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(6). She drank bitter drugs and repulsive (14). When the son is weak from hunger decoctions; for their alleviation I offer this the mother gives satisfaction to him ; for the pindla to my mother.
alleviation of it I offer this pinda to my (7). If the body of the mother becomes mother. exhausted (while bringing forth) there is no (15). The sorrow of the father and mother doubt that death will ensue; for the alleviation is great at the door of death which is very of it I offer this pinda to my mother.
fearful; for the alleviation of it I offer this (8). Every night the son was crushed in the pinda to my mother. womb of the motherby urine and ordure;' for the 1 (16). For those that have died now, and alleviation of it I offer this pinda to my mother. for those that have no liberation; for the alle
(9). Day and night the mother with her viation (of their punishments) I offer this pinda husband enjoyed (were delighted at) the preg. to my mother. nancy; for the alleviation of it I offer this Over these pindas, or rice balls, water from pinda to my mother.
the Bindusar 0 vara with sesamum seed is (10). At the completion of the tenth month poured, and other necessary rites are then the pains of the mother become excessive; for completed. their alleviation I offer this pinda to my mother. By the evening the Sraddha ends, and the
(11). While the son was in his infancy the pilgrim returns from the hermitage. The mother took light meals; for the alleviation of present to the Upadhyâya, or priest, for all his it I offer this pinda to my mother.
trouble is then given, and the pilgrim accom(12). At the loss of fire* (digestion) after panied by the priest, is conducted out of the bringing forth she somehow protects herself town to the railway station or to his cart for three nights; for the alleviation of it I (gáại.) Before separating, the priest takes offer this pinda to my mother.
down in his note-book the names of the (13). The mother trains her son daily, ever pilgrim, his living relatives, &c., giving at looking at his face ; for the alleviation of it I the same time his full address to the so-called offer this pinda to my mother.
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BY S. M. NATESA SASTRI PAŅDIT. V.-"CHARITY ALONE CONQUERS." was Dharmamé jayam-Charity alone conquers. Dharmamé jayam.
That of the minister's son was Adharmamd In the town of Têvail there lived a king jayam-Absence of Charity alone conquers. called Saguna. He had an excellent minister When rising from their beds, when beginning named Dharmasila. They ruled for a long their prayers, when sitting down for meals or time in prosperity over the kingdom. Both study, and, in fact, before beginning to do of them had sons. The prince's name was anything, each repeated his motto. The people Subuddbi. He was a noble prince, and quite had great hopes in Subuddhi, whom they fully in keeping with his name, was always bent upon expected to see a good and benevolent king; good to the world. The minister's son was but the minister's son all thoroughly hated. named Durbuddhi, & most wicked boy, whose Even the minister himself, his father, hated his only delight was teasing beasts and birds from son for his vile turn of mind, which he found his infancy, and which ripened into all sorta impossible to change. His only friend, as we of wickedness as he grew to boyhood. Not- have already said, was the prince, who, notwithwithstanding the difference between their standing all his faults loved him sincerely, tempers, the prince and the minister's son were Both of them had grown up together from the best of friends. The motto of the prince their very cradle, had played in the same dust,
See note on suka 4.
Agni, or fire, is the imaginary Jathardgni, or fire of digestion. In Hindu households the mother fasts three days after giving birth to a child. Her stomach is sup- posed to be unable to digast food for these three days;
and she is given her diot only on the fourth morning. That is alluded to here.
Tévai is the classical name of the modern town of Ramnd in the district of Madur,
