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Bepori on the Maclienzie Matiuscrtpis. 



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sequence was entire disagreement ; and preparations for war. All how- 

 ever ended peaceably ^ and on a good understanding being restored, the 

 Gandharbha was allowed to proceed at pleasure, its life being spared. 



JSIoTE. — The M,S. is old ^ a little injured at the outward edges j but 

 not otherwise, and it is complete. It is written in the Canarese cliftrac- 

 ter; but the language is Telugu, in Pudya cdvyam metre. The 

 copy has the appearance of having been made by a person unaccustom- 

 ed to Canarese writing. 



The work seems to be a mere play of the imagination. 



It is entered in the Des. Catah vol. 1. p. 270. art. 11. 



13. Panduranga mahatmya, No, 39. — Countermark 287. 



14. Same title, „ 40 „ 2S8. 



This is a local legend of a fane, composed in the Padaya cdvyam ^ 

 metre, by Rama Crishna-cavi, in the reign of Sri-rang ha-rayalu<, 

 whose genealogy, as patron of the poet, is given. The ^(i/a?iam was 

 declared by F'^a^a ; by him communicated to Suta-rishi, who delivered 

 it to Savunaca-rishi. It is divided into 5 sections. 



The excellency of Cast. The Bi ahmans, and other sages, its build- 

 ings, people, and a variety of matters, descriptive of its splendour, and 

 superiority, 



2. Account of Pandurangam, narrated by Siva, to ParvatL In very 

 early times Pundarica, for his exemplary virtues, was favoured with a 

 visible appearance of Vishnu, as CrisJma ; and obtained from him 

 special immunities, and privileges, for this shrine. Some details are 

 given, respecting the different ^uf/tas, or sacred pools, for bathing at 

 this place. 



3. Cox^cQxmvig Ciilinga-patna^n, Account of ?l Brahman of Calinga^ 

 whose manners and conduct were extremely bad ; but who afterwards, 

 by v?orshipping, and bathing, at this place, became entirely altered, 

 and finally obtained beatification. 



4. Concerning the Pundarica t'trCha. The value of this particular 

 pool, named after the founder of the shrine, and the efficacy of bathing 

 therein, are illustratedby a variety of legendary anecdotes, or narratives, 

 in the usual strain, 



5. Narrated by *S'«7wAM-mMr^?, or /S/'ya to Ndreda. This section re- 

 lates chiefly to Crishna and Rucmeui, and its being put into the mouth 

 of Siva, is apparently designed to magnify the worship and sect of 

 Crishna, to the depreciation of the rival system. 



