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2. Sevendhi Sfhala puranam, or legend of the fane at Trichmopoly, 

 No. 25— Countermark 34. 



This document is divided into thirteen sections, a brief abstract of 

 which is herein added. 



1. The usual invocations, and panegyric of Ganesa, &c. 



2. The glory of the hill on which the fane is built. Even wild 

 beasts lived in harmony on it, and sacred rishis dwelt there. Gautama- 

 rishi, coming to visit them, narrated, at their request, the excellen- 

 cies of the place, as he had received the statement from Sanatcumara, 

 who had received the same from Subralnnanya. Trisira dwelt here ; 

 and from him it derived the name of Trisira-mali. The rock is a splin- 

 ter from Cailasa, originating in a quarrel between Vayu, and Adi-ses- 

 han. It acquired the name of the southern Cailasa. 



3. The penance of Brahma at this place: the legend of the lie told 

 by Brahma, as related in the Scanda purana, and Arunachala puranam, 

 is introduced ; and Brahma being doomed by Siva, in consequence of 

 that falsehood, was told that the evil denounced would be removed by 

 doing penance on this hill. 



4. The legend about Agaslya, Gautama relates a conversation 

 between Siva, and Ndreda. The latter of whom told the former that the 

 Vindhya mountain was not to be compared with Trisira-mali. Agastya, 

 being sent from Cailasa, was directed to visit this hill, and afterwards 

 to proceed to Pothaiya-mali. Agastya accordingly stamped on the 

 Vindhya mountain, with his pilgrim's staff, reducing its level thereby. 

 He afterwards visited Trisira hill, and then went on to Pothaiya-mali, 

 in the extreme south. 



5. The legend of Indra. The celestials of Indra's world, being un- 

 able to bear the oppression of Chemban, an asura, complained to Indra 

 their chief ; who, under directions from Siva, killed the said Chemban ; 

 and then, by doing penance at Trisira-mali. effected an expiation of 

 the crime. 



6. The legend of the tirt'ha, or sacred pool. XJma asked Siva the 

 place of this retreat : in reply he designated Trisira, a hill. She then 

 desired that a reservoir of water might be formed there ; and Siva di- 

 rected Ganga, in his hair, to provide one; which accordingly was ef- 

 fected, in which Uma afterwards bathed. 



— %. legend of the sacred town. Gautama tells the rishis, that 7W- 

 siras was one of the relatives of Havana. He came to this hill ; and 

 there, of his own accord, rendered homage to Siva. He built a shrine, 



