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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY
Demala Yakas. Followers of Dädimunda and Kam bili Kadavara, q. v.
Desa-guru. Father of Abhimana Yaka, q. v
Deva-anga. King of Dappa-dipa, and father of Dala Raja (q. v.); father of Ândi Kadavara (q.v.).
Deva-gri. See Giri Devi.
Deva Oddisa. See Oddisa.
Devappandi. The Pândiyan king figuring in the legend of Pattini, q. v.
Devata. The Five Devatâs (Pas D.) are Kalu D., Kambili D., Gurumâ, Hädayâ, and Ratna Kadavara, q. v. The Pas-devatâ-kavi, after invoking Pattini and Kanda, tells that the Five were at first prevented from landing in Ceylon by other gods. They therefore went to the heaven of Säkra, who gave them into the charge of Devatar Bandara, or Dädimunda. With him they landed in Ceylon at Kala-tire and went to Batticaloa, Devanagala, and Perimiyankulam.
Devata Bandara. A god, invoked in Mal-yahan-kavi; see also Gangê Bandâra. His bangle is invoked in Halamba-sântiya.
Devatar. A spirit, propitiated in Yak-pidavila.
Devatar Bandara (Alut Devi, Gombara B.). A spirit, who protected the god Kanda Kumara, and caused King Vira-parâkrama-bâhu to build at Ämbäkkê, near Kandy, a temple for the latter. Devatâr gained victories for King Dutugämunu; when the Parangi (Franks) came to Maha-maluva, he killed their captain, and when they visited Ämbäkke he made them beat one another with bunches of nettles. He drove away Devel Yaku. A kaduru tree, being cut to make a post, shed a pool of blood; sacrifices were made, and the temple at Ämbäkkê was built. [Alut Deviyanné kavi.] The Ämbäkkê-alankaraya tells a similar story of the building of the Ämbäkkê temple, which it says was built by Vikramabâhu for Kanda Kumâra, who gave charge of it to Devatâr Bandara; it replaced a temporary sanctuary of Kanda founded by a warrior of Ämbäkkê, and it was during the building of the latter that the miracle of the bleeding tree happened. He gave protection to Na-mal Kumara (q. v.) and his companions. He is invoked in Dalu-mura-pidum-kavi, D.m.-yahan-k., and Samagam-mal-yahan. In one D.-b.-kavi this god is addressed as Däḍimunda Devatâ Bandara and Sandun Kumaru, and said to be worshipped in the sanctuary at Ämbäkkê, to destroy Oddi Yaku and Väddas, and to have 60,000 followers and 1,000 temples. Another D.-b.-kavi also is addressed to him. See also Alut Devi and Däḍimunda.
Devatar Devindu. A god, who protects Kalu Kumara, q. v.
Devel Devi. The Vâhala-d.-kavi (cf. Tedâlankâraya) relates that Devel Devi was born in the Vadiga land, whence he sailed for Ceylon with followers of many races in seven ships laden with various things, especially bangles. The ships being wrecked, they drifted about for 7 days; then a stone raft was made, which carried them swiftly to Ceylon, aided by the Sea-goddess Mudu Maui-mekhalâva and the four Guardian Gods. They sighted Adam's Peak, but on reaching Pânadura and Gonagala they were prevented from landing by the gods, and they went to Sinigama, where Gini Pattini created 7 walls of fire and a bronze net to keep them out; but Devel Devi devoured the fire, and the gods fled before him. A temple was built for him there by the Mäti, offerings were made, and he was called Alut Bandara. He went to Kalugan-äla. He cut some plantain bark, threw it into the water, and sat upon it; it sprouted into trees which blossomed in 7 days, whence the place was called Kehel-gomuva, "Plantain Village." A temple was also made for him at Vêragoda. (Cf.. the legend of Gangê Bandara.) The Kehel-gomuva-devi-kavi, in which Devel Devi is invoked, adds that he smote the Mäti of Sînigama with sickness, and in a dream bade him save himself by building a temple; he then attacked men, but was restrained by Kanda and banished to Kalagam Malala Aḍaviya, where he receives offerings.
