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Section 4. Account of Guda-lihL 



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Anciently a hill, near at hand, was called Bhimesvara ; and 

 thereat Brahma performed penance. Rishis resided there. 

 The name arose from the junction of the Svarna-muchi , and 

 Bhimanadi, rivers at this place. Nothing further occurs 

 of the smallest consequence. 



Section 5. Account of Cota village in Telingana. 



This section is in Telugu, to be noted in another place. 



Section 6. Account of Malpatnam in Telingana. 



A dispute occurred between Brahma and Subrahmanya . 

 in consequence of which the latter took from Brahma, his 

 implements of creating, and himself set about doing the 

 handy work of a creator, at Sesachala (Tripety), with the 

 said implements. Brahma preferred a complaint to Siva ; 

 who decided that it was proper for every one to attend to 

 his own work ; and directed Subrahmanya to return to Brahma 

 his implements, and to leave off creating. 



The name* of that place was Vinacavanam : it was a 

 wilderness where Malasura, aracshasa did penance to Siva, 

 and obtained the boon that he should not be liable to be 

 killed by any one, either by day, or by night; with the 

 privilege of conquering all with whom he might wage war. 

 After obtaining such a boon he greatly molested the ascetics 

 that dwelt in the wilderness ; to relieve whom Subrahmanya 

 came, and killed the said Malasura, in the Sandhi, or short 

 twilight interval between day and night ; not however 

 without first complying with a request proffered by the 

 asura, to the effect that a fane should be built there, bearing 

 his name. Some time after the Chola-raj a came to that 

 neighbourhood, and directed the forest to be cleared, which 

 was then thickly set with bamboos. One day, when the 



