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Section 2. Account of Mdnica Vdsacar. 



This paper was forwarded to Major Mackenzie, and received by him, 

 May 26, 1810, from Veda iVa?/«^, a Christian servant in his employ; 

 in consequence of a requisition calling for information concerning that 

 renowned devotee of Siva. A few remarks are premised by the re- 

 spondent ; unimportant, now that our knowledge of events at Madura 

 is superior to that possessed by the enquirer at that time. There 

 follow sections taken from the Vddur Sfhala purana, which it may not 

 be necessaiy here to abstract ; seeing that there are some copies of the 

 purana itself in the collection, to be examined and abstracted ; where 

 an epitome will be more in place. 



For a similar reason the document need not be re-copied. It is in 

 moderately good preservation. 



Section 3. JamhuTcesvara Sfhala Mahatmya, or legend of a Saiva 

 fane in the island of Srirangha. 



The opening refers to the instruction of the inhabitants of Cailasa in 

 the Sornamantra, with some reference to the work of creation by 

 Brahma. It afterwards states that Siva eat a fruit of the Jamhu tree, 

 or rose-apple, rejecting the kernel ; which fell down to earth, and 

 alighted near a riahi, doing penance in the island of Srirangham, who 

 took it up and swallowed it. In consequence a Jamhu tree grew out of 

 his head ; so that he acquired the name of Jambu-mimi. He could not 

 bear the inconvenience, and besought Siva to come and dwell in the 

 tree | the doing which would afford him relief ; and an affirmative pro- 

 mise was conceded. 



It so happened, when the three hundred and thirty-three millions of 

 celestials were doing homage on Cailasa^ that Parvati smiled ; at 

 which Siva became angry and censured her impertinence ; whereupon 

 Parvatihec-Am.Q afraid, and offered an apology, and explanation. Siva, 

 notwithstanding, banished her from his presence ; and directed her to go 

 and dwell with Jambu-muni, and other risJiis, where he would also 

 afterwards come, and be married to her there. She had a splendid re- 

 ception ; and ultimately Siva fulfilled his twofold engagement, as to 

 coming and residing there. 



Jambu-muni besought that one of the tirVhas, or sacred bathing-pools, 

 might be called by his name ; which request was granted. Rama, and 

 his company, bathed in another pool ; which, after he had returned 



