1840.] 



Report on the Mackenzie Manuscripts, 



12$ 



Manuscript book, No. 6. — Countermark 899. 



Section 1 . Containing rough notes of an itinerary, by Nitala narayan, 

 was noticed under the head of Telugu manuscript books. 



Section^, Parasu-Rama-mahaimyam, taken ii'om the Brahmandam- 

 purananu 



This paper does not seem to be entered in the table of contents. It 

 is a document of octavo size, written on China-paper in Telugu charac- 

 ters, but the language is Sanscrit. It is divided into two sections. 



1. The early life of Para*w-i?am«. The quarrel of his father with 

 the Cshetriyas. The slaughter of the Cshetriyas. His proceeding to the 

 west ; and there obtaining from the sea-king and goddess of the sea, as 

 much land, as he could cover by the flight of an arrow, discharged from 

 his bow. These particulars are stated with some fulness. 



2. Having settled the country, he called in Brahmans from the 

 Arya-vrata^ and located them in the country : according to this 

 document, he advised the calling in of a king, ftom the Chola country. 

 The document omits any mention of the fishermen made Brahmans^ or 

 of his displeasure against them. In other documents, the calling in 

 the Brahmans from Hindustan is ascribed, not to Farasu-Ramaf but to 

 Mayura-verma. 



Two Sanscrit slocas referred to, in the Telugu portion of this report, 

 on examination, are found to be incomplete ; and of no importance. 

 There are imperfect lines, copied from different fanes, in the BIiat-Ma- 

 layalam character, but the dates are only of the Collam era j and they 

 otFer no information of consequence. 



Manuscript book. No. 12. — Countermark (torn of), Viveca Sindhu, in* 

 tellectual wisdom. 



A theological series of instructions, from a preceptor to pupils, written 

 in the Balband character, and remaining in extremely good preservation. 



NoTANDUM. — The second part of my sixth report is thus concluded, 

 Madras, November 1838. 



