The Idolatry of 
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Baldens 
his Foot, that he threw him 8 or lo 
yards high into the Air. Kifna finding 
himfelf thus roughly handled, thought 
fit to aflume the fliape of a Giant, and 
fo taking the Afs by the hinder Leg, did 
fvving him three or four times about 
his Head, and then throwing him againU 
the ground fqueez'd the Breath out of his 
Body. 
The God Bramba being not ignorant 
of what had pafs'd, and curious to know 
whether Kifna was not endow'd with fome 
Divine Virtue, took his opportunity, and 
carried off all the Cattel belonging to 
Kifna and the other Cowherds j who run- 
ning to Kifna and imploring his Afli- 
ftance, he bid them fhut their Eyes, which 
they had no fooner done, but he pro- 
duced the fame number of Cattel they 
had lofl-. Brahma came about a year 
after and brought back all the Cattel, ask- 
ing his Pardon for what was paft. Kifna 
told Brahma that he had better keep with- 
in his own bounds ; and caufing the Cat- 
tel he had produc'd to vanilh imme- 
diately, he iiept theni brought back by 
Brahma. 
Another time, all the Cattel juft after 
they had been drinking about Noon out 
of the River Siemmenay fell dead on a 
fudden upon the ground : Kifna furpriz'd 
at this Accident, and knowing that Gar- 
roude having lately dillodg'd the raon- 
ftrous Serpent KaUinaegh from her Dam 
caird Rammane Drepek, he fhrevvdly fuf- 
pefted that fhe had taken to this River, 
and infefted the fame with her Venom : 
Then getting upon a Palm-tree,he afTum'd 
his white and black Skin, and two more 
Arms and Hands ; and fending for Gar- 
rondey order'd him to go to Bramha, and 
to demand of him the things taken out 
of the Sea in the times of Couram^ and 
left in his Cuftody till his return. Gar- 
roudc haftening to Brahma^ brought back 
to Kifna the Chtanko^ or Horn, the beau- 
teous Woman Lekfemy^ and the Jewel 
Confenkmany. This done, he took the 
Horn in one hand, a piece of Iron in the 
fecond, another Weapon in the third, 
and a Flower in the fourth hand. Thus 
equipp'd, he leapt into the River in the 
prefence of his Companions, and diving 
10 the bottom, met with the Wife of 
fome of the Attendants belonging to the 
Serpent Kallinaeah^ who ask'd him what 
had brought him thither, fore-warning 
him ro retreat in time, before he fliould 
be feen by the Serpent, which queftion- 
iefs would devour him in an inftant. 
Kifna replyM, that being come on pur- 
pofe to find out the Serpent, he defir'd 
he might be fhew'd him ^ which they re- 
fufing to do, he turn'd his Eyes on all 
fides, and at laft cfpying the Serpent hfe 
awaken'd him out of his fleep,bidding him 
to leave this River unlefs he would pay 
for it with Death. The Serpent KaUi- 
naegh fwelling with Rage flew upon Ktfna, 
and beat him backwards ; but he reco- 
vering himfelf, fqueez'd the Serpent's 
Head to that degree, that not knowing 
what to do he twifted himfelf about his 
Body : but Kifna encreas'd the bulk of 
Body in fuch a manner, that the Serpent 
ready to burft, was forc'd to let go his 
hold, being ready to drop down dead for 
want of Strength. Kifna then got on 
the top of his Neck, and putting an 
Awl through his Noftrils, rid upon him 
as if he had been on horfe back. The 
Wife and Attendants of the Serpent find- 
ing him quite out of breath, intreated 
Kifna to fpare his Life, promillng to quit 
the River immediately. But KaUinaegh 
not willing to confent to what they had 
off'er'd, dill endeavour'd to get rid of 
Kifna J but finding all his Endeavours in 
vain, and that Kifna's Body increas'd 
every minute in weight, he was glad to 
approve of what had been offer'd by his 
Wife. Kifna having pardon'd his Offence, 
told him, that he would double his 
Strength (becaufe he had been engag'd 
againit a God ) and that Garroitde fhould 
not any more difturb him in his Den^ 
provided he would leave this River, and 
for the future never hurt either Men or 
Beafls. 
The Serpent with his Wife and At- 
tendants having paid their Reverence 
three times to Kifna^ left the River Siem- 
mena; and Kifna arifing on a fudden above 
the furface of the Water, reaflum'd his 
own fhape, and coming alliore blew his 
Horn, by the found whereof all the 
Cattel were in an inflant reftor'd to 
Life. 
All thefe Miracles wrought by Kifna 
had fuch an influence upon the Cowherds, 
that they confulted all pofllble means to 
pay him due Reverence. One among the 
reit told him. You know that Raja Inder^ 
the King of Heavens and the blelTed 
Souls, keeps an annual Feaft in the Moun- 
tain of Ooden Perwet with the Believers ; 
and fince we have no lefs Obligations to 
Kifna^ let us make alfo a Feaft to his 
Honour, and invite hira to the faid Moun- 
tain. This being approv'd of by a ge- 
neral Confent, they prepar'd a moil 
fplendid Feaft, which they celebrated 
with fuch demonftrations of Joy, that 
the Noife thereof coming to Indei% Ear^, 
and 
