1840.] 



Meport on the Mackenzie Manuscripts. 



115 



a pot of water in the trunk of an elephant, agreeing to elect the person 

 on whom it should be effused. The elpphant went to the Cadamha wil- 

 derness, and poured it over the head of the youncr man there, who was pro- 

 claimed king^ of that country, and also of Caurashtaca^ desam. He went 

 to the Kerala-desam, to perform homacrp; and, at a shrine there, was con- 

 firmed in possession of the kingdom. He was married, and his son was 

 Mayura-verma. He complained of the degeneration of the country- 

 Brahmnns, and invited otliers to come and purify his country. A 

 few other particulars are added, as to the location of the colonist Brah' 

 mans. 



Remark. — This section, being rectified from its legendary admixture, 

 is of value. 



Section 3. Account of Srinivasa fane, in the village of Balamun\ in 

 Canara, 



Bhishacdcharya relates the excellency of the Caveri river. It is pre- 

 sumed that here Caveri (like Ganga), is used generically for a river. 

 The purport of the paper, written partly in Balbund, partly in Mahratta 

 letters is legendary, intended to account for the homage of Vishnu un- 

 der the name of Srinivasa, as the lord of Lacshmi. Mythology excep- 

 ted, there seems to be nothing of consequence, in this section. 



General Remark. — This book is injured in the binding, but the 

 country paper within is but slightly perforated by insects, the ink inde- 

 lible. It may therefore pass, as not requiring, for the present, any 

 further attention. 



Manuscript book. No. 4. — Countermark 916, 



Section 1. On the war of Sdlivdhana against Vicramaditya. 



In this section the usual enigmatical account of the birth of Sdlivdhana 

 is given; his mother herein being described as the daughter of Bhas- 

 cava, a Brahman. The difference from other accounts is that, after the 

 battle, Vicramadityat having survived, sent messengers to treat with 

 Sdlivdhana, and agreed to pay tribute, on condition that each should 

 rule on either bank of the Nerbudda river; that is Ficramaditya to the 

 north, and Sdlivdhana to the south. In another Mahratta document 

 heretofore abstracted, such a division of one kingdom into northern and 



• By a modern corruption, Gujerat. 



