, or feudatory chiefs, at Ramnad, 



This section was before restored in Vol. 1., for reasons stated in th«^ 

 accompanying abstract then given. See 1st Report, article B» 



Book No. 49.— Countermark 739. 



Section^. Account of the Fellugoiivaru, descendants of the Feu!- 

 cata-giri-raja] with an account of Venca(a-giri in Telingana, 



Stanza— the Felma-Yace were born from the feet of Fishnu. 



In the village of Anumanagal a son of Sheyur Polu Reddi of the 

 tribe of Anumagantu, with his servant named Resan, when ploughing: 

 a waste piece of land, discovered a hidden treasure, and an aerial voice 

 was heard, telling the master {Shevi reddi) that if he offered a human 

 sacrifice he might safely take possession of it. While in great doubt 

 his servant Resan voluntarily offered to become the sacrifice ; on con* 

 dition that the should engage, on behalf of himself and of his 

 posterity, that he and they would take the cognomen of Resala, and 

 always marry the first wife from out of his {Resan' s) pariah tribe. To 

 these conditions the Reddi assented ; and, offering his servant in sa- 

 crifice to Bhairava, took possession of the treasure. At a subsequent 

 period, while surveying his now very extensive fields, a storm came 

 on ; and while he stood under a tree a thunderbolt descended close to 

 him, which he took up without fear, and then the hamadryad of the 

 tree appeared to him, and made him great promises for the future. 

 Two of his inferior workmen had taken refuge under the same tree ; 

 and unseen by him, had seen and heard what passed ; the report of 

 which they carried to the village, where it was much talked of, and at 

 length reached the ears of the Ganapati, or prince of the country, 

 who sent for Shevi-reddi, and after flattering distinction, gave him 

 certain banners, and ennobled him as feudal lord of a country produc- 

 ing a lac annually. He also received the title of Piilala-marri Betala 



