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The Idolatry of 
Part IJ. 
psw/^. view of his Servants. The diftrefled 
Sald<cui. Uyocpcti reduc'd to this cxtrenaity, im- 
piQf'j Kifna\ Afllftance to relieve her 
from the (hame Ihe was likely to under- 
go, putting him in mind of his Bounty 
after Ihe had torn her Garments for his 
fake. In the mean time the Servants 
being employ'd in undrefllng Droepeti, 
they had no fooner pull'd off one of her 
Garments, but another fucceeded in an 
inftant ; which continuing thus 999 times, 
J. ^j-. they were feiz'd with fuch an Aftonilh- 
v^r'd by ment, that they entreated Verftende to 
Kiiiu. defift, left Kifna fliould give him fome 
fevere proofs of his Anger i which had 
fuch an influence upon Derfiende^ that he 
difmifs'd her without any further harm. 
They go in. The time of the appointed Exile now 
ta Exile, approaching, the five Brothers with their 
■ Mother Stndary and Droepeti left their 
- Native Country but beginning to want 
Provilion upon the Road, Droepeti paid 
l^r Devotions to the Sun to fupply their 
Wants. The Sun commiferating their 
Condition, fill'd them every morning a 
Veflel with Victuals, fufficient to feed 
1 000 Men. At laft coming to a certain 
Village call'd Widoemugan^ they lodg'd 
in the Houfc of one Wtdoemugarre^ where 
(he left her Mother, who was grown fo 
decrepit, that Ihe was not able to follow 
them. 
Thence wandring through vaft De- 
fer ts without meeting either with Man 
or Beaft, they at laft came to a pleafant 
River, where whilft they were repofing 
themfeives, they faw a certain famous 
and learned Brahman named Derrvafa^ 
walking along the Bank of it at the head 
of icoo Brahmans his Followers ^ who 
being not ignorant ( by his Skill ) who 
they were, after the ufual Salute imme- 
diately addrefs'd himfelf to Sujfujler, 
telling him, that he and his Company 
had a mind to take a Dinner with him, 
which Sufufier approving ( trufting to the 
Bounty of the Sun, and the Brahmans 
Piety ) he defir'd them to come, which 
they promifed to do as foon as they had 
waih'd themfeives in the River. 
Droepeti underftanding what had hap- 
pen'd, had recourfe to the Veflfel, but 
finding it empty, knew not what to do, 
but ad vis'd them to have recourfe ioKifna^s 
Bounty : Accordingly they fent forth 
their joint and fervent Prayers to Kifna^ 
but finding no relief, and the time of 
the Brahmans coming being near at hand, 
they refolv'd rather than to be expos'd 
to fuch Shame and Confufion as this, to 
make a large Wood Fire, and therein to 
a Period to their miferablc Life. 
They went to work immediately, and 
having gather'd a fufficient quantity of 
Wood, Droepeti was (hewing the rell the 
way, and thefe following to tread in 
her footfteps. 
Kifna then feeing their Conftancy ftopt 
them, and asking what was their Grie- 
vance? Sufujler reply'd, O Kiftia! who 
knoweft every thing, tnou canft not be 
ignorant of what has happenM to us to 
day ! Kifna anfwer'd, Let me fee the 
Vellel that was prefented you by the Sun ; 
which being produc'd, Kifna view'd it 
on all fides, and finding a Grain of Rice 
on the brim he eat it, and by its multi- 
plying Power gave it fuch a Virtue, that 
it not only fatisfied him, but alfo the 
Brahman and his loco Followers, who 
thank'd Naccod, the youngeft Brother of 
Sujfujier (who was fent to bring them to 
Dinner ) that tho they had not the leaft 
Appetite to cat Cnce they had been 
walhing in the River, yet they thank'd 
his Brother for his good Intentions. 
This unfortunate Company having thus Viey leavt 
wander'd for nine years through the De- ^f- 
ferts, at laft refolv'd to try their for-/'^''* 
tune at the Court of King Weraart^ of the 
Tribe of the Kettcrijs in the Country of 
Meffedees. Suffufler being the firft that 
went to King IVeraart, being demanded 
who he was ? he ask'd the King whether 
he had not heard of the five Brothers 
Panfpendaons ? The King replying, he had ; ^ 
he told the King, that he had fervM 
them as their Hiftorian, and that if the 
King would receive him in the fame Sta- 
tion, he would relate to him the Ad- 
ventures of that King, how he had loft 
his Kingdom at Dice, ire. The King 
pleas'd with his Proposition, order'd him 
to ftay at Court. The fecond Brother 
encouraged by his Succefs, addrefs'd him- 
felf likewife to the King, telling him 
that he had ferv'd Suffufler in the quality 
of a Cook, who ordering him to drefs 
a Dilh of Meat, he did it accordingly, 
and pleas'd the King fo well, that he^^ 
made him his head Cook. 
The third, who was an excellent Bow- 
man, thought fit to lay his Bow and Ar- 
rows alidej and appearing in the Pre- 
fencc of the King without any Weapon, 
told him, that he had ferv'd Suffufler ia 
his Profperity in the quality of a Brah- 
man^ but being now forced to bear his 
lharc in the Misfortunes of his Maftcr, 
he came to flicker himfelf under his Roy- 
al Proteftion. The King being taken 
with his Difcourfe, received him into his 
Service. The fourth, after having paid 
his Reverence to the King, told him, 
that 
