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in the Gulf of Kambalê, whence the elder brother went to the bidu at Adka Janana. All his people remained in the ship, and he went on alone.
In this place were Udda Kottari, Ballaya Pergade and Nattunda Maranayage. They had a nephew, one Kañjambu Kulyar. Kañjambu Kulyar went early in the morning to the plain of Sire to fetch some leaves for preparing cakes. The elder brother followed him, and while Kañjambu Kulyar was cutting the leaves in the plain of Sire, the elder brother became a
white cock and crowed!
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Kañjambu Kulyar said:
"This may be useful for a cock for fighting."
He tried to seize the cock, but it was not to be caught. It looked near, while it was far from the hand. In the plain Sire his fate was unfortunate and his cunning vain, so Kañjambu Kulyar fell to the ground, and he who had gone out in the morning had not returned at sunset. Then a man was sent to search for him, and found him lying on the plain of Sire, whence he was carried to the bidu of Adka. When this matter was sought for in the prasna-book, it was found to be the elder brother's doing! Then Kañjambu Kulyar's uncles asked what was the matter with the Bhûta, and the astrologer said that a matham ought to be built. As the elder brother had came to the bidu at Adka, he was named Adka Chakrapadi Bira Marla,
Soon after that he pushed the ship onward from the bay of Kambalê, and anchored the ship in the Bay of Mañjesvar, so as to be able to land all his following. Bobbaria was in front of Mañjêśvar. He broke a palm tree and put it on his shoulder, and broke another and was turning round, when he saw the elder brother and his following, and said: "Whose people are these ?"
He caused the bay to be inundated, and when the elder brother saw this he said:-"Do not do so, Bobbaria."
Then his people landed on the shore, and a matham was built for him in this place.
"At the time of performing a feast in your honour in your sanam, I shall come one day to visit you, Bobbaria," said the elder brother, and it was when Bobbaria heard this, that he decreased the water in the bay. So the elder brother and his people crossed the bay of Mañjêsvar, and came to the shore. He sat on a verandah at Kanne Sirta.
In the meantime the younger brother, who had been sleeping at Baretimâr in Yênûr, arose, and when he looked for the elder he was not to be found. He became very angry and said :"Ah! my brother left me in the forest and went away. I will go and search for him."
He and his people started and passed by Yênûr Baretimâr, and came to the village of Kottari, where he was called Bobbaria. He passed by Mugêrnad, and crossed the river at Panyûr, and then he passed by the patta at Bantwal and by the magné of Kannur and went to Mangalore. He sat in Alake, where he was called the Brahma of Alake.
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From that place he and all his people started and stayed at the ferry of Mangar, and afterwards crossed it and passed by Sarlapatta (Ullal) and went to the temple of the god Somanatha at Somêsvar and visited him. He then sat on a rock at Uddu, while the Bhúta Mudadêya from Kotarsana was on a visit to Sômanâth, and while the youth was sitting down, Mudadêya asked him :
"Where do you come from ?" Whither are you going?"
(To be continued.)
A TELUGU SUPERSTITION.
In every garha of water, which the Telugu women carry to and fro from wells, is to be seen a stalk of grass dancing close to the brim. Enquiry will elicit a smile intimating that the custom is based on a superstition. Further enquiry will
lead to the information that the stalk is used to prevent the water from spilling over the brim of the garha. But the state of the carrier's cholí (a portion of the sdri), and of her hair, will usually testify to the baselessness of the superstition. Samastipur. M. N. VENKETSWAMY.
