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other monstrous forms, with a host of minor beings, were also 

 produced. 



7. The celestial gifts acquired by Suran. By dint of 

 penance directed to Sim, Suran or Sura Padma acquired 

 supernatural powers, and superhuman weapons ; with which 

 he invaded the world of the gods, and the world of Brahma, 

 and plundered them. 



8. The penance of Indra. In order to remove the evil, 

 Indra performed penance directed to Siva, and acquired su- 

 perior powers to any before possessed : he also received the 

 assurance, that all these evils should be removed by Ar- 

 muc'han, or Subrahmanya. 



9. The penance of Siva. In order to nullify its value, 

 Brahma Vishnu and Indra sent Manmata, who shot at Siva, 

 with one of his arrows ; and was burnt to ashes in consequence 

 of Siva's opening his frontlet eye. Rett, his wife, interceded 

 with Siva, and received as a boon the assurance that her 

 husband should wear his proper form to her sight alone, but 

 should be invisible to all others. 9 



10. The marriage of Siva, On relinquishing his penance, 

 Siva formed an attachment to Parvati, the daughter of the 

 king of Himalaya mountain, and was married to her. 



1 1 . The origin of Scanda, or Subrahmanya. Siva and Par- 

 vati resided a length of time in the wilderness. In conse- 

 quence of a very high and unpleasant wind arising, Siva dart- 

 ed six fires, from his frontlet eye, to destroy the said wind ; 

 these rayans were afterwards collected in the Sarvana pool, 

 and moulded into the form of Subrahmanya, having six faces. 

 The young celestial asked Brahma the meaning of the Pranava 

 or mystic triliteral syllable ; and as Brahma could not tell it, 

 he put Bramha in prison. Siva hearing of this transaction, 

 sent for Subrahmanya, and enquired the reason of this con- 



