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THE DEVIL WORSHIP OF THE TULUVAS. FROM THE PAPERS OF THE LATE A, C, BURNELL.
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BURNELL MSS. No. 15 – continued.
THE STORY OF KOTI AND CHANNAYYA- continued. THE Balla! niade one Sinnappa Naikar sit at the gate to see whether Deyi went happily
1 or in sorrow, when she went to Erajha. She passed by Sinnappa Naikar. She passed by Budi Pamma, and when she passed by Muguli Sanlaya, she began to sigh. Sayina Baidya went running to the bidu of Parimâle Ballal, who said : -" There is an ancient bidu built by me, where she may bring forth her child and get well."
"I will not bring forth my child at the bidu built by you," said she.
The Ballal got her a hut and a yard belonging to one Birmana, a tenant of some dry land. He took off his waist-belt of silver, and placed it for her to hold on to.
“By holding this, with one single pain, will you bring forth two children from your womb, and be well. I shall come to give names to your children," said he.
. Thus did she bring forth, and the first satakam was passed, and the second also. And at the time of passing the fifth satakam, the holy water of the God was brought to her, and she bathed on the fortieth day.
After some days and months were passed, Deyi went to a temple to obtain merit, and offered at the feet of the god an Areca flower and a handful of money.
"Deyî, do you receive sandal and flowers from the god, and bear children," said the priest.
When Deyi returned back, the Balla sent a man to her : " Come to my house! Yon have already bathed on the fortieth day; therefore you should take your food in my house," said the Balla!
" The food which I take at home is yours; and the food which I take in this hut is your also," said she.
When the Balla! came to her house to give her children names, a stool with three legs was placed for him to sit on.
“Do you, Deyi, call your children, as I want to see them," said the Ballà. Then she went inside and brought out Koti, who was born first.
" O Deyi, you had better give this child the name Koti, that he may endure for ever, like the corner-stone of the temple at Koteávar; and to the second child the name Channayya, that he may endure like the corner-stone at the corner of the temple at Chattiśvar," said the Ballal. "Keep these children in a cradle and swing it."
Then she went ont with some dirty clothes of her children, and cried aloud : - "Rama ! alas for the sin of Brahmahatti ! Alo! Alo!”
She went to the tank called Padirad Koval and put her children's clothes into the water. She was washing the clothes, bending down, and beating them on a stone, when a leaf of a red cocoannt tree fell on her, which Murka Baidya at Murkotti saw.
Deyi said :- "I cannot live! I cannot live"!
Then Marka Baidya of Murkotti went running to Parimale Balla), who came himself ranning, and made her stand ap. The Balla! asked her what was the matter. -
"I cannot live! I cannot live !" said she, and was taken home, leaning on the othershonlders.
