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Guru and his pariah servant, with a doctor, travelled about. He knew no Sinhalese, but danced at various places in Ceylon, Sokari, whom he married, was with child, and in danger : Gini Pattini was therefore invoked, with Vaduru Mâ-devi and Mala Raja. A child was born. One day Sokari, having pounded paddy, gave some of it to the doctor acoompanying her husband. The latter got drunk, and Sokari eloped with the doctor. Another S.-näfima states that the Guru, Sokari's husband, lived near Baranäs, and during a famine they went with a pariah servant to Ceylon. There S. eloped with a doctor. When after a long search the Guru found them, the doctor abused him and nearly murdered him, after which he was compelled to attend him in his medical capacity. A S.kathava relates that when the Guru's young Parava servant grew up S. fell in love with him. Tho trio land at Migamuva ; S. dances, and receives gifts from the public, which she bands to the Guru. Being with child, she has a longing for mandarin oranges, etc., which the Guru has to procure. She suffers greatly in childbirth; the Guru consulte an astrologer, getting bitten by a dog on his way thither and a doctor. She bears & son, and says the doctor is the father. She elopes with the doctor, and pounds paddy, etc.
Soll-kumaru. A spirit, the "Prince of Soli”, invoked in Devatár-kavi as connected with Velassê. He is worshipped with betel, etc., in Dalu-mura-yahan-kavi. See also Soli Maha-raja. The S.- kumara kavi relates that a prince of Soli once drove his chariot over a calf and killed it. The cow, its mother, then rang , bell which the king of Soli had set up for all demanding justico; and the king punished his son with death, causing a chariot to be driven over his head (800 Elala). His ghost began to disturb the country, and when exorcisms were applied it came to 'Ceylon, attacking the cattle in Velassê and Bintänne, and making the elephant Konda-raja fall sick (see Konda-raja). A vase with 12 spouts, without a handle, was filled with charms, and the prince was thereby turned into a rock. 60 Buddhist priests having met and uttered a charm, a bull's leg was thrown in their midst and they sprang up and dashed their heads against one another. Complaints were made to Kataragama Deva, Nâta, Pattini, &c.
Soll Maha-raja. Literally, the Côla king. The Samagam-mal-yahan invokes him and Soli Kumary, his son by Kaligaduli Kumari.
Solli-kumara Pitiya Devi. A god invoked in Dalu-mura-pidum-kavi. Solman Kadayara. A spirit of mysterious noises, invoked in Amu-siri-kaçavara-kavi. Soma Rşi. Father o Sandu. Soma-valli. (1) Mother of Kambili Kadavara. (2) Mother of Sandu."
Somavati Devi. A Kalinga princess, according to S-d.-kathava, who was married to a king. She gave birth to two sons, one black, with the mark of a cobra on his head, the other golder of hue, with the mark of a cobra round his neck. The seven rival queens, aided by the midwife, placed the children in two jars and the after-birth in a third jar, threw them into the river, and showed to the king a bloodstained image, saying that Somâvati had given birth to it. He therefore imprisoned her. See also Düdimunda.
Sonalu. A queen; see Vaša Kumara. Son Kadavara. See Sohon Kadavara. Sonuttara. A friar, who brought relics of the Buddha from the Nâgas' world; see Betel. Sora Kadavara. A demon invoked in Kadavara-kavi. Sri-kantava. See Siriya. Sri-patra. See Betel.
