Chap. V. 
^the E^ft-India Pagans, 
refufing to part with him thus, would 
Returns ^^^^^ accompany him with all his Forces 
/-WW. 3S far as the Village of Baratpoeriy where 
Ram was receiv'd by his Father, Mother 
and Brother^ with great Deraonftrations 
of Joy, the fweet-fcented Rofe-Water, 
Saffron, Betel, and other Perfumes, be- 
ing laviflily beftow'd upon him and all 
thofe that had attended him home. 
Ram having beftow'd his Bleffing upon 
Suchry he returned home, but Hanuman 
Itaid with him. He reign'd in Peace 1 1 
years after his return, and begat two 
Sons, Lan and Chm. Then taking his 
opportunity when he had fent Hanuman 
out of the way, he afcended into Heaven 
with the Inhabitants of the Earth, ex- 
cept his two Sons. 
The Malahan fay, that Ram being 
jealous of Sytha^ would have murder'd 
her, had ftie not cleared her felf by the 
Fire and a folemn Oath. Another time 
being again feiz'd with a Jealoufy, be- 
caufe Ihe had Fawan-s Pifture drawn upon 
a piece of Board, Ihe purg'd her felf by 
putting her Hand into a Veflel fiU'd with 
Serpents. 
They further add, That her Husband 
being become extreme jealous, caus'd her 
to be thrown before the Elephants, and 
afterwards before the Tygers, but Ihe 
efcaped without the leaft harm. They 
fay, that when Hanuman faw Ram afcend 
into Heaven, he cry'd aloud to him., O 
Divine Ram! what have I done, that you 
will leave me behind ! Ram anfwer'd, 
Hanuman^ be not diffatisfied, thou Oialt 
never die, and many Pagodes fliall be 
eredted to thy Memory. Farev/el. 
Thus ended the fecond Period of Time, 
which, according to the Computation of 
the jSewjtJMj, contains a Million and 196000^ 
whereof Ram reign'd 2000, This fe- 
cond Period is call'd Treitagom by the 
Malabars^ and Tretanike by the Benjans. 
CHAP. \\ 
The eighth Alt nr. The Parents, Birth and Education of Kifna, His miracu- 
lorn Deliverance, Ragia Kans endeavours to murder him. 
Shepherd^ and fys mtb his Companji to GoggeL 
Kifiia turns d 
ne eighth \ S the eighth Transformation of Vifi- 
Trctnsfor. /\. mm is accounted of the greateft 
mAtion the moment above the reft j for, fay the Pa- 
w"r('T/i' S^J^s, in all the others yifinmn appear'd 
ntit.Ka World with fomepartof his Di- 
vinity, but in this he carried along with 
him the whole Subftance of it, fo that 
he left his place vacant in Heaven : This 
Transformation happen'd with the be- 
ginning of the third Period of Time •, 
and, according to the relation of the 
Benjans^ was thus. 
One Ragia Kans living in the City of 
Mottera^ 2$ Coi from ^gray upon the 
River Siemmem^ had a young Sifter 
named Deuki. About 3 Cos higher up 
the fame River liv'd a certain Brahman 
named IVaJfendeuw in the City of GoggeL 
The faid Dcuki being arriv'd to a marri- 
ageable Age, her Brother Ragia Kans 
look'd out for a Husband for her ^ but 
meeting with none for his purpofe in that 
City, he fent to the City of Go^^e/, where 
his MefTenger hearing of the Worth and 
Piety of Waffendeuvoj the fame was at his 
Recommendation married to him when 
he was only ip, and ftie no more than 
1 1 years of Age. 
The faid Ragia having underftood that 
Vol III. 
there was among his Subjeds a certain 
Brahman J named Narretj well skilPd in 
Chiromancy (a thing in high eftecm a- 
mong the Pagans * ) he fent for him, de- See Vof" 
firing him to look into his Sifter's Hands, 1. 2. 
and to foretel, without dilTembling the |^o'^'^'47» 
matter,what good or bad Fortune was like ^y^n] 
to befal her. The Brahmanhaving view'd 
her Hand, told the King, that according 
to the Lines of her Hand ftie was to bring 
forth fix Sons, and one Daughter, the 
youngeft of whom will not only take 
away thy Kingdom, but alfo thy Life. 
The King being not a little furpriz'd 
at this Prophecy, order'd the faid Deuks 
and her Husband to be imprifoned in a 
ftrong Caftle, and that all the Children 
begotten upon her Body fliould be killM 
immediately. Accordingly thr Midwife 
brought the new-born Babes to her Bro- 
ther, who beat out the Brains of fix of 
them (^viz.. five Sons and one Daughter ) 
againft a Stone. Afterwards underftand- 
ing that (he was with Child with the 
feventh, he enclofed her in a Room 
with Iron Doors, and appointed her a 
Guard of 100 Soldiers, with ftri£f Orders 
that the Child as foon as it was born 
fiiould be brought to him. Upon this 
Ttttt 2 occa- 
