316 



Jteport on the Ma<kenxit' Manusa ipfs. 



[ArniL 



cr\«;es, in whatever place l)c may be, ho is rocDintneiuled to repair "to 

 Benares, that he may thereby attain beatirtoation. 



42. Account of Jbimutesam. This person by groat devoteeism to 

 Siia, obtained much approbation, and many secular advantages. 



43. The story of THotattan ; in snbjeL t, resembling tho preceding. 

 14. The m iii^nifit'ence of Casi, a^^ain declared. 



45. The vksit of ascetics loCuai for tho purpose of obtaining beatifi- 

 cation. 



4G tool. Legenils of individual devotees, at Cas'i. 

 52. Account of ^ni/iwa'* sacrifice. 

 53 to 57. Visits of deities to Cast, 



53 to 85. Legends of individuals, and formation of images, bearing 

 some of their names. 



86. The sacrifice of Dacsha, 



S9. The same subjoct continued. 



89 to9i). DilT-rent legends of individuals. 



100. A brief repetition or summary ; and description of the homage 

 paid to the emblem of Siva. 



/xcmark. — From this very brief indication the prevailing inanity, and 

 wiliness, of the work may be inferred. The SChala puranas, or local le- 

 gends, of most of the distinguished Hind'i-iawQS, are drawn up generally 

 on the same model. The bearing of such documents on the exj)lunalion 

 of manners, and mythlogy, is very important. As to history there is, I 

 conceive, nothing in this document of any value. 



Note. — The manuscript is of comparatively recent hand-w^riting ; re- 

 maining fresh and uninjured. It is entered in the Des. Catal. vol. 1. p. 

 16G. Art. X. 



The following are Tamil versions from the great epic poem the Ramd' 

 yana. 



2. Ramayana, No. I. — Countermark I. 



This miniiscript contains a copy of CamharCs Ramayanam^ down to 

 the end of the fifth Candam, or book ; and by consequence including tho 

 Bala — Ayddhya—Aranya — Kislikinda and Sundara-hooks, or Cdndams. 

 So far the work is complete; and so very slightly injured that it may be 

 considered to be in good state of presei'vation. It is entered in Des. 

 Catal. vol. 1. p. 163. Art. 1. 



8. Yuddha Candam, No. 2. — Countermark 2. 



