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2. The Section of the tree of plenty. Nareda, the son of 

 Brahma took a flower from the said tree which he offered to 

 Vishiu in the latter's paradise as an act of homage. Lacsh- 

 mi thence took occasion to enquire of Vishnu where the said 

 tree is situated. In reply Vishnu informs her of her own 

 birth at the churning of the ocean in the Curma-avatara ; 

 together with the birth of Sarhsvati ; and the productions of 

 various other persons, and things at that time ; among them 

 being the said tree ; which he finally states is now to be 

 found in the Dever-loca, or the world of the gods. 



S. The birth of Cumari. Vishnu going to the said world 

 to fetch the tree in question, agreeably to the earnest desire 

 of Lacshmi, found occasion, by the way, to predict the birth 

 of Cumari, as the daughter of one named Vibudhi, and to 

 announce that she would be married to Cumara, the son of 

 kl ( Siva. He brought the tree to Lacshmi, to her great content. • 

 According to the prediction Cumari was born, as the daugh- 

 ter of Vibudhi ; and manifesting a great partiality for Cuma- 

 ra, her mother Vibudhi sent for Nareda in order to relate to 

 Cumari the actions or exploits of Subrahmanya. 



4. The legend of Dacsha's sacrifice. This legend having 

 been before given, need not be repeated. It is here intro- 

 duced in order to account for the wife of Siva, who lost her 

 life on that occasion, again being born as Parvati, the daugh- 

 ter of Parvaia-rayen. 



5. The legend of Maya and Casiyapa. The celestials 

 having displeased Siva, in the aforesaid matter of Dacsha, 

 he resolved on humbling them ; and to this end sent for 

 Maya, directing her to go, and intrude on the penance of i 

 Casiyapa, and by so doing to nullify its force. 



6. The birth of Suran. In consequence of Siva's instruc- 

 tion, Suran was born as the son of Casiyapa ; and a variety of 



