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The Idolatry of 
Part L 
IxoraV 
DMghtir. 
i'^^.^J^ Front, and falling upon the ground pro- 
?^r^ duc'd in an inftant a Female, which 
'^'^^ Ixora acknowledging for his Daughter, 
gave her the Name of Patragali Pagode. 
A Defcrip.. This Daughter had 8 Faces, 16 Hands 
tion of 35 (ji^j-i^ 35 3 Coa\^ with large round 
Eyes, her Teeth like the Tusks of a Boar : 
In lieu of Pendants (he has two Elephants 
in her Ears, and Serpents about her Bo- 
dy inftead of a Garment ^ her Hair-locks 
are Peacocks Tails, in her Hand flie car- 
ries a Sword, ,a Trident, a large Por- 
cellain Bafon, another Veflel call'd Ca- 
pala by the Malahars^ a Scymiter cali'd 
A<fautegam^ a Hanger call'd Carutcla^ an 
Arrow, a Weapon call'd Cona, a Rope, 
an Ape with an Iron Wheel. 
This Monfter was no fooner born, but 
file went to revenge her Father's Quarrel, 
and fighting for feven days fucceflively, fhe 
cut off 7 of his imaginary Heads j but 
finding all her Endeavours in vain, and 
that Darida was not vulnerable as long 
as he kept the Book and Bracelets given 
him by Bramma^ (he apply'd her felf to 
Sorga^ intreating her to take upon her 
the Habit of a Beggar, and by that means 
endeavour to get the beforefaid things 
into her hands. Accordingly Sorga took 
the opportunity to ask Alms of Darida^ 
when he was at fome diftance from his 
Houfe, who told her, that if (he would 
go to his Houfe his Wife would anfwer 
her defire, which if fhe did not, he would 
do it himfelf. Sorga then went to his 
Houfe, and ask'd his Wife for the Brace- 
lets and Book in her Husband's Name, 
who freely delivering the fame, flie 
brought them inftantly to Patragali. Da- 
rida having thus loft his belt Treafures, 
wherein Bramma had enclofed all his 
Happinefs, and thereby being bereav'd 
of his former Strength, was foon after 
efigag'd again, and had his true Head 
cut off by Patragali. 
Being much exalted by this Vidory, 
fhe came flrait to Jxora^ who being then 
jufl undrefs'd leapt into a Ciftern, for 
fear of being feen by Patragali, from 
whence he gave her fome Fledi and Blood , 
but finding her not fatisfied thus, he or- 
dered her to hold out her Bafon, and cut- 
ting off one of his Fingers he filFd it 
y;ithhis own Bloody but Patragali con- 
tinuing flill unfatisfied, took one of her 
Golden Chains ( compofed of fmall pieces 
like Pepper Corns) and threw it into his 
Face, which raifing in his Face great num- 
bers of Pimples, or fmall Ulcers, he 
cry'd out with great furprize, BafuriJ, e, 
O you revengeful Woynan ! and defiring 
her to defifl, created two young Men 
named Birapatrem and Ouetraquele, whonl 
he beftow'd upon her, and thus pa- 
cified her Anger but to rid his hand 
of her for the future, he prefented her 
with a VelTel of Sandal Wood, ordering 
her to go with it into the World, and to 
relide (tho unknown) among the Mor- 
tals, and to require Vows and Sacrifices 
at their hands. 
The Pagans therefore imagining that 
it is Patragali fends the Small-Pox among 
the People, leave the Patient fo foon as 
he is feiz'd with it ; and hence perhaps 
it is, that they have a certain Idol re- 
prefenting a Female, with a Child laying 
his Arras about her Neck, and imploring 
her Affiftance, They deliver up thefe 
Patients to the care of the Comarcvs^ a 
Fraternity belonging to the Pagode of Pa- 
tragali ; thefe offer the Blood of fome 
Cocks and other Sacrifices to the God- 
defs in behalf of the Sick j and for the 
reft give them only fome Canfies., or 
Rice-boil'd in Water ^ and leaving them 
for the reit to their own difpofal, more 
die for want of good looking after, than 
by the Violence of the Diftemper ^ nay 
fometimes arekill'd by ComaraSj who in- 
herit all their Moveables. 
We told you before, that Ixora call'd 
his Daughter Bafuri, which to this day 
fignifies the Small-Pox among the Mala- 
bars^ which they fay is the Sword of Pa- 
tragali, and for that reafon endeavour to 
mitigate her Wrath by Sacrifices, where- 
in they follow the footfleps of the antient 
Creeh. 
They fay that Patragali has her chief 
Refidence in the Great Pagode of Cran^ 
gamr, call'd the Pagode of Pilgrims, from 
the vaft number of Zealots that flock 
thither ; and as this brings in a Revenue 
of many thoufand Fanams to the King of 
Cranganor, fo the King of Cochin, who fain 
would have had a fhare in the Booty, did 
poft fome Forces on the Pafles, who 
rob'd and plundered the Pilgrims, in- 
tending by this means to oblige them to 
refort to the Pagode built in the King- 
dom of Palurti under his Jurifdiftion, 
Thus the old King of Cochin did plunder 
and rob the famous Pagode of Ammadiri, 
of all its Treafure, at the head of a 
Body of I coco Men, and afterwards 
iaugh'd at them into the bargain, faying 
that he had taken it only as his Inheri- 
tance, as being the Son and Heir of the 
Idol i juft as Dionyfm the Sicilian Tyrant 
did with Jupiter and zAlfculapus. 
But to return to Patragali ; fhe was no 
fooner got out into the Main with her 
VefFel of Sandal-wood, but being attack'd 
f by 
opinion of 
the Fagans 
about the 
Small- pox. 
The Pa- 
gode ef 
Patragali 
in Cranga- 
nor. 
The King 
of Cocnin 
robs a fa- 
mom Pa- 
gode. 
Adventure} 
of Patraga- 
li after Jh 
left Ixora, 
