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on a Sunday, his race was called the Solar (surya-vamýa). He had 1,000 ministers, and married Mänik pala. On Sunday he first received rice and betel; on Monday trees, cloths, and leaves ; on Tuesday flesh, fire, and weapons ; on Wednesday the 64 sciences. Mára having enchanted Mänikpala, she was healed by Oddisa with a sacrifice (yaga). The Vidi-upata relates that Säkra employed Viskam to build a pavilion 7 stages in height to entertain his company, and Mera Devu-liya danced for them. Säkra invited Maha-sammata, who on his way was bewitched by a Vina-yaka or Spell-demon sent by Mâra. The Vina-yaka was -9 yoduns high; he was of 5 colours, and rode by night on a red bull, appearing to dreamers and breaking down the city. Oddisa then exorcised the spell. See Vidi. The bewitchment of M.-9. by Mara, the bringing of Oddisa by the Seven Rşis to heal it, and various ritual in vocations of the glory of the Sun, and lśvara, Säkra and his conch, the Rşis, Vişnu, Brahma, Kanda, Pattini and her bangle, and Hanumà are described in Abina-mangalê. Various other rituals are alleged to have been invented by Oddisa to heal M.-8.; see Abinakantiya, Asuras, Suba-siri-mangale, Torch, Vidi. In another legend M.-9. was healed by Visņu, q. v. For other rituals see Cloth, Dancing, Fowl. The Nava-graha-mal-baliya, describing a rite for the propitiation of the planets, says that it was instituted by 8 Brahmans who interpreted a dream of M.-S., who dreamed that a viper broke through the upper storey of his palace and bit him. On the legend of the exorcism of Sudarisana, son of M.-s., see Sudarsana. On the legends of the brewitchment of Mänikpala by Mâra see Mänikpala.
Mahasen. On the legend of the Minneri tank built by M., see Kaludäka la Hat-raju, Minnêri.
Maha-sohona Yaka (Maha-son). A demon, propitiated in the Yak-pidavila. He is described as devouring men, breaking off and shaking branches of trees, causing alarming noises, white of body, and attended by 70,000 demons, of whom the 8,000 who watch over footpaths are entreated not to drive mad those who see them. For his ritual a place on the northem side is taken and decorated with palm-flowers. A platform, 7 spans long and 5 wide, is divided into 36 compartments, and on it are offered eight courses of cooked food and young cocoanuts, in 108 scoope made of leaves. He is invoked by the power of Sobhita Muni, a former Buddha. [M.-8.-pidavila.] For his representation in the Rakugubali, see Rakusu. He is invoked in Maha-sôn-andagäsîma, where it is said his offerings are to be placed on the north-east. He figures in the legend of the plague of Visala, q. v. In a collection of verses to several yakas he is said to have been created in the time of Maha. sammata by the power of a Rşi. He carries a knob-headed club, and was defeated by the hero Gota-imbara (vide Rasa-vahini). See also Sohona Yaka.
Maha-sthana. A demon, on whose cult see Perahära. Mahi. See Mihi-kata. Makari Yakini. A female demon dwelling in one tooth of the cobra (see Cobra).
Mala Bisava. A female demon, invoked in Ratikan-madana-bisavagé kavi. See Ratikanmadana Yakini.
Malala Raja. A king of Vadiga-rata, whose 7 daughters were restored to life on the pyre by Riri Yaka, q. v. See also Vira-munda,
Malala-sami. See Vira-murla Malala-sâmi. Malalu Kumaru. See Mala Raja. Mala Mäniyo. A female spirit, invoked in Vädi-yak-yadinna.
