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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
[JULY, 1894.
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Then the boys asked to be dressed. Dresses were brought out of seven boxes. Jewels were also brought out of seven boxes, and bottles of scents as well. Neck-ornaments ronnd their necks, waist-jewels round their waists, chankalis in their ears, a chakkrasarams on their necks, pearls lustrous as the sun on their fingers, and a signet ring, and large rings round their arms. Thus they were adorned from head to foot.
Soon after this the boys wished to descend to the Tuļu Country, through the ghats, and to see the Tulu people.
For the elder boy & white elephant, like one of Airavat's, was brought out, and the elephant's keeper was sent for. The elephant was washed at the watering place called Anegundi, and was tied up in the elephant's stable. Then it was saddled. The elder boy sat on the elephant and spoke in the Arya Language.
A white horse was brought out for the younger boy, and a groom was sent for. Then the people made the groom wash the horse at the water channel called Kudurogundi. The horse was fastened in the stable, and was saddled. The younger boy mounted the horse, and spoke in the Gujjara Language.
The elder boy's elephant and all his following started and the younger boy's horse and his following, too. They asked the way down the gháțs to the Tuļu country.
Said the boys : The god Ohikkarays at Shiradi will not let us descend, nor will the god of Mala, nor will the god Narayana at ROB01."
By tricks and cunning they descended to the abode of the god Kukke Subbaraya, who saw them descending, and said: -
"Whoso umbrella and palanquin are coming? Are they Bhutas, or gods, or NÁgas, or Brahmas P"
Then he made his servants build a fort of addana shields around his temple, and place crossed swords on the fort. But the boys destroyed the fort and swords, and came down. The younger and the elder stood awhile at the abode of the god Subbarayn, and walked three times round the temple. Then the elder arranged with the younger for a battle between them and the god.
For the first day's battle the elder brother went forth and shot an arrow, which broke Subbarậyas flagstaff in the front of his temple into three pieces. For the next day's battle the younger went, and shot an arrow which broke the top of Subbaraya's temple into three pieces. After this they left the abode of Subbaråya, and passed by the rivers Kumardard and the Matsya Tirtha. They passed by the fort at Inglike, and the place named Mugger in the village Balagand. Then, passing by the abode of the god of Kodipadi, they came to the Kapadi Ghat. In the meantime they saw the army of Bil Sultan and Virappa Naikar, and met it, and killed the whole army of Virappa Naikar!
Soon after this they went to a place called BaretimAra in Yonor, where the elder youth with his elephant and the younger with his horse, and their following, stayed the day. They spread a blanket under a white asrattha-tree, and the elder and the younger sat down on the blanket. Here the younger lay down, resting his head on the elder's leg, and slept in peace.
The elder said: "I will test the virtue of my brother."
So he made his servants build a ship, with a silken sail and a mast of pearl, and it was loaded with cargo. He caused his following and his elephant to embark in the ship, and left his brother at Baretimira, in the village of Yênûr, and started on a voyage. Then he went to the Eastern Mountain, Tirupati, where he was invited by the god Timmappa on to the mountain,
This god's servant's name was Kala Bhairava, whom the elder brother saw. Passing by that mountain, he went to the Eastern Ocean, and then reached the Southern Ocean through the Eastern Ocean, and then the Western Ocean through the Southern. The ship was anchored
