838 Idoldtry of Parti 
S'^^A-^ Indies^ but efpecially on the Coaft of 1 5, nay 20 Leagues for it, and take their 
f^!i^s^ Malabar^ there are many petty Kings, as full fliare ; for tho they value themfelves 
thofc of Tvevancor^ Coulang^ Cakcoulang^ much for abftaining from FleOi, Fifh, 
PoYca^ Cochin^ Cranganor, Canamr, 6cc. Eggs^ Wine and other ftrong Liquors j 
thefe Feafts are frequent in thofe parts, yet will they make themfelves a full a- 
and the Brahmam will be fure to partake mends with fuch Viduals as are allowable 
of them, tho they travel fometimes 10, by their Conftitution. 
CHAP. V. 
Of the ether Children of Ixora. A Coco-Nat in the Head of an Jpe. Ski 
Hanuman born an Ape, Revived from the dead. Combat betwixt Super- 
bennia and Quenavady. His curfmg of the Moon, 
T 
HE next to ^enavady^ is filled 
Egafourubunij or the true God^ re- 
prefented with an Elephant's Head, and 
1 1 Hands. He is only to be worlhip'd 
by the Brahmam^ tho others alfo facri- 
fice to him, but muft at the fame time 
abftain from Flefli, Fifh, Eggs and Wine. 
Next to him comes Ceuxi, whofe Origin 
is related thus : Paramefceri Ixora's Spoufe 
having anointed her Body with Oil and 
Saffron, and wafhing her felf in a Pond, 
did form from the Impuritys of her Bo- 
dy a living Man Ixora feeing him at a 
diftance, and believing him to be her 
Lover, haftned thither, and ftruck with 
his Weapon his Head off at the foot of 
the Mountain Calaja, which was turn'd 
why the into a Coco-Tree, whence it is that the 
Coco-Nut Indians fay, that the print of a Man's 
% Face was fix'd in the Coco-Nut. Para- 
MansFacl being forely afflidted at her Son's 
' Death, Ixora pleaded his Ignorance, and 
to comfort her in her Afflidion, cut off 
the Head of a white Elephant, which he 
put upon the Shoulders of her dead Son, 
and fo reflor-d him to life again. He is 
reprefented with an Elephant's Head and 
two Hands. 
Ixora had alfo another Son, named Siri 
Hanuman^hy Paramefceri^ which was born 
an Ape. Ixora it feems was a moft cele- 
brated Dancer, and ufed frequently to 
ftiew his Adtivity in the prefence of the 
Celeftial Spirits, as well as his Spoule 
Paramefceri J who was fo aftive in dan- 
cing, that one time when Ihe had loft her 
Ear- Jewel out of one Ear, fhe took it up 
with two Toes of her Feet, and put it in 
her Ear again, to the incredible furprize 
of the Speftators. Hence perhaps arofe 
r/.e Wivei the Cuftora ufed among the Ladies of 
Mafi^^s (li ^airos^ who whilft they are dancing 
/ iff^Te'ir 3^ ^ certain Feaft celebrated in honour of 
Clothes in one their Idols, let on a fudden flip all 
4ancir.g, tlieir Clothes, and remain naked. But 
to return to Ixora: Having invited ma- 
ny of the Celeftial Spirits to fee him 
dance, Paramefceri happen'd to fee two 
Apes fport together in the adjacent 
Wood ^ ftie defir'd Ixora to transform 
both her and him into Apes, which done, 
they leapt about in the Wood till coming 
to a Bambo-TrcQj Paramefceri then con- 
ceiv'd an Ape. In the mean time the 
Celeftial Spirits being come, according 
to invitation, and among them Jecxa^ 
Quinnera and ^uendra^ and finding their 
Hoft abroad, they fent the Wind (as the 
nimbleft of all ) to find out Ixora^ who 
having told him his Errand, they both 
refum'd their former fhapes. 
Paramefceri being now aiham'd of her 
Burden, requefted the Wind to convey 
the Ape into the Womb of Anhema^ one 
of the Ladies of the Celeftial Spirits; 
and fo they return'd home, where Ixora 
danc'd to the admiration of the whole 
AfTembly, Anhema afterwards brought 
forth an Ape as white as Ixora himfelf, 
who being endow'd with peculiar Virtues 
by his Father, performed many noted 
Exploits j of which more hereafter in 
the Hiftory of Siri Rama. 
Two odd Stories they tell of this Ape : oddstones 
Firft, That being one time very hungry, of the Ape 
and taking the Sun for a dainty bit, he SiriHanu- 
was endeavouring to leap up towards it, 
but was beat back by the Iron Weapon 
of Ixora^ who gave him a good knock on 
the Pate, but without any harm, whence 
he got' th^ Name of Hanuman. The 
other is, That meeting one time with 
a white Elephant call'd Acrapadia, on 
which was mounted Devaindra King of 
the Celeftial Spirits, a Quarrel arofe be- 
twixt them, in which Hanuman was flain : 
His Father the Wind being afilidted at his 
Death, hid his Face under ground, fo 
that the Inhabitants of the Earth being 
ready to perifh for want of Air in the 
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