Chap.X. 
the Eaft- India Pagans. 
or give the leaftProvifions, hereturn'd in 
a very melanciioly Pollure. His Wife 
bid him not defpair, telling him, that 
Kijha know ing their Poverty, would ac- 
cept the Vv'ill for the Deed i and fo or- 
dering him to go into the Garden to ga- 
ther fuch Herbs as were there, and al- 
lowed them to eat (for the Brabmans 
dare not eat all forts of Herbs or Roots, 
as for inftance, the Beets, becaufe they 
are red, and refemble Blood) which be- 
ing done, fhe drefs'd them, and having 
awaken'd Kijna^ offer'd it to him upon 
a Pyfang Leaf^ Ktjna ask'd them. Have 
you nothing elfe? I fappos'd you would 
have made forae Cakes: The Woman 
anfwer'd, that their Poverty being fuch 
as not to permit them to do it ^ Kifna 
bid her look backwards, where feeing 
in a Corner a fine Basket of Fruits and 
Sweetmeats, ihe prourated her felf at his 
Feet. 
Thus feafting together, Ktfna ask'd 
them after Dinner, what they requefted 
of him? The Brahman reply'd, '■^ No- 
thing, but that I may ferve and love 
" thee with a fmcere Heart, that I may 
never ceafe to pray to thee, and that 
" when my Soul and Body mull be par- 
" ted, my Zeal for thee may neverthe- 
lefs continue with me. Kifna reply'd, 
Bkjjh him All this ftiall be granted thee, and be- 
withKich- caufe thou haft prefer'd Piety before 
Riches, you fhall likewife have your full 
fliare of them. He had no fooner fpoken 
thefe words, but the Brahman's Cottage 
was in an inftant chang'd into a magni- 
ficent Strufturej and Kifna prefented 
them with as much Gold as was fuffi- 
cient to maintain them in great plenty 
all their life-time. 
Kifna after having once more imparted 
his Bleffing to his Hoft, departed, taking 
his way towards the Caftle of Derfiende^ 
it being then juft three hours before Sun- 
fet, the ufual time for the Kings in the 
Eaftern Countries to give Audience to 
Kifna goes their Subjeds. Kifna was receiv'd with 
to the a great deal of Pvcverence by fome of the 
Cokrt ef Court ^ but the King looking upon him 
Dcrllende. ^•j.j^ indifTerent Eye, askM him, When 
he came into the City, and why he would 
not pay him a Vilit before the poor 
Brahman? Ktfna reply'd, Riches are of 
no value to me, the meaneft Cottage of 
a Believer I prefer before the moft fump- 
tuous Palace of a King: And why then, 
faid the King, would you come to Court ? 
I did come, reply'd Kifna^ in the Name 
of the Fanfjcndaons^ to demand thy King- 
dom, their i 2 years Exile being now ex- 
pir'd. The King anfwer'd, I know them 
not, neither will 1 deliver the Kingdom, k' 
Kifna told him, that if he would not, ^ 
he fhould at leaft allot a Village for their 
Maintenance : I will not give them the 
breadth of a foot, anfwer'd Derfknde i 
then prepare your fclf, faid Kifna^ you 
muft fight for it. 
The Panfjjcndaons hearing this AnP*ver, A Battc 
prepared for a vigorous War and having /''"s^-'^ / 
engaged King IVe/aart, and the potent 
Ra^ia Droepct {Droepcti's Father) in their 
Quarrel, with four other Kings, they 
attack'd Derficndcj who having drawn up 
his^Horfe in a great Plain, a fierce Battel 
enfu'd, which lafted 18 days, Kifna fight- 
ing in a Chariot drawn by Oxen. 
in Btrfiends his Army was a famous 
Warrior named Car^jw, who having (by 
his conftant Prayers) obtain'd a prodi- 
gious Strength from Kifna^ did perform 
Wonders in his Chariot : Kifna efpying 
him at fome diftance, order'd Erficndi 
(who fat with him in the fame Chariot) 
to break the Wheel of Caran's Chariot, 
which being done accordingly by a ftrong 
Arrow, Car an came down out of his Cha- 
riot, but whilft he was bufy in mending 
the Wheel, was by the fame Erfiende 
fliot with an Arrow into the Breaft : He 
drawing the Arrow out of the Wound, 
cry'd out to Kifna, And is this the Re- 
ward thou givcft me for fo many Offe- 
rings ? Kifna anfwer'd. Have Patience ^ m Ou 
ray Will is to deliver thee out of thisCaran 
troublefom World, and to allow thee a 
place in Heaven, whither I am going to 
meet all the Believers (my time upon Earth 
being almoft expir'd ) after I have pur- 
ged the World of the wicked. Car an 
was no fooner flain, but the Vidory de- 
clar'd againft Dcrfiende^ whofe Forces 
were all flain upon the fpot (as were 
King Weraart, and King Droepet on the 
other fide) and among them Derfiends 
himfelf, with his 99 Brothers. Thus 
the Panfpendaons being reftor'd to the 
Kingdom, they pay'd their conftant De^ 
votions to Kifna, who from thence re* 
turn'd to Davarca. 
All this while Droepett had liv'd with- 
out the knowledg of any Man , but Peace 
and Quietnefs being now reftor'd in the 
Kingdom, the five Brothers were con- 
certing all poffible means how to enjoy 
Droepeti^ without Inceft. Af laft a 
certain Brahman named Wiffunma^ pro- 
posed the following Expedient. The 
Year, faid he, has 350 days, which di- 
vided into fiive equal parts, each amounts 
to two Months and 12 days: And it 
being your Mothers V/ill that the five 
Brothers Oio'jld have an equal fliare in 
