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Samayan. A rush mat, the Samayan-pädura, is specially prepared ; at the head of it are supposed to be the Rsis or Isi, and at the corners the four Guardian Gods. The Yakas are invoked to descend upon it in the three watches of the night (samaya); the goddesses Mangra Hami and Kiravälle Bisava are sometimes invoked. In one of the rituals styled S.-püdura female demons are invoked, the sorcerer lying flat on the mat as & subetitute for the siok man. The Yakinig addregsed are Umayâ, Puypa Giri, Okanda-Giri, Sriya Devi, the Seven Queens from beyond the Seven Seas, Na-mal, Molan-garâ, Patti Giri, Nila, Sandun, and Andun Kumari. Another S.-p., giving a ritual in which the exorcist offers himself to be possessed on a mat by a demon at each of the 3 watches, invites the 12 Giri from the Galgiri-kulu Himaya ur wilderness of Malvara-desê; the mat is made of rushes from the Hêlan-giri lake. There is a Samayan-vidiya, a rite, and the poem descriptive of it, for propitiation of spirits in a magic yard At each of the Samayan, the 4 divisions of the day, spirits come out and range abroad. See also Tovil.
Samayan Kadavara. A demon, exorcised from women's calves in Kadavara-tovil ; invoked in K.-vidiya and Tota-kumara-baliya.
Sammata. See Maha-sammata. Sanalseara. See Senasuru. Sanda. A king, on whom see Piliya Devi. Sanda Kumaru. A spirit invoked in Kadavara-tovil.
Sandalindu (Sandalingu). A son of Rama and Sita (q. v.); see also Mala Raja. In the legend of the Wooden Peacock (q. v.) he and his brothers are the children of Candravati. He is invoked in Divi-dos-santiya.
Sandamal Gara. A demon, invoked in Dolos-giri-dev-liyage-puvata as carrying a shield, tying up his flowing hair in a knot, and playing on the vinâ or lute. See Gara.
Sandana. Mother of Tota Kadavara. Sandana Raja. For the legend of S., see Kadavara Deva.
Sandu (Candra, the Moon). According to Nava-graha-śântiya and Iru-kanda-gamanakavi, he was born in Yamuna-desa. his father being Soma Rại, his mother Soma-Valli. He is described in Súrya-aniiya as of silver, and golden within ; in Hora ó, as riding an elephant He is in the left ear of 0.disa (q. v.); was poisoned by Rahu (ser Iru); took part in suppressing the spells of the Vadiga casket (see Mal-sard Raja). His symbol is 9 girdle, his vehicle a horse or white elephant, his offering rice or milk-pudding, his tree the wood-apple (Feronia elephantum) or margosa, his region the north-west, and he has 4 hands, according to Nuva-graha-sivu-sântiya, N.-..- mal-baliya, and Mal-bali-upata. Invoked in T'is-päyê kima (as regent of the 2nd päya, and having had a hare painted on his disc by Säkra); also in Ga.a-pati-yadinna, Iri-pänun-kavi, Ran-dunu-alattiya, Salu-salima, Valaluvina-käpima, Yâga-ala kâraya, etc. The Candrabharanê, a poetical exorcism of evils due to the malign aspects of the Moon, describes the different forms assumed by him on each day of the lunar fortnight. See also Areca-sickle, Drums, Sandun Kumâra.
Sandun Giri (Handun G.). (1) A goddess, invoked in Amara- antiya and Girl-liyodolaha-pidavila ; see Giri. (2) A consort of Ratikan.
Sandun Kadavara. A demon invoked in K.-vidiya ana K.-go!u-pidavila.
Sandun Kumra. A god, said in one S.-k.- kavi to have come from Kataragama with the sanction of Valli Amma, Säkra, Vişnu, the Moon and Sun, and Mihikata. He was given a golden stylus, and a new book of golden leaves, as register ; he came to earth by leave of Kanda. He knows the 18 languages and the lore of charms. He has a leopard's
