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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
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page 204 and repeated at page 221 of the play It must have been surrounded by Malayavása, KAśmira, and Kulûta, respectively, on its northern, western, and southern frontiers, the remaining side being protected by the main range of the Himalayas ; and the tract so defined is run through by a western offshoot
of the Himalayas, whose spurs cover the whole of it. If my identification of the territory of Simhanada with the district of Mo-lo-80 or Malayarása be correct, then it follows that the province thus determined was the seat of the kingdom of Parvateśvara and his successor Malayakëtu.
FOLKLORE IN SOUTHERN INDIA.
BY S. M. NATESA SASTRI PANDIT. VIII.-THE MOTHER-IN-LAW BECAME AN Ass. supernatural powers to see whether all she
Little by little the mother-in-law became an said was true or not, and finding it to be the ass-varavara mámi kaludai pol dnal, is a truth she thus replied in very soothing tones :proverb among the Tamils, applied to those "I pity your misery, mother, because your who day by day go downwards in their daughter-in-law troubles and vexes you thus progress in study, position, or life, and based when you have become old, and have no strength on the following story :
in your body. Now take this mango," In a certain village there lived a Brahman and taking a ripe one from out of her hips, with his wife, mother, and mother-in-law. He she gave it to the old Brahmani with a was a very good man, and equally kind to all of smiling face-"eat it, and you will soon tarn them. His mother complained of nothing out a young woman like your own daughterfrom his hands, but his wife was a very bad- in-law, and then she shall no longer trouble tempered woman, and always troubled her you." Thus consoling the afflicted old woman, mother-in-law by keeping her engaged in this the kind-hearted Kali went away. The Brahwork or that throughout the day, and giving maņi lingered for the remainder of the night her very little food in the evening. Owing in the temple, and being a fond mother she to this the poor Brahman's mother was almost did not like to eat the whole of the mango dying of misery. On the other hand, her without giving a portion of it to her son. own mother received very kind treatment, of Meanwhile, when her son returned home in course, at her daughter's hands, by whom the the evening he found his mother absent, but husband was so completely ruled over, that his wife explained the matter to him, so as to he had no strength of mind to oppose her ill- throw the blame on the old woman, as she treatment of his mother.
always did. As it was dark he had no chance One evening, just before sun-set, the wife of going out to search for her, so he waited for abused her mother-in-law with such fary, the daylight, and as soon as he saw the dawn that the latter had to fly away to escape started to look for his mother. He had not a thrashing. Mach vexed at her unhappiness walked far when to his joy he found her in the she ran out of the village, but the sun had temple of Káli. begun to set, and the darkness of night was "How did you pass the cold night, my fast overtaking her. So finding a ruined dearest mother P" said he. "What did you have temple she entered it to pass the night there. for dinner P Wretch that I am to have got It happened to be the abode of the village myself married to a cur. Forget all her faults, Kaļi (goddess), who used to come out every and return home." night at midnight to inspect her village. That His mother shed tears of joy and sorrow, night she perceived a woman-the mother of and related her previous night's adventure the poor Brahman-lurking within her prakáras whereon he said :(boundaries), and being a most benevolent Kaļi "Delay not even one nimisha (minute), but called out to her, and asked her what made eat this fruit at once. I do not want any of it. her so miserable that she should leave her home Only if you become young and strong enough to on such a dark night. The old Brahmani told stand that nasty car's troubles, well and good." her story in a few words, and while she was So the mother ate up the divine fruit, and the speaking the canning goddess was using her son took her upon his shoulders and brought
