1847.] 



on Mackenzie Mamiscrlpis. 



^— TAMIL. 



A — Palm-leaf Manuscript. 



Samhhava Candam of the Scanda Purana No. 7. 

 Yuddha Candam of the same No. 8, C. M. 14. 



The term Sambhava signifies origin, or birth ; and is applied, I believe^ 

 to the birth of Scanda or Suhrahmanya ; the word Yuddha signifies war : 

 but these two books are only two parts, or volumes, in continuation of the 

 same general subject. The two contain six CmidamSy i. e. books, or sec- 

 tions with the following titles, to which are added the number of Pada- 

 lams or chapters, and Stanzas in each- 







??25l785 Statizas, 





.44 „ 



1936 





■21 „ 



1163 „ 





. . 14 „ 



3935 





. 6 „ 



452 „ 





.22 „ 



1994 



The total should be 11,265 stanzas : but a 



s there is one Padalam defi- 



cient in the sixth candam : so the MS. itself enumerates 11,259 stanzas? 

 these are of the difficult measure termed Viruttam, The following out- 

 line will give some idea of the contents of the different sections, 



I. The Utpatti Candam or introductory section. 



1. Invocation to the deity. 



2. Plan of the work detailed. 



3. On the river, or the Ganges. 4. The inscription, and praise of the 

 neighbouring country. 5. The same, as to the town. 



6. Other preparatory matter. 7. Concerning Cailasa. 8. On Par- 

 vati. 9. On Maha Meru. 10. Legend of Cama. 11. On the discon- 

 tinuance of Siva^s penance. 



12. Further matter concerning that penance. 



13. Helates to the second marriage of Siva with Parvati, daughter of 

 the king of Himalaya.. 



14. The said king called Visvacarma, the artificer of the celestials, and 

 requested him to ornament the said mountain with buildings. 



15. Narrates the attendance of Brahma, Vishnu, and a great multitude 

 of inferior celestials, rishis, 8fc. at the nuptials of Siva. 



16. Describes the marriage of Siva with Parvati, or Vina, and their 

 then going away to Cailasa. 



17. Narrates what is termed the tiru avatdram or sacred incarnation 

 of Suhrahmanya, Siva sent from his frontlet eye six beams, or rayons, of 



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