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Pulutu Yaka. A de mon figuring in the legend of the plague of Visala. Pulvan. See Vinu. Pdaci Alut Devi. See Miriyabädde Devi, Purification of Women. See Kota-halu. Parņaka. Father of Dädimunca, and nephew of Kuvêra. See also Sanni Yaka. Parņaka Raja, Father of Kambili Kadavara. Pusaoga Rakusu. A demon represented in the R.-bali ; see Rakusu. Pusäti.' Bride of the Sun; see Iru.
Pugpa-giri Yakini. A female spirit, invoked in the Samayan-pädura (as causing sickness and bearing perfumes), and in Satara-varan-mal-yahan.
Puşpa-kumudaya. A goddess, dwelling in the magic mat (see Ala Magula). Pusul. See Ash-melon.. Pusvälle Raja. A demon invoked in Devatar-kavi. Quarters. On the Guardian Gods of the Four or Eight Quarters, see Guardian Gods. Queens. See Seven Queens. Radavela Bandara. See Na-mal Kumara. .
Rahu (Asurindu, Pani). The spirit of the descending node of the planets, and one of the Nava Graha. He was born in Ceylon, Maha-Bamba being his father and Kesara Devi his mother. He has a cobra's face and a body the colour of fire. [Nava-graha-santiya.) He and Bamba (Ketu) periodically devour the Sun and Moon. [Iru-handa-gamana-kari.] He is lord of the South-west, and was born in Cevlon. [Hora-santiya.] He is regent of the 19th paya. [Tis-päyê kima.]
His symbol is a ré fish (salmon), his vehicle à Savinda horse or a serpent, his offering sesame boiled in milk, his trée the väta kêya (Pandanus odoratissimus), his region the SW., his colour white or brown; he has 5 cobra-hoods, a bow and arrows in his hand. and 4 faces, according to Nava-graha-sivu-santiya and N.-g.-mal-baliya. The Mal-bali-upata prescribes rice boiled with sesame in milk. In the bali-rite of one Nava-graha-santiya he is figured by an image with 10 hands, 11 feet, 15 cobra-hoods, a Rakusu's face on his belly. a flower-garland, and a re-fish. He is represented by the blade of the areca-sickle (see Areca-sickle); aided Dala Raja to defeat Senasuru in gambling (see Dala Raja); gave the rings or ends of the drum (see Drums); poisoned the Sun and Moon (see Iru). On the legend of his disguise as a boar see Mala Raja, Oddisa, Panduvas. See also Namo Tassa, Planets, Rain.
Rain. A primeval deluge of rain reached even to the Brahma-world. Then a lotusflower arose through the waters from the world of men. Râhu was sent to bring up the soil of which the latter was made; he climbed down the stalk of this lotus, into the crevice from which it had arisen, and having ripped up the soil with his left tusk, he came up carrying on his other tusk some soil, from which a new world was created. [Mänikpalayadinna.] See also Maha-sammata.
Raira-giri, Mother of Tanipola Riri Yaka. Raja-guru Raja. Father of Abhimana Yaka. Raja Maralu. A companion of Maralu Yaka. Raja Oddisa, See Oddisa. Raja Rakusu. A demon represented in the R.- bali; see Rakusu. Raja-sig ha. A king, on whose legend see Piriya Devi.
