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stones wherein to be carried (lit, for his use) at the time of the great feast, which takes place every year.
Another pious Kings of the East, named Vijayadhvaja, who was laboring under the misfortune of being childless, came and took up his abode at Venkatá dri, where he remained worshipping at the shrine of Venkataba. One night be dreamed that a Brahman told him to go on a pilgrimage to the holy place of Mañjgani and to bathe in the tirthas there, and that then his desire would be gratified. He then awoke from his dream, and found that it was dawn; placing confidence in his dream, he left the mountain of Venkatidri und started, with his family, for the holy place Maßjgunl. It took him five months and twenty-two days to accomplish the (oontemplated) pilgrimage, and it cost him a great deal of money); still he did not mind this, but on the contrary was very much pleased to finish the journey. He then wished to go farther on to Gokarna and consulted with his wife about it, whereupon she told him that she was already pregnant about two and a half months, and she therefore entreated him that they might retarn home and go to Gokarna another (lit., second) time. The king was overjoyed at hearing of nis wife's pregnancy from her own lips, and ordered that a stone should be inscribed shewing that he made over the revenues of the four villages of Hosûre, Bandal, Tejparn, and Bengavi to the god Tirumalesa of Mañjguni. Afterwards his wife came and entreated him to make over the revenues of the three villages of Karsi, Chamani, and Gund to the same god of Mañjgunt in her name, as a token of her faith in the god. The king, being very much pleased at this speech, gåve orders to his minister Sripati, and to his family priest Ramakrishna Upadhyaya, to make over all the revenues of the above-named seven villages to the name of the god Tirumalesa of Mapigani. According to the orders of the king, they both caused a stone to be inscribed as a memorial of the above-mentioned gift, on the second day of Mâgha'in Saka-St. 834.
In the time of Tirumala Yögin there were - a golden crown, an ear-shaped ornament set with jewels and pertaining to the crown, a pair of golden shoes, etc.
After the lapse of some years Govinda Nayaka, as directed in a dream, presented a padaka, that is, an ornament shaped like a pipal leaf, nsually attached to a necklace and worn round the neck, locket fashion.
A king of Sonda, by name Sadasivaraya, gave a golden cuirass (armour) and caisses (thigh.. pieces) and some other ornaments.
During the time of the English & golden serpent-bed sacred to Venkatesa (nágasayana), gold and silver armoar, and various other ornaments, have been added.
THE DEVIL WORSHIP OF THE TULUVAS. FROM THE PAPERS OF THE LATE A. C. BURNELL.
(Continued from page 215.) BURNBLL M88. No. 16 - (continued). THE STORY OF KOTI AND CHANNAYYA - (continued). The palace was broken down, as if it were trodden down by heroes who had to fight seven battles. Channayya went to BAlitimår at Pañja, pushing, with his dagger, a stone which could be drawn by seven and seven elephants,10
· The king here indicated mast, I think, have belonged to the family of the Kadambas. He may be identical with Vijayavarman. The whole of this story is, however, apocryphal; nothing but the names are known of the rulers of this family between the years A. D. 750 and A. D. 1088. The Saka date given bere corresponde to about A. D. 912.
1 1. .., fourteen elephants.
