842 
The Idolatry of 
Part II- 
Saldaus. 
Pauagali 
her Huf- 
band's 
Death, 
clapt her Hands, faying in fcornful tone. 
What are you running after your Huf- 
band ? I have not feen him. She gave him 
this Curfe, That (he Ihould be married 
to a Nairo, a Coward, who as foon as 
he turn'd Soldier Ihould leave her in 40 
days after. 
She then coming to a ^^i^MO-Tree, (he 
ask'd after her Husband again : the Tree 
bowing its Twigs, furnifhed her with fome 
of its Milky Liquor (as this Tree does 
if you cut any of its Twigs ) (he beftow'd 
this BlefTing upon it, That its Fruits 
(hould be highly efteem'd by the Kings 
and Princes, and that tho its Stem might 
corrupt, it fhould continue to bear Fruit 
(as in efFedt it does) and that they 
ihould employ its Wood in making their 
Cymbals calFd Tahelyne^ and the Statues 
ot their Idols. 
The eighth (he met with was a PoUa^ a 
Man of mean Extradion, who not going 
out of her way (as they ufually do) (he told 
him, that he (hould not be admitted into 
the Houfes of Perfons of Quality from 
O^oher till February. 
The laft (he met with was^ a Parrea^ 
iikewife a Perfon of low Birth j but 
having paid her the ufual Reverence, (he 
admir'd at his Civility, which made her 
ask him, Whether he did know her ? He 
reply'd, that he took notice of her Swines 
Tusks, and the Elephants in her Ears j 
which fo pleafed her, that (he told him, 
he (hould drink of the Liquor of the 
Palm-tree ( which in cffed they do when 
they gather it ) and that he and his Fa- 
mily (hould feed upon Cow's Fle(h. Then 
tracing the way Ihew'd her by the Parrea^ 
(lie found her Husband empal'd upon the 
Palm- tree which being too high for her, 
(he obtained by her Prayers that the Palm- 
tree broke, and fo deliver'd her Huf- 
band, whom (he brought to Life again. 
Patragali now burning of Revenge to 
punifli the Murderers of her Husband, 
addrefs'd her felf to Ixora^ who having 
furnifh'd her with a ftrong Body of 
Raxaxos^ or Devils ( having been wicked 
Men in their life-time) (he enter'd the 
Territories of Partdy, and at laft kilPd 
the King and the Goldfmith. His Wife 
(he reviv'd from the dead, who having 
brought forth a Son, (he granted him a 
Privilege to work in the Pagodes^ and to 
receive to himfelf the tenth part of all 
the Gold he (hould make ufe of, the 
fourth in 1 o of what he (hould work for 
the King, and as much as he could get 
from private Perfons. 
We told you before of the Pagode of 
Patragali in Crangmor^ where belides 
her Statue ftands that of a large Man in 
Marble, which t^Q Br ahmam knock every 
day with Hammers upon the Head, to 
keep it from growing too big. 
Thus much of Ixora\ Children, who 
were, properly fpeaking,only four in num- 
ber {Superbennia being only an adopted 
Son) we muft alfo go on in the Story of 
Faramefceri his Spoufe and her Origin. 
Jecxa Pajava King of the Peringaks had 
four Daughters, the eldeft whereof was 
Faramefceri^ otherwife call'd Parvati j Sa- 
rojfodi and Gojatris the fecond and third 
being married to Bramma^ and Pagode 
Siri to njlmm. Their Father being de- 
(irous to fee his Daughters in their full 
Glory, invited Bramma and Fiflnum to 
a moft magnificent Feaft. rtfinum ask- 
ing him whether he had invited Ixora^ 
he anfwer'd, No, ( Ixora being then in 
his Mendicant State) but afterwards con- 
fidering the matter, he invited him at 
laft, which Ixora took fo hainoufly, that 
he refolv'd to fpoil the Feaft. 
The Day appointed for the Feaft being 
come, Siri Pagode came in great Pomp in 
a ftatcly Chariot made of nine moft pre- 
cious Stones, moft artificially wrought, 
her felf being adorn'd with numberlefs 
Jewels and Pearls, and attended by a 
fplendid Retinue of Servants and Mu- 
(icians: Sarojfodi and Gojatrhs the other 
two Sifters appear'd with the fame Splen- 
dor. Paramefceri in the mean while ha- 
ving obtain'd leave to go to the Feaft from 
Ixora^ he order'd her to put on her belt 
Apparel, and gave her his Serpents, his 
Umbrella of Peacocks Tails, his Chain 
of Bones, his Tygers Skin, and Elephants 
Hide-, thus equipped fhe mounted upon 
an Ox, and with a large Attendance of 
Drummers, and Pudas and Pixares^ came 
to her Father's Palace, where being met 
at the Gates by her Sifters and the other 
Guefts, thefe feeing her Equipage much 
below what they expefted, inftead of 
welcoming her as they ought to have 
done, burft out into laughter, which fo 
vexed Paramefceri^ that without more a- 
do (he return'd to Calaja^ where (he gave 
an account of what Treatment (he had 
met with, becaufe her Sifters appeaPd at the 
Feafl in a mofi fumptuous Equipage^ their 
Apparel being cover d all over tvith preciout 
Stones and Pearls^ whereas f/ie who was the 
eldeft Sifter^ and married to Ixora, had 
been defpis'd for her mean Appearance. 
Jxora mov'd at the juft Complaints of 
his Spoufe, fent his Son Quenavady to 
fpoil the Feaft. riflnum being well ac- 
quainted with Quenavady\ Temper, or- 
der'd good ftore of Cakes to be let before 
* hin; 
Pedegree 
of Para- 
meSccri, 
Rogerius 
gives a 
jomevphat 
different 
Relation, 
