1839.] 



Report' on the Mackenzie Manuscripts. 



327 



The Sutras are without commentary. 



It is entered in Des.Cat. vol. i. p. 261, art. ii. 



17. Rangka Calampacam, or incense to Vishnu, No. 144— Counter- 

 mark 167. 



18. The same (duplicate) No. 145 —Countermark 202. 



This is a poem of one-hundred stanzas, in praise of RanghajR name 

 of Fii/inu at AS/ V-rano-Z/aTW and other places. The word which I have 

 rendered " incense" sisnifies more properly a mixture of odoriferous 

 perfames, of which I need not extract the quintessence. It is also 

 a technical name of one class of Tamil Prabandhas, as containing a mix- 

 ture of various poetical measures. The first manuscript is perfect and 

 uninjured, the second copy is somewhat damaged by insects, and will 

 require to be looked at occasionally, though its restoration is not imme- 

 diately urgent: it is otherwise complete. 



One copy is entered in the Des. Cat. vol. i^ p. 225, art. xxxix; but 

 without any mention of a duplicate ; both MSS. bear the usual marks. 



19. Siva-vacya-padal,ov c\\dLTi.t hy Siva-vacyar, No. 132 — Coun- 

 termark 132. 



This is a didactic moral poem, characterized chiefly by its monotheis- 

 tical purport. It is very severe on idol worship, and on various abuses 

 connected with the common Brahmani'cal system : maintaining the ne- 

 cessity of rejecting the names of .SVjjn! and Vishnu, and Avorsliipping one 

 only god. Hence it has always been made great use of by native 

 Christians in disputing with H'n'lu natives. I was told some years ago 

 ihai the. ascetics (or Pandarams) of the Saioa class, seek after copies of 

 this poem with avidity, and uniformly destroy every copy they find. It 

 is by consequence rather scarce ; and chiefly preserved by native Chris, 

 tians. 



This copy is complete, as to the No. of palm-leaves, but very much in- 

 jured by insects. Collating it with a copy heretofore belonging to the 

 late Dr. Rottler, now in my possession, I have had one good copy 

 carefully restored. 



