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It is merely a legend, ascribing the origin of the river to Agastya, 

 who was instructed to form it by an aerial voice. Being formed it was 

 called Svarna muc'hi, or golden faced ; and it flowed through a district, 

 wherein many anchorets, and retired devotees, dwelt. It runs near 

 Chandragiri ; is united with many other rivers ; is considerable at 

 Tripety ; and joining the northern Punar, runs with it to the sea. 



Note. — It remains only to observe, that the entire book is in moder- 

 ately good preservation. The binding, and the ink, are both good. 

 The country paper has been attacked, in the inner and outer margin, 

 by worms j but the examination of the document has stopped their 

 progress ; and, with moderate care, the book will last along time. The 

 early portion alone is of any value. 



Manuscript book, No. 46— Countermark 736. 

 Account of V encatesvara-svami at Tripety. 



Reference to the pauranic legend of a dispute beteeen Adi-sesha, 

 and Vayu ; in the course of which they passed over many mountains, 

 and were told by Vishnu that their dispute should be ended at Fen. 

 catdchala. At this hill Sesha performed penance ; and on Vishnu de- 

 siring to know what gift was wanted, Sesha replied with a request that 

 Vishnu would reside there, which petition was accorded; and from the 

 residence both of Vishnu and sesha, the hill is called both Vencatd- 

 chala, and Sesdchala, In Cali-yuga 4900, Tondaman Chacraverli t 

 coming hither, determined on building a fane ; being directed to do so 

 in a vision. He in pursuance of his purpose erected one ; and provided 

 the means for celebrating annually a nine days festival. The bestowing 

 of grants to this fane, is thenceforward the leading subject. A few des- 

 cendants of Tondaman gave some largesses. The Rayer dynasty of 

 Vijayanagaram, made munificent donatives ; and some grants are said 

 to have been accorded by the Mahomedans. The shrine is stated to be 

 frequented by numerous pilgrims ; and some detail is given of the sa- 

 cred pools, and other local features of the hill of Tripety. There is a 

 reference to a local incarnation of Vishnu, at Sri Permatur, near Con- 

 jeveram ; and some matters connected with the incarnation of Vishnu 

 as Rama the son of Dasaratha. 



Remark. — The date of Tondaman 's founding this shrine, is the point 

 chiefly of value in this document. His offspring of^ two or three des- 



