Bkutdja Pdndya. 



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Particulars of the classes following the Aliyasantdna 

 rules. 



1 B6gettin6ya, 2 Bonyann^ya, 3 Pulyattan£ya, 4 Salan- 

 n6ya, 1 Eangaran n£ya, (belonging) to the class of Ira vat- 

 tur. It is not customary to give male and female_ (children) 

 to this (class). 2 Kundalannaya, 3 Pangalann£ya, 4 Karbu- 

 rannSya. These four classes are the same. There exists 

 relationship between the abovementioned four classes such 

 as Pulyattann^ya, &c., while it does not exist between the 

 three classes, namely Bargadann£ya, Kellarabann^ya and 

 Hire'barinaya. The two classes Uppurann^ya and Udda- 

 rann^ya are the same, as also the two classes Kochattiban- 

 n£ya and Kochirann^ya. Even the two classes S^laban- 

 n£ya and Aiyabann%a are the same, as also the two class- 

 es Nelabannaya and Ujattibann^ya. The four classes 

 Ulibann^ya, Kundonibannaya, Karambarann^ya, and Bar- 

 marann^ya have not any special classes proximate to 

 them. Relationship is formed by them in all the classes, 

 Total classes* 18. 



* These are only 16 classes, if calculated. S. A. 



The rules made by Bhutafaparidyaraya under the title of Aliyasantdna 

 and the causes which led to their origin, have been printed here on the 

 authority of two copies, which, though containing several mistakes, 

 have been corrected as far as possible. However, as copies sufficiently 

 correct were not procurable, slight mistakes may have been left here anS 

 there. The people of this Tu|u country purchase these rules which are 

 printed here, and so, if all the copies are exhausted, and it appear proper that 

 the said work should be re -printed, and good and correct copies be then 

 procurable, an attempt will be made to rectify even the mistakes 

 that have here been left behind. 



The short story of Bhutatapandya, as also his rules, contain some cir- 

 cumstances which are to be considered minutely, and all those that are 

 fond of truth should try to consider and know the same. 



Respecting the story. We do not discuss here for the present 

 whether Bhutaraja (king of demons) existed or not. However, it is 

 true that there are Bhutarajas and PiQachas. Nevertheless, the assertion 

 that Devapandya's ships sailed to a dark island covered with snow and 

 there stuck to a miry bank is liable to suspicion. As Hindus are not 

 acquainted with geography, it will not be surprising that if ships had ever 

 sailed to a distant country never resorted to before by any body, and 

 returned from their voyage, a story should have been invented to the 

 effect that the ships returned after performing a voyage to a dark island 

 covered with snow. • If (we) sail westward we do not find anywhere a dark 

 island covered with snow. 



It is stated that on Devapandya's wife saying she would not give any of 

 her sons as a sacrifice; Peyapandya's younger sister, Satyayatl, prepared 



