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the plate are marked 50 tridents and 240 dots, with a white standard, pearl umbrella, whisk, talipot leaf, and musical instruments around them. The figure of Silambari is mounted on an effigy of Hanuman, the monkey-god. It protects from demons, spells, and all kinds of harm. [S.-a.] She is invoked in Mal-keli-yâdinna.
Silava Raja. Father of Môlan Garâ.
Sima-bändima. A rite, and the poem descriptive of it, for restraining evil spirits from assailing the house of the exorcist. It invokes Samanta-kûta (Adam's Peak), Nâlâ-giri, Andun-giri, Vinata-kúta, trees and plants on the Himalaya, the Anotatta lake; &c.
Si pha-ba. The king of Vaga-rata by Mâyâvati of Kalinga had a daughter, Susîmâ, who ran away with a caravan of merchants, who when attacked by a lion-king fled and left her. The lion took her to his cavern, where she bore him a son, Simha-bâ, and a daughter Simha-valli, who on growing up returned with their mother to Vaga-rata. The lion in revenge attacked the latter, and Simha-bâ tried to shoot him; the first two arrows/ turned back, but the third struck him in the forehead, and he died, forgiving Simha-bâ. [Simha-valli-kathava.] Simha-bâ became father of Vijaya, q. v. Compare the accounts in the Maha-vamsa and Dipa-vamsa.
Mother of Budahu.
Simha Devi.
Simha Kumara Raja. Son of Bambadat, king of Dantapura, and father of Dala Raja. Simha Rṣi. Father of Guru.
Simha-valli. (1) Mother of Guru. (2) Sister of Simha-bâ.
Sin. See Hin.
Sinna Kadavara. A demon, who watches for women when they are bathing. [Kadavara-tovil.]
Sirasa-padaya. An exorcism to remove sickness, charming each part of the body in order from the head to the foot.
Siri Bisava. A female demon, invoked in Ratikan-madana-bisavagê kavi. See Ratikanmadana Yakini.
Siri Kadavara. A demon, to whom are offered blood, flesh, and parched corn in Kalavara-tovil; invoked in K.-vidiya. See Riri Yaka.
Siri-kata. See Siriyâ.
širi Kumara. A spirit who figures in a legend of Mangra Devi.
Sirimalvatta Appu. A demon on whom see Pitiya Devi.
Sirima Pattini. See Pattini.
Sirime Kadavara. A demon invoked in Amu-siri-kalavara-kavi, K.-kavi, K.-upata. Siripoti. One of the mothers of the Devol Deviyô.
Stri-pulutu. A companion of Ratikan.
Siriya (Siri-kata). The Hindu Sri, consort of Visņu, and Earth Goddess; in one legend the sister of Mänikpâla, Laksmi, Gana Devi, Sarasvatî, and Târâ. She is sometimes said to be one of the Seven Devas (g. v.) conceived by Nâta. The Siriya-devi-kavi invokes S. to an offering by the help of Laksmi, Sarasvati, and Gana-pati. She is there said to have figures of the sun and moon on her right hand, and white mottlings on her right shoulder (hence she is called Gombara Siriyâ), fans of green palm-leaves at her sides, a crescent-mark on her brow, one red and one white robe, bangles on her feet, a rattan as staff, a sunshade, flower-garlands yak-tails, and golden ear-jewels. She is then invoked as clothed in blue
