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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY
turbid, a guard was set, and Dutugämunu detected them. He fell in love with one of them, and made her his chief queen. After 12 years she obtained his reluctant consent to revisit her home in the Naga world. He was aided in his wars by Devatar Bandara (q. v.). See also Ratna-valli.
Earth-god, Earth-goddess. See Mihi-kat, Mihi-kata.
Elala. A childless king of Ceylon, of the Soli race. He is sometimes identified with the king in the sixth story of the Vitti-hata (cf. Mahâ-vamsa xxi), who, when his son rode over and killed a calf, put him to a like death (see Pilli Yaka and Soli Kumaru).
Ela Rakşi, Mother of Riri Yaka. Eng. Mother of Kali.
Endora Devi. The "Herdsman-god," mentioned in an obscure verse of Mangra-devipuvata, and perhaps identical with Gopalu.
Fever. Several rituals, styled Una-śântiya and Una-vidiya, profess to exorcise fever by charming the patient from head to foot and invoking the deeds and merits of the Buddhas. One Una-vidiya prescribes that rice and betel should be offered, and the patient covered with a cloth. The Unz-vidiya-sirasa-pa daya gives an exorcism of fever from each limb by invoking various deeds of Buddha.
Five Birds (Panca-pakşi). Spells are cast by this astrological form ; see Hat Adiya. Flower-altar. See Mal-yahan.
Fowl. The cock is often used in offerings to Yakas. One Kukulu-upata, describing apparently a ritual for Devel Devi, says that cocks were first required for the ceremony to heal the enchantment of Maha-sammata. It was then found that fowls had been born of Kala Raksi, their father being the Rşi Išvara, and a cock was in the world of the Asuras, upon their flag or standard. Viduli-valâ haka, the Lightning God, flew to fetch it, and when it crowed on Kanda's standard he caught it in a noose and brought it back. Another Kukulu-upata says that Rakusus in the form of fowls dwell in the Asuras' world between the three peaks of Maha-meru. Fowls come thence, and were caught in nooses by the power of Maugra Sâmi. One was needed for the rite to heal Maha-sammata ; Säkra sent Viduli-valâhaka to fetch it. The fowl is now used in exorcism, the evil influences being conjured into it. The Tovil-pali-upata states that the fowl offered in the tovil rito arose from the throne of Kanda (see Tovil.) The Sävul-yâgaya relates that Vişņu created a golden cock, and took it to the war waged by the gods against the Asuras, in which it gained victory; it has the power of Kanda. See also Senevi-ratna.
Gaja-bahu. (1) A king who received and afterwards slew Abhûta Devi, q. v. (2) A king, on whose legend see Pattini.
Galo Deva. A companion of Dahanaka. Gal-vadan Kumari. Seo Kiri Amma.
Game Devata. This" village-god" is described in G.-d.-kavi as having 3 shawls round his waist, a chain of flowers round his shoulders, and a club in his right hand, and driving away demons. A flower-altar is made for him, and offerings presented in a scoop.
Gam-paraveni Devatar. A local god, described as lord of the Ratna-nîla-gam, and beautiful, with a red robe, a sword in his right hand, and attended by Yakas; his hair is worn in two matted teils. [G.-p.-devata-kavi.] An invocation to him is appended to Tedâlankaraya.
Gömunu. See Dutugämunu.
