Bhutdla Pd n diya. 



(green stones) and siddharasam^ (liquids made for- 

 merly by Siddhas.) Have the siddharasam poured into 

 caldrons, &c, and also get the hasuruc,ilegalu (green stones) 

 laden and pray to me at the same time : then the said 

 three ships will float themselves." The said Kundodara after 

 having said this, disappeared. Then Bidudoni boats 

 were let down ; and on the green stone and Siddharasam 

 being caused to be laden therein, prayers were offered to 

 Kundodara, when, a heavy whirling gale having come on, 

 the ships sailed away and rushing in the river-mouth 

 of Hangarakatte harboured at Kallyanapur. Then the 

 merchants of that place, having heard of and seen the 

 Hasurucile and Siddharasam therein, gave notice of 

 the same to Bhutalapandiya, who went thither and on 

 an enquiry and inspection thereof a second time, found 

 the said ships to be those of his maternal uncle Devapan- 

 dya. Consequently he sent at that time to Pandya country 

 and having sent for his maternal uncle Devap^ndya said to 

 him, " Do you take these goods laden on your ship." In 

 the mean time, the said Kundodara said that he would not 

 let the ships sail unless some one of his sons were 

 given as a sacrifice. Whereupon he called his wife and 

 children; and showing to her the goods aforesaid, took 

 counsel as to giving any of those children as a sacrifice, 

 when she declared in the presence of ten thousands of 

 people of the great world that gathered there, that she did 

 not want the goods, and so went down. Then, the said 

 ten thousand people of the great world, the king, subjects, 

 attendants, &c. learning the story of the said Bhutdla 

 Pandyaraya from the origin, resolved that Bhutala Pan- 

 dyaraya was entitled to the said Siddharasa liquid and 

 Siddhasile stone. 



Having himself had a title to the said Siddharasa and 

 Siddhasile under the said resolution, he took them and, 

 having made a well in front of the deity Somecvara, secured 

 them therein. He then gave the said Somecvara the 

 name Siddhec,vara. Then, a building having been conse- 

 crated to the said Kund6dara with such other things as 

 are in honour to the same, an image was set up to represent 

 him, to which the name Mahishasura, the protector of the 

 world, was also given. Thereupon, a thousand padis of rice, 

 and as many padis of flour made of fried paddy, and of 



{a) These are supposed to effect the transmutation of gold. 



