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count ; the production being of the Vira Saiva kind, Sad® Siua was first 

 produced, then Siva, then Rudra, then Vislmu, then Brahma ; by which 

 latter creation was organized. Prabhu ling a lila otherwise called Allama 

 Prabhu is represented as a part of the divine being ; or an incarnate 

 portion of Siva- Corresponding therewith was the incarnation of the 

 tamasa-giina, or evil quality of Parvati ; whose endeavours to lay hold 

 on the hands of Allama Prabhu were all frustrated. In this document 

 there is one section only ; the following portions not appearing to have 

 been copied. 



The document has a distinct entry in the Des. Catal. vol. 2, p. 21, Art. 

 13 ; as connected with palm-leaf copies of the entire work. 



Section 3. Cadamha-arasagalu, or dynasty of Kings at Banavasi. 



There is some prefatory matter relative to a village named Cutta-gram- 

 mam; to Gokernam as a shrine of great resort, and celebrity; and to 

 Parasu Rama Cshetram, with the usual account of its recovery from the 

 sea by Parasu-Rama ; and a reference to his slaughter of the Cshetriyas ; 

 and his formation and regulation of the Malayalam country. There is 

 afterwards a reference to the incarnation of Sancara acharya, as a reputed 

 portion of Siva ; and to some of his advantages, and proceedings. He had 

 an interview with Batta-charya at Gokernam, and inspected the latter's 

 philological, or grammatical works. 



After those statements follows the mention of the Nava-Nandas, or nine 

 persons named Nanda whose rule, dating from S. S. 1115, was in Jayanti- 

 puram. Mention is made of a subsequent race of twenty-one persons, who 

 have the epithet of Maurvauvayara or Mauriya dynasty. The usual ac- 

 count of the birth of Mayura-verma and mention of his race follows ; lead- 

 ing on to a statement concerning the Rayar dynasty of Vijayanagarum. 

 These details have been given from other papers. The writer gave to 

 this production the title of Salagrama-puranam. It resembles other docu- 

 ments in connecting Banavasi with the Magadha kingdom. It has a claim 

 to be considered as one document of some historical value, among others 

 referring to an early dynasty in the N. W. of the Peninsula. 



Note. — It has a distinct entry in the Des. Catal. vol. 2, p. 50, Art. 17. 



Section 4. Sarvajna Calajnanam a prophecy of a Jangama ascetic. 



This is merely a damaged fragment of three small leaves of country- 

 paper, out of a large work. From this fragment nothing further can be 

 made out than a reference to the conquest of Sri-ranga-patnam (or Serin- 

 (i x-patam ) by foreigners. Other copies will offer the materials of a further 

 abstract. 



