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Section 13. Legendary account of Panii/ur Cshetrarn in tb e dis- 

 trict of Cuvilta-ndd. 



Par ami- Rama, after forming the Malayalam country, went to the Go- 

 rfafc/'2 river, and invited the Brahmans to come to the new cuntiy ; 

 but they refused, except there were a river, and a Faraha-svami. Pora_ 

 s«-/?a7«a by penance suppHed these things; and then the Brahmang 

 came to Malayalarni They are subject to the Feiidt lira-raj a of Tirvan- 

 andra-puram (^or Trivanderam) ; that is, the Travancore raja. 



Section 14. Account received from the Brahman of Vengnattur of 

 Cuvilta nad district. 



No inscriptions; and nothing further than a mention of the number 

 ^iNayars in the district, and some matters of revenue,. 



Section 15. Replies received from Sancara-Potuval of Sancara-nar^ 

 vayana'Cshetram'm t\\Q Vettata-nad dasiuct. 



No inscriptions. Does not know where the Kerala Ulpatti, in Sans^ 

 C3'it, can be had: the Bhavishyotra-purana exists ; but does not know 

 where. All books perished in times of disturbance, in Malayalam. At 

 RoMia-natti-karai a Pariya, acquired great power, and the Samudri^ 

 raja {oi Calicut) promised his district to any one who would kili hirn. 

 i°araCi^a/^a-i;e;^a-na?/ar did so, and became chief of the district. The 

 respondent is ignorant of ancient occurrences ; but specifies some, 

 matters relative to existing chiefs,. 



Section 16. Replies received from the Brahman Sit Cudalur, in Cii-: 

 vitta-nad district. 



Farasu-Rama iormed the Malayala7n country. Reference for better 

 information to the Brahmans at Arrhavam-cheri termed Tamhirarkal ; 

 and to the Scanda-puranam, Nothing further of the slightest conse- 

 quence.. 



Section 17. Replies from five Brahmans of PanrytiVf m Cuvitta^ 

 nad district. 



