Chap.VL 
the Eaft- India Pagam, 
A Concep- 
tion by fan- 
extremity of Heat, they addrefs'd them- 
felves to Ixora^ who reftor'd Hanuman 
to life, and recal'd the Wind above 
ground. 
Thus the Wind was ador'd as a God 
both by the Greeks and Romans. The 
Aihenlans erefted a Temple to the Wind, 
as Augujlm did in France % the Phenicians 
did the fame. This Ape has divers ce- 
lebrated Pagodes erefted to him by the In- 
dians. We read in the Portuguefc Hifto- 
ries, that in 1554, when they plunder'd 
the famous Pagode upon the Adams Mount 
in Ceylon^ they found an Jpe''^ Tooth, 
(the moft facred Relick of the Pagans of 
PegUj Ceylon^ Malabar^ Bengale^ Coro- 
mandcl and Btfnagar ) enclofed in a Box 
fet with precious Stones, which they 
carried to Coa-^ fome of the Indian 
Princes offcrM 700000 Ducats to redeem 
it, but it was not accepted of, by reafon 
the Bifhop of Goa oppofed it. 
Another Son of Ixora was calVd Super- 
bennia^ with 6 Faces and 1 2 Hands^ the 
occafion whereof happened thus: Para- 
mefceri being one day eraploy'd in wafli- 
ing her felf in a Ciftern, 6 Weavers 
happenM to pafs by, who inflam'd with 
LuR-, look'd very wKhfully at her , this 
having the fame efFeft upon her, flie con- 
ceiv'd the fame inflant: but fearing 
Zw^j's Anger, (he threw it out with her 
Spittle upon the ground, which turning 
in an inflant into a Child with 6 Faces and 
12 Hands, much refembling in all other 
refytdis the 6 Weavers, they took it 
along with them, and educated it in all 
manner of Accomplifliments. One time CVj"^' 
being ingag'd in a Difpute with Ixora, he l^'^ 
was fo taken with his Wit, that he re- 
ceiv'd him for his Son, affign'd him a 
Place at Calaja^ and prefented him with 
a Peacock to ride upon. 
Before I conclude this Chapter, I muft 
tell you one thing more of ^cnavady. 
Returning one day pretty late at night 
from a Banquet, when the Moon was not 
very light, it being only the ^th day after 
the New Moon in Jugujl, with his Um- 
brella in one hand, in the other a Poem, 
and fome Cakes under his Arm, he ran 
unwarily againft a Polt with fuch vio- 
lence, that he fell upon the ground and 
dropt not only his Umbrella, but alfo his 
Poems and Cakes : As he was moft con- 
cern'd for the laft, fo he took a good 
bite or two of them before he rofe again, 
or lookM for his Book and Umbrella, Quenava. 
The Moon feeing this pleafant Spedade, dy cmfis 
could not forbear laughing ; which Que- ^''^ 
navady perceiving, broke out into this 
Curfe, Who ever, O Moon, /hall fee thee 
for the future upon th'vs day in Augult, fhall 
be damnify^din bis Privities, Hence it is 
that the Pagans will not ftir abroad the 
^tb of Augufl after Sun-fet, nay even not 
on the %th, for fear of partaking of this 
Curfe i and if any one is oblig'd to flay 
without doors, he covers his Face, and 
even will not look into the Water for 
fear of feeing the Moon, tho they fee 
the St. Thomas Chriflians, the Jem and • 
Mahometans look upon it at the fame time 
without the leafl detriment. 
CHAP. VL 
Ixora'i Daughter^ and the Origin of the Small-Pox : Fear of the Malabars of 
that Difemper. Their Pagode Amadyri plundered hy the Kjng of Cochin, 
She comes to Coulang. 
A Certain Giant named Racxada (of 
which more anon) having liv'd 12 
years with Bramma, he receiv'd among 
many other Prefents a Book from him, " 
and fome Bracelets, as alfo the Virtue of 
being invulnerable. The Natives of Co- 
rofnandel believe thefe Giants to have been 
Children of the Brahman CaJJiopa by his 
Wife Jditi, jufl as the Jem fay that 
Lilith brought forth Devils begotten by 
Adam. Darida finding himfelf thus plac'd 
above the common rank of Men, by his 
Strength beftow'd upon him i)y Bramma, 
would needs challenge Ixora, who know- 
ing his Strength fent againll him a certain 
Female named Sorga, vvho cut off one of 
his Heads ( for befides his true Head, he 
had many others, but only in appearance) 
but Darida returning the next day, reite- 
rated his Boafls, when Ixora engag'd five 
holy Women, csiWdChamundigal by the 
Malabars, in his Quarrel, who cut off his 
falfe Heads ; but all to no purpofe, fo that 
Darida pcrfifting in his Infolence, Ixord Darida; 
confnlted with yiflnum, what to do in this 
exigency. Whilft they were debating 
the matter, Vijlnum fent forth from his 
Body a certain matter (callM Bixa by 
the Malabars) which entring that of 
j(^f!?>-<?. pafs'd again thro the Eye on his 
Front, 
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