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G. A. Grierson —The Song of Man He Chandra. 
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The Qheeh spake. 
715. a How hath the Guru taught thee magic arts ? Let us see how 
thou wilt approach thy mother.” 716. He changed himself into a golden 
bee, and flew to his mother’s palace. 717. He appeared in Mayana’s house, 
and, uttering a loud cry, made her spinning-wheel fly up into the air. 718. 
But Mayana also was skilled in charms, and with a jump she seized the 
spinning-wheel by its head. 
Mayaka' spake. 
719. “ Come, come my son, the darling of an unhajjpy one.” 720. 
The king divided his hair and fell at the feet of his mother. 721. He 
sent for Mathu the barber. He began to clear oft his vow, # and the 
Brahmans came, and collected materials for sacrifice. 722. The king: be- 
gan to perform the celebration of the office of sankirttana and gave away 
the contents of seven barns in charity. 723.f He himself crossed the 
Vaitarani on the tail of a cow, and his ancestors crossed (the river of life) 
into paradise. 724. Mayana bathed herself with five lotas of water, and 
laughing returned quickly^ into the house. 725. After cooking a dish 
of rice and fifty different curries, she cleaned three (brass plates) with 
tamarind juice. 726. Mayana summoned the Hadi with a loud voice, and 
he immediately came and stood before her. 277. The first plate she gave 
to the Hadi. The second she took herself, and the third she gave to the 
king. 728. After washing their hands and mouth, what did they do ? 
They uttered the holy name of Krishna, and, beginning their meal, ate one, 
two, and five mouthfuls each. 729. After eating and drinking, their hearts 
were glad, and they washed their mouths with water from a golden 
vessel. 730. Then the Hadi, who came from paradise, placed his feet on 
the head of the king, and returned to his own place. 731. They cleaned 
the king’s throne ; and Hanuman took the staff and umbrella of royalty, and 
marched about; and the throne-elephant approached dressed in his trap¬ 
pings. 732. The king clothed himself magnificently, and the elephant 
mounted him on his shoulders by his trunk. 733. He took the king to 
the throne, accompanied by the music of drums and trumpets ; and bowed 
himself down before it, and with his trunk placed him upon the seat. 734. 
Then the king immediately fixed the land revenue at one and a half scores 
of haoris , (as it had been in old days) and ever since reigned happily within 
his kingdom. 
* By cutting- Ais nails and hair which he had allowed to grow. 
f This is most essentially a “Balya yugcr kathdT What does it mean? 
f Lit. At a hound. 
